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Heritage Day is a chance to come together, share a meal and celebrate the flavours, cultures and traditions that make South Africa so wonderfully diverse. This year, restaurants around the country are embracing the occasion with everything from smoky braai feasts and bubbling potjies to bobotie, roosterkoek, South African-inspired brunches and generous buffets.
Whether you’re planning a leisurely lunch with family, an afternoon of live music and lawn games or a relaxed outdoor celebration with friends, there’s plenty happening this Heritage Day. We’ve rounded up some of the best restaurant specials and events around South Africa to help you find somewhere delicious to eat, celebrate and make a day of it.
Cape Town
Au Bleu & La Mizu at Lagoon Beach Hotel
🍽️ Coast & Coals – Heritage Day Braai
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 22h00
💰 R550 per person | R1,100 per pair
📍1 Lagoon Gate Drive, Lagoon Beach, Cape Town
Head to Lagoon Beach for a Heritage Day braai by the coast. The generous braai board features everything from sticky BBQ pork belly and farmhouse wors with chakalaka to apricot and chilli chicken kebabs and rosemary and garlic lamb chops, with fresh salads, traditional braai bread, and dessert to round it all off.
East City Grill
🍽️ Feast for Four
🗓️ 3 September 2026 onwards
💰 R2,600 for four
📍84 Harrington St, District 6, Cape Town
Celebrate Heritage Day with a feast made for sharing. Chef Jaycee Ferreira brings South African flavours, cooking over flame, and Japanese influences together in one generous menu. Expect biltong lamingtons, carved prime fillet, and peppermint crisp trifle, all made for the table.
MOYO Kirstenbosch
🍽️ Heritage Day Celebration
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 15h00
💰 R495 adults | R285 children 6–10 | Under 5s complimentary
📍99 Rhodes Drive, Newlands, Cape Town
Looking for a feast of South African favourites this Heritage Day? MOYO Kirstenbosch has market-style stations serving up boerewors, lamb sosaties, bobotie, potjies, and chicken chakalaka. Leave room for dessert, with malva pudding and milk tart churros on the menu.
Oasis at Mount Nelson
🍽️ Heritage Braai Day
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 15h00
💰 R675 per adult | R400 per child
📍76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Celebrate Heritage Day with a proudly South African braai at the Nellie. Expect an afternoon of flame-cooked favourites and South African flavours.
Palm Terrace at Palm House
🍽️ Heritage Day Lunch
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 12h00 – 16h00
💰 R895 per person
📍10 Oxford St, Wynberg, Cape Town
Celebrate Heritage Day around the fire with a six-course feast on Palm House’s lush lawn. From Cape bream and East Coast rock lobster to grass-fed ribeye, flame-grilled kudu and Kamado-baked malva pudding, the menu takes you from land to sea, farm to veld – all cooked over flame. Be among the first to experience Palm Terrace’s new outdoor garden space, with a complimentary glass of Palm House Wine or Cider on arrival.
The Alexander Estate & Vineyards
🍽️ Heritage Day Braai
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, from 12h00
💰 R750 per person
📍Silvermine Rd, Noordhoek, Cape Town
Spend Heritage Day at The Alexander Estate with an afternoon of good food, good wine, and live music. With the celebrations starting at midday, settle in for a leisurely afternoon surrounded by the estate’s picturesque Noordhoek setting.
The Azure Restaurant – The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa
🍽️ Heritage Day Buffet
🗓️ Sunday, 27 September, 12h30 – 16h00
💰 R795 per person
📍Victoria Rd, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Keep the Heritage Day celebrations going at Azure Restaurant with a nostalgic buffet inspired by childhood memories and South Africa’s culinary traditions. Executive Chef Christo Pretorius brings comforting favourites and refined home-style cooking to the table.
The Homestead Kitchen
🍽️ Heritage Day Lunch
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 12h30
💰 R590 adults | R250 children under 10
📍23 Constantia Main Rd, Plumstead, Cape Town
The Homestead Kitchen is celebrating “National Braai Day” with a menu inspired by traditional South African cuisine and local produce.
The Restaurant & Botany Cafe, President Hotel
🍽️ Heritage Day at The President
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 13h00 – 16h00
💰 R595 per adult | R295 per child
📍4 Alexander Road, Bantry Bay, Cape Town
Head to The President Hotel this Heritage Day for a proudly South African braai, celebrating the flavours and traditions that make the day special.
Salt & Sage Blouberg
🍽️ Heritage Day Celebration
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, All day
📍12 Marine Cir, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
Salt & Sage is taking Heritage Day outdoors, teaming up with neighbouring restaurants for a festive afternoon of local food, drinks, vendors, and entertainment. Expect lamb on the spit from Salt & Sage, with Belgian beer and wine stands adding to the celebrations.
Cape Winelands
Bistro at Brookdale
🍽️ Heritage Day Lunch
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September 2026, 12h00 – 15h00
💰 Complimentary glass of Chenin
📍Brookdale Estate, Paarl
Celebrate Heritage Day with a leisurely lunch at Bistro at Brookdale. Enjoy the Bistro’s winter menu with a complimentary glass of Chenin, and make an afternoon of it in the Paarl Winelands.
Erinvale Estate Hotel
🍽️ Celebrate Heritage Day Around the Braai
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 16h00
💰 From R650 per person
📍 1 Erinvale Ave, Somerset West
Looking for a lekker Heritage Day braai in a beautiful setting? Erinvale Estate Hotel is serving generous platters for two, with traditional braai, surf & turf, seafood, and vegan options, all accompanied by braai broodjies, Greek salad, and coleslaw.
