The best restaurants Knysna

Situated on the waterfront, this restaurant enjoys a solid reputation thanks to its daily deliveries of seafood and fresh fish. Oysters, Mozambican prawns, kingklip, lobsters... The menu offers an impressive choice of seafood products, but also Mexican dishes, pizzas, soups... The dishes are very hearty and you can enjoy them on the wooden terrace on stilts, waterfront style. Often crowded, the place is quite touristy, but is well worth the detour.

At the tip of Knysna, at the level of The Head of course, this restaurant has a nice view on the ocean and the lagoon at the entrance of Knysna, either from the inside room with its chic decoration on the marine theme or from the terrace with its big white wooden tables, its umbrellas if the sun is too strong and its plaids if the wind is too cool! The dishes are well cooked, we find fish and chips, mussels, salads... Note that a nice walk is possible from the parking below the establishment.

Sophisticated are with view of the Dry Dock.

Superbly located on the seafront with a beautiful terrace overlooking the Knysna lagoon, Sirocco offers some great seafood dishes served in a trendy, modern setting. Shrimps marinated in garlic, fresh oysters with shallot sauce, colorful sushi platters fresh from the catch of the day, or seafood pizzas. The Sirocco restaurant is a popular spot at sunset for its delicious cocktails, making it the ideal place to enjoy a romantic aperitif by the water.

It's hard to find a decent restaurant on the Waterfront. But this one has a nice terrace right on the water. It offers classic dishes such as fish, seafood and grilled meats and on Friday afternoons, you may be tempted to try the sushi at half price. It's not the best on the coast, but it's priced low and the fish is very fresh. At the Drydock you can also try the famous Knysna oysters. However, they only serve cultured oysters, you won't find any wild ones.

Tapas and oysters! An American-style atmosphere in this restaurant specializing in tapas, but there are also pizzas and sushi. Big screens above the bar, loud music, hanging flags... The tables are covered with waxed canvases with the name of the restaurant painted by hand and empty tequila bottles cover the walls up to the ceiling. The large plastic-coated menu offers a huge choice of tapas from all over the world and the oysters are delicious. The terrace is very pleasant for a drink in the evening.

Island Cafe is the restaurant of The Turbine hotel. It is open to all for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The meals are served in the middle of the turbines and pipes with a baroque decoration and atmosphere all around. The chairs are all mismatched and colorful and the room stands behind large bay windows. The menu is rather refined with burgers, shrimp tempura or meat fillets, the flavors are pleasant and the plates are carefully presented and sometimes served on boards.