No.1
The Restaurant 30: Africa · October 2026
Wolfgat
Strandveld · Paternoster, South AfricaDebutLast month
1Peak
1Month on chart
People who've been: none yet (counts from 3) · Critics 92/100 · Chef's read 94/100
Kobus van der Merwe's twenty-seat cottage on the West Coast, one of the most original meals anywhere
What to order
The tasting menu of seaweed, shellfish and veld plants
Also No. 18 on The Restaurant 100: The World.
Where
West Coast
Paternoster, South Africa
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