Pretoria Restaurants

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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