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Restaurants in Gardens

10 curated places to eat and drink in Gardens, Western Cape — hand-picked and kept current by Out & About SA. Updated August 2026.

Out & About SA lists 10 places to eat and drink in Gardens, in the Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard. 7 are rated 4.3★ or higher by visitors. They span Fine Dining & Bistro, Steak & Grill and Cafés & Bakeries. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Western Cape eats guide.

Kloof Street House

Fine Dining & Bistro★ 4.5 · 5,500 reviewsRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Victorian house and garden restaurant with a moody, romantic atmosphere

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Nelson's Eye

Steak & Grill★ 4.5 · 1,500 reviewsRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

One of Cape Town's oldest steakhouses, running since 1962

Manna Epicure

Cafés & Bakeries★ 4.4 · 700 reviewsRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Whitewashed Kloof Street bistro known for breakfasts and homemade bread

Plant Cafe

Cafés & Bakeries★ 4.4 · 700 reviewsRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Long-running vegan café on Buitenkant Street

Yours Truly

Cafés & Bakeries★ 4.3 · 600 reviewsRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Casual Kloof Street café-bar popular for coffee, craft beer and burgers

Aubergine

Fine Dining & Bistro★ 4.6 · 500 reviewsRRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Harald Bresselschmidt's long-standing fine-dining restaurant in a Gardens heritage house

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Janse & Co

Fine Dining & Bistro★ 4.6 · 300 reviewsRRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Arno Janse van Rensburg's intimate seasonal-menu restaurant on Kloof Street

Maria's Greek Restaurant

Portuguese & MediterraneanRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Long-running Dunkley Square taverna for meze and Greek home cooking

Societi Bistro

Fine Dining & BistroRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Warm European bistro with a fireplace on Orange Street below the mountain

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The Power & the Glory

Cafés & BakeriesRR

Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard

Kloof Nek café by day and cult neighbourhood bar by night

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