Durban Restaurants

Awarded 2010 Platinum Diners Club Wine List Award, Café 1999 captures palates on a journey of taste sensations for a unique experience at a vibrant and buzzing cafe-style restaurant. A simple but trendy interior complements the energetic ambience in this popular venue, frequented by everyone from the young and carefree to business people. With portions of delectable dishes specifically designed to be shared and passed around the table, diners can explore and tantalise the taste buds with small tasty portions and handpicked wines purposefully chosen to compliment each meal. A trendy, vibrant and buzzing dining experience awaits you at the unique Cafe 1999.

Tucked away in Glen Ore Centre in Glen Ashley, Livingston’s Gastro pub cradles the palate with decently flavourful food bursting with colour and display. The décor touches on quite sophistication on a palate of grey and slate heightened by floor to ceiling windows and bold leather corner banquets. Exposed brick and low hung bold red industrial lighting warmed by caramel wooden flooring stretches across to a large fully stocked bar. Blackboards highlight local wines, beers and cocktails selections complimented by gastronomic delights spilling off the menu.

For superb views and creative delicious food, Mundo Vida is a must-try. This stylish innovative restaurant serves genuine food spilling off a broad-spectrum menu boasting the freshest seafood, succulent steaks and contemporary dishes. With 180 degrees sweeping views and a large weatherproof deck, Mundo Vida features lazy summer lunches, sunset cocktails and moonlit dinners over crisp white linen tables and excellent local and international wine list. For genuine food and inspired cooking, visit Mundo Vida on South Beach Road, Umdloti.

Linger over a sumptuous breakfast at this bustling breakfast spot or wind down feasting on hearty suppers, Oscars entices the palate with local cuisine and homely comforts in a vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere. Offering a wide selection of delicious meals enhanced by a relaxed and trendy ambience, locals and visitors linger the day away exploring the hearty dishes that tantalise the palate. From sumptuous breakfasts, fresh Line Fish, King Klip, succulent Lamb Shanks, assorted specialised curries and cascading open sandwiches to super Oscars Burgers patrons can be assured of a home away from home setting that will wind down the days events and inspire early mornings.

Soak up the laidback ambience garnished with fresh buffets of International and African specialities set in the exquisite Hilton Hotel. Elegant, casual and enrobed in a traditional Zulu ambience infused with a contemporary setting of stainless steal and glass amidst a feast of plump oysters, prawns or melt in the mouth crayfish. Alongside mouth-watering buffet, diners have a choice of selecting the freshest meals spilling off the Ala Carte with the likes of Indian delights such as Samoosa, Crumbed Mushrooms with Paneer and Chilli Dumplings or Prawn Masala, Rack of Lamb, Oxtail Casserole and a trilogy of curries. Alongside the well-catered menu, there are options to indulge in local seafood, midland veal complimented by an extensive wine list.

This inviting restaurant blends an extensive menu with superb décor and service lending reputation as a top quality restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere. Begin the day with a buffet breakfast or sample delicious creations from the Ala Carte menu for lunch or dinner such as tender Lamb Shank braised for 3 hours with honey, grain mustard, lemon, tomato, red wine and rosemary or a lighter meal such as fresh crispy salads, tortilla wraps, sandwiches and snack baskets amongst other culinary delights. Riverside Café boasts signature dishes complimented by a relaxed atmosphere. Whether dining indoors or around the pool, the Riverside Café lives up to their reputation as a top quality restaurant with wonderful atmosphere.

Surrounded by sharks and the deep blue in one of Durban’s most spectacular settings, The Cargo Hold at uShaka Marine World offers diners a unique sophisticated ambience nestled in the stern of the Phantom Ship with superb views of the ocean and shark tank. Brimming with spicy, fruity and exotic flavours conceived from the freshest KZN produce, The Cargo Hold promises a culinary journey of a lifetime onboard the decks of the infamous Phantom Ship.