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Restaurant
Ratings

The best restaurants and bars in Сape Town, recommended by chefs and ranked by votes

Dinner Breakfast Street Food Best drinks

Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia

+ 3

Salsify at the Roundhouse

La Petite Colombe

+ 3

Belly of the Beast

+ 3

Dusk

+ 3

PIER

+ 3

Salon

+ 3

The Wiggle Room

+ 3

16-18

Amura

+ 3

16-18

Bao Down

+ 3

16-18

The LivingRoom

+ 3

19-21

Wolfgat

+ 3

19-21

Ember & Oak

+ 3

19-21

Foxcroft

+ 3

22-23

Galjoen

+ 3

22-23

Atavola

+ 3

24-25

De Eetkamer

+ 3

Seebamboes

+ 3

28-31

The Waterside

+ 3

28-31

Little Fox

+ 3

28-31

Clarke's Bar & Dining Room

32-40

Ëlgr

+ 3

32-40

Ongetem

+ 3

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Clarke's Bar & Dining Room

Our Local

+ 3

12-13

Aegir Project Taproom

+ 3

12-13

The Foodbarn

+ 3

14-15

Pajamas + Jam

+ 3

14-15

Hemelhuijs

+ 3

The Strangers Club

+ 3

Olympia Café

+ 3

Florentin

+ 3

Meraki

+ 3

Cafè Sofi

+ 3

Swan Café

+ 3

Butter

+ 3

South Yeaster Bakery

+ 3

Juno

+ 3

Chardonnay Deli

+ 3

Nest Deli

+ 3

27-28

Kiosk

+ 3

27-28

Rosetta Coffee

+ 3

Custodian Pastry Bar

+ 3

30-34

Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery

+ 3

30-34

The Gardener's Cottage

+ 3

30-34

The Lebanese Bakery

+ 3

30-34

Paulines Coffee

+ 3

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Oranjezicht City Farm Market

Blondie

+ 3

Thali

+ 3

De Vrije Burger

+ 3

Yen's Vietnamese street food

+ 3

South China Dim Sum Bar

+ 3

Ganesh

+ 3

Bodega Ramen

+ 3

BRASH

+ 3

Aegir Project Taproom

+ 3

Lello’s

+ 3

21-22

Una Más - Mezcaleria

+ 3

21-22

Neighbourgoods Market

+ 3

23-25

How’s Your Oni?

+ 3

23-25

Tjing Tjing House

+ 3

23-25

Stud The Burger Shop

+ 3

26-28

Shawarma House

+ 3

26-28

Nish Nush

+ 3

26-28

The Dog's Bollocks at YARD

+ 3

Boschendal Market

+ 3

30-35

Fable

+ 3

30-35

Sushiya

+ 3

30-35

Lekka Coffee

+ 3

30-35

Roxy Late Night

+ 3

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The House of Machines

06-08

Publik Wine Bar

+ 3

09-10

Leo's Wine Bar

+ 3

Aegir Project Taproom

+ 3

Tommys Chop Shop

+ 3

Lunacy

+ 3

Bascule Bar

+ 3

The Art of Duplicity

+ 3

Akra

+ 3

Yours Truly

+ 3

Foresters Arms

+ 3

21-22

Tjing Tjing House

+ 3

21-22

Incognito

+ 3

Wine Glass Stellenbosch

+ 3

Blondie

+ 3

25-26

The Athletic Club & Social

+ 3

25-26

Rita’s

+ 3

Upper Union

+ 3

28-29

Van Hunks

+ 3

28-29

Roxy Late Night

+ 3

Silo Rooftop Bar

+ 3

Planet Bar

+ 3

32-34

Una Más - Mezcaleria

+ 3

32-34

The Blue Room

+ 3

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Chefs Warehouse at Beau is my favourite night out in Cape Town — Ivor and his team knock it out of the park every time.

Glen Williams

Foxcroft and Little Fox

Chefs

Chefs whose experience and taste are regarded as benchmarks in the world of gastronomy.

Each chef selects the establishments where they themselves enjoy breakfast, dinner, or spend their evenings.

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Andrew
Willemse

Protégé Restaurant

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Dale
Mouton

Foxcroft

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Charné
Sampson

EPICE

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Giorgio
Nava

CARNE

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Marcus
Gericke

Urchin

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Nina
du Toit

Salsify at the Roundhouse

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Ryan
Cole

Salsify at The Roundhouse

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