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FYN Restaurant

Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50 Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
Fine Dining
South Africa, 37 Parliament St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
(7260 reviews)
RRR+

Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Great Views
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2022 - Top 100
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
  • Reviewers' Choice 2024 - Top 50

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.
Tables 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 2862733
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.

Reviews (7260)

4.8 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.9
Value 4.6
Service 4.9
Ambience 4.8
  • Kgaugelo M. Dined: 1 day ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 27 Apr 25
    Every was beautiful. From the service to the food to the ambience! Amazing experience!!!!

  • Kelvin W. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 27 Apr 25
    Attentive and personal service from Daniel! The food and overall experience were exceptional too. My one nit-pick would be that the pace of the dishes from around the halfway point until the end was a little slow - we started the dinner at around 7:15 pm and left the restaurant at 11:45 pm. By the end, we were really quite tired (the last few world-class mains and the divine dessert courses were what kept us going), and we could tell that other guests and the staff were quite tired too.

  • Laurie B. Dined: 2 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Samuel F. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 26 Apr 25
    As an avid fan of the FYN team, it is hard to surpass my prior experience at the restaurant, but then again these guys never fail to amaze. A truly unforgettable evening indulging in beverages and bites- some old, some new, some slightly tweaked, all done to perfection and served with passion. Cannot recommend FYN highly enough; hard to pull off such an experience with seemingly effortless coordination and genuine joy but they have done so once again. Bravo!

  • Antoine d. Dined: 3 days ago
    4
    Food 5.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 26 Apr 25
    Iconic wine pairing a true discovery of rare, quality wines. The food experience itself quite amazing.

  • Dale S. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 25 Apr 25
    Despite not being my first time, the overall dining experience which boast incredible food and wine paring matched with the phenomenal service from the attentive and super friendly waiters always never disappoints. Thank you, superstars, for having me over! You should all be very proud of your achievements and accolades.

  • Karen K. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Pieter M. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
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Opening Hours

  • Monday 12h00 - 14h00, 14h00 - 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