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FYN Restaurant

Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
Location Pointer South Africa, 37 Parliament St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
4.8
(6992 reviews)
RRR+
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  • Romantic
  • Great Views
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2022 - Top 100
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2025 - Top 50

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Discoveries are made when boundaries are crossed. At FYN, South Africa's wild freedom is tempered by the rigours of contemporary cuisine to create a restaurant at the edge. Check your assumptions with your coats and join us on a journey of flavour discovery.

FYN's design challenges the separation of kitchen and dining room, so each become part of the other. We believe in comfort over formality, collaboration over individual feats, and its depth, complexity and deliciousness lead the way.

Peter Tempelhoff, Ashley Moss and Jennifer Hugé are FYN's lead explorers. Peter is the visionary, turning this dream into reality with 27 years of experience; Ash brings tattoos and grunt; and Jennifer marshals the troops to deliver service the way the French intended. Fearless, inquisitive and demanding, they promise to take you somewhere new.

Solo diners are required to contact us via email or telephonically to reserve a table.
Groups bigger than 6 should please contact FYN.

We welcome children from age 13 at lunch and dinner. Should a child under 13 join, despite being aware of FYN's T's&C's, we will enforce our Rights Admission Policy, cancelling the reservation and the deposit will be forfeited.

We do not offer corkage.

Reservations line Monday to Friday 9:30am to 17:30 pm:
021 286 2733
General enquiries: 021 286 2736
Email: info@fynrestaurant.com
WhatsApp +27715590304
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fynrestaurantcpt/

Gourmet Guide™ Description

Five floors up in Speakers Corner, Cape Town, evocative dining awaits. Iconic FYN, in a class of its own, has received acclaim for perfecting the union of Japanese and South African flavours and ingredients. It’s an intimate, immersive experience. Chefs Peter Tempelhoff, Ashley Moss, and Bea Malherbe construct innovative dishes that appear simple, with their subtle intricacy appreciated by discerning diners who fly in from all corners of the globe.

The neoteric nigiri with aged shoyu, alongside a Namibian crab tart topped with land caviar made from cypress seed, nylon shrimp temaki and kaeshi, and lastly Rooibos tamagoyaki, trout and ikura, is your first presentation. It’s a clean and nuanced array that instantly showcases the dedication to sourcing and crafting.

For your main course, you might opt for the Karoo lamb with a sweet, sticky glaze forged with honey, sake, and mirin, served with coal-roasted artichoke from Stellenbosch. Smoked walnut shavings and a gremolata of parsley, sorrel, and wild garlic balance the rich lamb. Or, try the local Wagyu; either way, you’ll choose your own knife to slice through the tender meat. The allure lies in complexity and restraint. It’s a sensory journey, perfection on a plate.

Opening Hours

  • Monday 12h00 - 14h00, 02h00 - 20h30
  • Tuesday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Wednesday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Thursday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Friday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Saturday 12h00 - 14h00, 18h00 - 20h30
  • Sunday CLOSED

Reviews (6992)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.6
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.8
  • Frank D. Dined: 1 day ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Samarth S. Dined: 1 day ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Marvin Dined: 1 day ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 11 Apr 26
    We all had an amazing experience, the staff was great and the food was excellent

  • Eve E. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 10 Apr 26
    Best meal we have ever had, cocktails were unbelievable. Words cannot adequately illustrate how good this was.

  • Leanne V. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 10 Apr 26
    Loved the experience! The food was absolutely amazing and presented as artworks, of course. We had the elevated seats at the kitchen and it was awesome to have a look at the fine workings of the staff. I had a plant based lunch and my partner had the pescatarian lunch. They were linked so we both had a similar experience to what the whole lunch journey was. The local wine pairings were very interesting, lots to choose from and some only available at Fyn. The staff were very professional, only slighty visible and always nearby when needed. Our host was very interested in us and also in what he had in store for us, he could tell us everything and more about each dish. No rush at all even though he had more guests to tend to. He was quite approachable and we had a moment together of reminiscing over a place we both have loving childhood memories of. I loved that it was so close and personal, in contrast to some other fine dining spaces. This felt much more relaxed and had an ‘amongst friends’-vibe. My partner also received a little birthday sweet treat, so thoughtful. There was a small mix up about which wine pairing we were following, but that was compensated very generously with the upmost apologies as well. We didn’t mind, all the wine pairings are matched perfectly. We were sitting close to the kitchen, therefore we were expecting some noise from there, but absolutely none. The staff knows how to work together and communicate without being intrusive with it. And also how to not make any other noises with cutlery or glasses. We barely noticed any of it. If you choose the elevated seats, you’ll be sitting with your back to the windows, which is fine. But if you want to have ‘the view’, choose another table. The staff downstairs greeted us with much warmth when we arrived and afterwards waited outside with us (on the Uber). That felt like a farewell from family :) Can’t wait to back again! Thank you for making our final day in CPT unforgettable:)

  • Renata V. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 09 Apr 26
    Just fantastic!!

  • Jonathan K. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 09 Apr 26
    Just incredible

  • Carolin H. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Sunesh B. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 08 Apr 26
    Superb dining experience made even more meaningful by the teams wealth of knowledge. Sam really made it an extra special experience. Thanks guys.

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