Menu to Taste

FYN

Japanese-South African · Cape Town · Chef Peter Tempelhoff

Ranked No. 82 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, FYN in Cape Town is led by chef Peter Tempelhoff. The restaurant pairs Japanese kaiseki techniques with South African ingredients. Situated on the fifth floor of Speaker's Corner, the interior features a ceiling installation of suspended wooden discs.

5th Floor, Speakers Corner, 37 Parliament Street, Cape Town 8001, Cape Town

  • #82 World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025

Menu

Dishes

  • Fynbos Fire (Dinner) — Kapokbos, rooibos, Wagyu and binchotan. Dinner experience version.
  • Mountain — Burnt honey, nutmeg pelargonium, apple and sour fig. Lunch-exclusive pre-dessert course.
  • Land Plants (Plant Lunch) — Artichoke, tulbaghia, prenia and hakurei turnip. Plant-based lunch version (shared with regular lunch).
  • Fynbos Fire (Plant) — Kapokbos, mushroom, aubergine and binchotan. Plant-based menu version.
  • Cape Game Fish — Tuna and yellowtail. Served across all menu experiences.
  • Sea Plants — Kelp, sea lettuce, wakame and nori. Dinner experience course.
  • Deep Ocean — Squid, ink and kingklip. Served across all menu experiences.
  • Land Plants (Dinner) — Truffle, madumbi and dune spinach. Dinner experience version.
  • African Game — Springbok and ostrich. Dinner experience course.
  • Rice & Citrus — Koshihikari rice, finger lime, orange and yuzu. Dinner experience course.

Tasting Menu

  • Experience Dinner Menu (2375) — Japanese-South African degustation by Chef Peter Tempelhoff blurring boundaries between South African terroir and Japanese technique
  • Experience Dinner Tasting (1975) — Multi-course dinner tasting — 5th Floor, Cape Town
  • Lunch Tasting Menu (1375) — Lunch tasting menu — 5th Floor, Cape Town

The Experience

A minimalist room with an urban view and built around the chef's counter. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and a wine pairing. A good fit for dining solo.

  • Occasion: Solo
  • Atmosphere: Minimalist
  • Format: Tasting menu, Wine pairing
  • Setting: Urban view, Chef's counter, Historic

Phone: +27 21 012 5688

R1,295-R1,795 per person

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