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Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Johannesburg

How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or rated as having an exceptional wine program, listed alphabetically.

  • Amuse-Bouche

    Exceptional wine program

    Amuse-Bouche sits in Wendywood, Sandton, where Johannesburg dining is shaped as much by suburb and sourcing networks as by menu labels. With little public detail around format, awards or pricing, the useful read is contextual: this is a Sandton-area address to assess against the city’s produce-led bistros, polished business-dining rooms and destination restaurants before committing an evening.

  • Les Creatifs

    Exceptional wine program

    Les Creatifs sits in Bryanston's Hobart Grove Centre, where chef Wandile Mabaso has built a reputation as one of Johannesburg's more considered voices in contemporary South African cooking. The restaurant operates in a suburb more accustomed to franchise dining than fine-dining ambition, making its presence a pointed statement about where serious cooking can take root in Joburg.

  • Qunu at the Saxon Hotel

    Exceptional wine program

    A Hotel Dining Room That Sets Its Own Terms The approach to 36 Saxon Road in Sandhurst prepares you for a particular register of Johannesburg hospitality. The suburb sits in the northern arc of the city, where large properties behind mature...

  • Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve

    Exceptional wine program

    Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve carries a 40-year track record in the South African Bushveld, operating four luxury lodges across the Greater Kruger area and holding a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards. Its wine program draws on boutique South African producers, while game drives, conservation programming, and lodge dining position it in the upper tier of private reserve experiences accessible from Johannesburg.

  • Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa

    Exceptional wine program

    The Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa in Sandhurst occupies ten acres of indigenous gardens in one of Johannesburg's most established residential enclaves, setting a standard for urban luxury that few properties in Africa's financial capital can match. Its wine program has earned consecutive Star Wine List recognition across multiple years, placing it among a select tier of hotel wine destinations on the continent.

  • Zioux

    Exceptional wine program

    Zioux occupies a corner position at The Marc in Sandton's financial district, where the bar and lounge format draws on animal-kingdom design references to create one of Johannesburg's more theatrically conceived after-dark destinations. The shift between afternoon service and the evening crowd illustrates how Sandton's hospitality tier operates: daytime is transactional, evenings are performative.

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