{"id":80086,"date":"2016-08-11T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T22:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=80086"},"modified":"2016-08-27T13:21:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T11:21:57","slug":"newest-restaurant-openings-and-closures-in-cape-town-and-the-winelands-august-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/newest-restaurant-openings-and-closures-in-cape-town-and-the-winelands-august-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Newest Restaurant openings and closures in Cape Town and the Winelands: August 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"July has seen the opening of new restaurants Burger & Lobster, Unframed Ice Cream, ASH, and more, despite it still being the middle of winter. Shock\u00a0news is that long-established\u00a0Kitima is closing next week (see Postscript). A number of other restaurants have closed.<\/p>\n

We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously, and welcome information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Restaurant Openings<\/strong><\/span>
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# \u00a0 The Stack\u00a0has re-opened as a restaurant<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and members’ club, after stunning renovations due to fire damage last year. (photograph)<\/p>\n

#\u00a0 Chef Luke Dale-Roberts\u2019 Shortmarket Club<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0with Chef Wesley Randles, former Pot Luck Club Chef, has opened<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0Mulberry & Prince<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has opened on the corner of Bree and Pepper Street, with owners American Cynthia Rivera and local Cornel Mostert\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0 Villa 47\u00a0has opened on Bree Street, with Locando restaurant<\/a><\/strong> on the ground floor. \u00a0Stuzzico Italian finger-food and bar has opened on the second floor<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0The Restaurant \u2018fine dining with a twist<\/em>\u2018 on the third floor is to open in September, with Chefs Clayton Bell and Vittorio Bianchi.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 \u00a0Chef Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen of one Michelin star JAN restaurant in Nice could open a restaurant in Cape Town!<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>Chef Jan-Hendrik\u2019s first step is to host occasional dinners at his Higgovale home.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Luke Dale-Roberts opened\u00a0Naturalis<\/strong>\u00a0as an \u2018incubation hub\u2019<\/em>, for lunches, and a venue for occasional dinners and events. (NOTE<\/strong>: Naturalis is currently closed for lunches, and will re-open as a Wine Bar in the evenings when it has received its liquor licence).<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Melissa\u2019s<\/strong> is opening in Franschhoek, and in Camps Bay.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Charango Grill & Bar<\/strong>\u00a0Peruvian restaurant is to become a franchise operation.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef David Higgs’<\/strong>\u00a0250-seater Marble restaurant in Rosebank<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0Johannesburg<\/a><\/strong>, with business partner Gary\u00a0Kyriakou, has finally opened! Chef Werner Sp\u00f6hr has joined them, as has Wikus Human, the Wine & Associate Manager.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Tiger\u2019s Milk<\/strong>\u00a0has opened in the SanClare Building in Claremont, in Century City, and is opening in Stellenbosch, in Bryanston in Johannesburg, and in Dubai.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Mon Desir<\/b>\u00a0has opened in Hermanus.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Raya Kitchen<\/strong> by Kitima has opened in the city centre.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Tasteroom and Brewery<\/strong> has opened at Darling Brewery<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The<\/b> Press<\/b> Burgers and Craft Beer has opened in Sea Point<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Harbour House<\/strong> is to open in Johannesburg<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Hard Rock Caf\u00e9<\/strong> is said to open in the V&A Waterfront.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0Marigold Indian restaurant<\/a><\/strong> is to open in Franschhoek in winter.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 ASH<\/strong> restaurant has opened inside Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants\/Publik, with Chef Ash Heeger and the former chef of Culture Club Cheese.