This is the one time of year when a fire in a restaurant is a good thing.

Grey days and icy nights mean that toasty fireside tables are coveted by the eating out public.

Picture the elements that make for cosy winter dining – a bottle of red wine, a seasonal slow-cooked dish and a crackling fire…

Make this picture a reality by booking your fireside seat at one of these restaurants. 

JOHANNESBURG
Bambanani
Fahrenheit
Greek Sizzler
La Rustica
Picobella


PRETORIA
Casalinga
Die Werf
La Madeleine
The Cradle  



CAPE TOWN
De Oude Welgemoed
HQ
La Mouette
Nyoni’s Kraal
Ricks
Societi Bistro
Pastis Bistro Brasserie
The Wild Fig


WEST COAST
Draaihoek Lodge, Elands Bay
Farmhouse Hotel, Langebaan
Oep ve Koep, Partenoster

WINELANDS and OVERBERG
96 Winery Road, Stellenbosch
Beads Restaurant, Stellenbosch
D’Vine at Willowbrook Lodge, Somerset-West
De Volkskombuis, Stellenbosch
Flavours, Stellenbosch 
Goederust Country Kitchen, Franschhoek
Pastis Brasserie, Constantia
Kate’s Village Restaurant, Hermanus 
La Fayette Wine Bar & Restaurant, Stellenbosch
La Petite Ferme, Franschhoek
Mange Tout, Franschhoek
Mon Plaisir at Chamonix, Franschhoek
Pomegranate, Somerset-West
Restaurant 1802 at D’Ouwe Werf, Stellenbosch
Seasons, Hemel and Aarde
Taste, Somerset-West
Tables at Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch
Terra Mare, Paarl
Things I Love, Tulbagh
Oak & Vigne, Greyton

GARDEN ROUTE, SOUTH CAPE and KLEIN KAROO
Bramon Restaurant, Plettenberg Bay
Herberg Roosje Van De Kaap, Swellendam
Jemima’s, Oudtshoorn
Pembreys, Knysna
The Bell at Belvidere Manor, Knysna
Zucchini, Sedgefield


EASTERN CAPE
Blue Waters Café, Port Elizabeth
Cruise Café, Knysna
Elephant Walk Restaurant, Port Elizabeth
Firefly Eating House, Knysna
Henry Ate, Grahamstown
Norden’s at Cock House, Grahamstown
Natti’s Thai Kitchen, Port Elizabeth
Old Cash Store, Port Elizabeth

KWAZULU-NATAL
Cooking Bear, Lidgetton
Granny Mouse Country House, Lidgetton
The Boar’s Head, Nottingham Road

NORTH AND CENTRAL
Artist’s Café, Sabie
Chez Vincent, Nelspruit
Critchley Hackle, Dullstroom
Mount Sheba Hotel, Pilgrims Rest
Salt, White River
Seven on Kellner, Bloemfontein
The Windmill Wine Shop, Sabie
Zeederburg Restaurant, Tzaneen

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