{"id":34589,"date":"2012-07-19T03:18:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T01:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=34589"},"modified":"2012-09-06T11:06:41","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T09:06:41","slug":"cape-town-and-winelands-restaurants-new-tamboers-winkel-a-top-hit-caveau-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/cape-town-and-winelands-restaurants-new-tamboers-winkel-a-top-hit-caveau-caves\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town and Winelands Restaurants: New Tamboers Winkel a top hit, Caveau caves!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Our list of latest restaurant openings and closures fortunately lists more openings than closures, and is\u00a0updated continuously,<\/strong> as we receive information.<\/p>\n

Restaurant Openings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Tamboers Winkel<\/strong><\/a> has opened on De Lorentz Street, just off Kloof Street, Gardens (photograph)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Luke Dale-Roberts, <\/strong>Eat Out<\/strong> Top Chef, is to open\u00a0a real test kitchen, called\u00a0The Kitchen of Dreams<\/strong>, a private experimental place to develop new recipes, at the Old Biscuit Mill<\/p>\n

* \u00a0Chef Luke Dale-Roberts is opening a pop-up Pot Luck Club<\/strong> in Swiss ski resort Verbier, at the Hotel Farinet, from 8 December – April, to be run by Chef Luke, his chef Nicolas Wilkinson, and front of house Selena Afnan-Holmes.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Col\u2019Cacchio<\/strong> has opened a new outlets in Westlake, and a new one is coming in Claremont too.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0A new\u00a0Vida \u00e9\u00a0Caffe<\/strong> has\u00a0opened on Prestwich Street, and a\u00a0new branch\u00a0is to open on Maindean Place in Claremont, and one in the new Wembley Square 2 development. \u00a0Two more branches are planned for Mauritius, it is said.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Richard\u2019s Supper Stage & Bistro<\/strong><\/a> has opened its dinner theatre, performing ‘Kaapse Stories’<\/em>, on Main\/Glengariff Roads in Sea Point, owned by Richard Loring and Roland Seidel<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Honest Chocolate<\/strong> is opening a second outlet with a \u2018production kitchen<\/em>\u2019 in the Woodstock Industrial Centre<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Moyo<\/strong> is to open where the Paulaner Bra\u00fchaus was in the V & A Waterfront in summer. \u00a0It has taken over the tearoom at Kirstenbosch already.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Josephine\u2019s Cookhouse<\/strong> has opened in Newlands, belonging to the Societi Bistro owners<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Keenwa has opened the\u00a0P.I.S.C.O Bar<\/strong> above its restaurants, open Thursdays – Saturdays from 5 pm<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0TRUTH<\/strong> Coffee has opened on Buitenkant Street<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0Liam Tomlin Food Studio and Store<\/a> at Leopard’s Leap in\u00a0Franschhoek is opening a Deli, the date to be confirmed<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0FEAST<\/strong> is to open where Franschhoek Food Emporium was, in Place Vendome<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Deluxe Coffeeworks<\/strong> has opened where Reuben\u2019s Deli used to be in Franschhoek.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Okamai<\/strong> Japanese restaurant has opened at Glenwood wine estate in Franschhoek<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Cavalli<\/strong> <\/strong>restaurant is said to open on the stud farm on R44, between Stellenbosch and Somerset West, this year or next<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The <\/strong>Slug & Lettuce<\/strong> has opened where Beads was on Church Street in Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Stables<\/strong> at Vergelegen Bistro has opened as a lunch restaurant in Somerset West. \u00a0Its Lady Phillips Restaurant is being given a make-over by Christo Barnard, and will open in November with a new name called\u00a0The Vergelegen Restaurant. <\/strong>The new chef will be PJ Vadas, previously of The Roundhouse in Camps Bay.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Coopmanshuijs<\/strong> in Stellenbosch is opening a restaurant.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Chef Johan van Schalkwyk has left the Stone Kitchen at Dunstone Winery, and has opened his own restaurant\u00a0Twist Some More<\/strong> in Wellington.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chef Bjorn Dingemans\u00a0is to open up\u00a0The Millhouse Kitchen<\/strong> restaurant on\u00a0Lourensford<\/strong> wine estate in Somerset West.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Grilleri<\/strong> (ex-Mediterrea) has closed down, and Chef Shane Sauvage (ex-La Vierge) is now heading the re-named\u00a0La Pentola<\/strong> restaurant.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Ali Baba Kebab\u00a0(<\/strong>renamed from\u00a0Laila<\/strong>)<\/strong> <\/strong>has opened as a small beef and lamb kebab take-away and sit-down outlet, next door to Codfather in Camps Bay<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Gibson’s Gourmet Burger and Smoked Ribs<\/strong> has opened as a 70-seater restaurant in the V&A Waterfront, taking part of the Belthazar space. Owned by the Belthazar\/Balducci group.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Giorgio Nava is said to be re-opening his Down South Food Bar,<\/strong> previously on Long Street, in the Riverside Centre in Rondebosch<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Ou Meul Bakery\u00a0from Riviersonderend is said to be opening a bakery in Long Street<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Deluxe Coffeeworks<\/a><\/strong> has opened a roastery at 6 Roodehek Street to service all its outlets<\/p>\n

