The restaurant is a thought-provoking dinner-only, 13-course tasting-menu (with optional beverage pairing) experience imbued with theatre and focused on seasonality, local and indigenous ingredients, foraging and fermentation. With light over the tables and the open kitchen only, Dusk is a new experiential restaurant concept from acclaimed chef Darren Badenhorst and his protégé Callan Austin, who have been deep-diving into sustainability (both in food and restaurant psychology) and pushing fine-dining boundaries to the max. This dark and mysterious newcomer opened on 1 September 2022 and is already causing a stir in fine-dining circles. The interiors reflect elements of the Aegean – in the curved white walls and mosaiced floors, and tapestry pieces that speak to the craftsmanship of Cyprus and mainland Greece.Ĭontact to find it 58 Wale Street, Cape Town Nic uses a charcoal grill to cook fish and seafood, thin cut lamb chops and homemade sausages, accompanied by authentic and consciously selected wines, and an eclectic music selection that promises a lively ambience.
Snacks, mezze plates and mains feature classic comfort dishes like yiouvetsi and octopus stifado and beautiful pork chops with braised lentils and lots of wild winter greens. Here, he recreates the regional cooking of Cyprus and Greece alongside a string of contemporary plates inspired by his travels through the Mediterranean. What began as a series of pop-ups and a home-delivery offering, Ouzeri has blossomed into a convivial restaurant on Cape Town’s Wale Street, inspired by owner-chef Nic Charalambous’ family’s Cypriot heritage. Let us know which are your favourites in the comments below. We’ve rounded up the 30 most noteworthy restaurant openings in the Cape – and even added some that are about to swing open their doors, because forewarned is forearmed! (And, we’re all about giving you the inside track, so to speak.) From streetfood joints to Michelin-standard establishments, there’s a clutch of new spots to try out!Ĭape Town’s impressive foodscape continues to bulge, with new eateries popping up in and around the CBD, in the suburbs and as far afield as the Winelands – all of which are ready when you are!
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