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This smart yet comfortable fresh cocktail bar and grill offers all-day gourmet dining, imaginative cocktails, and live entertainment. 

The menu ranges from delectable starters, such as seared sliced fillet and oysters, to succulent mains such as rib eye steak, baby chicken, traditional New Orleans jambalaya, and meaty platters that are ideal for sharing with friends, alongside a glass of whisky.

Where: Carnival City

More info: New Orleans Cocktail Bar & Grill

A restaurant that blends culinary artistry with rustic elegance, Appetite in Pretoria's Time Square aims to redefine the city's dining landscape by combining traditional flavours and modern cooking techniques, with a dash of creativity and cupfuls of quality.

 Using the finest local and seasonal ingredients, the restaurant features live cooking stations and interactive dining experiences. Guests can look forward to a diverse selection of flavours and culinary styles, from tapas to salads, burgers, sandwiches and pastas, to prime grills using Chalmar beef cuts served with Café de Paris butter. Meals are complemented by a carefully curated selection of wines and cocktails, as well as high innovation in its desserts - picture gin and tonic tart, leopard tiramisu, Amarula malva pudding with nartjie crème anglaise or an ice-cream sandwich. 

Where: Time Square, Pretoria

More info: Appetite

Hard day at work? Or you just feel like a sundowner with friends? Then Eclipse Restaurant is the place for you! Situated in the gorgeous Hotel Sky, the Afro-chic restaurant redefines playfulness peppered with luxury, and offers you a two-for-one special on classic cocktails every day of the working week! But safety comes first, so after those delish cocktails, ask your waiter for the menu and select from an incredible array of dishes ranging from deboned lamb shoulder to dreamy steamed fish, grilled prawns, crispy bacon, spring onion, fine green beans, sticky rice, and tomato velout. Or indulge in something sweet like the Upside Down Milk Tart, Cardamon Koeksister, or Amarula-infused ice cream.

Where: Sandton

More info: Eclipse Restaurant

The organic African and Eurocentric ambience sets the scene for a spectacular al fresco culinary experience. Expect bespoke dishes and drinks crafted from cold-pressed, fermented, and ethically sourced ingredients, with dishes ranging from home-made Morcilla, braised wagyu cheeks, and the signature “green and cold” Samphire salad prepared tableside with Dungeness crab and apple salad, finished with a touch of gold leaf for an extra touch of opulence.

Where: Rosebank

More info: Clico Boutique Hotel