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Hermanus Restaurants

Hermanus has a wide range of restaurants offering a variety of food choices for the visitor - and by far the majority are privately owned.  

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Most restaurants are clustered in the Village Piazza, close to the sea, some of them with views across the bay - so you can sit and munch while watching whales. This is the social hub of the town, and there are also some interesting shops in the main building.   Here you'll find:

 

 

CUBANA LATIN CAFFÉ (franchise)
Good whale watching spot. Pub & Restaurant serving light meals. Overlooking Walker Bay
EUROPA COFFEE SHOP
Popular breakfast and lunch spot.
LEMON BUTTA (franchise)
Overlooking Old Harbour. Seafood and sushi bar.
CELINO'S
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
MEDITTEREA
Upmarket Mediterranean seafood restaurant. Dinner and Sunday lunches. Spectacular views of Walker Bay.
THE OCEAN BASKET (franchise)
Affordable seafood restaurant with amazing views across the bay. Popular with locals and families.
PIZZA PARADISO
Italian restaurant with outside seating during sunny days. Popular and affordable.
FUSION CAFE
Affordable, well presented breakfasts, lunch & dinner.
Outside tables with sea views, inside dining & pub area for colder days
Just across the road from Village Piazza there are steps leading down to the sea. That's where you'll find:

BIENTANG'S CAVE
Unique setting in a cave on the rocks facing Walker Bay. Daily for lunch, dinner by arrangement. Popular events venue.

At the Market Square you'll find:
THE BURGUNDY RESTAURANT
Dinner plus Tea Garden with stunning sea views from the outside seating area.
FISHERMAN'S COTTAGE
Charming Fisherman's Cottage restaurant on Craft Market. Dinner and Saturday lunches.
TAPAS
Popular pub with light meals.
In and around Town:
ANNIE SE KOMBUIS
South African cuisine
THE BAREFOOT COOK
Popular lunch venue with garden setting.
THE CAFÉ@HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD
Popular and laid back lunch time venue.
CATTLE BARON (franchise)
Steakhouse & family restaurant.
THE CUCKOO TREE
Old established coffee shop serving breakfast & light lunches
THE DELI
Italian Deli & Coffee
FABIO'S
Popular Italian Restaurant
THE OCEAN BASKET (franchise)
Affordable seafood restaurant. Popular with locals and families
THE PAVILLION
Marine Hotel.
Breakfast & Dinner.
ROSSI'S
Dinner 7 days a week. Pizza, pasta, seafood & steaks. Popular with local families.
SAVANNAH CAFE
Breakfast & Light Lunches. Very popular with locals.
SEAFOOD AT THE MARINE
Upmarked. Lunch & Dinner.
WAVES RESTAURANT
Part of Misty Waves Boutique Hotel in Westcliff.

Fabulous views and good food.

 

BELLINI'S
Popular, owner-run coffee shop with an art gallery.
At the New Harbour there are 2 popular restaurants:
THE ROCK RESTAURANT & GECKO BAR
Seafood Restaurant & superb sundowner venue at the New Harbour. Stunning views. Popular sushi bar and pub.
QUAYSIDE CABIN
Quaint setting at the New Harbour. Very popular with locals and visitors. Superb seafood.
On Grotto Beach (Blue Flag) there is:
DUTCHIES
Breakfast, lunch & early dinners. Overlooking popular swimming beach.
Hemel-en_Aarde Village and Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
MOGG'S COUNTRY COOKHOUSE
Situated on the farm Nuwepos, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Country cooking.
VILLAGE RESTAURANT
Hemel-en-Aarde Village. Lunch & dinner. Traditional. Popular for Sunday lunches.
B's STEAKHOUSE
Award winning steakhouse, very popular with locals and visitors.
LA VIERGE RESTAURANT AND CHAMPAGNE VERANDAH
Upmarket with beautiful views of the valley.
HEAVEN
Beautifully situated in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valey. Superb lunch venue.

TIKKAS
Indian dishes.
Onrust:
GODDARD'S GRILL
Affordable prices. Pub popular with locals.
MOLTENO'S
Very popular restaurant with locals and swallows alike. Pasta, pizza & traditional South African cuisine.
Dinner and Sunday lunch.

THE MILKWOOD RESTAURANT
On Onrust Beach. Breakfast, Tea, Lunch & Dinner.

 

 

WARWICK'S CHEF SCHOOL & FUNCTION VENUE
Chef School opening for dinners at specific times of the year only. Catering for all occasions, weddings, etc.
BELLA NAPOLI
Popular pizza place.
Sandbaai
BAMBOO BEACH SEASIDE BISTRO
Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa on Bot River Lagoon:
JAMANI RESTAURANT
Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
PREMIERE RESTAURANT
Fine dining.