Outstanding Dining and Drinking in South Africa

According to the Eat Out results released after a two-year hiatus, if you're in the area and planning to visit the Cape, we have compiled a list of the new and leading restaurants in South Africa for you. Having enjoyed several of these ourselves, we can honestly say they exceeded our expectations. Restaurants in the South African Winelands are at the top of our list!

We are consistently impressed by the enthusiasm, joy, and dedication demonstrated by the South African culinary scene. Outstanding dining and drinking in South Africa is no secret! The criteria for scoring included aspects such as decor, ambiance, service, wine lists, ingredients used, and certainly the quality of meals served.

1-Star Restaurants:

beyond (Constantia)
Chefs Warehouse at Tintswalo Atlantic (Hout Bay)
Clara’s Barn (Somerset West)
Culinary Table (Lanseria)
Emazulwini (V&A Waterfront)
Epice (Franschhoek)
Farro (Bot River)
Forti Grill & Bar (Menlyn)
Hemelhuijs (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Indochine Restaurant at Delaire Graff Estate (Stellenbosch)
Les Créatifs Restaurant (Sandton)
Marble Restaurant (Rosebank, Johannesburg)
Modern Tailors (Rosebank, Johannesburg)
Ouzeri (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Post & Pepper (Stellenbosch)
RIVA Fish Restaurant (De Waterkant)
Rust en Vrede Restaurant (Stellenbosch)
Rykaart’s (Stellenbosch)
Séjour (Houghton)
The Melting Pot (Grabouw)
The Shortmarket Club Johannesburg (Rosebank)
The Table at De Meye (Stellenbosch)
The Test Kitchen Fledgelings (Woodstock)
The Waterside Restaurant (V&A Waterfront)
The Werf Restaurant at Boschendal (Franschhoek)
Ukkō (Sandton)

2-Star Restaurants:

ARKESTE by Richard Carstens (Franschhoek)
Belly of the Beast (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia (Constantia)
ëlgr (City Bowl, Cape Town)
Foxcroft (Constantia)
FYN (City Bowl, Cape Town)
La Petite Colombe (Franschhoek)
Spek & Bone (Stellenbosch)
The Pot Luck Club (Woodstock)
The Test Kitchen Carbon (Rosebank)
Zioux (Sandton)

3-Star Restaurants:

La Colombe (Constantia)
PIER Restaurant (V&A Waterfront)
Salsify at the Roundhouse (Camps Bay)
The LivingRoom at Summerhill Guest Estate (Pinetown)
Wolfgat (Paternoster)