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The Level 1 regulations introduced on 1 March, with a restaurant closing time of 23h00, and the serving of alcohol being permitted since February, have been a boost to the local restaurant industry, one of the hardest hit industries since Lockdown started a year ago.<\/p>\n
Despite the Lockdown regulations affecting restaurants so badly in the past 11 months, a total of 70 new restaurants have opened in Cape Town and the Winelands during Lockdown. Top chefs have opened new restaurants, including Chefs Peter Tempelhoff, Cheyne Morrisby, and Liam Tomlin. Chef Cheyne\u2019s HIMITSU at the Camps Bay Retreat is one of the newest restaurants to have opened. Cape Town\u2019s oldest pub, the Perseverance Tavern, has reopened with new owners. Restaurateur Michael Townsend has finally opened his grand Grand Pavilion in Sea Point. \u00a0Chef Michael Broughton has opened Cucina in Stellenbosch, and plans to open The Stud Burger, Ember, and a Tapas and wine bar, all in Stellenbosch, and all in conjunction with Brenaissance Wine & Stud owners Tom and Hayley Breytenbach. Chef Jan-Hendrik has finally opened KLEIN JAN at Tswalu Kalahari.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The latest permanent Lockdown Restaurant Closure list stands at 98 Restaurants in Cape Town and the Winelands. Sadly one of the greatest casualties of Covid and the Lockdown is the closure of The Restaurant at Waterkloof, as are the closures of Balducci\u2019s and Belthazar in the Waterfront and La T\u00eate on Bree Street. \u00a0Clarke\u2019s, The Shortmarket Club, Koffi Terapi, Ocean Blue, Nelson\u2019s Eye, and Dahlia on Regent announced their permanent closure earlier in Lockdown, but have since reopened. Fork and Entree in Franschhoek are the latest closures. Sadly to be added to the Franschhoek Closure List is Foliage, an icon in the village, and the last restaurant that should be \u2018punished\u2019 by the Lockdown, given the community service it provided last year, in cooking for unemployed hospitality staff in the village. It closes at the end of this month.<\/p>\n
The Test Kitchen, and The Food Barn have changed their offerings and their restaurant names in reaction to the Covid Lockdown. They have recently been joined by Chefs Warehouse and Canteen on Bree Street, now called Chefs Warehouse Winebar & Pinchos.<\/p>\n
Restaurant Openings (Since the start of Lockdown 27 March 2020)<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Regent Burger Bar has opened where Craft Burger Bar was on Regent Road in Sea Point.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Chef Liam Tomlin has opened Local at Heritage Square, a retail collection of local food products, fresh and packaged, in the former HQ space.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Chef Liam Tomlin has opened Mazza upstairs in the former HQ, as a Middle Eastern eating bar.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Ciao Pizza, Long Street.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Firefly Caf\u00e9 in Camps Bay<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Chef Chen Sushi Bar pop-up, The Point Mall, Sea Point.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Floozies (now renamed The Wolf House) has opened on Kloof Street.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0Fork has opened in Franschhoek, but since closed<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Entr\u00e9e has opened in Franschhoek<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Flower Caf\u00e9 has opened in Woodstock.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Jooma has opened in Sea Point<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Starbucks opened in Camps Bay<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Starbucks has opened at Canal Walk<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Starbucks has opened at Cavendish Square<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Yama Sushi Emporium has opened in Franschhoek<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Oku has opened in Franschhoek<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Blue Coriander Indian restaurant has opened in Place Vendome in Franschhoek, the owner being a former chef at Marigold<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Oxalis Eatery has opened on Wale Street, with staff of the firmer Janse & Co.<\/p>\n
# \u00a0 Fat Harry\u2019s in Wynberg has reopened, with new owners, an interior makeover, and new menu and staff.<\/p>\n