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Africa Beat Caterers
This area is packed with cutesy, historic villas and this vibey little place - popular with amakwêre-kwêre (foreign Africans) - is in one of them. There's a sun terrace out front and it serves up a regular mix of cheap, tasty food and live music.
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Africa Traditional Pub & Grill
An outdoor deck, good vibes and traditional African beats make this one of the more upbeat, laid-back options in distinctly bourgeois Hatfield. The food's good, too.
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Blue Crane
The Blue Crane is part of the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary - the Roberts of the famous bird books. The restaurant overlooks a lake that is the breeding site for the endangered blue crane, South Africa's national bird. It does Afrikaner potjiekos (meat and vegetables stewed in an iron pot) and the pub is great at sundown. The entrance to the restaurant is off Melk St, which is a right turn off Middle St as you head west.
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Café 41
A beautifully designed bistro-style restaurant meant to appeal to casual and business diners alike, with a massive menu and swift service. There's a large outdoor deck, and hidden section that makes you forget you're in a shopping village.
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Café Riche
This is one of Pretoria's more historic eateries, enjoying a choice spot right in the heart of the city's Church Square. The passing action, which you can view over a beer from the terrace outside, is the chief selling point, but the food isn't bad either. Don't be surprised if you bump into other travellers planning their Pretoria visit from here.
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Crawdaddy's
With faux-Louisiana-swamp styling, this surf-and-turf place has a jumping, bar-style atmosphere and no-nonsense steak and seafood tucker.
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Cynthia's Indigo Moon
Accolades and glowing press reviews galore decorate the entrance hall, while the restaurant itself is surrounded by the colossal wine cellar. A lot of cows laid down their lives to make this menu possible, but the steak is fabulous, the seafood sublime and the atmosphere cosy and stylish.
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Divas and Dons
Good solid fare is served in this plush eatery, with dark wood panelling and built-in leather sofas giving it an upmarket hotel-lounge feel.
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Harrie's Pannekoek Huis
A slick outfit offering something different for the palate - savoury and sweet pancakes with extremely imaginative fillings. We tried the pickled fish and sultana chutney variant, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Work off your selection at the adjacent curio shop, one of Pretoria's best.
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Jose's
Platters of delicious Mediterranean foods mean you'll understand why this quality eatery is a local favourite. When it's plate-breaking night (Fridays and Saturdays), you'll understand why there's so much outdoor seating. Great fun.
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Kariba Restaurant
Based improbably in the beautiful former Capitol Theatre next door to the Tshwane Cultural Centre, this efficient restaurant is a lunchtime favourite with local business types, thanks largely to its selection of hearty West and South African dishes.
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Meat Company
The name doesn't lie: heat of every temperature is applied to flesh of every description in this cavernous paean to the carnivorous. The house burger (around R42 ) is becoming a local legend, but vegetarians don't despair: there's an impressive platter of greens R50 , too.
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Moerdijks
This upmarket place has pride of place in a graceful Dutch villa, with old-school styling, pleasant gardens and the type of food empires were built on.
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Seafood Platter
You guessed it: heaps of garlic-laden seafood is served up in convivial surroundings designed to make you forget you're in a landlocked province. Live musicians do their thing on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Taste Emporium
With a menu divided into sections, including 'From the Garden', 'Out of the Sea' and 'From the Farm', this place believes eating is about good ingredients, cooked simply. Piles of fresh wood and an open front add a rustic twist to the simple, neutral décor. No wonder readers love it.
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Wangthai
Offering 'Royal Thai Cuisine', this upmarket eatery is decorated with an array of upper-echelon bric-a-brac, seemingly purchased from an expensive Bangkok souvenir shop. Standards are high, the food is good and it is a favourite of the Thai ambassador.
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