Food
Where to eat in South Africa: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in South Africa is Charly's Bakery, Cape Town, City of Cape Town. The travel guide lists 53 places to eat and drink in Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, and Cape Town. Local dishes to try: Bobotie, Biltong, Malva pudding, Boerewors, and Bunny chow.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in South Africa
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Cafés, bakeries and tea houses 3
Bars and pubs 2
Cape Town · Since 1808
Places travellers recommend in South Africa
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Bloemfontein
Restaurants and cafés
- Cape Town Fish Market
Eeufees Road
- Fishpaste restaurant and bar
31 President Steyn ave, Westdene
- Mexican Restaurant
19A Second Avenue Westdene
- Beethoven's Cafe Restaurant
Victorian Square, Second Avenue
- New York's
60 Medene Centre, Second Ave
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Bloemfontein · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Johannesburg
All places in JohannesburgRestaurants and cafés
- MangroveMid-range
2 De Beer St
- Rodizio
Melrose Arch, 10A High Street, Melrose North
- The Rand ClubSplurge
33 Loveday St
- Arirang in Rivonia
Oriental City 2nd Floor Cnr Rivonia Blvd & Avenue, Rivonia
- Akhalwayas Fast FoodsBudget
Central Rd
- Mexican Fresh
75 Barkston Dr, Blairgowrie
- The Bull Run
20 Maude Street, Sandton
- The Butcher Shop & Grill
Nelson Mandela Square
Bars and nightlife
- Kitchener's Carvery Bar
71 Juta St
- Troyeville Hotel
1403 Albertina Sisulu Road
- The Radium Beer Hall
Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove
- Back o' the Moon Nightclub
in Gold Reef City Casino
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Johannesburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Cape Town
All places in Cape TownRestaurants and cafés
- Eastern Food BazaarBudget
96 Longmarket St
- Best Of Asia Green PointBudget
105 Main Rd, Green Point
- Randy Warthog Bar & GrillBudget
107 Main Rd, Green Point
- Vasco da Gama TavernaBudget
Schiebe St, De Waterkant
- Lusitania FisheriesBudget
Waterkant St
- Meeting Point-Tanzanian East African CuisineBudget
67 Strand St
- Chicken LickenBudget
48, 48 Adderley St
- Best of Asia Kloof StreetBudget
3 Kloof St
Bars and nightlife
- Bobs Bar
187 Long street
- Fiction Bar
226 Long Street
- Foresters Arms
52 Newlands Ave, Newlands
- Marco's African Place
15 Rose Street, Bo Kaap
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Cape Town · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Durban
Restaurants and cafés
- Circus Circus Beach Cafe
1, 1 Snell Parade, North Beach
- California Dreaming
150 O R Tambo Parade, South Beach
Bars and nightlife
- The Origin
Glenwood
- The Winston Pub
Glenwood
- Freedom Café
34 St Marys Ave, Morningside
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Durban · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Pretoria
Restaurants and cafés
- Centurion Mall Express Sandwich BaronBudget
Shop 30A, Cnr Hendrik Verwoerd and Embankment, Centurion Mall, Centurion
- Kream RestaurantSplurge
283 Dey Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk
- La PentolaSplurge
5 Riviera Galleries, Well Street, Riviera
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Pretoria · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks South Africa is known for
Foods and drinks that come from South Africa, the most widely known first.
Biltong
form of dried, cured meat that originated in South Africa
Boerewors
type of sausage originated in South Africa
Bunny chow
South African dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with curry
Potjiekos
South African stew prepared in a round, cast iron, three-legged pot
Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in South Africa?
Charly's Bakery, Cape Town, City of Cape Town is the most widely documented place to eat in South Africa: 1 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is South Africa known for?
South Africa is known for Bobotie, Biltong, Malva pudding, Boerewors, and Bunny chow.
Where can you eat in Bloemfontein?
The travel guide to Bloemfontein lists Cape Town Fish Market, Fishpaste restaurant and bar, Mexican Restaurant, Beethoven's Cafe Restaurant, and New York's.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.