{"id":348691,"date":"2019-10-24T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=348691"},"modified":"2019-10-24T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T12:20:08","slug":"here-are-30-of-the-top-restaurants-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/348691\/here-are-30-of-the-top-restaurants-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are 30 of the top restaurants in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eat Out has <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatout.co.za\/article\/30-nominees-south-africas-top-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published<\/a> <\/strong>its list of 30 nominees for its annual restaurant awards.<\/p>\n<p>The nominees were picked by a panel of critics made up of a diverse range of individuals including seasoned journalists, bloggers, writers, trained chefs, caterers, food personalities, lecturers and former restaurateurs.<\/p>\n<p>These industry experts rate thousands of candidates &#8211; including the most viewed restaurants on the site, those that received reader reviews, and those recommended by critics.<\/p>\n<p>The highest-scoring restaurants are then reviewed and the best are selected to form the Eat Out 500. The critics always dine unannounced and pay for their meals in full to ensure fair, unbiased reviewing.<\/p>\n<p>The official list of the top 10 restaurants in the country will be announced in November.<\/p>\n<p>As in previous years, the list is dominated by restaurants from Cape Town and the Western Cape.\u00a0 However, there are a number of notable selections from Gauteng and KZN.<\/p>\n<p>The nominees, in <strong>alphabetical order<\/strong>, are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camphors at Vergelegen &#8211; Somerset West<\/li>\n<li>Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia &#8211; Constantia<\/li>\n<li>Chefs Warehouse at Maison &#8211; Franschhoek<\/li>\n<li>Eike &#8211; Stellenbosch<\/li>\n<li>FABER &#8211; Paarl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_348701\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348701\" class=\"wp-image-348701\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eike in Stellenbosch.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Fermier Restaurant &#8211; Pretoria<\/li>\n<li>Foxcroft &#8211; Constantia<\/li>\n<li>FYN Restaurant &#8211; Cape Town<\/li>\n<li>Grei &#8211; Sandton<\/li>\n<li>Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort &#8211; Constantia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_348695\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FYN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348695\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348695\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FYN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FYN.png 990w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FYN-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FYN-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FYN restaurant in Cape Town.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Janse &amp; Co &#8211; Cape Town<\/li>\n<li>Jardine Restaurant &#8211; Stellenbosch<\/li>\n<li>Jordan Restaurant &#8211; Stellenbosch<\/li>\n<li>La Colombe &#8211; Constantia Nek<\/li>\n<li>La Petite Colombe &#8211; Franschhoek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_348699\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348699\" class=\"wp-image-348699\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Colombe.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Colombe in Constantia.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>La T\u00eate &#8211; Cape Town<\/li>\n<li>Le Coin Fran\u00e7ais &#8211; Franschhoek<\/li>\n<li>LivingRoom at Summerhill Estate &#8211; Durban<\/li>\n<li>Overture &#8211; Stellenbosch<\/li>\n<li>Pierneef \u00e0 La Motte &#8211; Franschhoek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_348693\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348693\" class=\"wp-image-348693\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike.jpg 750w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Eike-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overture in Stellenbosch.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 &#8211; Franschhoek<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient &#8211; Pretoria<\/li>\n<li>Rust en Vrede &#8211; Stellenbosch<\/li>\n<li>Salsify &#8211; Camps Bay<\/li>\n<li>The Restaurant at Waterkloof &#8211; Somerset West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_348703\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348703\" class=\"wp-image-348703\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Protege-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-348703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 in Franschoek.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Shortmarket Club &#8211; Cape Town<\/li>\n<li>The Test Kitchen &#8211; Woodstock<\/li>\n<li>Tjing Tjing Momiji &#8211; Cape Town<\/li>\n<li>The Werf Restaurant at Boschendal &#8211; Franschhoek<\/li>\n<li>Wolfgat &#8211; Paternoster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/348515\/a-look-at-durbans-new-r380-million-promenade-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A look at Durban\u2019s new R380 million promenade upgrade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eat Out has published its list of 30 nominees for its annual restaurant awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":348697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[10781,26],"class_list":["post-348691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-eat-out","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348691"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348715,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348691\/revisions\/348715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}