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Restaurant Jardine<\/strong>\u00a0has opened in Stellenbosch, the kitchen headed up by Chef Brendan Thorncroft, owner Chef George Jardine alternating between the new restaurant and Jordan Restaurant.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Jason\u2019s Bakery<\/strong>\u00a0has opened a new branch on Loop Street<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Jamie\u2019s Italian<\/strong> is to open in Cape Town next year.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Guts & Gizzards<\/strong> has opened on Loop Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Dunkin\u2019 Donuts<\/strong> will open 250 outlets in our country, the first four in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Crumbs & Cream<\/a><\/strong> has opened on Regent Road in Sea Point.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 [spasie] Upstairs<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has opened on Bree Street, as an art gallery and cocktail bar.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Madison Ave Night Club<\/strong> is opening<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Manor House Restaurant<\/strong> has opened on the Stanford Valley Guest Farm.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 An interesting rumour is that Chefs Liam Tomlin and Ivor Jones are to jointly open a restaurant at The Silo hotel development<\/strong> in the V&A Waterfront. The Silo hotel is due to open in March 2017, and will have the Rooftop Restaurant, Rooftop Champagne Bar, and The Silo Caf\u00e9 as its offering. Chef Liam is consulting to The Silo.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Baked Bistro<\/strong>\u00a0has opened a second branch, on Regent Road in Sea Point.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 La Colombe Executive Chef Scot Kirton and Pastry Chef Glen Williams are opening an additional\u00a0more informal restaurant,\u00a0to be called Foxcroft<\/strong>, at High Constantia in Spring<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Shego<\/strong> Turkish restaurant has opened in Cape Royale Luxury Hotel in Green Point.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Jerry\u2019s Burger Bar<\/strong> is to open another branch, in Sea Point<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Tea Bar<\/strong>\u00a0has opened on Long Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Idiom Wines<\/strong>\u00a0has opened its new Restaurant and Wine tasting room.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Papa San, previously of Takumi, is opening his own restaurant Obi<\/strong> in conjunction with Ben Bettendorf, on Long Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Catch Fish & Chips<\/strong> has opened in Hout Bay.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Cheyne\u2019s<\/strong> is opening a cocktail sake bar, to be called Fire Monkey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0Chef Ivor Jones has teamed up with Chef Liam Tomlin, to open a second Chef\u2019s Warehouse at Beau Constantia<\/strong> wine estate.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Easy Tiger<\/strong> has opened in Kenilworth.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Marthinus Ferreira is to open another restaurant<\/strong> alongside DW Eleven-13 in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Cheyne Morrisby is opening a Ramen and Japanese Grill House called SHIO<\/strong> in Green Point.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 I Love Coffee<\/strong>, the first deaf-run coffee shop in SA, has opened inside the X-Body Fitness Gym in Claremont<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 A new Slip Slops<\/strong> restaurant is to open in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Marta Dalla Cia has opened Marta\u2019s Kitchen<\/strong> at 11 Papegaai Street (off Dorp Street) in Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Harbour House Group<\/b> is to take over The Grand on the Beach, promising to make it grand again!<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Garth Almazan<\/b>, previously of Catharina\u2019s at Steenberg, is opening a restaurant in Paternoster.<\/strong><\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Jarryd\u2019s<\/b> is opening a second branch, on Hout Street. It has also opened a bakery section, called Bentleys Bakery Co.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Burger & Lobster<\/strong>\u00a0has opened on Bree Street, its third restaurant after London and New York.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Three Wise Monkeys<\/strong>\u00a0Izakaya and Ramen Bar has opened on Regent Road in Sea Point.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Unframed Ice Cream<\/strong>\u00a0Parlour<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has opened on Kloof Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Coco Safar<\/strong> has opened in Cavendish Square<\/p>\n

