Cape Town Restaurants

"If you don't eat here today, we'll both starve" is the slogan outside this lively little restaurant overlooking the historic harbour of Simon's Town. The scenic surroundings make it worthwhile to arrive before sunset—the varie... more

A casual, open restaurant hidden in the Riverside Centre of leafy Rondebosch, this is a great place to stop for a delicious meal to fill the spot. Sandwiched between fast food joints and greasy take out student hang-outs, this... more

It's subtitled the Grand Cafe, and the tag fits. It's imposing, almost austere, and redolent with atmosphere. You can almost imagine a young Sinatra carousing at a corner table and Hemingway being vulgar in the cigar lounge. Th... more

Thai birdcages, extravagant sculptures and antique ornaments decorate this Thai restaurant, which is cleverly split into three sections, giving the large room an unexpected intimacy. Try the Meang Khum: fill a spinach cone with... more

The restaurant is situated in a charming historical double-storey terrace house, and Bavarian cuisine is its specialty. This is an airy, sky-lit restaurant with two balconies offering magnificent views of Table Mountain. There... more

Rolling, well-treed lawns spread themselves before a terracotta building (once a perfumery) housing a small restaurant. With inter-leading rooms decked in shades of green, pressed ceilings, wooden floors and swathes of bright c... more

A meal at Clipper will create a memory - not of dining at a hotel's restaurant, but more likely one of dining on a vast cruise liner. Right down to the waiters wearing navy uniforms, Clipper has a distinctive and unforgettable... more

Thaifoon is one of the city's top Thai restaurants, gorgeously decorated and made somehow special by its cosy underground situation below the Old Cape Farm Stall in Constantia. A splash of luxurious turquoise to one end and the... more

Etienne Bonthuys's striking restaurant is for those who love the classics touched with a bit of eccentricity. Cooking from a base of traditional old-method French techniques, and decorating with disarming simplicity, you will b... more

Enjoy traditional Cape cuisine and receive a warm welcome with a complimentary Cape Sherry. Situated within a rustic and charming old building along the scenic Fish Hoek coastline it is in Gillian Abderon's home; all preparatio... more