18 November 2019

South Africa's best restaurants 2019!

South Africa's leading restaurant guide, Eat Out, has announced the winners of the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards at GrandWest in Cape Town on 17 November 2019. According to Eat Out, "La Colombe" in Constantia is South Africa's best restaurant of the year. The "The Test Kitchen" in Woodstock was named second best restaurant in South Africa, followed by last year's winner "The Restaurant at Waterkloof" in Somerset West and "Wolfgat", which was named "Restaurant of the Year" at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards 2019.


The Top 20 restaurants:
  1. La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)
  2. The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)
  3. The Restaurant at Waterkloof (Somerset West)
  4. Wolfgat (Paternoster, West Coast)
  5. FYN Restaurant (City Bowl, Cape Town)
  6. La Petite Colombe (Franschhoek)
  7. Eike (Stellenbosch)
  8. Salsify (Camps Bay, Cape Town)
  9. Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient (Elandsfontein, Pretoria)
  10. Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia (Constantia, Cape Town)
  11. Camphors at Vergelegen (Somerset West)
  12. Overture (Stellenbosch)
  13. LivingRoom at Summerhill Estate (Cowies Hill, Durban)
  14. Chefs Warehouse at Maison (Franschhoek)
  15. Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort (Constantia, Cape Town)
  16. Le Coin Français (Franschhoek)
  17. La Tête (City Bowl, Cape Town)
  18. The Shortmarket Club (City Bowl, Cape Town)
  19. Tjing Tjing Momiji (City Bowl, Cape Town)
  20. Rust en Vrede (Stellenbosch)
In addition to the announcement of the Top 10, stellar restaurants and individuals on the South African scene also received special awards. They are:
  • Eat Out S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Chef of the Year: Bertus Basson, Eike and Overture (Stellenbosch)
  • Eat Out Retail Capital New Restaurant of the Year: Jewell’s Restaurant (Paarl)
  • Eat Out Nederburg Rising Star: Katlego Mlambo, The Marabi Club (Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg)
  • Eat Out Graham Beck Chefs’ Chef: Ivor Jones, Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia
    (Constantia, Cape Town)
  • Eat Out Woolworths Sustainability Award: Camphors at Vergelegen (Somerset West)
  • Eat Out Nespresso Innovation Award: The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)
  • Eat Out Service Excellence: The Test Kitchen (Woodstock, Cape Town)
  • Eat Out Wine Service Award: Joseph Dhafana, La Colombe (Constantia, Cape Town)
  • Eat Out John Psillos Award for Outstanding Contribution to Service: Jennifer Hugé
  • Eat Out Bridget McCarney Game Changer Award: SA POC at the Table
  • Eat Out Irna van Zyl Food Media Icon: Dorah Sitole
  • Eat Out Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award: Annette Kesler
  • Eat Out Style Award: FYN Restaurant (City Bowl, Cape Town)

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