Ipic Play Café
🍽️ Paint Your Heritage, Your Way
🗓️ 19–27 September
⏰ Tuesday – Sunday | All day
📍 Corner of Burton and Aurora St, Durbanville, Cape Town
Looking for a Heritage Month activity that’s a little more colourful? Head to Ipic Play Cafe for a pottery-painting session where you can pick your piece and make it your own. Choose from a heart bowl, espresso cup and saucer, or small spoon rest, with studio fees, paints, and firing included. And yes, there’s a boerie roll to keep you fuelled while you create.
Jamani Restaurant at Arabella Hotel, Golf & Spa
🍽️ Heritage Day Braai
🗓️ 8 August–24 September
💰 R750 per couple
📍 Arabella Country Estate, R44, Kleinmond, Hermanus
Bring your family and friends together for a traditional braai at Jamani Restaurant this Heritage Day. Good food, good company, and a relaxed setting set the scene for a leisurely day of celebration.
Monneaux Restaurant
🍽️ Heritage Day Lunch
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 16h00
💰 R550 per person
📍 Huguenot, Main Rd, Franschhoek
Expect flame-grilled favourites, ice-cold beer, and a feast served on a traditional plankie. Monneaux is bringing a relaxed, proudly South African feel to Heritage Day, with plenty of reason to gather your favourite people around the table.
Pelagos Langebaan
🍽️ Heritage Day Around the Fire
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 17h00
💰 R245 adults | R110 children under 12
📍 Strand St, Mykonos, Langebaan
Pelagos Langebaan is bringing plenty of South African flavour to Heritage Day. Expect three slow-simmered heritage potjies, a self-serve roosterkoek bar, live music, and lawn games, with a dedicated kids’ play area for the little ones.
The Kitchen Door
🍽️ Heritage Day Lunch Special
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 15h30
💰 R295 per person
📍Gabriëlskloof Estate, Bot River
The Kitchen Door is marking Heritage Day with a special Braai Day menu inspired by the flavours, traditions, and people behind the celebration. Expect a proudly South African feast with plenty of local flavour.
Durban
The Oyster Box
🍽️ Heritage Day Brunch
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 08h00 – 13h00
💰 R990 per person | R495 for children under 12
📍2 Lighthouse Rd, Umhlanga Rocks, Umhlanga
Start Heritage Day with a South African-inspired brunch buffet at The Oyster Box, complete with live music and bottomless mimosas. Choose between the 08:00 or 11:00 seating and settle in for a leisurely morning at one of Umhlanga’s most iconic hotels.
Johannesburg
Modern Tailors Rosebank
🍽️ Hi Chai – Heritage Day Edition
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 16h00 – 19h00
💰 From R150
📍177 Oxford Rd, Rosebank, Johannesburg
Signature chai cocktails, food, modern fashion and Mehndi set the scene for Heritage Day at Modern Tailors Rosebank. Come for the celebration and stay for the music, with TremHer providing the soundtrack from 16h00.
Riviera on Vaal Hotel & Country Club
🍽️ Heritage Day Braai
🗓️ Saturday, 26 September, 12h30 – 17h00
💰 R285 per adult | R124.50 per child (4–11) | Under 4s free
📍Mario Milani Dr, Vereeniging
Enjoy a laid-back Heritage Day with a poolside braai, delicious sides, live DJs, and Vaal Jazz Festival artists. There’ll also be market stalls and family-friendly activities. Bring camp chairs or picnic blankets.
Tasting Room at Indaba Hotel
🍽️ Heritage Day Specials
🗓️ 24 – 27 September 2026
💰 From R90 per person
📍William Nicol Drive, Fourways, Sandton
Toast to Heritage Day with three proudly South African specials at the Indaba Tasting Room. Pair local bites with a selection of Van Loveren wines, or tuck into a Boerewors Pizza served with a complimentary glass of African Java Pinotage. On 24 September only, there’s also a Gourmet Bobotie Boerie Roll paired with a glass of African Java Pinotage.
Terrace Restaurant at Protea Hotel Midrand Palm
🍽️ Heritage Day Lamb Spit Braai Buffet
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 18h00 – 22h00
💰 R550 per person | R1,100 per pair
📍Noordwyk, Johannesburg
Celebrate Heritage Day with a traditional lamb spit braai buffet at Palm Terrace Restaurant. Enjoy an evening of South African flavours, live DJ entertainment, and beer and cider bucket promotions on the patio.
The Bull Run
🍽️ Heritage Weekend Celebration
🗓️ 23 – 27 September, All day
💰 From R49
📍20 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg
Celebrate Heritage Weekend with a proudly South African drinks line-up at The Bull Run. Sip on local-inspired serves like the Rooibos & Citrus Gin Cooler, Naartjie Brandy Highball, and Cape Berry Spritz.
The Cradle Restaurant
🍽️ Heritage Day Special
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September, 12h00 – 15h30
💰 R650 per person
📍Route T9, Kromdraai Rd, Lanseria
Celebrate Heritage Day with a proudly South African three-course menu at The Cradle Restaurant. Choose from Greek salad with chicken, ostrich bobotie, or snoek pâté to start, followed by oxtail, lamb, chicken, or fish, and finish with a Peppermint Crisp chocolate tart. Please allow around 2 hours 45 minutes for the full experience, with selected mains taking up to 45 minutes to prepare.
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