Restaurants in Cape Town
Cape Town is justly proud of its range of high quality yet good value restaurants in and around the city catering to everyone from discerning fine diners to families with young children. Cape Malay is as close to a local cuisine as Cape Town has although sushi is the most popular. Traditional African cuisine and seafood are also well supported.
Best areas for dining out are Camps Bay, De Waterkant, Greenpoint and the Waterfront which are packed with restaurants, but some of the very best venues are outside the city centre in wine centres Franschhoek, self-titled as the gourmet capital of South Africa, and Constantia.
Expect to tip 10-15 percent on meals and a R10 for the parking guard. By law all restaurants are non-smoking.
Check out www.diningout.co.za for a detailed and regularly updated guide to Cape Town eateries. Until then here is a subjective list of some of the writer’s favourites:
Constantia Uitsig
Italian-French restaurant with Asian infusions in perfect wine country setting
frank@uitsig.co.za
Telephone: 021 794 4480
Blues
Modern California cuisine with great views over Camps Bay.
info@blues.co.za
Telephone: 021 438 2040
Millers Thumb
Relaxed seafood joint with restaurant with loyal local following.
thethumb@mweb.co.za
Telephone: 021 424 3838
Five Flies
Fine dining in the historic 18th-century heart of Cape Town’s legal district.
info@fiveflies.co.za
Telephone: 021 424 4442
The Codfather
Excellent sushi and hand-picked fish in the heart of Camps Bay
codfathr@mweb.co.za
Telephone: 021 438 0782
Beluga
New world cuisine, marvelous sushi and regular cocktail specials ensure ongoing success.
info@beluga.co.za
Telephone: 021 418 2948/9
Ginga
Imaginative dining in the Bo-Kaap with multiple courses paired with fine wines.
Telephone: 021 426 2368
Bukhara
Cape Town’s best Indian cuisine in lofty modern surrounds in the heart of the city.
Telephone: 021 424 0000
Kyoto Garden Sushi
One of Cape Town's most popular sushi and seafood restaurants.
Telephone: 021 422 2001
Best areas for dining out are Camps Bay, De Waterkant, Greenpoint and the Waterfront which are packed with restaurants, but some of the very best venues are outside the city centre in wine centres Franschhoek, self-titled as the gourmet capital of South Africa, and Constantia.Expect to tip 10-15 percent on meals and a R10 for the parking guard. By law all restaurants are non-smoking.
Check out www.diningout.co.za for a detailed and regularly updated guide to Cape Town eateries. Until then here is a subjective list of some of the writer’s favourites:
Constantia Uitsig
Italian-French restaurant with Asian infusions in perfect wine country setting
frank@uitsig.co.za
Telephone: 021 794 4480
Blues
Modern California cuisine with great views over Camps Bay.
info@blues.co.za
Telephone: 021 438 2040
Millers Thumb
Relaxed seafood joint with restaurant with loyal local following.
thethumb@mweb.co.za
Telephone: 021 424 3838
Five Flies
Fine dining in the historic 18th-century heart of Cape Town’s legal district.
info@fiveflies.co.za
Telephone: 021 424 4442
The Codfather
Excellent sushi and hand-picked fish in the heart of Camps Bay
codfathr@mweb.co.za
Telephone: 021 438 0782
Beluga
New world cuisine, marvelous sushi and regular cocktail specials ensure ongoing success.
info@beluga.co.za
Telephone: 021 418 2948/9
Ginga
Imaginative dining in the Bo-Kaap with multiple courses paired with fine wines.
Telephone: 021 426 2368
Bukhara
Cape Town’s best Indian cuisine in lofty modern surrounds in the heart of the city.
Telephone: 021 424 0000
Kyoto Garden Sushi
One of Cape Town's most popular sushi and seafood restaurants.
Telephone: 021 422 2001
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