Cape Town

Luke Dale-Roberts' creates inspirational dishes with top-quality local ingredients. — Lonely Planet

The famous chain has been a hit in South Africa. — Time Out

Gourmet global French food from an acclaimed chef, Franck Dangereux, at reasonable prices, in a simple setting where kids are also welcome. — Rough Guide

A trendsetting restaurant with a sleek, white interior. — DK Eyewitness

Loud lounge music permeates the venue, but otherwise the ambience is very Zen, with soft overhead lights and black granite walls. Brighter lighting shines on the open-plan kitchen. — DK Eyewitness

Housed in a restored 18th-century townhouse, the Africa Café provides a culinary tour of the continent, from Ethiopia and Algeria to Malawi and South Africa. — Travel + Leisure

Let your hair down and get into the Gugs groove at the homely tavern that's a hit among locals and kombi-busloads of tourists alike. — Time Out

This is the most romantic dining experience in Cape Town: an 18th-century hunting lodge with extraordinary views and an enchanting location, hidden away in a little-known woodland version of Camps Bay. — Frommer's

Award-winning chef Harald Bresselschmidt conjures up worldly, sophisticated fare at this elegant restaurant. — Time Out

Parked amid the bustle of Long Street, Sacha Berolsky’s homage to Pulp Fiction is a gourmet burger experience par excellence. — DK Eyewitness

Sister to the acclaimed 95 Keerom and directly across the way, this is carnivore heaven. — Fodor's

From the open kitchen comes creations such as trio of veal, or lamb rack reconstructed. — Lonely Planet

For a sublime French dinner, head 20 minutes out of the city center to the Constantia winelands to one of the city's most beautiful wine estates, Constantia Uitsig. — Condé Nast Traveler

  Charming chef/owner Giorgio Nava is everywhere at this svelte Italian restaurant set in a 17th-century former stable house — Travel + Leisure

Chef Jacques Erasmus combines seasonal and classic ingredients like salmon with daikon radish at this chic daytime bistro — Travel + Leisure

Even if its sister restaurant, the Test Kitchen, is much more formal, I prefer the Pot Luck Clu: its casual, small-plates menu and industrial-chic décor are much more laid-back, but no less stylish. — Travel + Leisure

All-day breakfast dishes include grilled cheese sandwiches and huevos rancheros. There are reubens and pork belly sandwiches from lunchtime, as well as burgers and mac and cheese. — Lonely Planet

Wondrous culinary magic happens at this conservatory-like dining room overlooking the beautiful gardens of the Cellars-Hohenort Hotel. — Fodor's

Café Paradiso offers a wide variety of international food created by locals and sourced from the area. — On the Grid

One of the oldest restaurants for traditional Cape Muslim cuisine; rather than a sit-down meal, join local residents in the queue for their takeaway samosas and delicious savoury wraps called salomes. — Rough Guide