SA restaurants given world's best accolade
April 26 2007 at 08:11AM
By Dominique Herman
The top five restaurants in the Africa and Middle East category on one of the most prestigious international restaurant lists are all in the Western Cape.
Le Quartier Francais (Franschhoek), Bosman's (Paarl), Jardine (Cape Town central city), Aubergine (Gardens) and Reuben's (Franschhoek) were ranked in that order in the S Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants' Africa and Middle East category.
Africa's only entry in the top 50 worldwide was Le Quartier Francais, which came number 47. Last year it was ranked 38. Last year, La Colombe was voted best in Africa and the Middle East but it did not feature on the top 50 list this year. El Bulli in Spain was voted the world's best restaurant again. France, with 12 restaurants, has the most in the top 50.
Now in its sixth year, The S Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants is "recognised around the world as the most credible indicator of the best places to eat on Earth", according to the list's website. It is compiled by a group of food writers, critics, publishers and commentators.
