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Ethos Restaurant
Ethos Restaurant is worth booking for a polished Rosebank meal where wine matters, especially given its Star Wine List…
KŌL Izakhaya
A practical Hyde Park pick for wine-aware dining rather than a high-ceremony special occasion.
Les Creatifs
Les Creatifs is a better fit for diners who want a chef-led Bryanston dinner than for groups looking for a predictable…
Marble Restaurant
Marble is one of Johannesburg's most reliable upmarket dinner bookings, built around live-fire cooking and a wine…
Qunu at the Saxon Hotel
A calm Sandhurst hotel-restaurant choice with a serious wine-list credential, Qunu at the Saxon Hotel is strongest…
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- Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
- Saint
- Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa
- Signature Restaurant Sandton
- Tang
- The 11th Floor
- The Blockman
- The Butcher Shop & Grill
- The Prawnery Restaurant
- Zioux
- Aduna Bistro
- Alma
- Amuse-Bouche
- Annexe Bistro
- Beijing Opera Blairgowrie
- Blazed
- Brambles Restaurant
- Clico Restaurant
- Club Como
- Cyra Restaurant
- EAT YOUR HEART OUT
- Flames
- Guild Restaurant
- Hugh's
- Karvouno
- Kolonaki Greek Kouzina
- KORA Sandton
- Manor House Bistro
- MIRA Sandton Sun
- Nova Bistro
- Ocaso
- RocoMamas Southgate
- Sebule Grill & Cellar
- Sec
- SINN Johannesburg
- Steers
- Stelle
- Sympathy's Restaurant
- Textures
- Thava Emperors Palace
- the Italian job food emporium
- The Naked Woolf
- The Pot Luck Club Johannesburg
- The SALT Road
- The Thai Table 789
- The Whippet in Linden
- Vlamo by Ukkō
- Yeoville Dinner Club
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Dining in Johannesburg
Qunu at the Saxon Hotel in Sandhurst serves modern South African fine dining through tasting menus, prix fixe and a la carte formats, with an exceptional wine program and World's Best Wine Lists 2022 recognition. The Blockman in Parkhurst is a contemporary South African steakhouse led by Chef Vassilios Holiasmenos, with 2026 World's Best Steaks 101 Best Steak Restaurants and Star Wine Lists 2026 recognition. Gigi in Waterval City serves contemporary South African cooking with global influences under Chef Moses Besele Moloi and holds 2025 The Best Chef One Knife recognition. Pearl lists many restaurants in Sandown and Rosebank. Sandown has modern European, Italian, Pan-Asian and steakhouse restaurants, while Rosebank has a fire-grilled steakhouse, Mexican-inspired cooking and seafood fusion with open-fire cooking.
Modern South African fine dining
Qunu at the Saxon Hotel and Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa are in Sandhurst, while Les Creatifs is in Bryanston.
Qunu at the Saxon Hotel
Qunu at the Saxon Hotel is a modern South African fine-dining restaurant in Sandhurst. It offers tasting menus, prix fixe and a la carte formats, an exceptional wine program and World's Best Wine Lists 2022 recognition.
Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa
Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa serves modern South African fine dining in Sandhurst. It offers a la carte dining, an exceptional wine program, Star Wine Lists 2026 and World's Best Wine Lists 2024 recognition.
Les Creatifs
Les Creatifs is a modern South African fine-dining restaurant in Bryanston led by Chef Wandile Mabaso. It serves a tasting menu, has an exceptional wine program and holds 2025 The Best Chef One Knife recognition.
Tasting menus
Amuse-Bouche serves modern African-French fine dining, Cyra Restaurant serves modern European fine dining, and KORA Sandton serves contemporary international and South African cooking.
Amuse-Bouche
Amuse-Bouche is a modern African-French fine-dining restaurant in Wendywood. It offers a tasting menu and has an exceptional wine program.
Cyra Restaurant
Cyra Restaurant serves modern European fine-dining tasting menus in Houghton Estate. It also offers prix fixe dining and has an exceptional wine program.
KORA Sandton
KORA Sandton is a contemporary international and South African fine-dining restaurant in Sandton. It offers tasting menus and a la carte dining.
Restaurants with Star Wine List recognition
Aurum serves modern European contemporary cooking, Embarc serves contemporary European cooking, and Marble Restaurant is a fire-grilled steakhouse with Star Wine List recognition.
Aurum
Aurum is a modern European contemporary restaurant in Sandown. It holds Star Wine Lists 2026 recognition.
Embarc
Embarc is a contemporary European restaurant in Parkhurst. It serves small plates and a la carte dining and holds Star Wine Lists 2026 recognition.
Marble Restaurant
Marble Restaurant is a modern fire-grilled steakhouse in Rosebank. It offers a la carte dining and holds Star Wine Lists 2026 recognition.
Frequently asked questions
- Which neighbourhoods have the most restaurants in Johannesburg?
- Many restaurants are in Sandown and Rosebank. Sandown has Aurum, Saint and Tang, while Rosebank has Marble Restaurant, Ocaso and The Prawnery Restaurant. Aurum serves modern European contemporary cooking, and Marble Restaurant is a modern fire-grilled steakhouse.
- Where can diners find modern South African fine dining in Johannesburg?
- Modern South African fine dining includes Les Creatifs, Qunu at the Saxon Hotel and Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa. Les Creatifs offers a tasting menu, Qunu has tasting-menu, prix fixe and a la carte formats, and Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa serves a la carte dining.
- Which Johannesburg restaurants serve tasting menus?
- Tasting menus include Amuse-Bouche, Brambles Restaurant and Cyra Restaurant. Amuse-Bouche serves modern African-French fine dining, Brambles Restaurant is farm-to-table fine dining, and Cyra Restaurant serves modern European fine dining with prix fixe meals and an exceptional wine program.
- Which restaurants have World's Best Wine Lists Awards recognition?
- Qunu at the Saxon Hotel, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve and Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa have World's Best Wine Lists Awards recognition. Qunu has World's Best Wine Lists 2022 recognition, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve has World's Best Wine Lists 2025 recognition, and Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa has World's Best Wine Lists 2024 recognition.