The best restaurants Capetown

Housed in a historic colonial house, L'Aubergine is a renowned restaurant in Cape Town. The chef offers gourmet cuisine made with spicy South African ingredients and oriental flavours. A real success! Accurate cooking, strong flavours, airy sauces: the know-how of a great house and a sommelier's wine list. The chef does not rest on his laurels and is constantly concocting new dishes, including a lamb dish alongside strudel! Wide choice of vegetarian dishes. And we haven't said anything about the swimming pool in the garden!

After the Test Kitchen, Salsify and Shortmarket Grill, Chef Luke Dale-Roberts opened The Pot Luck Club at the Old Biscuit Mill. A totally different concept, the idea is to share tapas around the table from 5 types of Asian fusion dishes. The "umami", which means "tasty" in Japanese, is one of the five basic flavours: sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Dig into the menu and discover new flavours of ultra-sophisticated and transformed cuisine. A gastronomic table not to be missed.

Housed in very chic Taj palace, Bombay Brasserie is an excellent Indian restaurant. Refined cuisine and flavoured including inevitable Chicken Tikka Massala, but especially imaginative combinations mixing Indian spices and ingredients, as well as local. The main dishes and menus are listed in “vegetarian” and “vegetarian” leaving to a range of dishes without meat or fish. Corn soup is a delight. The lights are dimmed, the intimate atmosphere, a little ceremonious services, salted prices, but the very fine cuisine.

The best restaurant in Bo Kaap for the malaysian gastronomy. This community down from the Asian slaves of cape combines oriental flavours with India and southeast Asia with the african ingredients. We recommend you order several dishes to share them, in order to enjoy a maximum of specialities. Meats cooked biryani, an oriental spices marinade, in Kalya curry, and typical dishes of the community, including the denning vleis or the bobotie. A very simple, affordable family restaurant. Opportunity to takeaway.

Beluga is the name of a large grain caviar that can be ordered in this renowned restaurant in Cape Town. Very fashionable, he has already welcomed Bill Clinton, Samuel L. Jackson and Tiger Woods. The lighting is soft and the romantic atmosphere. Some of the rooms offer a bit of a overrated atmosphere, but the fusion kitchen is tasty. Cocktails and sushi at half price before.

A Belgian restaurant must serve good mussels, and this one honours the tradition! The sunny terrace at the water's edge is very pleasant and offers an absolutely superb view of Table Mountain. Den Anker also has a very nice collection of Belgian beers in bottles and on draught, but also in the form of a tasting. And what else? Norman fish soup, tartars, marrow bones, Belgian chocolates. A detour into the bonhomie of the flat country, but all under the sun of beautiful Cape Town.

An Ethiopian restaurant, that's a change from steak houses. The flavours of this country, known for being spicy and rich in aromatic herbs, are here revisited in an Eastern, Western and African way. The dishes, which are eaten with the fingers, are served on pretty traditional tables called "mesob". There is a wide choice of vegetarian dishes. The service is slow, but the cuisine is fantastic. Be careful, the spicy dishes are very strong. Ask for "mild" if you are not used to it, and it is already more than spicy enough, believe us!

In this chain, a specialty of marines, affordable and tastier. The map is the same everywhere, but here the fish is served in a pleasant garden.

Good jazz club and restaurant on a waterfront wharf. The dishes have special names: Casa Luma calamari, Parker's surfer, Soldberg's fresh water prawns.

Overlooking the beach of Camps Bay, this bar-restaurant offers a nice view for lunch or dinner or simply to have an aperitif at sunset time. The interior is decorated in a contemporary African style, brightened up by many green plants. The menu features well-prepared signature dishes, seafood and fish, and wood-fired pizzas. Wide selection of house cocktails and a well-stocked wine list. At the entrance, a small boutique features quality local products. Good welcome from the staff.

A modern and lively bistro, just like the youth of Cape Town. In the pleasant V&A Waterfront area of the waterfront, the terrace is large and shaded. At the Belthazar, the menu oscillates between land and sea. Sublime pieces of grilled beef, kebabs, or Mozambique camarones, seafood and other top-quality grilled fish. But the place is also known as a wine bar. On the side of the pine trees, a considerable selection of wines by the glass that you can taste with pleasure, paired with the luminous bar of the Belthazar.

A Latin ambiance in a popular Cape Town tapas bar. Sophisticated tapas with Moroccan influences for unusual combinations. Relax ambiance, eclectic garden and apparent brick. Interior patio. A, map.

This lively cafe offers quality salads at a reasonable price, as well as burgers, grilled meats and tapas. Facing the sea, on the sunny terrace, you can sip a cocktail while watching the golden youth of Camps Bay pass by. At weekends, the terrace, under the pretty colonnades of the pale pink facade, is always full. Inside, there are large cosy white sofas and a colourful floral decoration. For fans: the Caprice café broadcasts sporting events such as football and rugby matches.

A really cheap address with a great choice between Indian and Chinese food, kebabs, falafels and vegetarian dishes. Inside this big cellar, the smells entice the nostrils. We go to one of the islands, each one is dedicated to a type of food. You pay first and then you come to collect your order with the ticket in your hands. On the Indian side, the bowl of manchurian with rice or noodles is more than generous, it is just necessary to pay attention to the level of spices, the "mild" (moderate) is already more than spicy!

An Asian food chain is present in several areas of Cape Town. An expensive option to restore without passing through the hamburger box. The dishes are tasty and the quantities are very satisfactory. In the menu of duck, noodles and Thai specialities. Also to take or get delivered.

This restaurant racks up awards in the food world. The highlight in 2016 when it was voted "Best Restaurant in Africa" by The World's 50 Best Restaurants and Restaurant of the Year by Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. There is no shortage of superlatives to describe young British chef Luke Dale-Roberts. The cuisine is inventive and creative, an explosion of flavours that will remain on your palate. An unforgettable culinary experience if you are lucky enough to find a table... Reservations are required several months in advance.

Charming little trendy café on the ground floor of the imposing Woodstock Exchange, a former factory converted into an art centre. The owners of the neighbouring Neighbourgoods Market recently opened this place. With its yellow chairs and white tile flooring, the decor is more reminiscent of school canteens than mini-markets, serving good sandwiches, bagels, brunch plates and salads, as well as some daily specials and excellent fruit juices, all prepared with care and using fresh, organic ingredients!

Want to vary the pleasures? This restaurant is renowned throughout the neighborhood for its authentic and generous Thai cuisine. Installed on the floor on cushions, in the light of candles, or on the terrace, the service is very attentive during the whole meal. The menu is limited and you will soon make your choice between curries, poultry or fish dishes. The spice content is indicated, which avoids bad surprises. Arrive early or make a reservation, the restaurant is often crowded with locals.

In Kloof, the aptly named bar-restaurant The Moveable Feast translates as "Paris is a party". The Parisian bistro-style establishment invites France into the decor and into the plate! On the menu: escargots, onion soup and beef tartare. The atmosphere is pleasant, both hushed and bright. As for the service, it is very attentive. Start with dinner in the restaurant and continue your evening with a good cocktail in the bar. Every week, DJs are invited to the party.

At Sea Point, the hip and arty spot, with good groovy music, a few tables and an open counter on the street, offers a Japanese-inspired menu, some classic sushi and rāmen, those famous Japanese noodles, as well as kushiyaki "on the grill." We come mostly for the rāmen. A choice of two with beef and one with mushrooms. The vegetarian then: the shitake dashi & miso broth is good, the sushi correct without more. It is not the Japanese authenticity but more the Capetonian trendiness that we come here to look for.