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National Women’s Day falls on Sunday, 9 August 2026 – and because it lands on a Sunday, the public holiday is observed on Monday, 10 August, which means most of the country gets a long weekend to make the most of it.
And South Africa’s restaurants are showing up in style. From champagne breakfasts and bottomless high teas to seafood-and-bubbly pairings and ladies-only wine dinners, restaurants across the country are putting together something special to honour the women in their lives – whether that’s a table of friends, a mother, a partner, or a well-earned solo lunch.
We’ve rounded up the best Women’s Month specials happening this August, city by city, so all that’s left to do is book.
126 Cape Kitchen & Cafe (Hyatt Regency Cape Town)
🍽️ Women’s Day Brunch
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026 – all day
💰 R395 per person
📍 126 Buitengracht St, Cape Town City Centre
A welcome mocktail sets the tone for a brunch built around live cooking stations and a generous sweet-and-savoury spread, with bottomless tea, coffee and juice keeping the table topped up all morning.
The Alexander Estate & Vineyards
🍽️ Private Women’s Day Lunch – Bubbles & Rosé
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h00 for 12h30
💰 R750 per person
📍 Silvermine Rd, Cape Town
An indulgent, intimate lunch built around bubbles and rosé, set against the estate’s vineyard backdrop. Seats are limited by design, so this one’s for the group that wants the day to feel a little more exclusive.
The Azure Restaurant (The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa)
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h00 for 12h30
💰 R695 per person
📍 The Twelve Apostles, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Delicate patisserie, beautifully crafted savouries, and one of the best ocean views in the city – the Atlantic Marquee setting alone makes this a Women’s Day afternoon tea worth booking early for.
BLOOM
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 11h00 – 15h00
💰 R550 per person
📍 1 Erinvale Ave, Erinvale Golf Estate, Cape Town
Bubbles on arrival, a curated afternoon tea buffet, live violin from Karel Landman, and a pamper lounge offering hand and shoulder massages between courses – this is an afternoon built for lingering.
Copa Restaurant
🍽️ Women’s Day Celebration
🗓️ Saturday, 8 August 2026, 16h00 – 20h00
💰 R445 per person
📍 Cnr Loop & Pepper St, Cape Town City Centre
Bubbles on arrival lead into a wine tasting from Carmen Stevens – South Africa’s first Black female winemaker – followed by dinner and a film screening honouring the country’s inspiring women. Demand for the original seating was strong enough that Copa’s added a second one, so book early.
The Homestead Kitchen
🍽️ In Celebration of Our Lady Chefs
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h00 – 13h00
💰 R550 per person
📍 23 Constantia Rd, Plumstead, Cape Town
A vintage-style lunch designed as a tribute to the restaurant’s own lady chefs – a fitting, close-to-home way to mark the day.
Ipic Play Café
🍽️ Her Story in Colour
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026 – all day
💰 R299 per person
📍 Aurora St, Cape Town
Part craft session, part lunch date: pick a bisque piece to paint (espresso cup, mug, or heart bowl), pair it with a pizza, and finish with a free cappuccino. A lovely, low-key one for mothers and daughters.
KLOK
🍽️ Women’s Day Ladies Night
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 18h00 – 22h00
💰 Complimentary welcome drink + 35% off cocktails
📍 10 Greenmarket Square, Cape Town City Centre
For the group that wants to celebrate after dark: a welcome drink, discounted cocktails all night, live entertainment, and a menu built for sharing.
Point of View Bar & Restaurant (Protea Hotel Tyger Valley)
🍽️ Women’s Day Buffet Lunch
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h30 – 15h00
💰 R395 per person (children 4–12 half price, under 4 free)
📍 Jip De Jager Dr, Welgemoed, Cape Town
A welcome drink, a proper buffet spread, and a small gift for every lady at the table – a relaxed, family-friendly way to celebrate that doesn’t ask anyone to dress up or dress down.
The President Hotel
🍽️ Bento Cake Decoration Masterclass
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h30 – 16h00
💰 R595 per adult, R325 per child
📍 4 Alexander Rd, Bantry Bay, Cape Town
A mimosa on arrival, an afternoon tea spread, and then the main event: a hands-on Bento cake decorating class led by Chef Chante Rabie. Sweet, sociable, and a genuinely different way to spend the day with the women in your life.
