Azure

Address: Twelve Apostles Hotel, Victoria Drive, Bakoven

Telephone: +27 21 437-9029

Website: www.12apostleshotel.com/dining/dining/azure

Savour the finest indigenous and international cuisine on offer in our extremely popular Azure Restaurant. Henrico Grobbelaar, our Executive Chef, is on hand to create a variety of exquisite dishes including meat, seafood and vegetarian options. From the spicy entree of our Cape Malay pickled fish or the delicate fresh oysters followed by a butternut, baby marrow and morogo lasagne or the grilled kingklip served with sautéed brown rice and chives with a roasted fennel sauce, your taste buds will be infused by the finest of organic ingredients. Azure is the first to introduce Fynbos cooking - utilising this natural wild vegetation from our gardens and rounded off with a delightfully sweet dessert of fynbos honey bavarois or Bea's baked cheesecake. Taken on our stunning terrace overlooking the ocean and magnificent sunset you will truly experience the magic of Azure!

Beluga

Address: The Foundry, Prestwich St, Green Point, Cape Town

Telephone: +27 21 418-2948

Website: www.beluga.co.za

Beluga Restuarant first opened its doors in 1999 to immediate public acclaim, attracting diners such as Bill Clinton, Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey and Tiger Woods and winning a spot in the top 60 New Restuarants in the world, as voted by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.

Five Flies

Address: Keerom St, City

Telephone: +27 21 424-4442

Website: www.fiveflies.co.za

There are many elements to be savoured within the Five Flies; from the bare brick wall afternoon wine bar to the interior cobbled courtyard serving casual lunch and dinners, private dining rooms all apportioned with their own individual flair and the sumptuous cigar bar and lounge upstairs.

Ginja

Address: 12 Castle St, City

Telephone: +27 21 426-2368

Glam describes the guests as well! Expect the unexpected at this romantic and trendy venue. Chef Mike Basset's "passion food" combines elements of Europe, Australia and Asia and fuse seamlessly to create harmony and pizzaz. Choice of 2, 3 or 4 course meals and a good wine list.

Grand Cafe & Beach

Address: Beach Road, Granger Bay

Telephone: +27 21 425-0551

Here's another red hot release on the Cape Town restaurant scene. It is adjacent to the V&A Waterfront and flows out onto its very own bespoke beach where sun-seekers can laze on Indian day beds, ordering from the outside beach bar, or cool off in two round sea water pools. Diners are treated to a chic, bistro-styled menu for both lunch and dinner, serving up old and new classics or gourmet thin-crust from the feature pizza oven. The wine list, meanwhile, includes local sparkling wine & French champagne at most attractive prices.

Myoga

Address: Vineyard Hotel, Colinton Rd, Newlands

Telephone: +27 21 657-4500

Website: www.myoga.co.za

Award-winning chef Mike Bassett’s venture, Myoga, is a 100-seater restaurant located at the luxury Vineyard Hotel and Spa in Newlands, Cape Town. Myoga, meaning Ginger Blossom in Japanese, incorporates an innovative new-age vivacity with the tranquility of Myoga’s spectacular position within the Vineyard Hotel’s lush, 6-acre garden. The emphasis is on contemporary fusion, with a myriad taste options for both lunch and dinner. At Myoga diners can expect the same passion and exacting standards that Mike brings to all his endeavours, but in a more gentle setting.

Salt

Address: Ambassador Hotel, Bantry Bay

Telephone: +27 21 439-6170

Website: www.saltrestaurant.co.za

Salt Deli and Salt Vodka Bar are both enticing additions to the Ambassador Hotel portfolio. General Manager of the Salt brand, Ruan Olivier, says: “There is nothing quite like Salt Deli in the Bantry Bay area. Guests can pop in any time from early morning until 9pm – for a great cup of coffee or something delicious to eat.” To keep cuisine interesting and ever changing, Salt Restaurant’s award winning chef Jacques de Jager has introduced daily specials for deli diners.

Sevruga

Address: Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront

Telephone: +27 21 421-5134

Website: www.sevruga.co.za

This is the sexy sister to the well known Beluga in Green Point. The restaurant offers superb outdoor seating right on the quayside, as well as a warm wood-paneled interior- featuring their extensive selection of wines. They offer and extensive, beautifully presented seafood menu, a fantastic sushi selection as well as non seafood items, including their 45 day aged beef! This hip restaurant has been very well received by the "in" crowd in Cape Town and carries our recommendation for food, setting and service.

Vanilla

Address: Cape Quarter, Somerset Road, Green Point

Telephone: +27 21 421-1319

Website: www.vanillarestaurant.co.za

Vanilla is Cape Town's own piece of Manhattan - it's show business style dining at its finest and most glamorous. Vanilla Restaurant and Cocktail Bar is the newest, chicest place to meet with evocative global cuisine to match - marrying fine dining, exceptional wines and cocktails with cutting edge décor in solid glass. And while soft jazz plays, guests can enjoy star-studded nights both indoors and out. Delicate vanilla essence permeates the cuisine and many cocktails on offer, reminding guests that fine food and drink is pure love.