13 of the best · Cape Town, South Africa
La Colombe at Constantia Nek, FYN off Church Square, Salsify above Camps Bay, Pier at the V&A and The Pot Luck Club in Woodstock, then seafood on the harbour wall at Kalk Bay and the City Bowl’s favourites.
Our 13 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Cape Town addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
The great tables
Modern African fine dining, in its own words, on the fifth floor of Speakers’ Corner.
5th Floor, Speakers’ Corner, 37 Parliament Street, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
The great tables
Chef Ryan Cole’s restaurant in the old Roundhouse above Camps Bay.
The Roundhouse, Roundhouse Road, Camps Bay, 8005Explore View on map
How Cape Town eats, from the tasting menus of Constantia to seafood on the Kalk Bay harbour wall.
The back story
Tasting menus in Constantia and on Church Square, seafood with your feet nearly in False Bay, Cape Malay spice in the Bo-Kaap and wine estates over the mountain: how Cape Town eats.
Our own selection: tasting menus, views and service.
The great tables
Modern African fine dining, in its own words, on the fifth floor of Speakers’ Corner.
5th Floor, Speakers’ Corner, 37 Parliament Street, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
The great tables
Chef Ryan Cole’s restaurant in the old Roundhouse above Camps Bay.
The Roundhouse, Roundhouse Road, Camps Bay, 8005Explore View on map
The great tables
Small plates at the top of the Old Biscuit Mill, with the city laid out below.
The Old Biscuit Mill, 373–375 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape TownExplore View on map
Seafood, beaches and harbours.
By the sea
Long lunches on the sand at Granger Bay, by the V&A.
1 Haul Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape TownExplore View on map
By the sea
Seafood on the harbour wall at Kalk Bay, with False Bay under the windows.
By the sea
Lunch above the sea at the Glen Country Club, Clifton.
The Glen Country Club, 3 Victoria Road, Clifton, Cape TownExplore View on map
The City Bowl’s favourites.
A Cape Town favourite
A small set-menu dining room on Harrington Street.
110 Harrington Street, Cape TownExplore View on map
A Cape Town favourite
A Victorian house on Kloof Street, with a garden and a lot of atmosphere.
30 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape TownExplore View on map
South Africa has no MICHELIN Guide. Our great tables are our own selection; we quote no awards and no ratings. We leave the price blank rather than guess.
