With new restaurants popping up all the time, we're spoilt for choice when it comes to dining out. To help you keep up with all the new and noteworthy spots,...
Must-have reservations in May
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Category: News and Trends
Here we discuss and share food and restaurant industry news, and shine the spotlight on exciting new restaurant openings across Cape Town, the Cape Winelands, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kwa-Zulu Natal and the rest of South Africa. We also celebrate our Dineplan milestones, highlight any of the top-performing restaurants on Dineplan and all the newcomers to our online booking platform.
Five indigenous ingredients to look out for
Indigenous ingredients might sound like the next food buzzword, but their rise in popularity is rooted in more than just a trend and should be on your radar...
How chefs and diners can work together as plant-based dining goes mainstream
While plant-based diets might have originated as something of a trend, they have cemented themselves as part of the mainstream and are certainly nothing new....
Ready, set, reserve: The must-have reservations in April
With new restaurants opening regularly, seasonal menu changes and new head chef appointments, there is never a dull moment in the local food industry. To help...
4 restaurants highlighting underrepresented cuisines
Experiencing a new cuisine is a form of armchair travel: an authentically prepared meal can crack open a little doorway into a whole other culture’s childhood...
3 takeaways from the latest restaurant openings across South Africa
Spring and summer have seen a bloom of new restaurants opening across the country, with almost 40 brand new restaurants joining the Dineplan platform since...
5 food trends we hope to say goodbye to in 2023
In This Article: Butter boards Experiential cocktail vessels Hyperrealist cakes TikTok trends Cultural insensitivity A new year ushers in a new batch of food...
South African restaurant industry report 2023
In 2022, Dineplan processed 3,5 million reservations in South Africa during the course of the year, seating 17,8 million diners at restaurants across the...
7 restaurant trends we predict we’ll see in South Africa in 2023
In This Article: Gildas Vermouth Tinned fish Mortadella West African food Retro food Pickles With 2023 well and truly underway, some of this year’s biggest...
The 10 most-booked restaurants on Dineplan in 2022
In 2022, Dineplan facilitated over 3.5 million restaurant reservations across South Africa. We're excited to reveal the top 10 most-booked restaurants on...
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