*\u00a0The Deli on the Square<\/strong> has opened at Frater Square in Paarl.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 David Higgs (ex Rust en Vrede) is opening a new 30 seater restaurant in\u00a0The Saxon<\/strong> in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Big Route Top Gourmet Pizzeria<\/strong> has opened on Main Road, Green Point, next door to Woolworths, serving 52 different pizzas, salads and cr\u00eapes.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Cousins<\/strong> has opened in the Parliament Hotel, where Il Cappero used to be.<\/p>\n

* Aces ‘n’ Spades Bar<\/strong> has opened on Hout Street<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 6<\/strong> has opened at Schalk Burger & Sons wine estate in Wellington, run by the ex-owners of Oude Wellington<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Caf\u00e9\u00a0Dulce<\/strong> is to open a new branch in Tygervalley Centre<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Gourmetboerie<\/strong> is to open at the bottom end of Kloof Street, where Depasco used to be, in October.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Kushi Indian Restaurant<\/strong> has opened a branch on Main Road in Sea Point<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Abantu Restaurant and Bar<\/strong> has opened on the corner of Wale and Buitengracht Street, where Time & Place used to be<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Make Sushi Bar<\/strong> has opened in Sea Point<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Thai Caf\u00e9<\/strong> is opening on Plein Street, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Simply Asia<\/strong> has opened in Paarl<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Restaurant @ Zomerlust<\/strong> has opened in Paarl<\/p>\n

* Christina’s<\/strong> has opened at Van Loveren in Robertson<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bellini’s<\/strong> is said to open on Greenmarket Square in October<\/p>\n

Restaurant Closures<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Sapphire<\/strong> has closed down in Camps Bay<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0High Level Restaurant<\/strong> in Bo-Kaap has closed down<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Caveau<\/strong> on Bree Street and\u00a0Gourmet Burger <\/strong>on Shortmarket Street, belonging to the same owners, have been closed down.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Sabarosa<\/strong> in Bakoven has closed down.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Mob Inc Tattoo Bistro<\/strong> has closed down in Sea Point<\/p>\n

* <\/strong>Sunbird Bistro<\/strong> in Camps Bay has closed down<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Limoncello<\/strong> in Gardens has closed down, but is continuing with its pop-up restaurant truck<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Paparazzi <\/strong>has closed down on St George’s Mall<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Wicked Treats<\/strong> in Franschhoek has closed down.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Casa Nostra<\/strong> has closed down in Sea Point, until it finds a new venue.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bistro on Rose <\/strong>in Bo-Kaap\u00a0has closed down as a restaurant, continues as an entertainment venue.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Kove<\/strong> in Camps Bay has closed down, its space to be incorporated into sister restaurant Zenzero<\/p>\n

