Limpopo
A classy set-up in the middle of the village, the Red Plate offers dishes using fresh ingredients, including crisp salads, a selection of wraps, homemade…
Must-see restaurants in South Africa
Cape Town
Lufefe Nomjana is the young entrepreneur behind this very green business baking bread and muffins made with spinach. It's a welcome vegetarian respite…
Green Point & Waterfront
Tucked away on the top floor of Woolworths, with a sweeping view across the harbour, is this modern, uncrowded cafe serving a healthy selection of drinks…
Port Elizabeth
The Coachman is PE's most famous steakhouse and carnivores will appreciate the menu, an orgy of meat with burgers, steaks, poultry, seafood and umpteen…
Eastern Cape
This little gem just off Nahoon Beach (but without sea views) serves delectable light meals and superb coffee in a wonderfully relaxed environment. Bag a…
Sunshine Coast
The trendiest choice in town, this venue is part bar and part restaurant. Eclectic decor, casual service, a tempting menu focusing on seafood, burgers and…
Sunshine Coast
This sassy guesthouse restaurant with a charming dining room and an outdoor patio is as adept at serving up light bites as it is heartier meals. The menu…
Western Cape
It might not be in the Old Gaol any more, but the food at this empowerment venture is still just as good. There’s lots of seating outside under the trees…
Pretoria
This highly reliable cafe has on-trend industrial-chic decor and a tempting range of breakfast and lunch dishes, all homemade, free range and organic…
Sunshine Coast
This convivial restaurant right in the centre is famous for one thing and one thing only: fresh fish (served with fries or rice), savoured in a ramshackle…
Franschhoek
In a stupendous setting overlooking Franschhoek Valley, this contemporary restaurant makes a big deal of local ingredients. Try the biltong-dusted ostrich…
Free State
A rare Ethiopian outpost in small-town Free State serving delicious rice flour filled with chicken, beef or vegetables and doused in one of a few…
Durban
This smart, modern spot serves up fabulously reliable upmarket fare. The tasting menu changes (often with venison, and the likes of smoked ostrich fillet)…
Sunshine Coast
Occupying one of Port Alfred's historic buildings, Café Reset offers a range of light meals as well as daily specials and great coffee. It's also well…
Free State
An excellent local Afrikaner pub serving hearty meat dishes, craft beer and a standout buffet Boer breakfast, complete with mince, boiled eggs and…
Handmade Coffee – The Bakery Grahamstown
Sunshine Coast
Just thinking about the scents wafting from this place makes us swoon. One step into this cafe and you're hooked forever. Don't miss the small bakery in…
Franschhoek
The excellent single-origin chocolate here is made at a boutique chocolatier in Paarl and used in all the cakes, pastries and ice cream on offer. There's…
Bloemfontein
With a covered terrace and heavy leather chairs, this stylish place serves more than just pizza and pasta (although it does those too, and does them well)…
Johannesburg
On the ground floor of the Reef Hotel, this large restaurant has a relaxed vibe and pleasingly kooky industrial interior. The visibly busy kitchen…
Cape Town
Come for a deliciously simple breakfast or lunch, or for late-afternoon cocktails and tapas on the veranda of this white-box cafe. The freshly baked…
Johannesburg
South Africa’s ‘chic-est’ chain restaurant is feeling a little tired but still draws the family crowd thanks to its great location, atmospheric decor and…
KwaZulu-Natal
If a fun seaside vibe and tasty food is what you're after, Hops has you covered on both fronts. There is frequently live music and the large, open dining…
Green Point & Waterfront
This glass-enclosed floating restaurant takes a leisurely cruise around Table Bay harbour while serving a three-course lunch or dinner. There are also…
Route 62
This quaint tea garden, complete with lace tablecloths, is great for breakfast, or coffee with a slice of home-baked cake. There are more than a dozen…
Cape Town
Dine in the courtyard garden for Table Mountain views (there are blankets provided if it gets chilly), or in the atmospheric, brick-walled and wine-rack…
Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula
The Sea Dog is always packed with Cape Point day-trippers feasting on fish and chips (the hake is excellent), with equally palatable milkshakes to follow…
Plumbago Garden Centre and Coffee Shop
Free State
Tucked into a historic home surrounded by a gardening complex, this cute little coffee shop serves classic pizza and pastas, along with healthy salads,…
Sleepers Railway Station Restaurant
Limpopo
This old station house is a fantastic venue for devouring quality dishes and has a very extensive menu with local game a speciality (try the organic…
Limpopo
Presenting seafood dishes, grills, loads of burger variations, salads and pastas, this place is a great stop any time of day. A formal atmosphere pervades…
West Coast & Swartland
Grab a seat in the garden and slurp down a freshly squeezed juice at this chilled cafe. The menu features wraps, sandwiches, pancakes and some calorie…
Eastern Cape
With its oil-drum counters, corrugated-iron walls and fairy lights, Papa Africa has the feel of a barn expecting a dance. It’s hardly haute cuisine but…
Free State
A fairly typical South African-style eatery, where you can buy cheap beef, pork and sausage at a butcher shop (Five Star) and have a braai on a communal…
Eastern Cape
This venerable local haunt, which is set in a large building with outdoor seating, serves up copious pizzas and burgers, crunchy salads and grilled meat…
Cape Town
This warm and welcoming dining room on busy Strand St serves up hearty portions of beef or fish stew, vegetable curry, fried chicken and tripe among…
Sunshine Coast
This restaurant is the only one in town that is located on the canals, with heavenly views from the deck. It specialises in traditional Greek food, such…
Garden Route
Close to the museum, Carola Ann's serves inventive breakfasts, delicious, healthy lunches and not-so-healthy slabs of cake. Grab a packet of the chocolate…
Route 62
There are tables outside and in the atmospheric dining room at this large restaurant at the northern end of town. The menu is small but fairly varied,…
Port Elizabeth
In the vanguard of PE's modern restaurants, the esteemed Muse is a real find. The decor is soothing, the cuisine eclectic (think Asian, South African and…
Eastern Cape
A great little café with an alluring menu featuring salads, sandwiches, burgers, venison pie, homemade chips and meat dishes. The adjoining shop sells a…
Hermanus
Adjoining a shop selling natural cosmetics, this seafront bistro is all about fresh, local, organic ingredients. Try the 'famous' cheesecake and watch…
