Johannesburg
You have to love this place for the name alone, but the Middle Eastern–inspired all-day breakfast menu also keeps the hipsters and foodies coming back…
Must-see restaurants in South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini (Swaziland)
Cape Town
You'll find one of the city's best-value lunches at this family-run salad bar. Choose your own base, protein and toppings for R65 or opt for one of their…
Cape Town
This spacious, classy neighbourhood joint, its walls hung with photos of people tucking into food, starts proceedings with antipasti and salads, before…
Johannesburg
Elevating the humble burger to high art, this eatery on lively 7th St serves up a wide variety of options. The vegetarian picks are tops, especially when…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
The popular Italian restaurant has opened a pizza and pasta kiosk next to the Sea Point pools. Grab a pizza or panzarotti to eat at outdoor picnic tables…
Northern Cape
After a revamp, 'The Half' has sadly lost a little of its soul. Dating back to 1872, this was once one of Cecil Rhodes' watering holes and today it might…
Cape Town
This pleasant restaurant and al-fresco tearoom is located in a 1920 thatched-roof cottage behind the Rhodes Memorial. It’s family-run and specialises in…
Johannesburg
Ritual Cafe is a small, simple, yet stylish restaurant serving traditional South African favourites (think curry and oxtail stew) with a modern twist…
Johannesburg
De Backery opened in 1963 as a small bakery in the far-eastern suburb of Edenvale. Thirty years later the owners expanded the premises by building an…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Overlooking Camps Bay, this heritage-listed 18th-century building, set in wooded grounds, houses an elegant restaurant. The menus mix South African…
Cape Town
Fronting a kid’s playground in Rocklands Rd Park, this relaxed cafe has chunky wooden furniture that gives it the feel of a big nursery. The tasty food is…
Northern Cape
The charming restaurant here really sets Britstown apart from other Karoo dorps (villages). Chequered tablecloths in the leafy courtyard give a provincial…
Pretoria
Above a shop selling Moroccan handicrafts and interior design, this rooftop cafe and deli transports you from Pretoria to Marrakesh. Dishes include tasty…
Durban
An upmarket, colourful, funky place in an imaginatively converted space with a pebble-strewn courtyard. Asian-influenced food includes Vietnamese pulled…
Cape Town
The Capetonian equivalent of a pizza speakeasy, Hail hides in plain sight behind another popular eatery. Their delish thin-and-crispy pizzas, cooked in a…
Johannesburg
This seductive restaurant occupies a dimly lit former warehouse space. On the menu are real-deal Argentine dishes such as mollejas (veal sweetbreads…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Book ahead to get a table at this Camps Bay institution, where an enjoyable meal awaits, whether you spend it at the sushi bar or dining with a view of…
Cape Town
Occupying an enormous warehouse space, one part decorated with an organ salvaged from an old church, Gold offers an Africa-wide safari of tastes, from…
Cape Town
Appealing to students and lovers of grunge and shabby chic, this artfully crafted dive bar amps up its hipster cred with sticky BBQ pork ribs and Kentucky…
Johannesburg
Get an honest-to-goodness Jozi steakhouse experience at this New York–style institution. Rub elbows with other red-meat lovers and choose your cut: prime…
Durban
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all a hit at this hip Durban restaurant. Imaginative dishes include the likes of calamari, quinoa, feta, red pesto and…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
A touristy complex of seafood restaurants, souvenir shops, and fish and chips stands beside sandy Hout Bay Beach. The Wharfette Bistro & Takeaway (mains…
Gauteng
A surprisingly hip restaurant with a sleek, design-led interior, this cool culinary outpost demonstrates Soweto's changing sensibilities. Serving up…
Cape Town
Eziko offers good, simple food in a pleasant setting. Try the chef’s special fried chicken and, if you’re feeling adventurous, the ‘delectable’ tripe…
Cape Town
Bookings are essential for this chic Italian restaurant, with an olive tree the centrepiece of the 1st floor. Chef-patron Giorgio Nava lays on the Italian…
Pretoria
Open to outside guests of the Menlyn Boutique Hotel from breakfast through to dinner, Black Bamboo is an elegant and secluded spot for a meal. The menu…
Johannesburg
The Whippet Coffee's bright interior, with a view of the leafy patio area outside, provides a pleasing backdrop for a leisurely brunch. Meals feature…
KwaZulu-Natal
Ask for a restaurant recommendation in the area and the answer is overwhelmingly this Italian option. It has a popular meaty and pasta-heavy menu,…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Book for the Sunday jazz brunch (11am to 2pm; R320), where live music and a glass of bubbly will greet you in the century-old Winchester Mansions Hotel's…
Durban
A seafood encounter of the most novel kind. On the Phantom Ship in uShaka Marine World, your dining companions are fish with very large teeth – the…
Pretoria
Offering style and substance, Pacha's is looking good in its new digs at the spiffy Club Centre. It's a pleasant modern restaurant with a small aquarium…
Cape Town
With decades of experience in Canada and the UK, chef Steve Duke has opened an easygoing eatery in the back of a secondhand book shop in his native Cape…
Cape Town
Hallelujah! Table Mountain finally gets the café it so deserves. This self-serve place offers tasty deli items and meals, compostable plates and…
Cape Town
You'll receive a hospitable welcome from Yusuf and Nazli and their staff at this spectacularly located restaurant, high up in the Bo-Kaap. The panoramic…
Cape Town
This building dates from 1862, which has been sensitively adapted into a pleasant restaurant and bar with a broad balcony, atrium and plenty of potted…
Sea Point to Hout Bay
Sip excellent coffee at this rustic cafe-roastery, occupying an 18th-century extension to the original 17th-century woodcutters' cottage at Hout Bay. The…
Pretoria
Not only a large and comfy cafe with great atmosphere, but also a decent secondhand bookshop and interior design store. The menu has some interesting…
Cape Town
This casual brasserie-style restaurant on the grounds of Groot Constantia has a pleasant, vine-shaded courtyard and tables looking onto the manor house…
Cape Town
Part of the vibrant new Salt Orchard quarter, Sepial's offers authentic, home-style Korean cooking in a simple, four-table dining room. The menu changes…
Cape Town
Occupying the top floor of the Victorian Speaker's Corner building, Fyn offers great views of Table Mountain and Lion's Head from its bright and…
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