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Top 20 most-booked restaurants on the Dineplan app in 2025

by | 27 January 2026

Last year, we saw over 6.7 million reservations made across South Africa on Dineplan! But which restaurants scooped up the majority of the bookings? Here’s a look at the most-booked spots of 2025.

The Top 20:


  1. The Fat Butcher (Stellenbosch, Western Cape)
  2. The Bungalow (Clifton, Cape Town)
  3. Marble Cape Town (V&A Waterfront, Cape Town)
  4. Kolonaki Parkhurst (Randburg, Johannesburg)
  5. The Big Mouth (Sandton, Johannesburg)
  6. Kolonaki Bryanston (Sandton, Johannesburg)
  7. Marble Johannesburg (Rosebank, Johannesburg)
  8. The Nines (Sea Point, Cape Town)
  9. Saint Restaurant (Sandton, Johannesburg)
  10. Ukko Restaurant (Sandton, Johannesburg)
  11. Upper Union Restaurant (Gardens, Cape Town)
  12. Nikkei Japanese Peruvian (Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town)
  13. Codfather Camps Bay (Camps Bay, Cape Town)
  14. The Hussar Grill Camps Bay (Camps Bay, Cape Town)
  15. The Blockman Bryanston (Sandton, Johannesburg)
  16. Club Como Morningside (Sandton, Johannesburg)
  17. Noop Restaurant (Paarl, Cape Town)
  18. The Blockman Parkhurst (Randburg, Johannesburg)
  19. Ouzeri (Cape Town City Centre, Caps Bay)
  20. Harbour House Kalk Bay (Fish Hoek, Cape Town)

Over 32,000 bookings were made at these 20 eateries alone on the Dineplan app – what was your most booked restaurant in 2025?

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1 Comment
  1. Rob Campbell

    We recently ate at Jan’s restaurant in CT, on the Waterfront.
    The experience was superb. Value for money 10 out of 10. Food quality superior.
    Comparred to many other restaurants in CT which were average and over priced, especially some of the wine estates
    Regards
    ROB CAMPBELL

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