Reverie Social Table
🍽️ Women’s Month Sunday Lunch Collab
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026 from 12h30
💰 R1,500 per person
📍 226A Lower Main Rd, Observatory, Cape Town
Reverie’s Julia Hattingh teams up with Upper Union’s Amori Burger for a Women’s Month lunch series that puts the women behind South Africa’s food and wine scene front and centre – this sitting is paired with Raar and Kasteelberg wines. A premium, one-of-a-kind booking for the wine-loving crowd.
ROOI at One&Only Cape Town
🍽️ Women In Wine
🗓️ Thursday, 6 August 2026 from 18h30
💰 R995 per person
📍 Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
Exceptional cuisine deserves an equally exceptional pour, and ROOI’s annual Women in Wine dinner delivers both. In collaboration with HER Wine Collection, expect a four-course menu built around wines crafted entirely by women in the industry – one night only, so book ahead.
TANG V&A Waterfront Cape Town
🍽️ Women’s Day with Elrico Zaar
🗓️ Monday, 10 August 2026, 12h00 – 16h30
💰 R900 per person
📍 19 Breakwater Blvd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
TANG closes out the long weekend with its biggest Women’s Day offering yet – Moët & Chandon on arrival, a curated izakaya lunch, a fashion showcase from designer Elrico Zaar, a NARS beauty pop-up and gifting from Issey Miyake and Narciso Rodriguez. Fashion, fine dining and luxury in one sitting.
La Vigna Restaurant at Lord Charles Hotel
🍽️ Fabulous Faux Fur – A Women’s Day Champagne Breakfast
🗓️ Saturday, 8 August 2026 from 08h00
💰 R295 per person
📍 Main Rd, Heldervue, Cape Town
Dress up, not down. This champagne breakfast on the Garden Terrace, featuring live music from Luna & Me, calls for your best faux fur and a morning spent celebrating in proper style.
Veld & Vine Bistro
🍽️ Women’s Day Set Menu
🗓️ Friday 7 – Monday 10 August 2026, 12h00 – 21h00
💰 R380 for 2 courses, R450 for 3 courses
📍 5 Phyllis Rd, Claremont, Cape Town
A specially curated set menu – starters, premium mains and indulgent desserts – running across the entire long weekend, so there’s no pressure to fit it into one particular sitting.
Vivaldi
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 13h30 – 16h00
📍 24 Alfred St, Cape Town City Centre
A relaxed afternoon tea with a keynote from Vivian Kleynhans of Seven Sisters Vineyards, one of South Africa’s most celebrated Black female-owned wine brands – as much a story as it is a meal.
Cape Winelands
JC Le Roux Tasting Room
🍽️ Women’s Day Celebration
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026 – all day
💰 R150 per person
📍 Devon Valley Road, Stellenbosch
Nougat, truffle and sparkling wine, paired properly: this one comes with live music, a dedicated photo moment, and a complimentary gift for every lady through the door. A sweet, celebratory afternoon in the Cape Winelands.
Monneaux Restaurant
🍽️ Bubbly & Seafood Pairing
🗓️ Saturday, 8 – Monday, 10 August 2026, 12h00 – 22h00
💰 R550 per person
📍 Huguenot, Main Rd, Franschhoek
A toast to the women in your life, done properly: premium bubbly paired with the freshest seafood on offer, running across the whole long weekend so there’s no excuse not to fit it in.
Retreat Restaurant at Boschendal
🍽️ Women’s Day Brunch
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h00 – 15h00
💰 R385 per adult, R220 for children under 12 (bottomless bubbly add-on R300pp)
📍 Boschendal Estate, Pniel Rd, Groot Drakenstein, Franschhoek
Fresh farm flowers on the table, a Tango mandarin mimosa in hand, and a generous spread that runs all the way through to dessert – a proper farm-to-table brunch for the women you cherish most. Tables are limited, so book ahead.
South Hill Vineyards Restaurant
🍽️ Touch of Colour, Creativity & Wine – LiPLAB Lipstick Workshop
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 10h30 – 15h00
💰 R700 per person
📍 113 Elgin Valley Rd, Grabouw
Make your own custom lipstick shade to take home, then settle into a two-course lunch (think pork belly, chicken curry, or line fish, finished with malva pudding) paired with award-winning estate wine. Genuinely different, and a lovely reason to head into the Winelands for the day.
Durban
The Oyster Box Hotel
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea in The Palm Court
🗓️ Saturday, 8 – Monday, 10 August 2026, 14h30 – 17h00
💰 R790 per person, R490 for children under 12
📍 2 Lighthouse Rd, Umhlanga Rocks
A gin cocktail on arrival and the legendary Oyster Box high tea spread — as close to a KZN institution as a Women’s Day booking gets, and running across the entire long weekend.
