South Africa is home to world-renowned fine-dining restaurants – with most charging over R1,000 per meal per person.<\/p>\n
According to the World’s 50 Best Restaurant List<\/a> (they also include 51-100), Cape Town-based Fyn<\/a> is the 37th best restaurant in the World – and the best in Africa.<\/p>\n Fyn – pronounced fain – has a Japanese-inspired menu and sources its ingredients from local Cape Town farms.<\/p>\n The restaurant serves dishes such as Ostrich egg chawanmushi, Guinea fowl wonton, and Outeniqua springbok.<\/p>\n Another Cape Town restaurant, Le Colombe<\/a>, ranks 56th in the global rankings and serves modern French-meets-Asian cuisine.<\/p>\n Paternoster-based restaurant Wolfgat<\/a> also makes the list coming 90th – dropping out of the top 50 and losing its 2021 crown as the best restaurant in Africa.<\/p>\n The best restaurant in the World is Geranium<\/a>, located in the Danish national soccer team’s stadium in Copenhagen. The restaurant has a seasonal tasting menu that includes 20 meatless dishes.<\/p>\n Copenhagen retains the crown for having the best restaurant after three-Michelin-star Noma’s victory in 2021. However, Noma has recently announced that it will close after allegations of a toxic workplace culture.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Despite being ranked as the best restaurant in Africa by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, Fyn did not receive a 3-star restaurant rating at the 2022 Eat Out restaurant awards<\/a> – instead, being given a 2-star rating.<\/p>\n Le Colombe and Wolfgat were both given a 3-star rating by Eat Out’s judges. Le Colombe’s sister restaurant, the Pier Restaurant<\/a> in Cape Town, also received the accolade, and so did another Cape Town restaurant, Salsify at the Roundhouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n The LivingRoom at Summerhill Guest Estate<\/a> outside of Durban was crowned Eat Out’s 2022 restaurant of the year.<\/p>\n 2023 expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n South Africans are expected to shift and seek out convenience meals and takeaways in 2023 due to adverse economic conditions, with a global recession expected to occur.<\/p>\n After the Covid-19 lockdown significantly improved delivery services across the country, a greater takeaway culture also exists in South Africa.<\/p>\n However,\u00a0fine-dining establishments are expected to remain resilient despite the dire economic conditions.<\/p>\n Writing on Bizcommunity<\/a>, Ryan Cole, head chef at Salsify at the Roundhouse, says that after the Covid-19 pandemic, people are eager to “come out and value experiences more than ever.”<\/p>\n He adds that restaurants will invest more time, money, and energy into creating exceptional culinary experiences, with a further focus on African identities in food.<\/p>\n The best restaurants in South Africa are as follows:<\/p>\n Fyn<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by FYN (@fynrestaurant)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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