Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Pretoria from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Pretoria
These rooms are the clearest signs of Pretoria’s wine focus. They combine exceptional programs with formats that let the list stay central.
A Modern European fine dining room in Waterkloof Heights with a tasting menu and an exceptional wine program. The venue has a multi-award-winning wine cellar, live jazz and a cigar lounge.
A Lynnwood Manor wine bar, bottle store and Italian deli with wall-to-wall bottle storage and a deli counter. Vee & Forti holds Star Wine List recognition and has 1100 wine labels and an exceptional wine program.
This restaurant on the outskirts of Pretoria pairs South African fine dining with a wine list and a cellar. It is set in gardens with individually designed dining spaces. Star Wine List recognised it in 2022 and 2026.
This section covers Pretoria's Italian kitchens and a classic French brasserie.
A Hazelwood traditional Italian restaurant with house-made pasta, a wood-fired pizza oven and a South African wine list. Capito has a by-the-glass selection and holds Star Wine List recognition from 2026.
An Alphen Park authentic Italian pizzeria that has been part of the local scene since 1990. The family-run restaurant serves wood-oven T-bone steak and pizzas, has a wine list and holds White Star recognition from Star Wine List.
A Waterkloof classic French brasserie in a Karl Jooste-designed home from the 1960s. Brasserie de Paris has a wine list and offers tasting menus, set menus for lunch and dinner, and a prix fixe option.
Waterkloof Heights and Lynnwood Manor have PRIVA and Vee & Forti respectively, both with exceptional wine programs. Programs include Kream Brooklyn in Brooklyn, Capito in Hazelwood, Caraffa in Alphen Park and Brasserie de Paris in Waterkloof. PRIVA has an award-winning cellar, and Vee & Forti has 1100 wine labels.
Pretoria has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. PRIVA holds World's Best Wine Lists Awards WBWL 3-Star recognition from 2022, and Caraffa holds White Star recognition from Star Wine List. PRIVA and Brasserie de Paris offer tasting menus.
PRIVA in Waterkloof Heights and Brasserie de Paris in Waterkloof both offer tasting-menu formats. PRIVA also has an exceptional wine program, while Brasserie de Paris pairs its French cooking with a list and set-menu structure.
PRIVA and Vee & Forti both have exceptional wine programs, and Ivory Manor Boutique Hotel has a wine program. Kream Brooklyn, Caraffa, Capito and Brasserie de Paris also pair their cooking with wine lists.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Set within the historic Karl Jooste House in Waterkloof Ridge, Brasserie de Paris brings classic French technique to one of Pretoria's more architecturally significant dining addresses. The kitchen runs set menus for both lunch and dinner, drawing on French foundations while incorporating contemporary international influences. It occupies a tier of Pretoria dining where the building itself carries as much weight as the food.
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Capito in Hazelwood, Pretoria, has built a following on two fronts: a kitchen rooted in traditional Italian cooking and a wine list that earns as much attention as the food. Located on the corner of Pinestar and 18th Street, it occupies a tier of Pretoria dining where the by-the-glass selection and the pasta course are given equal seriousness. A reliable address for Italian fare in a city where the category is competitive.
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Caraffa in Pretoria's Alphen Park neighbourhood holds a White Star recognition from Star Wine List, placing it among a small group of Pretoria restaurants with a documented commitment to serious wine programming. The address on Selati Street puts it in the city's quieter southeastern suburbs, away from the central dining corridors, making it a deliberate destination for those who approach the table as a ritual rather than a convenience.
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In Lynnwood Manor, one of Pretoria's more settled residential dining corridors, Forti Too draws a loyal local following through Chef Fortunato Mazzone's take on traditional Italian cooking. The wine list leans into the format, and the neighbourhood setting keeps the experience grounded rather than performative. It occupies a consistent position in Pretoria's mid-to-upper casual dining tier.
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Set within lush gardens in Rietvalleirand, Ivory Manor Boutique Hotel channels the atmosphere of a twentieth-century English manor house in the heart of Pretoria. Rated a five-star establishment in Gauteng and recognised by Star Wine List as the number one wine destination in its category in 2022, it occupies a distinct tier among the capital's boutique properties.
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Kream Brooklyn occupies a prominent address in Nieuw Muckleneuk, one of Pretoria's most established suburban dining precincts. The kitchen draws on globally inspired reference points and anchors them in South African ingredients, while a wine list that balances local producers with an international selection signals a room that takes what it pours as seriously as what it plates.
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PRIVA in Waterkloof Heights holds a 3-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards, placing it among Pretoria's most formally recognised dining and entertainment addresses. The venue combines live music programming with a serious wine offer and a full dining format on Club Avenue. Plan ahead: walk-ins at this tier of recognition are rarely direct.
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RocoMamas at Menlyn Park sits inside one of Pretoria's largest retail destinations, drawing the Atterbury Road crowd with a format built around smashed burgers and loaded fries at accessible price points. The brand's assembly-line sourcing model keeps the offer consistent across its South African footprint, making it a reliable mid-week or family option in the eastern suburbs.
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A double award-winner recognised as both Regional Luxury Country Hotel and Continent Luxury Conference and Event Hotel, Kievits Kroon sits on a wine estate east of Pretoria in Kameeldrift, where bushveld topography and Cape-influenced architecture define the property's character. The estate occupies a position between city-accessible conference venue and countryside retreat, a combination that shapes everything from its event infrastructure to its approach to guest accommodation.
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A wine shop and on-site tasting space in Pretoria East's Alphen Park, The Wine Shop by Caraffa offers a selection broad enough to drink in or take home. For those who treat wine selection as the evening's main event rather than a prelude, it occupies a distinct niche in a city where dedicated wine retail-bars remain uncommon.
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A wine bar, bottle store, and delicatessen on the corner of Lynnwood and Daventry Street, Vee & Forti is one of Pretoria's more considered addresses for fine wine. Wall-to-wall bottle storage and a deli counter create a format that sits between retail and hospitality, making it equally suited to serious wine shopping and an extended glass at the bar. The Lynnwood Glen location places it firmly in the city's northern suburbs dining corridor.
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Drayman's Brewery & Distillery operates from a working production site in Silverton, Pretoria, where brewing and distilling share the same address. The experience is less polished estate, more functional artisan facility, South African craft at its most direct.
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