{"id":16435,"date":"2026-05-01T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dineplan.com\/blog\/?p=16435"},"modified":"2026-05-10T22:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:36:43","slug":"must-have-reservations-in-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dineplan.com\/blog\/must-have-reservations-in-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Must-have reservations in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. Cape Town<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Johannesburg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The year is moving fast, and Cape Town and Johannesburg’s restaurant scenes aren’t slowing down to wait for us. New openings are staking their claim, one beloved eatery is serving its final covers, and the kind of one-night-only events that you’ll wish you’d booked sooner are filling up quietly already.<\/p>\n

    Whether you’re in the Southern Suburbs or Sandton, the Waterfront or the City Bowl, this month’s list has something worth getting a reservation down for \u2013 before someone else does. Without further ado, here’s my list of must-have reservations<\/a> across Cape Town and Jozi for May.<\/p>\n

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    Cape Town<\/h3>\n
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    (Gardens, Cape Town)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This one stings. Chef Jesper and his team have just announced that their run at 75 Kloof Street is coming to an end on 30 May, and if you’ve never made it through the door, you’re running out of time to fix that. \u00eblgr has always done its own thing \u2013 a pick-and-mix style menu built for lingering over a good bottle of wine, with artisanal cheeses, house-made terrines, cold cuts piled onto boards, wood-fired pizzas with toppings that make you rethink the genre, and proper, warming food that earns its place in winter. The wine list is the kind you actually want to ponder over. Go, order the lardo toast (one of the best single bites in this city, full stop), and say a proper goodbye to a restaurant that genuinely deserved to run forever.<\/p>\n

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    By far our best restaurant experience in our 4 days in Cape Town. The service of friendly and welcoming whilst very knowledgable about each dish and how much to order. Every dish was so full of flavour. The lamb rump and chicken and lemon curd eclairs stood out. The music was 80s rock which added to the slightly retro feel of the whole place.<\/p>\n

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