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Simple, fresh wholesome fare, with flavour and feeling in a stunning setting. Locally home-smoked trout on fresh salad greens and garden herbs, Danish feta and chives was a real winner. Whether you are looking for a light meal, coffee, cakes or bakes, Café Bloom is a comfortable place of ease and pleasure. Superb ceramics and paintings by Mick and Sally help furnish this family-run affair.
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Restaurants
After 20 years, Impulse by the Sea is the ultimate Indian restaurant. Subtle decor, soft Indian instrumentals, warm hospitality and - most importantly - mouth-watering curries served in traditional brass and copper kadais create the complete Indian experience. World-renowned food and wine connoisseurs Erica and John Platter comment thus: "... in Michelin-guide speak, their prawn curry is still holding pole position." So I suggest booking a sundeck table, gazing out at the sea... and getting curried away.
While researching KZN the name Bel Punto just kept on coming up, and on visiting this stylish-yet-casual, family-run, authentic Italian restaurant I quickly saw and tasted why. The large indoor dining room and equally large terrace with uninterrupted ocean views compliment what some say is 'the best food in Durban.' This really is a very special treat.
It's very seldom that you come across a place that gets everything right: food, atmosphere, service, everything! Dine inside or out on the pavement while the Santoniccolos make you feel like old friends. This bustling Italian trattoria is an absolute must if you are in Durban.
Bean Bag is not only a national monument, since opening in 1995 it has become a national institution, particularly to those with ties to the arts, creative industries and politics. Their outlandish cocktails, alfresco dining and melting pot of different cultures blend together perfectly to provide an exceptional experience. BBB has recently introduced Yum Cha Cha Dim Sum and Noodle Bar in its upstairs dining area with a fabulous eastern take on things with fabulous teas and tea cocktails.
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With other areas like Cape Town, the Garden Route and The Kruger Park already so firmly on the map, KwaZulu Natal often doesn't get as much press as it deserves - so we are going to unashamedly blow its trumpet.
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