🍽️ Women’s Day Brunch with Elemis in The Pearl Room
🗓️ Monday, 10 August 2026, 09h00 – 12h00
💰 R990 per person (adults only)
A brunch built around beauty, wellness and self-care in partnership with Elemis, complete with prizes and a goodie bag to take home. Hosted in The Pearl Room – a more indulgent, spa-adjacent take on the day.
Two Shrimps at Canelands Beach Club & Spa
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea in The Palm Court
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h00 – 17h00
📍 2 Shrimp Ln, Salt Rock, Ballito
Seaside, seafood, and something bubbly – a relaxed coastal way to spend Women’s Day afternoon overlooking the KZN North Coast.
Garden Route
The Sanctuary Restaurant
🍽️ Toast To Her (Sat) & The Sweet Finale (Sun)
🗓️ Saturday, 8 – Sunday, 9 August 2026, Saturday, lunch & dinner (12h00 – 22h00); Sunday, lunch only (12h00 – 15h00)
💰 Complimentary bubbles / complimentary dessert with any main course
📍 9 Main St, Plettenberg Bay
The Sanctuary spreads the celebration across the whole weekend: a complimentary glass of local bubbles with lunch or dinner on Saturday, followed by a warm Cape malva pudding with Amarula ice cream for every lady ordering a main on Sunday. Simple, generous, and easy to build a weekend around.
Johannesburg
Brambles Restaurant at Vivari Hotel
🍽️ Women’s Day Lunch
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 12h00 – 16h00
💰 R1,150 per person
📍 1 Riviera Ln, Featherbrooke Estate, Johannesburg
A welcome drink, a luxurious buffet and smooth beats to soak up the atmosphere – Brambles is going all-in on elegance for this one. Gather the friends and settle in for an unhurried afternoon.
Butcher Boys Kyalami Hills
🍽️ Bella Nights by Butcher Boys and Boschendal – Ladies Only
🗓️ Thursday, 6 August 2026, 11h00 – 15h00
💰 R300 per person (children 12 and under half price, under 5 free)
📍 14th St, Noordwyk, Midrand
Good food, good company, and two complimentary glasses of mimosa – a warm, no-frills brunch that’s easy on the budget and easy to bring the whole family to.
Modern Tailors
🍽️ Hi Chai – Women’s Day Edition
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 17h00 – 20h30
📍 Shop 107, The Zone @ Rosebank, 187 Oxford Rd, Rosebank, Johannesburg
Signature chai cocktails, modern fashion, henna, and beats from TremHer & Co. – a stylish sundowner-into-evening send-off before the public holiday on Monday.
Roar Bistro & Bar
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea – “Hear Her Roar”
🗓️ Sunday, 9 August 2026, 13h00 – 16h00
💰 R495 per person (bottomless bubbles add-on R300)
📍 8 Maude St, Sandton Central
A curated high tea spread with live music, and the option to upgrade to bottomless bubbles if the afternoon calls for it. A confident, unfussy celebration in the heart of Sandton.
Truffles on the Park
🍽️ Brunch, Bubbles & Balance
🗓️ Saturday, 8 August 2026, from 08h30
💰 R400 per person
📍 Mushroom Farm Park, Sandown, Sandton
Start the morning with a guided body-sculpt session courtesy of SheLifts, then move straight into brunch and Boschendal mimosas in Truffles’ botanical garden setting. A wellness-first take on the day for the women who’d rather move before their mimosa.
The Vegan Chef Sandton
🍽️ Women’s Day High Tea Experience
🗓️ Sunday, 9 – Monday, 10 August 2026 – all day
💰 R350 per person
📍 Benmore Rd, Benmore Gardens, Sandton
A beautifully curated, entirely plant-based high tea running across the long weekend – proof that Women’s Day indulgence doesn’t have to come with an asterisk for anyone dining meat-free.
Pretoria
LeSi Restaurant at Casa Toscana
🍽️ Girl Power – Ladies’ Night Out
🗓️ Saturday, 8 August 2026, 18h00 for 18h30
💰 R100 cover charge per person (à la carte menu additional)
📍 5 Darlington Rd, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria
Gather the girls for an à la carte evening with live entertainment – a proper night out rather than a set menu, so everyone orders exactly what they’re in the mood for. Pre-booking essential, and the cover charge is non-refundable.
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