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On my latest Restaurant Closure list I have more than 70 Restaurants in Cape Town and the Winelands which have closed down, an increase of 20 Restaurant Closures in the past month. Sadly the unbanning of Alcohol has not prevented further Restaurant Closures in Cape Town and the Winelands in the past month.<\/p>\n
The Restaurant Closure and Opening Lists are updated continuously throughout the month.<\/p>\n
The Restaurant industry is one of the hardest hit due to the Corona Virus in South Africa, having had to endure five weeks of complete closure, then restricted to Food Deliveries in May, allowed to offer Alcohol Sales and Food Collections during June, and now allowed to offer Sit-Down Service without on-site alcohol consumption since Monday 29 June. \u00a0As an industry employing an estimated 800000 employees, the UIF and TERS problems it has had to endure in receiving (or not) staff payment has exacerbated the state of the restaurant industry, described by Chefs Warehouse Chef Liam Tomlin earlier this week as being reduced to nothing more than one of Coffee shops! A number of restaurants have decided to reopen for Sit-Down Service for the first time since the Lockdown, given that they can now offer on-site consumption of alcoholic beverages, while some will continue to offer the Delivery and Collection of Food.<\/p>\n
A shock closure announced by Chef Luke Dale Roberts during Lockdown Level 5 was that of The Shortmarket Club. \u00a0Myoga at the Vineyard Hotel, Buitenverwachting Restaurant (under the guidance of Chef Edgar Osojnik for the past 20 years), The Stack, Clarke\u2019s, Exhibit A of top chef Rikku O\u2019Donnch\u00fc, Terroir at Klein\u2019s Zalze, and The Kitchen of Karen Dudley have also thrown in the towel, with many other Restaurants too. \u00a0(see below)<\/p>\n
New restaurant openings seem unlikely in the next few months, with winter lying ahead, and restaurant cash flows depleted due to the Corona Lockdown.\u00a0Chef Peter Tempelhoff announced the opening of a new \u2018funky\u2019 restaurant in Cape Town on Kfm a few months ago, but no further details of its name, location, or opening date are known. A good news story is the reopening of Tintswalo Kitchen, with a new name, new menu, and headed up by Executive Chef Sean Klebbe, formerly of The Shortmarket Club. Surprisingly Chef Arno Janse van Rensburg has left his own restaurant Janse & Co, but his future plans have not yet been revealed, other than that his next venture will be in Cape Town. The Village n Life Group, owners of The Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Pezula in Knysna, and The Farmhouse Hotel in Langebaan, is looking for \u2018dynamic operational teams to take over incredible restaurant spaces\u2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
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Restaurant Closures since Lockdown:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
# \u00a0 The Shortmarket Club<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0La Bottega in Woodstock.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0Empire Caf\u00e9 in Muizenberg.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0SMAK Delicatessen and Eatery.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0Buitenverwachting Restaurant in Constantia.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0The Deli Coffee Co in the V & A Waterfront<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0Under Oaks, Paarl (re-opened for Sit-Down, previously reported as Closed Down)<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 \u00a0Craft Burger Bar, Sea Point,<\/p>\n
#. \u00a0The Butcher, Camps Bay<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 La Franca, Gardens<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Go Go, Bree Street<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 The Butcher, Sea Point<\/p>\n
#. \u00a0Cold Gold Artisanal ice-cream (reopened for Delivery in partnership with For Food\u2019s Sake) )<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 StarGarden Caf\u00e9, Fish Hoek<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Oven Baked, Muizenberg<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Noordhoek Caf\u00e9 & Deli<\/p>\n
#. \u00a0Kalk Bay Theatre<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 The Kitchen, Woodstock<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Bay Expresso<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Mugg & Bean, Constantia<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Jessy’s Waffles, Camps Bay<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Chi Cha in Sea Point<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Ocean Blue in Camps Bay (reopened 18 July)<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Black Horse, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 The Trumpet Tree, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Tolhuis Bistro, Ceres<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Maker\u2019s Mark, Tulbagh<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Thai Food Sushi, Sea Point<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Meraki, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 All Things Good, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Mama Cucina, Riebeeck-Kasteel<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Brownies & Downies, City Centre<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Dahlia on Regent, Sea Point (closed down, reopened weekends only)<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 The Larder, Claremont<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Caf\u00e9 Blouberg, \u00a0Bloubergstrand<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Jason\u2019s, Bree Street Branch<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Koffi Terapi, Durbanville<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Blasters Family Restaurant, Cape Gate.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Fl\u00e1va, Wilderness<\/p>\n
# \u00a0The Fat Greek, Table View<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Myoga, Vineyard Hotel, Newlands<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Schwarma Express, Sea Point Branch<\/p>\n
# \u00a0The Stack, Gardens<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Two and Sixpence Tavern, Simon\u2019s Town (after 21 years)<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Perseverance, Gardens (oldest pub in Cape Town)<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Fire Monkey, Claremont<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Cattle Baron, Tokai<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Clarke\u2019s, Bree Street<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Masala Dosa Restaurant, Long Street<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Vicious Virgin Bar, Wale Street<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Exhibit A, Bree Street<\/p>\n