Cape Town fine-dining restaurant La Colombe has been honoured as the 13th best restaurant in the world, and the number 1 in all of Africa at the Trip Advisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards 2021 in the ‘Best of the Best’ category.
The highly acclaimed restaurant also holds the title as the number 1 eatery in South Africa, as judged by the last Eat Out Awards in 2019.
The heaps of accolades are well-deserved and even though the restaurant has had to restructure its offerings in the time of COVID-19, it remains a frontrunner for one of the best in the world.
In an Instagram post on Thursday, management announced their win, and thanked diners for the gracious support over the years.
“We’re speechless – we’ve been named the 13th Best Restaurant in the World (and the Best Restaurant in Africa) in the 2021 Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Best of the Best Awards. It’s been a year that’s challenged us. Pushed us. Brought us to our knees. But, it’s also reminded us why we do what we do – and that our passion for exceptional food and service will never fade. And, it’s all for you – the diners who have supported us from the moment we opened our doors, and through the darkest moments of this pandemic. Our endless, deepest gratitude. Thank you, thank you,” they said.
The top 20 fine-dining restaurants in the world:
1. The Old Stamp House Restaurant, Ambleside, United Kingdom
2. Restaurant La Maison d’a Cote, Montlivault, France
3. Ise Sueyoshi, Nishiazabu, Japan
4. Restaurante Benazuza, Cancun, Mexico
5. Les Plaisirs Gourmands, Schiltigheim, France
6. El Xato, La Nucia, Spain
7. Martin Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria, Spain
8. Oro Restaurante, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9. Quintessenza, Trani, Italy
10. Ristorante Villa Crespi, Orta San Giulio, Italy
11. Auberge Du Vieux Puits, Fontjoncouse, France
12. Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia
13. La Colombe, Constantia, South Africa
14. French Grill, Hanoi, Vietnam
15. The Grove, Auckland Central, New Zealand
16. Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890, Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy
17. The Kitchin, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
18. L’Enclume, Cartmel, United Kingdom
19. Uri Buri, Acre, Israel
20. Sails Restaurant, Auckland Central, New Zealand
