Restaurants · Our pick in Cape Town
The Red Room
Underground at the Nelson
An underground pan-Asian restaurant at the Mount Nelson, by Chefs Warehouse: dim sum and duck.
Our take
- Dim sum and robata
- Peking duck
- At the Mount Nelson
- Address
- The Mount Nelson, 76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Gardens · Mount Nelson, Cape Town - Nearest MyCiTi
- Union
200 m · 3 min walk
More distances - Website
- belmond.com
About The Red Room
Beneath the Mount Nelson, a Belmond Hotel, The Red Room is a pan-Asian restaurant by Chefs Warehouse, inspired by chef Liam Tomlin’s travels: small plates, dim sum, dishes from the robata grill and Peking duck.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Red Room before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from The Red Room are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MyCiTi stops
- UnionMyCiTi200 m3 min walk
- Lower KloofMyCiTi350 m5 min walk
- WelgemeendMyCiTi450 m6 min walk
Key sights
- The Table Mountain cableway1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Zeitz MOCAA2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The V&A Waterfront3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Robben Island boats3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kirstenbosch6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Cape Town International Airport18 kmCar or taxi 49 min
- Cape Point48 kmCar or taxi 120 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
Location
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