Restaurants for Kings · The King's List

The King's List
Cape Town

The finest tables in Cape Town, adjudicated by King's Score.
Living ranking · updates weekly
1
Amura
Marine Fine Dining · Gardens · $$$$
In contention— holds
2
Belly of the Beast
Modern South African · East City / CBD · $$$
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3
Two Oceans Restaurant
Seafood · Cape Point Peninsula · $$$
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4
El Burro
Mexican · Green Point · $$
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5
Foxcroft
Neo-bistro · Constantia Nek · $$$
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6
Grub & Vine
Bistro, Modern European · CBD / Bree Street · $$$
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7
Maru Korean Steakhouse
Korean Steakhouse · Bree Street / CBD · $$$
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8
Planet Restaurant
Contemporary, International · Gardens · $$$$
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9
Salsify at the Roundhouse
Modern South African · Camps Bay · $$$$
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10
The Shortmarket Club
Modern South African · Cape Town City Centre · $$$
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11
Aubergine
Modern European · $$$$
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12
Harbour House Kalk Bay
Seafood · Kalk Bay (30 min from city centre) · $$$
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13
Karibu
Pan-African, South African · V&A Waterfront · $$$
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14
Le Quartier Français
French, Modern South African · Franschhoek Village, Cape Winelands · $$$$
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15
Loading Bay
All-Day, Contemporary · De Waterkant · $$
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16
Mama Africa
Pan-African · Long Street / City Bowl · $$
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17
Nobu Cape Town
Japanese · V&A Waterfront · $$$$
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18
Ouzeri
Greek-Cypriot · City Centre · $$$
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19
Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia
Asian-influenced, Modern Cape · Constantia Nek · $$$$
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20
Jordan Restaurant
Modern South African · Cape Winelands to Stellenbosch · $$$$
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21
Le Bistrot de JAN
French Bistro · V&A Waterfront · $$$
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22
Nikkei Japanese Peruvian
Japanese, Nikkei Fusion, Peruvian · City Centre / Bree Street · $$$
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23
Ongetem
Contemporary South African — Open-Fire · $$$
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24
Pier
Seafood · V&A Waterfront (upper level, Pierhead) · $$$$
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25
Bistro Sixteen82 at Steenberg
Modern South African tapas & bistro · Steenberg estate, Tokai · $$$
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How the order is decided

Tables with three or more member reviews rank on their King's Score — a trust-weighted 0–100 built from real diners and never from us — and always sit above the unreviewed field. Everything still In contention is held in a provisional, stable order until the Court weighs in. Arrows show movement since last week. Featured tables are labelled and never outrank an earned score.