Five Cape Town restaurants with spectacular views worth planning a meal around - IOL

From mountain views over dinner to lunch at the harbour, Cape Town offers spectacular views to go with your meals.

Cape Town is blessed with some extraordinary scenery, and there are restaurants where the views are almost as memorable as the meal.

From oceanfront tables and harbour views to elevated city panoramas and dramatic mountain backdrops, these are five restaurants where the setting is a big part of the experience.

For a bird’s-eye view of the city, Utopia is difficult to beat.

The restaurant is on the 15th floor, offering sweeping views that take in Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, the harbour, Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant.

The elevated setting makes this a particularly good choice for an evening meal when the city starts to light up.

The Lawns offers a more relaxed way to enjoy the scenery.

Set at the foot of Table Mountain, the restaurant is surrounded by greenery with views stretching towards the Atlantic Ocean.

Its outdoor setting makes it well suited to a leisurely lunch, dinner or sundowners, particularly when the weather is playing along.

Blowfish gives diners a front-row seat to one of Cape Town’s classic views, with the Atlantic Ocean in front and Table Mountain across the bay.

The beachfront restaurant has indoor and outdoor spaces, including a deck where the coastal setting can be enjoyed while dining.

The seafood-focused menu also fits naturally with its seaside location.

Few restaurants make you feel quite as close to the ocean as the Brass Bell.

Set beside Kalk Bay harbour, its different dining areas offer views across False Bay, the harbour and the surrounding mountains.

The restaurant has several spaces to choose from, including areas right beside the water, so the experience can vary depending on where you sit.

Inside The Silo Hotel, The Granary Café offers an elevated perspective over the V&A Waterfront and harbour. Its dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows make the scenery difficult to miss from inside the restaurant.

It is a more polished setting for enjoying the waterfront, with the harbour views becoming particularly atmospheric as the afternoon turns to evening.