Restaurants near Oranjezicht
*Distances are shown as the crow flies and are not necessarily the actual travelling
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City Bowl Fine Dining restaurant
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City Bowl (0.4 km from Oranjezicht) This restaurant offers gourmet meals and a true fine dining opportunity for the more discerning diner. Fantastic food that bursts with flavour and originality is what you can expect, and no expense has been spared creating the beautiful, elegant and classy environment that serves as a feast for the senses. A la carte and table d' haute are offered, and both these experiences are complemented by the award winning wine list. Views of Table Mountain, Lion's Head, the city and the ocean ridden with ships and yachs will leave you speechless as you savour some of the tasties dishes around. If you want to spoil yourself or that special someone, be sure not to miss out.
Gardens Italian restaurant
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Gardens (0.7 km from Oranjezicht) Small and intimate, Limoncello caters with a cosy dining area and relaxing bar/lounge for pre/after dinner drinks.
Try their delicious pizza base crisps dipped in olive oil and balsamic before tucking into a hearty pizza.
The menu is small but big on flavour offering traditional Italian dishes tossed with garlic and typical Italian ingredients.
The wine list is small but well partnered with the menu.
Gardens Asian restaurant
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Gardens (0.7 km from Oranjezicht) Chef Pons offers quality Asian cuisine from China, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Mongolia and Japan. The variety is mind boggling and there really is something for everyone.
The restaurant has a laid-back atmosphere and is popular with a lot of famous faces and celebrities. The dishes are prepared using just the freshest ingredients providing taste sensations not easily forgotten.
Real oriental chefs drive the woks and their experience and know-how shine through in the food. Try the roast Mandarin duck or the spicy Thai chicken jungle curry for the more adventurous palate.
There is a well thought out wine list that will make pairing your food an easy task, and if you want to experience something original and new, order the Asian beer.
Bring friends, bring family, but most of all, relax and enjoy.
Gardens French restaurant
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Gardens (0.7 km from Oranjezicht) Café Chic boasts a classic French bistro taste and a menu that flirts with the palate and cool and un-usual ways.
Try the squid-ink tagliatelle served with swordfish, or the dreamy Grand Marnier soufflé for dessert complimented by a small local wine list and grand highly priced French version.
Extensive cocktails and cognacs cater variety as do they various rooms that slip off the main annex of the house.
Begin the night perusing the menu in one of two elegant restaurants or the heavenly patisserie, then wet the palate in the grand Moroccan chill out tent furnished in velvet drapes and soft lounging cushions.
Café Chic is open for breakfast and lunch and light meals such as tapas and drinks in the evening.
Mouille Point Italian restaurant
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Mouille Point (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) A well-loved spot exuding a cosmopolitan mix of meat lovers and old school ambiance, Nelson’s Eye brims with hearty, tasty and meaty dishes.
From racks of ribs, t-bones, slabs of matured perfectly aged fillet all served with chips, spinach and moerish pumpkin.
The wine list rolls heavy on reds with a few whites to compliment some dishes, but as many come for the steak; the wine list does not take centre stage.
Located along Hof Street, Nelson’s Eye is a must try, even just to put steaks to test (as the menu promises).
Cape Town Fine Dining restaurant
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Cape Town (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) This mid 19th centaury mansion, steeped in history and National Cape Monument status rests in Gardens, behind the historic Mount Nelson Hotel.
Fine dining is the order of the day, at the only venue in the world where you can enjoy cuisine excellence in the company of four Nobel Peace Prize Laureates commissioned oil portraits, hung on the historical walls.
Discover a rare dining experience, steeped in history and breathtaking surrounds at The Laureate at Leinster Hall.
Cape Town Mediterranean restaurant
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Cape Town (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) The cosy and casual vibe makes dining at Marika’s a anytime dining experience. Dressed in rustic holiday art that adorns the walls and casual décor with heavy striped crockery up scaling the tables.
The menu brims with starters, which include old favourites, like dolmades and skordalia, flame grilled sardines or fried whitebait.
Try the slow baked lamb for mains, or the vegetarian moussaka topped with a souffléd white sauce.
