WakameThe sister restaurant of Wasabe in Constantia, Wakame has a great position overlooking the ocean and is always packed with food and fashion connoisseurs. The focus is on sushi, but Wakame also serves excellent Modern European fare. There is a good bar and a outdoor terrace, ideal for sundowners. In peak season there are two sittings and booking is essential.
Address: Beach Road, Mouille Point
Website: www.wakame.co.za
Constantia UitsigA huge success story from day one, Constantia Uitsig is an Italian-French restaurant with Asian
fusions set in picturesque wine country, backed by the Constantiaberg. Chef Frank Swainston continues to create food with broader influences now than this original Provencale-Tuscan mix, he claims Australian and Asian influences too these days. Next door is Uitsig's sister restaurant, La Colombe, serving richer food which some prefer, but the views are not as good. Booking essential.
Address: Constantia Uitsig Farm, Spaanschemat River Road, Constantia
Website: www.constantiauitsig.co.za
BluesFor over 15 years Blues has been synonymous with the spectacular views of Camps Bay. Be it a stormy winter's day or perfect sunlit afternoon, you will always find Blues as buzzy, busy and as fashionable as ever. The restaurant that introduced modern California cuisine to the Cape today boasts a menu incorporating Mediterranean and fusion influences with a focus on seafood. Book well in advance during peak season and expect slightly chaotic waitering. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Address: The Promenade, Victoria Road, Camps Bay
Website: www.blues.co.za
Millers ThumbSolly and Jane Solomon's refreshingly-casual seafood restaurant in uptown Cape Town, Miller's Thumb's ever-changing chalkboard menu means that the customer, though reasonably assured of always finding something familiar, will just as surely find a couple of unlikely options. Cajun and Creole dishes have their influence in this kitchen, as does a winning Japanese dish which must be tried at least once: 'Yaki Soba', a noodle dish with prawns, chicken and cashews, which has become a staple. There's generally a pasta dish or two on the menu with interesting sauces, complemented by a good choice of wines.
Address: 10b Kloofnek Road, Tamboerskloof
Five FliesFive Flies is a sassy upmarket dining venue situated in the hub of Cape Town's legal and financial district. Great care has been taken with the interior renovations of this historic 18th-century building in order to create one of the most unique dining experiences in the Cape. Executive Chef, Gerard van Staden has become renowned for his artistic and delicious creations, which are presented together with some of the Cape's finest wines. Secure street parking available.
Address: 14-16 Keerom Street, Cape Town
Website: www.fiveflies.co.za
The CodfatherSituated just behind Camps Bay's main strip, the Codfather offers a unique presentation of fine fish. There is no menu at this low-key restaurant - you make your choice after a personal discourse with your waiter on the daily specials. It is then weighed, prepared to the highest standard and served at your table. Staff are all first class and provide a fine act. There is also a sushi bar. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Address: 37 The Drive, Camps Bay
Website: www.thecodfather.co.za/codfather/
BelugaBeluga is a stylish eatery located in the Foundry, a wonderful 100-year-old red-brick building that once housed one of the city's oldest metal works, now converted into a modern interior design and office center in the heart of what is rapidly becoming Cape Town's film and modelling district. The restaurant offers the best of New World cuisine - plenty of robust flavors, interesting ingredients and generous portions - while the cocktail bar serves great drinks and retro-cocktails, and a welcoming café spills out onto an enclosed courtyard, serving light meals and coffees from early till late.
Address: The Foundry, Prestwich Street, Green Point
Website: www.beluga.co.za
Café RoyaleRoyale is the gourmet burger joint in Cape Town and it is not uncommon to see scruffy jeaned skater types rubbing shoulders with trendy executives. Royale offers a spectacular range of burgers (and an entire list of different veggie burgers too) and one can chop and change toppings, choose between ostrich, chicken, veggie burgers, regular burgers or even seared tuna burgers and feast on a mix of potato wedges, sweet potato fries, regular fries and delicious salad. The burgers sport amusing names such as the 'Miss Piggy' (with bacon and guacamole) and the 'Fat Bastard' (double everything) and the restaurant also offers a range of pizzas and mouth-watering milkshakes. Royale now boasts an upstairs bar and lounge known as the Waiting Room that features live music, as well as a third floor that caters for private functions and has a sundowner deck.
Address: 273 Long Street
GingaThe trendy Ginga restaurant, situated in the Bo-Kaap district is a fine dining experience. The lofty, industrial restaurant amalgamates a French brasserie ambiance with a modern capetonian design creating an intimate and stylish environment. Chef Michael Bassett serves up contemporary fusion cuisine with a wine list to compliment and upstairs is the laid back Shogo bistro/bar, the perfect place for a pre or post-dinner drink.
Address: 121 Castle Street
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