Top rated South african restaurants in Cape Town, South Africa to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated South african restaurants in Cape Town

Experience the best that Cape Town has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 21 places from South african restaurant category.

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Seven Colours Eatery

South African restaurant

👍👍 We LOVED the food here. It was so delicious, flavorful, and fresh. Definitely a must stop if you’re wanting to try more authentic South African food.

4.90 (120 reviews) (~1.86 km from centre)

Mo's Diner

Halal restaurant

👍👍 Mo’s Diner as an all day breakfast which was such a relief because the breakfast menu looked so good. I had a lovely Salmon Royale, the hazelnut dukkah was so good. I had it with a Matcha Latte and it tasted amazing. My friend had a Breakfast Burger with a Spicy Chai Latte. She really enjoyed hers...

4.80 (268 reviews) (~4.96 km from centre)

The Table Bay hotel

Hotel

Upscale rooms & suites with bay or mountain views, plus fine dining, a spa, 2 bars & high tea.

4.60 (2.1K reviews) (~2.94 km from centre)

Black Sheep Restaurant

Eclectic restaurant

Seasonal ingredients and blackboard specials at modern Cape restaurant with Table Mountain view.

$$ $$

4.60 (1.2K reviews) (~1.07 km from centre)

La Barra

Restaurant

👍👍 Amazing food. Really great vibe. The staff is incredibly friendly. Highly recommended.

4.60 (142 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)

Pitso's Kitchen Waterfront

South African restaurant

👍 Very nice place, simple but friendly. Good service. The server explained the different dishes to us and helped us choose what to order. We has beef tripe with bread and chakalaka, and hard chicken with pap. I loved everything, my wife not so much… 😄 Reasonable prices. Highly recommend it.

4.50 (357 reviews) (~2.2 km from centre)

Signal Restaurant

South African restaurant

👍👍 Excellent meal, service and atmosphere. The restaurant is very fancy and well appointed. Beautiful setting with lovely views of the waterfront. Staff was incredibly kind and welcoming. The food was delicious! Plenty of gluten free options (including yummy bread). They were able to modify any meals....

4.50 (76 reviews) (~2.28 km from centre)

Manna Epicure

Mediterranean restaurant

👍 Met some work friends for dinner. The restaurant wasn't busy, but it was Tuesday evening before payday. The waitress was attentive and friendly. She recommended the spare ribs as being very tasty and fall off the bone tender. She was spot on. The beers were ice cold. The coffee was decent. Our party...

$$ $$

4.40 (796 reviews) (~0.89 km from centre)

Ivy's Kitchen in Obz

African restaurant

😐 A great restaurant that offers many South African food that us people who have moved away from the township or rural spaces we don't get to eat much. Great service from the people working there. However I bought trotters last Saturday and I was not impressed at all. They had no taste at all and the...

4.40 (119 reviews) (~4.62 km from centre)

Nando's V&A Waterfront

Restaurant

Afro-Portuguese chain restaurant serving flame-grilled chicken in spicy chilli sauce.

$$ $$

4.20 (1.4K reviews) (~2.71 km from centre)

Nando's Gardens

Restaurant

Afro-Portuguese chain restaurant serving flame-grilled chicken in spicy chilli sauce.

$$ $$

4.20 (1.1K reviews) (~0.55 km from centre)

Cafe Mozart on Church

South African restaurant

Hip mix of Mediterranean restaurant cuisine, coffee-shop culture and a vintage clothing store.

$$ $$

4.20 (406 reviews) (~0.65 km from centre)

Oui Bar & KTCHN

South African restaurant

🫤 The staff were very slack and service was snail pace. We ordered around 12:20 and received our food around 13:30. Not only this, but someone ordered the “homemade” iced tea (for R40) and was given a Bos iced tea. Same person ordered the vegetarian burger which specifically comes with sweet potato fr...

4.10 (177 reviews) (~2.24 km from centre)