Best Restaurants in Pretoria
Five essential tables, ranked by occasion.
$$ R100–350$$$ R350–700$$$$ Over R700
Pretoria’s Top 5
16th by KOI
16th by KOI is perched on the 16th floor of The Capital at Menlyn Maine — Pretoria’s most dynamic mixed-use development — delivering rooftop dining with unbeatable city views that make it the most drama...
Kream
Kream is located in Brooklyn — Pretoria’s most prestigious residential and commercial neighbourhood — and offers a luxurious dining experience with a menu that blends contemporary and classic dishes. Th...
PRIVA
PRIVA is located in Brooklyn, Pretoria’s most prestigious address, and combines global flavours with South African influences in a menu designed for a luxurious and indulgent dining experience. The extensive wine l...
La Fermier
La Fermier in East Pretoria focuses on a farm-to-table approach using locally sourced ingredients in a rustic yet refined atmosphere that distinguishes it from the more formally positioned fine dining rooms of Brooklyn. ...
Smoke
Smoke represents what happens when top-tier steakhouse meets speakeasy glamour — undeniably fancy food in an atmosphere that combines the seriousness of a premium beef programme with the relaxed drama of a well-des...
Fermier
Fermier is one of the top-tier fine dining establishments in Pretoria offering curated tasting menus and an award-winning wine list — a restaurant that has built its reputation through the quality of the cooking an...
Dining in Pretoria — The Essential Guide
The Jacaranda City at Table
Pretoria is South Africa’s administrative capital — the city of government, embassies, and the Union Buildings from whose steps Nelson Mandela took his oath of office in 1994. The Jacaranda City, named for the thousands of jacaranda trees that line its streets and bloom purple in October, has developed a restaurant scene that reflects the city’s affluent professional character: serious fine dining in Brooklyn, a farm-to-table movement in the East, and the rooftop spectacle of Menlyn Maine’s tower restaurants.
The Dineplan Reviewers’ Choice Awards — South Africa’s most comprehensive diner-generated restaurant ranking — consistently returns 16th by KOI, Kream, PRIVA, La Fermier, and Smoke among Pretoria’s highest-rated tables, reflecting a restaurant community that has invested seriously in quality.
Brooklyn as Pretoria’s Culinary District
The Brooklyn neighbourhood — Pretoria’s most prestigious residential and commercial district — has emerged as the city’s culinary centre: Kream and PRIVA represent the neighbourhood’s finest formal dining rooms, while the streets around them host a constellation of bistros, wine bars, and casual fine dining options that constitute the most complete dining ecosystem outside Cape Town and Johannesburg.