Restaurant staff\/venue changes<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0 Il Cappero<\/a><\/strong> has moved from Barrack Street to Fairway Street in Camps Bay.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0Table Thirteen<\/strong> <\/a>has reduced in size in Green Point and will open in Paarden Eiland later this year.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0V&A Waterfront <\/strong>Food Court<\/strong> is closed for renovations until November. \u00a0A sign outside the construction area lists the following businesses moving into or returning to the area: Primi Express, Anat, Carnival, N\u00fcr Halaal, Royal Bavarian Bakery, KFC, Boost Juice, Simply Asia, Steers, Debonairs, Subway, Marcel\u2019s, and Haagan Dazs. \u00a0Nando’s is also opening.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Darren Badenhorst is the new Executive Chef at\u00a0Grande Provence<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Shaun Schoeman of Fyndraai Restaurant<\/strong><\/a> at Solms Delta has the amazing honour to be working at Noma in Copenhagen for two weeks. \u00a0Fyndraai will move to another building on the wine estate in November, and will offer fine dining. \u00a0The current restaurant will serve light lunches and picnics.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Reuben\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>, <\/strong>which was said to be moving its Franschhoek branch, appears to be staying at its existing venue.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Emile Fortuin has been appointed as Executive Chef at\u00a0Reuben\u2019s Robertson<\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Josephine Gutentoft has left\u00a0Grande Roche, <\/strong>and has moved to Makaron at Majeka House as Restaurant Manager and Sommelier.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>* \u00a0 The Reserve has changed its name to\u00a0Reserve Brasserie<\/strong>. Seelan Sundoo, ex Grand Caf\u00e9\u00a0Camps Bay and ex La Perla, is the new consultant chef and GM.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Caf\u00e9 Dijon<\/strong> has closed its restaurant on Plein Street in Stellenbosch, and has opened in the Rockwell Centre in Green Point, Cape Town, opposite Anatoli’s, in which Camil Haas once had his Bouillabaisse restaurant.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Andrew Mendes from ex-Valora is now at\u00a0<\/strong>Nelson’s Eye<\/strong> restaurant, where they are setting up a lunch section and cocktail bar upstairs.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Miss K Food<\/strong> has\u00a0closed down in Green Point. The new owner Maurizio Porro, with his chef Ernesto, has kept the staff and furniture, and most of the menu initially. They are now called\u00a0<\/strong>Guilia’s<\/strong> Food Caf\u00e9\u00a0Restaurant<\/strong>, and they are open for Italian-style lunch and dinner as well, but have retained some Miss K breakfast and pastry items.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Rob and Nicky Hahn have left Proviant in Paarl, and now run\u00a0<\/strong>eat @ Simonsvlei<\/strong> on the Old Paarl Road<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Karl Lambour<\/strong> is the new General Manager of\u00a0Grande Provence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Virgil Kahn<\/strong> is the new head chef at\u00a0Indochine<\/strong> at Delaire Graff Estate<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Having bought the farm about 18 months ago,\u00a0Antonij Rupert Wines<\/strong> has taken over the Graham Beck Franschhoek property. They will re-open the tasting room in October, initially offering all its Antonij Rupert, Cape of Good Hope, Terra del Capo, and Protea wines to taste. \u00a0They are renovating the manor house, to which the Antonij Rupert and Cape of Good Hope wines will be moved for tasting at a later stage.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Orphanage<\/strong> is expanding into a property at its back, opening on Orphan Street, in December, creating a similar second bar downstairs, and opening\u00a0<\/strong>Orphanage Club<\/strong> upstairs, with 1920’s style music by live performers<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 GOLD Restauran<\/strong>t has moved into the Trinity building<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Opal Lounge<\/strong><\/a> has closed down on Kloof Street, and has moved into Blake’s Bar building, renaming it Dinner at Blake’s. <\/strong>A wine and tapas bar has also been opened, called Bar Rouge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Mano A Mano<\/strong> has opened on Park Street, where Green’s used to be.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 MondeVino Restaurant at Montecasino in Johannesburg, the MasterChef SA prize for the next two years, is to be renamed Aarya<\/strong>, and is to be run by Chef Deena Naidoo from November onwards.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Ulli Stamm<\/strong> has left Richard’s Supper Stage & Bistro.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bizerca <\/strong>is moving into the ex-Gourmet Burger space in Heritage Square on Shortmarket Street.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0Co-owner Abbi Wallis has taken over the running of The Stone Kitchen<\/strong> at Dunstone Winery in Wellington.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Roodehek Restaurant has changed its name back to The German Club,<\/strong> after the departure of the previous owner.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Marcelino has left Marcelino’s Bakery<\/strong>, leaving the control with Mr Zerban. \u00a0A Zerban’s style restaurant is being added onto the bakery, and is said to open in September.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef Chris Erasmus from Pierneef \u00e0 La Motte<\/strong> is doing a stage with Chef Rene Redzepi at Noma, the number one World’s 50 Best Restaurants in the World, in Copenhagen in September<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 MasterChef SA runner-up Sue-Ann Allen is joining South Africa’s number \"\"<\/a>one Eat Out <\/strong>Top 10 restaurant The Greenhouse<\/strong> as an intern for a month, from 21 August.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Vintage India<\/strong> has moved out of the Garden’s Centre to the corner of Hiddingh and Mill Street, around the corner.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Nook Eatery<\/strong> in Stellenbosch has been sold, with new owners taking over in September<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Cr\u00eape et Cidre has closed down in Franschhoek. \u00a0Gideon’s The Famous Pancake House<\/strong> is taking over the main road space in September.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Liam Tomlin Food<\/strong> is to relocate from Leopard’s Leap in Franschhoek to Cape Town in November.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Brampton<\/strong> winetasting bar on Church Street, Stellenbosch, is undergoing renovations to treble its current size, planning to reopen in the first week of September. Also said to be opening a winetasting venue at the entrance to Franschhoek.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Juno Caf\u00e9<\/strong> in Paarl no longer belongs to Fairview<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Noop <\/strong>restaurant in Paarl has new owners<\/p>\n

Restaurant breaks<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Constantia Uitsig<\/strong> is taking a winter break from 25 June – 24 July.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The River Caf\u00e9<\/strong> is closing for a winter break from 13 August – 4 September.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Nguni<\/strong> in Plettenberg Bay closes from 1 May – 31 July<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0The Kove<\/strong> in Camps Bay will be closed from 1 May – 30 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Olivello<\/strong> at Marianne Estate will be closed from 30 July – 21 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 <\/strong>Grande Provence<\/strong> is closing on Sunday evenings until the end of September.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Pure Restaurant<\/strong> at Hout Bay Manor will be closed from 23 June – 3 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Pane e Vino<\/strong> is closed from 1 – 31 July<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 <\/strong>Bistro 1682<\/strong> at Steenberg is closed from 1 – 26 July.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The Kitchen<\/strong> at Maison is closed until 3 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Massimo’s Pizza Club<\/strong> is closing from 23 – 31 July<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0R<\/strong>ust en Vrede<\/strong> is closed from 8 July – 6 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Reuben’s<\/strong> Franschhoek\u00a0is closed from 16 July – 1 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0Dear Me Foodworld<\/strong> is closed until 3 August<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Warwick<\/strong> wine estate’s restaurant is closed from 6 – 20 August<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/a> Twitter:@WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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