Every winter is a tough time for the restaurant industry. With the dip in Tourism due to the water shortage, and the early heavy winter rains, the restaurants in Cape Town and the Winelands are feeling the pinch, and many have closed down, even some on the iconic restaurant Bree Street, as well as in the Waterfront! Continue reading →
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Restaurant openings and closures in Cape Town and the Winelands: March 2018!
New restaurant openings in Cape Town and the Winelands appear to still be on the slow side. Chef Oliver Cattermole’s Bovine Restaurant has opened. Chef Piet Huysentruyt of one Michelin Star Likoké restaurant in France has a pop-up at The Conservatory in Franschhoek, running until 15 March. Top chefs John van Zyl and Constantijn Hahndiek have left Thali and Hartford House, respectively.
We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously, and welcome such news.
Restaurant Openings
#. Janse & Co has opened in the former Yuzu space on Kloof Street, owned by Chef Arno Janse van Rensburg of The Kitchen at Maison, with Liezl Odendaal. (photograph) Continue reading →
New Saint ‘Pazzo Italiano’ restaurant to open in Sandton, another Chef David Higgs collaboration!
Following the successful opening of Marble in Rosebank in Johannesburg in 2016, Chef David Higgs and entrepreneur Gary Kyriacou are planning to open Saint ‘Pazzo Italiano’ in Sandton in August. Continue reading →
Chef Luke Dale-Roberts exits Jo’burg, to focus on his Cape Town restaurants only!
A media release received from the Saxon Hotel yesterday has announced the surprise news that Chef Luke Dale-Roberts is exiting the Johannesburg market on 31 March, after two years of collaboration, to concentrate on his three Cape Town restaurants! This leaves the new restaurant ineligible for an Eat Out Top Ten Restaurant Award for this year. Continue reading →