Prime summertime outdoor dining season is sizzling. Tryn’s newly renovated terrace – nestled in 340-year-old Steenberg Farm’s vineyards – is shining in its annual turn in the sun. Catharina’s Restaurant, which used to occupy this site, closed in 2019, leaving big shoes to fill. Happily, executive chef Kerry Kilpin has more than risen to the … Continue reading Wine, vine and food at Tryn
The art of true escapism is more essential still when a stay is going to be short and sweet. You’re spoiled for choice in terms of Rosebank hotels, but Clico Boutique Hotel –complete with an outstanding restaurant – is at the top of our must-visit list. A real gem in a quiet but central location, … Continue reading Chic stays: Clico Boutique Hotel
Beneath the super-cool Hallmark House Hotel is a basement jazz club. The spot on Siemert Road in New Doornfontein may look seemingly abandoned, but when diners shuffle down a dark alley and enter a nondescript door, they’ll find an intriguing, unexpectedly charming ‘secret’ Prohibition-style cocktail den. Complete with drinks exuding smoke and small, flavoursome dishes, … Continue reading Secret, underground dining at The Marabi Club Pop-Up Restaurant
Cape Town is home to scenic beauty in every corner, but the V&A Waterfront is undeniably some of the best. Fortunately, the La Colombe Group of restaurants now offers a place to perch next to (and directly over) the working harbour, giving us lunch or dinner with a view. They say first impressions matter, and … Continue reading Outstanding oceanside dining at PIER Restaurant
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