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

# \u00a0 Rafiki\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0has closed down.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Takumi <\/b>has closed down<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The<\/strong>\u00a0Flagship<\/strong> in Simonstown, formerly the restaurant of the late Bruce Robinson, has closed.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Tuscany Beach<\/strong> in Camps Bay is closed for renovations. The new restaurant The 41<\/strong> will open in October.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Ranoushe<\/strong> restaurant has closed down, after only three months!<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Active Sushi<\/strong> in Portside on Bree Street has closed.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chandani<\/strong> has closed.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Borage Bistro\u00a0has closed down at its Bree Street premises<\/a><\/strong>, to relocate to new premises, and reopens in September.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Dropkick Murphy<\/strong> has closed down on Kloof Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Salmon Bar<\/strong> appears unlikely to reopen in Franschhoek.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 [spasie] on Church Street<\/strong> has closed<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Kitima<\/strong> is closing on 16 August.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Nunnery<\/strong> has closed on Bree Street. A new bar The Station<\/strong> will open in September.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Palma<\/strong> has closed on Bree Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Isola<\/strong> on Wale Street has closed down.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Mimmi to Go<\/strong> in Hout Bay has closed.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Caf\u00e9 Dijon<\/strong> in De Waterkant has closed down<\/p>\n

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

# \u00a0 La Parada<\/strong>\u00a0and Harbour House<\/strong> are opening in the former Constantia Nek restaurant building.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Breakaway Caf\u00e9<\/strong> has opened where Keenw\u00e4 used to be<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0Reuben\u2019s Franschhoek<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>will move to new premises, and its past space is to become a Woolworths. \u00a0It has closed for renovations<\/a><\/strong>, and reopens at its new location at 2 Daniel Hugo Street in March 2017. They will operate a pop-up restaurant at the Riffel-owned Racine at Chamonix.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 OYO<\/strong> at V&A Hotel has closed, for a few months, for a complete renovation.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Harbour House Group is to take over The Grand <\/b>Camps Bay.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Johann Breedt has bought Viva Caf\u00ea<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>in Green Point, which is to be renamed\u00a0Bernie\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Tiger\u2019s Milk Smokehouse<\/strong> is opening where Emily\u2019s used to be on Kloof Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chefs Warehouse\u2019s Streetfood<\/strong> has closed, and has been replaced by their No Reservations\u00a0<\/strong>Bar.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Long Table Restaurant and Caf\u00e9<\/strong> at Haskell Vineyards closed in March, and will re-open after an extensive renovation, upgrade, and general maintenance, to be run by the winery itself when it re-opens.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 La Cuccina<\/strong> is to open an outlet in the former Andiamo in the \u2018old\u2019 Cape Quarter.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Kan10<\/strong>\u00a0has opened in De Warenmarkt, offering lunches, \u2018grab-and-go<\/em>\u2019, and dinners, with Chefs Nic van Wyk and Westley Muller.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0The Bakery @ Jordan is no longer operated by Chef George Jardine<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0It has been\u00a0taken over by Jordan Winery<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Liam Tomlin is on a major expansion spree. He is taking over and renovating the former Takumi space as an Indian tapas bar,<\/strong> on two floors, opening in about three months. His chef Sheldon Raju will head up the (as yet unnamed) restaurant, and the project partner is Dimo Papa Christodoulou of Fat Cactus and Long Street Cafe. They will not take reservations.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Warwick Taylor, ex-Creation, has opened\u00a0SOURCE restaurant in Hermanus,<\/a><\/strong>where Season and Biga used to operate.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Village Tart\u00a0has opened<\/strong> where Gideon\u2019s Pancakes used to be in Franschhoek.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Eric Bulpitt and his team are leaving The Restaurant at Newton Johnson at the end of September, and are opening Faber<\/strong> at Avondale<\/strong> on 1 November.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0Chef Bertus Basson is renovating Overture<\/strong> in winter 2017.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Fat Butcher<\/strong> has opened in Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Creamery<\/strong> is to open in Claremont in September.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Open Wine<\/strong>\u00a0Taste Pair Shop<\/b>\u00a0has opened on Wale Street.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Mess<\/strong> has opened in The Rockwell, previously Caf\u00e9 Dijon<\/p>\n

Chef and Restaurant staff changes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Angelo Scirocco<\/strong> has left Chef\u2019s Warehouse, opening a new restaurant Urbanologi in Johannesburg, \u00a0as its Head Chef<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Archie Maclean<\/strong> has taken over at Catharina’s, having left Neethlingshof.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0\u00a0Chef Jaco Grov\u00e9<\/strong>\u00a0is the new Executive Chef at Creation.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Neill Beningfield<\/strong> and Kyle Gray<\/strong> are the new owners of Eat @ Altydgedacht.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Dean Correia<\/strong> has left Chef\u2019s Warehouse, and is the Head Chef at Bliss Boutique Hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Louise Starey<\/strong>, former Manager of \u00a0The Bakery @ Jordan, has joined Bertus Basson at Spice Route.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Luis Pinheiro<\/strong>\u00a0is the new GM of the new Silo hotel in the V&A Waterfront.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Jeremy de Matteis<\/strong> is the new chef at Grape Vine Eatery at Silvermist.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Stephen Mandes is the new Head Chef at Mondiall<\/a><\/strong>, having formerly co-owned La Vierge restaurant in Hermanus, and was a co-winner of Ultimate Braai Master Season 3.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef<\/b> Dean<\/b> Jones<\/b> has moved from The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais to Copperleaf at The Els Club golf course in Centurion.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Leopard\u2019s Leap Culinary Manager Martell Smit<\/strong>\u00a0has moved to Leeu Estates.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Marie-Louise Oosthuizen<\/strong>\u00a0has moved from Caf\u00e9 BonBon to Leopard\u2019s Leap as its new Culinary Manager.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef\u00a0Duncan Doherety<\/strong> is said to be moving back to Franschhoek, to take over Caf\u00e9 des Arts, or Le Verger at the Le Franschhoek Hotel.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Richard de Wet<\/strong> is the new chef at Nomad Bistro Fusion in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Chef Thomas Sinn<\/strong> has left Rivendell Restaurant, exploring new opportunities.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Calim Anderson is the new Chef at Equus at Cavalli Estate.<\/p>\n

