{"id":104221,"date":"2015-11-16T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T09:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=104221"},"modified":"2015-11-16T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T09:57:08","slug":"these-are-the-10-best-restaurants-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/104221\/these-are-the-10-best-restaurants-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the 10 best restaurants in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa’s top 10 restaurants have been named in the 2015 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.<\/p>\n

Taking the crown is The Test Kitchen in Cape Town’s, which has won the award every year since 2012.<\/p>\n

The Test Kitchen, which opened in November 2010, is headed by Luke Dale-Roberts, who places a big focus on flavour.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is flavour, and layers of flavour,\u201d Dale-Roberts said.<\/p>\n

The British-born chef trained in Switzerland and England before heading to Asia for a five year stint, launching several restaurants in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and the Philippines.<\/p>\n

The Test Kitchen was also ranked as the 28th best restaurant in the world, according to the 2015 S.Pellegrino World\u2019s Best Restaurants ranking.<\/p>\n

Of the top 10 restaurants awarded by Eat Out, eight can be found in the Western Cape, with only two Gauteng restaurants listed: Five Hundred at the Saxon Hotel in Sandton, and Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0A R1,600 meal prepared by South Africa\u2019s best chef<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chef Scot Kirton from Constantia restaurant, La Colombe (ranked second overall), was named chef of the year.<\/p>\n

These are the top restaurants in South Africa:<\/p>\n

1. The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

A meal from The Test Kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n

2. La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"La<\/a>

La Colombe meal<\/p><\/div>\n

3. The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais (Franschhoek)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A meal from The Tasting Room<\/p><\/div>\n

4. Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel (Constantia, Cape Town)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greenhouse<\/a>

Greenhouse dessert<\/p><\/div>\n

5. Five Hundred at The Saxon Hotel (Sandton, Johannesburg)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Five<\/a>

Five Hundred fine dining<\/p><\/div>\n

6. The Restaurant at Waterkloof (Somerset West)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Waterkloof<\/a>

Waterkloof meal<\/p><\/div>\n

7. Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient (Elandsfontein, Pretoria)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Mosaic<\/a>

A meal from Restaurant Mosaic<\/p><\/div>\n

8. Terroir (Stellenbosch)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Terroir<\/a>

Terroir linefish<\/p><\/div>\n

9. The Pot Luck Club (Woodstock, Cape Town)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A meal from The Pot Luck Club<\/p><\/div>\n

10. Jordan Restaurant (Stellenbosch)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A meal from Jordan Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n

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