Desert is heaven on plate, try the halva ice cream blended to creamy-nutty heaven and if the nougatine cake is in stock, grab it!
Cape Town Italian restaurant
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Cape Town (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) Housed inside a delightful tiny old house dressed in elegant wooden furniture, nostalgic old pictures and a light and airy feel, Caffe Milano serves a loyal following of ladies with delicious breakfasts, freshly baked sourdough bread (made on site) and heavenly pastries.
The menu proffers daily pasta specials, which could be penne with steak strips in a creamy sauce, or croissants filled with fior di latte mozzarella and tomato, or smoked salmon and cream cheese.
The carpaccios, either beef or tuna remain popular choices and do the superb steak tartare.
Pop in for some gossip, pastries and feminine buzz at Caffe Milano in Kloof Street.
Cape Town Contemporary restaurant
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Cape Town (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) This small, modern space caters for well-heeled clientele in stylish surrounds offering all day brunch affairs that will tantalise and pamper the palate.
The menu leans towards contemporary and tapas style dining with popular choices such as Salmon, avocado and perfectly poached egg on to die for coconut bread is must try.
Brunch selections range from boiled egg with toast soldiers to gourmet open sandwiches supplemented by delectable tapas, gourmet salads and lunch specials such as luscious white wine and chicken risotto or seared beef fillet.
Indulge further with delicious walnut loaves, or date bread and silky cupcakes from the take away menu.
Gardens Asian restaurant
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Gardens (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) Authentic Eastern flavours and a beautifully decorated large dining space awaits you at Jewel Tavern. The menu leaves you spoilt for choice and a predominantly Chinese menu will satisfy every palate.
Try the lip smacking crispy duck or the delectable spareribs, both crammed with flavour. Traditional favourites like the sweet and sour pork and chow mein also do not disappoint.
A cool Dim Sum bar adds a certain social aspect to the restaurant that more often than not is lacking in places like these. The house speciality is the kingklip, served on a hot plate with caramelized onions and their top secret kingklip sauce.
A relaxing ambience creates the perfect environment where family and friends can enjoy Asian cuisine at its best.
Gardens Mediterranean restaurant
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Gardens (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) Capetonians and visitors have enjoyed Restaurant Paradiso’s hospitality since 1992. French Restaurateurs, Marie Dischinger and Pierre Deloge took it over in January 2008. Their passion, dedication and fresh ideas will ensure Paradiso remains a firm favourite in the hearts and minds of locals and visitors from afar.Le Restau Paradiso is located in upper Kloof Street, Gardens with a magnificent view of the mountain and City Centre. Lunch or dinner in the garden or on the balcony will be an occasion to remember.Relax, enjoy a glass of wine and a delicious meal. The warm Mediterranean decor and friendly staff will bring you back time and time again.Expect traditional French and South African specialities on our menu. We are famous for our Pan fried beef fillet, Lamb shank, Ostrich bobotie and Warm lamb salad. Vegetable Tian, Beef Bourguignon, Quiche Lorraine and Seafood Armoricaine are new. The Menu changes regularly to ensure that mainly seasonal and local ingredients are used, seafood is fresh and to “amuser vos papilles” (to keep your taste buds intrigued).
Gardens Bistro restaurant
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Gardens (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) Café Paradiso is the gentle tonic our daily lives forget. This stunning venue is about family values, long held traditions, warm welcoming hospitality and wholesome goodness. A beautiful garden setting with breathtaking mountain views, an inviting serene interior encourage relaxed, leisurely dining experiences and gentle celebrations.
Superb traditional fare spills off the menu, embracing the simplicity of food in a relaxed farm stall setting. Dishes touch upon French and Mediterranean flavours with a classical Italian influence and offer selections such as fresh salads, lamb shank and the best fillet steaks. Fresh pasta is made on the premises and a farm-style bakery produces fresh breads and delicious treats daily.
Indulge your sweet side with sinfully decadent lemon ricotta cheesecake and chocolate fondant.
