Cape Town Restaurant Tips by mvtouring

Restaurant Name: Madame Zingara

This is the best place in Cape Town with their speciality dish "Chocolate Chilly steak", a truly memorable dish that you will come back for.

Favorite Dish: Chocolate Chilly Steak - fresh, spicy and totally different

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Theme: Eclectic/International
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 27-21-4262458
Address: 192 Loop Street, Cape Town
Directions: Bo-Kaap, easy reachable

Restaurant Name: Panini's

Panini's has a set menu with the most delightfull dishes. They also come up with "temp" menu's which is valid for a three month period which offers delightfull dishes applicable to the time of the year i.e different salads in summer

Favorite Dish: Toasted Chiabatta drizzled with balsamic vinegar served with fresh chillies and parmesan cheese or else there pasta dish of the day

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: St Georges Street
Directions: Opposite First National Bank and next to Flight Centre

Restaurant Name: Crush

The best health food in town, makes you feel you are doing something illegal, it just taste too good to be healthy.

Favorite Dish: Soup of the day and their fresh veggie juices

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Theme: Health Food
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: St Georges Mall
Directions: Next to Nino Panini's

Restaurant Name: Moyo at Spier

Moyo is a new restaurant at Spier Wine Estate approx 35 minutes from Cape Town central. They offer food from all over Africa and the ambiance and food is just to die for.

Favorite Dish: Springbok potjie with couscous. Potjie is very similar to a bredie, this particular one does not have any vegies, only meat and a beautiful gravy

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Theme: African
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Address: Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

Restaurant Name: Ons Huisie

Welcome to "Ons Huisie" (literally translated to Our Small Home). Ons Huisie has a long and colourful history in the development of Bloubergstrand. It was most probably the first dwelling of Frederick Louis Stadler. Shortly after the Battle of Blouberg in 1806, he became owner of almost all the farm property that is now known as Bloubergstrand. No exact building date could be established for the original residence, but an artist, Thomas Bowler, made a beautiful pencil drawing of the house when he visited the Stadler family as far back as 1853. Hendrik Louis Stadler, the sixth son of Frederick Louis, was the owner of "Ons Huisie" at that time. His sons, Frikkie, Rozier and Johannes, were the true pioneers of Bloubergstrand.

Favorite Dish: The choice of menu reflects the West Coast tradition, dishes that were mostly born out of hardship and ingenuity in an environment so stunningly beautiful but some times harsh, relentless and unforgiving. The Afrikaans culture is an inextricable part of the history of "Ons Huisie". Experience the many traditional names and words that form part of the menu and relax when music takes you to places so familiar to some, but new and exciting to many others. For starters we recommend the Boy Boonzaier Fishcakes or the creamy Strandloper’s Mussel Pot, followed by a traditional main course such as the Oven Baked Snoek with tomato and chutney, or the Oumens onder die kombers - frikkadel parcels wrapped in cabbage and served with onion and tomato smoor. End on a sweet note with Cape Bread Pudding or Koeksisters with a dollop of cream.

The menu reflects West Coast lifestyle, with an outstanding array of seafood, traditional meals and the fishbraai on the stoep. Ons Huisie is the perfect venue to have year-end functions and weddings. Ons Huisie specializes in Fish braais and spit braais.

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Theme: Local
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: (+27+21) 554 1553
Address: Stadler Road , Blouberg

Restaurant Name: Two Oceans Restaurant:

From Two Oceans Restaurant you’ll take in sweeping views of False Bay, way below. The restaurant, perched high above the crashing waves, has been designed to ensure that all guests can enjoy the incredible vistas. The food is very good and the portions big. Last visit I only had cafe and coffee, and that was very good.

Favorite Dish: Apple & cranberry pie.

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Theme: Other
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Cape Point reserve

Restaurant Name: Various

Why not make full use of the lovely parks around Cape Town to go and have a lovely picnic with your friends and family. We like to go to Maynardtville and Cape Point, but there are so many too choose from. Let your imagination run wild

Favorite Dish: This is the great thing here, you pack what you love.

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Theme: Other

Address: anywhere

Restaurant Name: Jimmy's Prawns

For excellent prawns and a fantastic view, visit the Tableview/Bloubergstrand branch.

Favorite Dish: Jimmy's prawn special

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Theme: Seafood
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter

Restaurant Name: the Top of the Ritz

the Top of the Ritz is situated on the 21st floor of the Ritz Hotel in Sea Point. It revolves one full circle every 60 minutes approx, revealing fantastic views of the twinkling lights. illuminated Table Mountain, world famous V&A Waterfront, historic Robben Island and the moonlight on the bay. We went for the 6h30 sitting so that we could experience both daylight viewing and evening viewing from there.

Favorite Dish: We all had different things to eat and absolutely everthing was fantastic, so it is difficult to choose one.

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Theme: Eclectic/International
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Ritz Hotel, Main Road, Sea Point
Website: http://www.allcapeaccommodation.com/ritz.htm

Restaurant Name: Brass Bell

The Brass Bell Restaurant is one of our older restaurants and I frequented it as a student many many moons ago. Last week I decided to return with some German visitors and was pleasantly surprised at the excellent service and fantastic food. It started out as a tiny seafood restaurant and pub over 60 years ago. Located at the train station in Kalk Bay it boasts 2 pubs, 3 restaurants and a pizza terrace. The views are unsurpassed, one can survey the ocean or soak up the nostalgia of quaint Kalk Bay Harbour. The terrace and gazebo downstairs spill into a series of tidal pools and a favourite activity of weekend patrons is to take a cool dip between drinks or lunch courses.

Favorite Dish: I had the Kudu steak with chocolate sauce and it was great. I also tried my sisters Calamari with chillies and that was also fantastic.

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Theme: Seafood
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: (+27+21) 788 5455
Address: Waterfront , Kalkbay
Directions: Located at the train station in Kalk Bay
Website: www.brassbell.co.za