City Bowl Restaurants

Located in an old Victorian-style house brimming with traditional features such as sash windows, high ceilings and fireplaces. Several inter leading dining rooms offer an intimate dining experience complimented by a large bar and large screen TV’s. Dine alfresco on the spacious elevated deck with views of Table Mountain and the city or enjoy an intimate dinner alongside a crackling fireplace. The menu caters seafood and flavourful fusion cuisine, enjoyed alongside the extensive drinks menu and comfortable surrounds. Tiger Giant Seafood & Fusion Cuisine is easily located along Upper Union Street, Gardens.

Remaining true to Japan, the Japanese themes and traditional paintings create an air of authenticity, complimented by well-known sushi dishes and chef’s specialties. Dine alfresco or relax in the more formal dining room. If sushi beacons, then enjoy a casual dining experience at the sushi counter flanked by colourful dishes and décor. The Asian menu focuses on curries, stir-fries and noodles, or traditional favourites such as the sizzling beef on a hotplate or the chicken with cashew nuts. Try the popular steamed or pan-fried dumplings available in prawn, pork, and spicy or vegetarian options. The chef’s specialties come highly recommended or the red duck curry or Peking duck with pancakes rounded off with banana and chocolate spring rolls.

This unpretentious eatery proffers hearty Portuguese cuisine and a well-priced wine list. Dine alfresco during balmy summer months on the veranda on traditional steak, egg, chips, rice and salad. Beef and chicken trinchado rests in a nice garlicky wine sauce and the prawn rissoles, crispy on the outside, explode with a rich creamy sauce and bits of prawn, fanned with some lemon juice. Winter seeks warmth and hearty dishes such as the feijoda (a traditional bean, pork, chorizo, and chicken stew) perfect for wintery evenings.

Located in the hub of CBD, Valora caters for families, business meetings, casual lunches and romantic dinners all within beautiful and relaxed surrounds. The menu boasts a unique take on Mediterranean cuisine touched with a hint of French, Italian, Greek and Portuguese. Try the assorted mezze to start, or a delicious, interesting salads for those with a smaller appetite, main meals such as the Gorgonzola and fresh Namibian dessert truffle risotto, Gastronomical Turkish spiced fillet, Beef ragout, Herb encrusted line fish are a must try and desserts including the to-die-for chocolate fondant. Pamper the palate with unforgettable flavours at Valora on the corner of Loop and Hout Street.

Legend be told that a local by the name of Van Hunks, got into a smoking contest with the devil and lost causing the misty smoke around the mountains. Diners can enjoyed reliving this legend around two smoking fireplaces or the deck sampling delicious South African fare. Take the palate on an African celebration sampling the likes of peri-peri chicken livers, rump steak to Cape Malay bobotie and springbok shank.

Decor is an art form at Vanilla restaurant, with superb attention to detail throughout this state of the art, modern venue. The decor must be seen to be believed with two dining levels, a striking palette of colours, tables adorned with orchids, plush chairs, a solid glass staircase, a vanilla-coloured grand piano on a floating stage and lighting in the evening that creates a truly unique ambience. Vanilla Restaurant offers a truly decadent fine dining experience that will be hard to forget.

Open 7 days a week and bustling every Friday afternoon in the cocktail lounge, Voila! caters with unique and trendy décor perfect for a quick coffee, lazy lunch or complete indulgence. Serving breakfast and lunch, you can enjoy the unique atmosphere and imported Theodor French Teas with a crusty pastry or relax with a cool cocktail unwinding the day with friends and colleagues.

Most of the décor comes from old junk shops and scrap yards, given a new lease of life and purpose. The decor arouses and quirky, nostalgic feel, working seamlessly to compliment the uncomplicated menu. Using only the freshest ingredients, the menu proffers crispy ginger fish, artichoke and mushroom pasta or veal limone. Expect signature dishes such as the wood fired Tuscan lamb pizza and chickpea and lentil burger. Located along Deer Park Avenue, the Woodlands Eatery makes a refreshing eatery for lunch or dinner.

Spend a relaxing evening with your friends at Yindee's restaurant, reputed to be the home of the finest authentic Thai cuisine in the Southern hemisphere. Situated off trendy Kloof Street in an historic Victorian house and artfully decorated to create a peaceful Thai ambiance, Yindee's offers Southern Thai home cooking at it's finest. Voted top Cape Town Thai restaurant, their excellent wine list compliments the traditional Thai menu. If you're in the mood for seafood, vegetarian or Asian, Yindee's is well worth a visit.