Which is the best restaurant in South Africa?

95 Keerom City Bowl, Cape Town 9th Avenue Bistro Greyville Durban Auberge Michel Sandton, Johannesburg Bosman's Paarl Ginja Cape Town La Colombe Constantia, Cape Town Lynton Hall Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal Reuben's Franschhoek Terroir Stellenbosch Yum (Greenside) Greenside, Johannesburg The Eat Out Johnnie Walker restaurant awards for 2005 are out. And Yum of Greenside, Johannesburg is tops again. Yum is certainly one of my favourites. But I have many. Recent experience highlights a fantastic meal I had at Georges on 4th, Parkhurst, Johannesburg, two weeks ago. Their grilled vegetables and gnocchi rates as one of the finest pastas I have ever had. Speaking of pastas, Assagi of Illovo, Johannesburg is my favourite Italian restaurant and rated as such by many Jo'burg-based Italians. The Giovannis on Rivonia Road Sandton is pretty good too, and makes a great pizza. Yindees of Cape Town is my favorite Thai restaurant - just awesome.

Wierdly, Le Quartier Francais of Franshoek did not appear to make the top 10. This after it was recently declared one of the world's top 50 restaurants by the UK-based Restaurant Magazine.

Aubergine and Lemongrass Hillcrest, Durban The Bell Pepper Kensington, Johannesburg Chefs in Motion Lonehill, Johannesburg Cynthia's Pretoria The Grill Club Pretoria La Pentola Riviera, Pretoria Madame Zingara Cape Town Moyo Johannesburg Pachas Hazelwood, Pretoria Ritrovo Ristorante Waterkloof Heights, Pretoria Singing Fig Norwood Gardens, Johannesburg Smoke Cafe & Grill Lounge Groenkloof, Pretoria Soi Melville, Johannesburg Yamato Illovo, Johannesburg Yum (Greenside) Greenside, Johannesburg Which is your favourite restaurant? If I get enough responses, I'll create a poll of results. The Eat Out peoples' choice list is shown to the right.