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SeafoodCamps BayChef Christo Pretorius
Azure sits inside the Twelve Apostles Hotel above Camps Bay, Cape Town, a seafood led fine dining room facing straight out at the open Atlantic.
OrderLocal seafood from the fine-dining menu, where mussels, crayfish, langoustines and squid take centre stage
TipThe Azure Terrace looks straight over the Atlantic; the two-course set lunch there is the easy way in, or come for the sunset sundowners.
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Tasting MenuSea PointChef Kieran Whyte
Curate took over the historic wine gallery at Ellerman House above Bantry Bay in Cape Town, an eight course South African tasting menu room.
OrderThe eight courses, from game fish done as Cape Malay pickled fish to Nguni beef with monkey gland sauce
TipCurate seats guests only at 18:00, 18:30 and 19:00 from Wednesday to Saturday, so book a Dineplan slot well ahead of a weekend visit.
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South AfricanSea Point
OneEighty dines inside the Edwardian mansion of Ellerman House above Bantry Bay in Cape Town, a seasonal lunch and dinner room looking over the Atlantic.
OrderThe seasonal menu, paired from a cellar of more than 9,000 bottles
TipThe kitchen closes at 21:00 though the room stays open to 22:00, and children aged 12 and older are welcome at the table.
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Tasting R1650 per person, R2420 with wine pairingTasting MenuGardens
Chef's Table sits in a hidden dining space in the kitchen of the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Gardens, Cape Town, an interactive tasting dinner.
OrderThe tasting menu, prepared in front of the table while the chefs explain each dish
TipIt runs Wednesday to Sunday at 19:00 only, R1,650 a head or R2,420 with wine pairings, so book well ahead of a Cape Town stay.
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South AfricanV&a WaterfrontChef Wesli Jacobs
Heirloom took over the main dining room at the Cape Grace hotel on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, reworking heritage Cape recipes nightly.
OrderMozambiquan peri peri lobster or the Cape Malay chicken curry, finished with a traditional Cape dessert
TipThe marina view seats fill first at dinner, ask for a table by the window when you confirm the booking.
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Tasting R2,475 for the eight course FYN Experience menuTasting MenuCity BowlChef Bea Hesse
FYN in the Cape Town City Bowl pairs Japanese technique with Cape ingredients, crowned the 2026 Eat Out Restaurant of the Year for a second time.
OrderThe eight course FYN Experience menu, with kelp and abalone, Cape Point tuna and Karoo lamb
TipBe seated by 13:00 at lunch for the full eight course menu, as a shorter menu runs after that; solo diners and groups over six book by phone.