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Three photos from Les Amis: a piped cream dessert with sliced strawberries, a plated dish on rye with fresh herbs in a bright orange sauce, and a chef at work in the kitchen

Openings · 29 Oct

After eight years, Grub & Vine is becoming Les Amis

Aaron Subroyal takes the lead at the new Bree Street restaurant, opening on 5 November with a more flexible à la carte menu.

OpeningThursday, 5 November 2026. Reservations are open.

Where103 Bree Street, Cape Town City Centre.

Opening soon5 NovLes Amis103 Bree Street Open nowShaleThe Cape Town EDITION Open nowLa BontéNeethlingshof, Stellenbosch

Shale’s dining room at The Cape Town EDITION, with timber tables, green and terracotta chairs and floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the harbour towards the mountain

Openings · 28 Oct

Shale brings Phil Carmichael’s Cape menu to the Waterfront’s new EDITION hotel

WhereThe Cape Town EDITION, 7 East Pier Road, V&A Waterfront.

Neethlingshof’s whitewashed Cape Dutch manor house, with its 1814 gable, green-framed windows and thatched roof, between oak trees

Openings · Oct 2026

La Bonté opens in Neethlingshof’s 1814 manor house

WhereNeethlingshof Wine Estate, Polkadraai Road, Stellenbosch.

Two photos side by side: FYN’s dining room under its ceiling of hanging terracotta discs, and Salsify’s chefs in aprons outside the Roundhouse in Camps Bay

Awards · 21 Oct

FYN and Salsify climb 17 places each in the 2026 restaurant rankings

FYNNo.65, up from No.82 in 2025.