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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
(7121 reviews)
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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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FYN celebrates South Africa's wild landscapes through the precision of Japanese technique - seasonal, restrained, and focused on celebrating each ingredient. Founded by Peter Tempelhoff, Ashley Moss, and Jennifer Hugé, the restaurant has earned local and international acclaim since opening in 2018, most recently as Eat Out Restaurant of the Year 2026 - South Africa's highest dining honour.

FYN sits above Cape Town CBD, on the top floor of Speakers' Corner. The restaurant, designed by award-winning interior architect Tristan du Plessis, blurs the lines between open kitchen and dining room. The space features natural materials, rich textures and art installations, with sound and light used to further enhance the sensory environment.

The kitchen is led by Executive Chef Bea Hesse, whose menus traverse South African terrains through sustainably-sourced local ingredients, the likes of foraged coastal kelp, edible plants, and responsibly-farmed abalone. FYN Group’s Sommelier, Service and Beverage Director Jennifer Hugé oversees the front-of-house and a boundary-pushing wine, sake, and beverage programme. Hugé is winner of the Eat Out Guide's inaugural Mixology Award and the recipient of Relais & Châteaux and Pommery 2026 Woman of the Year Trophy.

In addition to its Eat Out Guide's accolades, FYN features on the World's 50 Best List of Restaurants, holds both a Gold and three plate rating from JHP Gourmet Guide, was the first standalone restaurant in Africa to become a member of Relais & Châteaux, and in 2025 was the first African restaurant to receive 3 knives at The Best Chef Awards

The FYN Experience menu runs eight courses long with a reduced menu available for lunch. The experience menu is available for lunch guests who are seated before 13:00.

Solo diners and parties of more than six are required to contact the reservations team to reserve a table. FYN welcomes children ages 13 and older at lunch and dinner.

FYN does not offer corkage.

5th Floor, Speakers Corner, 37 Parliament Street, Cape Town, 8001
+27 21 286 2733 | +27 71 559 0304 (WhatsApp) | info@fynrestaurant.com
Monday to Saturday | Lunch: 12:00 – 14:00 | Dinner: 18:00 – 20:30

We can accommodate most dietary needs or allergies with prior notice, unless severe or potentially fatal.

We are a cashless restaurant. We accept credit or debit cards only.

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, 18h00 - 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

Specials

Winter Lunch at FYN

Experience the artistry of dining at FYN with an elegant 5-course tasting menu curated to celebrate refined flavours, seasonal ingredients, and impeccable craftsmanship. A beautifully immersive culinary journey awaits at R1275 per person.

  • 26 May - 30 Sep
  • Mon-Sat: 12:00 - 14:00
  • All pax
  • Last confirmed: 26 May 2026

Reviews (7121)

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

    Reviewed on: Sat 27 Jun 26
    Incredible. An exploratory journey of interacting flavours, colours, textures and aromas. Such an interesting fusion of Japanese style and South African ingredients. Great service. Wonderful pairings including great South African wines and custom non-alcoholic cocktails. One of my favourite dining experiences ever. I love visiting Africa and this is African fine dining at its best.

  • Christian S. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 27 Jun 26
    What an experience! The eight course menue is perfectly balanced, the presentatiln of each dish is so unique and the service truly outstanding. I enjoyed every single bit(e) of it.

  • Fiona P. Dined: 2 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 27 Jun 26
    The meal surpassed all expectations. The ambience is beautiful!

  • Louise M. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 27 Jun 26
    This restaurant was so good… It is comparable to Odette in Singapore (who has a Michelin Star) in terms of quality and course consistency. We loved every bite. Definitely in our top 3 of fine dining over 20 years. We look forward to trying your new menu when we are back in South Africa.

  • Graham S. Dined: 2 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 27 Jun 26
    Polished pro server team, excellent tasting imaginative dishes. Superb wine pairing and cocktail creations. Glad we came. ‘Recommended to all. Thank you. Tip, ‘didn’t realize this until the end, but ask if they can speed up the pace waiting between courses if you don’t have several hours (we were there for 4). I’m sure they’ll accommodate any request where possible. .

  • Tondra T. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 26 Jun 26
    Always an exceptional time at FYN! They made my bday lunch amazing.

  • Gareth B. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 26 Jun 26
    Usual high standard of food and service

  • Betsy K. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 25 Jun 26
    My daughter and i had a fantastic experience enjoying your fabulous cuisine with the best service and most creative offerings. It was a highlight of our visit to Cape Town. Wish we lived closer so we could visit again. Thank you!

  • Otto from C. Dined: 1 week ago
    4.3
    Food 5.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 24 Jun 26
    I was looking for a suitable top restaurant to celebrate my wife's birthday and came across FYN's advertisement for their Winter Special. The advertised special price was about 50% lower than the regular dinner menu price. On a whim, I booked a table for the two of us through Dineplan. Unfortunately, we only realised after receiving the bill at the restaurant that I hadn't booked the Winter Special and had been charged the regular menu price. I must admit that this was my own fault, as I wasn't paying close enough attention when booking and had actually made a "normal" reservation. Nevertheless, I feel I was somewhat misled by FYN with their advertisement and misled into booking under standard conditions: For years, we have booked winter offers at top restaurants in and around Cape Town, including Chef's Warehouse Tintswalo Atlantic, La Colombe, and others. Their special offers are always clearly displayed on their websites and on Dineplan, so they don't need to be mentioned separately by the guest when booking. The note about limited availability wasn't exactly prominently placed in the emailed advertisement either. Admittedly, had I read more carefully, I certainly would have noticed my mistake. Ultimately, my wife and I were able to enjoy a first-class menu with excellent ingredients for her birthday, but with a very bitter aftertaste! For gourmets willing to pay an exorbitant price for a multi-course meal and unafraid of extremely high wine prices, FYN is a real option. Some guests from overseas, in particular, shouldn't have any problem paying around ZAR 8000 for a meal for two (our wine cost "only" ZAR 1500 – the 13.5% service charge was exceptionally high). We have now had this experience and will therefore, in the future, focus on FYN's direct competitors, such as Chefs Warehouse Tintswalo Atlantic, when we want to book the top league of fine-dining restaurants.

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