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Restaurants still opening in Cape Town & Winelands, despite end of season!

April 4, 2016

New restaurant openings continue, especially in Cape Town. The most amazing new opening success has been Locanda Restaurant at Villa 47 on Bree Street, which became the city’s favorite within its first week of opening! Very interesting news is Chef Ivor Jones’ departure from The Test Kitchen* at the end of the month and his future (see below).

We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously.

Restaurant Openings

# Villa 47 has opened on Bree Street, with Locando restaurant on the ground floor. Stuzzico Italian finger-food and bar has opened on the second floor, and Continue reading →

Restaurant openings continue in Cape Town and Winelands, with some closures!

February 29, 2016

The flood of new restaurant openings continues, especially in Cape Town. Surprising was the closure yesterday of the three-month old Ranoushe Lebanese restaurant in the V&A Waterfront, the shortest restaurant duration we know of! We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously.

Restaurant Openings
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Hordes of new restaurants in Cape Town and Winelands!

January 18, 2016

The flood of new restaurant openings continues, especially in Cape Town. We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously.

Restaurant Openings

# Chef Luke Dale-Roberts has opened Naturalis, as an ‘incubation hub’, for lunches, and a venue for occasional dinners and events (photograph).

# The Harbour House Group is planning to open two new restaurants on the Muizenberg beachfront: a 160-seater Live Bait, and Howlin’ Wolf, a burger and beer quick service restaurant

# Blacksmith’s Kitchen has opened in Paarl Continue reading →

Bree Street opens its doors to Open Streets on Sunday!

January 15, 2016

Bree Street is once again welcoming city-dwellers and tourists to visit the trendy foodie street on Sunday 17 January, when the street will be closed to traffic, many of its restaurants will be open, and entertainment will be offered in the street. It is the second such event in a year.