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

# \u00a0 Haute Cabriere <\/b>is\u00a0open for lunch on Tuesdays \u2013 Sundays, and for terrace lunch as well as dinners on Fridays and Saturdays during winter. (3\/5)<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 A complete list of the 40 restaurants on Bree Street can be seen here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Borage Bistro<\/strong>: \u00a0Closed for winter hibernation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Reuben\u2019s Franschhoek<\/strong>: Closed for move to new building<\/a><\/strong>. Open as a pop-up at Racine (Chamonix).<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Bistro13<\/strong>: \u00a0New winter hours: \u00a0as of 1 June- 30 September 2016 \u2013 Lunch\u00a0Tuesday- Sunday,\u00a0Dinner: Wednesday \u2013 Saturday.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Four&Twenty Caf\u00e9<\/strong> will be opening for Tapas dinners from 22 September, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 Massimo’s<\/strong> is now open for Lunch and Dinner Mondays to Sundays.<\/p>\n

# \u00a0 The Test Kitchen<\/strong> closes for six weeks from 15 August, reopening on 10 October for Dinners only, for extensive renovations.<\/p>\n

We welcome all restaurant news<\/strong>: chrisvonulmenstein\u00a0[at] gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

POSTSCRIPT 12\/8<\/strong>: \u00a0 Kitima representative Tim Harbich has emailed the following response: ‘Recent rumors that the restaurants are closing are untrue. The businesses are currently undergoing some restructuring, but are operating as usual’.<\/em> \u00a0Yet Kitima staff is applying for jobs at other restaurants with the information that the restaurant is closing next week.<\/p>\n

POSTSCRIPT 14\/8<\/strong>: \u00a0Tim Harbich has sent a further email of clarification: ‘Some of our staff may not be happy with the current restructuring of the operations and are seeking alternative employment.\u00a0This doesn’t change the fact that Kitima isn’t closing.\u00a0The \u201cclosing date\u201d may have been confused with the previously annual closing time during August, which is no longer happening’.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com\/blog<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0<\/strong>Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a>\u00a0Instagram: @Chris_Ulmenstein<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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July has seen the opening of new restaurants Burger & Lobster, Unframed Ice Cream, ASH, and more, despite it still being the middle of winter. Shock\u00a0news is that long-established\u00a0Kitima is closing next week (see Postscript). A number of other restaurants have closed. We update information about newly opened and closed restaurants continuously, and welcome information. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[29859,3,124,266,20,31,32565,293],"tags":[26974,14557,4942,29665,33706,33260,33261,2822,18012,19396,33414,64,29635,32850,33599,27089,32525,5944,484,34291,10296,6117,34445,32366,1510,917,1386,17048,32497,11979,1686,32378,23113,34525,33582,20371,139,34529,33828,33995,506,33465,3849,34527,34292,34122,34424,34133,13566,32499,33797,34530,33449,5035,24355,581,34289,11384,23760,33466,26337,31366,32512,12854,33685,33799,15589,33597,14134,33529,39,11732,18751,31593,4911,3769,34523,33619,31800,555,33580,33796,33318,33867,33123,34290,34134,33866,9098,249,651,34423,32433,21472,33681,31080,33804,17266,33450,33962,33899,34528,33,2430,28425,4932,20585,33783,33408,32618,33288,13,8838,41,34031,15514,32244,14128,4786,33779,34027,34123,34288,19395,34131,33805,33581,4943,34531,33484,11790,33614,22662,34025,14442,34262,24029,11792,3142,6174,34521,34526,32817,6581,34275,33151,31276,33778,7518,33880,21028,34380,29190,33596,34532,1157,34427,34522,34029,116,33481,33486,33269,19872,34524,25645,1528,32382],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t