Trading hours:
Mondays are closed;
Tuesday to Saturday - 9 am to 10 pm;
Sunday - 10 am to 7 pm.
City Bowl Thai restaurant
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City Bowl (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) 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.
Gardens Burgers restaurant
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Gardens (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) This unique, characterful spot screams burgers, bikes, and beer. The interior is complemented by an old-fashioned jukebox, making you feel as if you've stepped into another era entirely.
Try the infamous 1 kg burger, or one of the delicious vegetarian meals should you not be feeling carnivorous. Saints has no less than six beer brews on tap.
Only 100 pure beef patties are served and the staff grind the meat themselves. The meat is accompanied by only the freshest ingredients and the restaurant does not skimp on quality or quantity.
Bring the rocker in you to this pumping spot in the vibrant Kloof Street, and rediscover a world of bikers, beer, giant burgers and ye olde rock and roll.
Vredehoek Mediterranean restaurant
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Vredehoek (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) For tasty light bites with a Mediterranean influence, Lazari Food Gallery is a great place for a quick bite or a relaxed time with good friends.
Superb breakfasts and delicious mains, available in half portions are the order of the day, as well as a variety of cupcakes that Lazari is famous for.
Attentive service and a homely feel make patrons feel relaxed and at ease as they sample the delights on offer.
A buzzing spot, full of character, Lazari’s Food Gallery is well worth a visit.
City Bowl Coffee Shop restaurant
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City Bowl (0.8 km from Oranjezicht) Carmellos is a typical European-style corner coffee shop in the lovely Mother City. This restaurant doubles as a bakery and at any time you will experience intoxicating smells wafting though the surrounding streets.
The menu is simple, but extensive and the cuisine hearty and comforting. Try a packed omelette for breakfast and couple it with a steaming cup-a-joe. Here you can also enjoy a traditional English, German and even a Saganaki breakfast that consists of two eggs, succulent bacon, cheese grillers, halloumi cheese, saganaki sauce and grilled tomato.
The rest of the menu offers everything from awesome toasted sarmies, interesting pastas, a variety of wraps and even French crepes to hake and chips, waffles and cocktails.
Whatever you are in the mood for, you are sure to leave satisfied.
Gardens Italian restaurant
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Gardens (0.9 km from Oranjezicht) This bustling, vibrant and friendly venue has earned its place as one of Cape Town's friendliest restaurants. Service comes with a smile and the pizzas and pastas come with unique family recipes to ensure that all Bacini's foods are exceptional!
The gorgeous summer nights are embraced with the setting out of this restaurant – an outside seating area accommodates 60 people and one can easily feel as though you may be sitting at a trattoria in Italy, with Kloof Street turning into a magically lit backdrop. Romondo and family are always happy to mingle among the diners and their hospitality and service ethic will make you feel like a regular, even on your first visit to Bacini's!
In winter this is a cozy 'hang-out” offering a unique blend of garlic aromas, the sound of happy laughter, and the clinking of glasses as locals, regulars and “new kids” on the block toast to life in the happy family environment. The pizzas are as generous as the Napoli family and the pastas are.....well....Italian! Delicious, divine and delectable!
We offer a selection of meat and chicken dishes, salads, pizzas and pastas. Wherever your taste-buds feel like taking you, you will be transported to a culinary experience that is real value for money and you will be back for more!
Gardens Contemporary restaurant
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Gardens (0.9 km from Oranjezicht) The delicious interior relaxes and inspires the senses while the gourmet cuisine indulges the palate and tempts with decadent cakes on display and delicious aroma of coffee filling the air.
Enjoy a tasty selection from the menu dining indoors or alfresco at Shelley’s Gourmet Café in Kloof Street.
Gardens Portuguese restaurant
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Gardens (0.9 km from Oranjezicht) 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.
Gardens International restaurant
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Gardens (0.9 km from Oranjezicht) Now trading by day too, extending onto the sidewalk, diners relax on comfortable high chairs sipping frothy cappuccinos indulging in tasty croissants.
Enjoy some light meals if the sweeter things in life don’t tempt you at Ooh La La for lunch or dinner.