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Situated on the 5th floor of Speaker’s Corner, above the vibrant hub of Cape Town’s City Centre
Tell us about your first impressions when you arrived.
A little piece of Manhattan in Cape Town, Fyn is a cutting-edge space on the fifth floor of a repurposed building just off historic Church Square. A glass wall ensures that views of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head are sensational (your reward for lunch, rather than the more-in-demand dinner). Sophisticated, but not shouty, the interiors of the 60-seat restaurant are as slick as the food and service. Boundaries between the kitchen and diners are consciously blurred—the pastry section is slap-bang in the center of the room, for instance—echoing the Japanese-African cooking.
What was the crowd like?
A buzzing crowd of young professionals and cute couples.
What should we be drinking?
Start with a glass of bubbly, served in a chic coupe, then opt for a wine pairing with the meal. You'll have the opportunity to try fine examples of varietals like pinotage that are unique to South Africa.
Main event: the food. Give us the lowdown—especially what not to miss.
A dream-team partnership between Peter Tempelhoff (an alum of The Greenhouse) and executive chef Ashley Moss means you’re in confident hands. The menu is African inspired, but it’s Tempelhoff's obsession with Japan that will have you enthralled. His confident exploration of tastes, flavors, textures, and cooking styles come in five-course, kaiseki-style menus. There are pescetarian, vegetarian, and vegan menus, as well. Ask to sit at the counter, where you can watch the highly focused chefs in action.
And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
French-speaking general manager Jennifer Hugé runs a tight ship; she's also in charge of the highly original wine pairings. Having run La Colombe for almost 18 years, she really knows her stuff, and the staff here follows suit.
What’s the real-real on why we’re coming here?
Each bite-sized course is a taste explosion that leaves you wanting more—just don’t forego the cheese sandwich before the sweet kaiseki.
