Restaurants in Durban

Award-winning chef Carly Goncalves serves up international food of the highest quality in the unpretentious surroundings of his Greyville restaurant.

Gaze at the monster predators through the glass tank of the shark aquarium at uShaka Marina, while dining on some of the best fish dishes, done with an international twist, in Durban.

This highly-acclaimed restaurant is housed with The Oyster Box and is a fine dining restaurant specialising in superb seafood dishes, with a legendary wine list to match.

Situated in a bustling strip of restaurants is this long established curry house proudly boasts that it offers a chip 'n cheese roti which is heavier than a loaf of bread. Other more traditional Indian meals are on the menu, such as mutton curry, to popular bunny chows (curries served in a half loaf of bread) to breyani (curries mixed with lentils). A great place to dine or enjoy a drink, with an outdoor dining space too.

An imaginative menu using spices that fuse the best of South African and Indian cuisine have earned this eaterie great reviews. Located in a Victorian house, it delivers top notch food in unpretentious surroundings.

An Italian place in Morningside serving great lashes of Italian food, it's very well known in the neighbourhood. Typical of Italian pavement bistros, this little corner of Italy feels very authentic and is a good antithesis to Durban's spice.

Tuck into fish and chips or calamari against a symphony of waves at this laid-back seafront eaterie on North Beach. A great place to watch the sun sink into the Indian Ocean with food in one hand and a cocktail in another.

Experience unique township dining within a safe environment at this renowned restaurant, which started life as a butchers in a one room shack where hungover clubbers used to pick up braai meat and chilli breakfasts after a hard night of clubbing. Today, the shack has been replaced with a steakhouse restaurant, with Sunday DJ sessions also pulling in regular crowds.

Mexican food with a South African influence in the Morningside district, this place has become well established on the Durban eating scene and is a relaxed option with very reasonable prices.