The 10 Best Restaurants In Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg’s has a wide-ranging dining scene: from hidden spots where foodies can try local fare to excellent venues specializing in international cuisine, this South African city is full of flavor. Here we update our previous guide to the ten best restaurants across the many districts and suburbs of Johannesburg.
1. Cafe del Sol
Restaurant, Cafe, Italian
2. Cube Tasting Kitchen
Cube Tasting Kitchen
Johannesburg’s Cube Tasting Kitchen offers a quite unconventional dining experience. The kitchen serves 30 guests at a time, so a reservation is essential. The lucky 30 are then presented with a pre-fixed, 10-course tasting menu, which is slowly revealed dish after dish over the course of no less than three hours. Such a peculiar format arises from the owners’ vision of dining as a community-building occasion, a spark to ignite conversation and community. Cube Tasting Kitchen’s menu is changed monthly and takes influences from the best-known international cuisines.
Cube Tasting Kitchen, 17 4th Ave, Johannesburg, South Africa, +27 82 422 8158
3. DW 11-13
Restaurant, Contemporary
After years of experience in the UK and South Africa, in 2009 chef Marthinus Ferreira eventually established his own restaurant in Johannesburg, DW 11-13. Here, Ferreira pampers his guests, receiving them in a modernly elegant dining room with a menu of creative dishes firmly founded on local cuisine. Recipes like the hammed kroon duck, the oxtail wellington or the roasted hake make this one of the best fine-dining restaurants in Joburg. If you’re looking for a more casual dinner, join the restaurant’s Grazing Room alongside the many youngsters who flock to this venue, and feast on Spanish tapas showcased in the menu.
4. District Six Eatery
Restaurant, African, Asian, Malaysian
5. Five Hundred
Restaurant, South African
Koi
Choose Koi for a delicious Asian dinner in Johannesburg. With two locations in the city, in Sandton and Rosebank, and another two in Pretoria and Cape Town, Koi is known for a surprising fusion of Japanese and Chinese cuisine with influences inspired by Western fare. decorated, the Koi restaurants blend Oriental allure with the layout of a fast-food diner, managing to accommodate its numerous customers while still maintaining a pleasant ambiance. Koi’s outlets are widely regarded as some of the best spots in Johannesburg to taste great sushi; and Rosebank’s Koi, in particular, boasts a delightful outdoor lounge for a charming al fresco dining experience.
Koi Rosebank, The Firs Shopping Centre, Cnr Cradock & Biermann Avenues, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, +27 11 447 2440
Koi Sandton, 24 Central, Shop No 3, Cnr. Fredman Drive & Gwen Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, +27 11 883 7247
6. Mythos
Restaurant, Greek
7. Tasha's
Restaurant, Cafe, Street Food
8. The Grillhouse
Restaurant, South African
9. Wombles
Restaurant, Steakhouse
There’s a fine, juicy line connecting Johannesburg’s steakhouse Wombles and the African country of Zimbabwe. Wombles’s owners hail from Zimbabwe, and so does the quality, delicious beef meat that they serve their patrons in finger-licking dishes and hearty portions. Customers can make their pick from a tantalizing gamut of eleven different cuts of meat, which come to the table with a romantic touch – a decoration of colourful pansies. Housed in a stately villa, the restaurant’s stunning dining rooms, featuring arresting red walls and opulent furnishings, recreates a bygone aura of Colonial times.
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