There are occasions only a hotel high tea can create. The fine China or the considered styling, pastries that are almost too beautiful to touch – and that particular, unhurried sense of an afternoon or a celebration.  A proper high tea arrives in tiers: finger…

Belly of the Beast was one of the first restaurants on Harrington Street, and with a handful of other destinations helped elevate the East City Precinct.  It’s fine-dining, but an informal approach. An award-winning restaurant developed around the idea: ditch the…

  FYN has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s most acclaimed restaurants. A growing list of accolades – both for the restaurant and chef-owner Peter Tempelhoff – underscores its standing, with little sign that the momentum is slowing.  Fyn opened…

  Le Bistrot de JAN at the V&A Waterfront has the allure of a chic bistro, with its deep blue panelled walls, bistro chairs and beret-wearing waiters – but it’s large-scale and glamorous. Jan Hendrick van der Westhuizen knows a thing or two about…

Few South African restaurants have reached the heady heights of La Colombe, a constant presence on global best-of lists and a one that attracts diners from around the world.  Driving up the winding road towards of Silvermist Wine Farm in Constantia, already feels…

The experience at Vuur lingers long after you’ve left. Part of its allure is the paradox: it’s ranked among the world’s top 101 steakhouses – at number 87 – yet it feels more like an intimate countryside farmhouse gathering than a fine-dining destination.  The…

 Dusk is an evocative space, named for a moment when day melts into night and this restaurant on one of Stellenbosch’s main roads has swiftly become one of the town’s most celebrated dining destinations. Named Best New Restaurant in its debut year, it stands out…