South Africa · 4 cities
South Africans grill meat over wood or charcoal at a braai, and beef is classified by the age of the animal, with A the youngest. Cape Town and Johannesburg have long-running grill houses and butchers that dry-age local grass- and grain-fed beef.
Beef to know
Grilling over wood or charcoal, the braai, is a national pastime, and many steakhouses cook the same way.
Beef is classed A (youngest), AB, B or C; A-class carcasses carry a purple roller mark.
Many butchers and grill houses dry-age beef in-house and state the number of days.
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44 steakhouses and 19 butchers and suppliers. Filter by city, cut and service.
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Chef Giorgio Nava's Milanese-inspired steakhouse, open since 2007, where the day's cuts are presented at the table and grilled simply with olive oil and salt.
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Second Cape Town branch of Giorgio Nava's Carne, serving the same meat-focused Italian menu as the Keerom Street original.
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Camps Bay branch of the Hussar Grill chain, a traditional grill room set on the hill above the beach with mountain views.
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Seafront branch of the Hussar Grill on Beach Road in Mouille Point, serving the chain's aged steaks and grill-room menu.
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The original Hussar Grill, established in Rondebosch in 1964 and still a neighbourhood steakhouse with a loyal local following.
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Hussar Grill branch at Crystal Towers in Century City, with the chain's traditional grill-room setting and steak menu.
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Waterfront steakhouse and wine bar offering 28-day matured beef from Karan, Chalmar and Karoo Wagyu, alongside game steaks and grilled seafood.
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Old-fashioned steakhouse beside the Mount Nelson hotel that has changed little in decades.
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Cape Town branch of the South African steakhouse family business, where guests choose their cut and size at the butcher's counter before it is grilled.
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Rooftop live-fire restaurant by chef David Higgs on top of the Union Castle Building, opened in December 2024.
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Bree Street steakhouse focused on grass-fed, dry-aged beef cooked on a Spanish charcoal grill, with a signature flat iron steak and specials such as rib-eye and T-bone.
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Contemporary steakhouse in the hemp building on Harrington Street, pairing South African fire-grilled rib-eye, sirloin and Wagyu with Japanese-inspired sides.
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Long-running Cape Town grill, first opened in Claremont some 50 years ago, now on Sea Point's Regent Road.
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Ethical whole-beast butchery founded in 2011 that sources free-range, grass-fed meat from small farms.
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Newer Frankie Fenner branch combining an ethical butchery counter with a simple eatery that serves the butcher's cut of the day cooked on a Big Green Egg.
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Retail branch of Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants in the Gardens Centre selling the company's traceable, grass-fed meat.
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Boutique Sea Point butchery run by butcher Salvin Hirschfield, sharing a shop with a florist.
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Deli, butchery and eatery selling meat from the family's West Coast farm, including grass-fed Angus and Wagyu cuts, Angus salami and biltong.
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The original Butcher Boys grill, trading on Florida Road since 1999, built around steaks aged in-house and cut by its own blockmen.
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Umhlanga branch of the Durban steakhouse group, on the Lighthouse Mall restaurant strip near the beach.
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Branch of the long-running South African grill-room chain in the Oceans Mall, Umhlanga.
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Hussar Grill branch in the Fields Centre in Kloof, in Durban's outer west.
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Grillhouse in Durban North from the team behind Grimaldi's and Jack Salmon, reopened after a makeover with an open deck.
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Butcher and grill opened in 2023 at Marine Walk in Umdloti, where meats are hand-selected, dry-aged on the bone and cut to order before going onto a custom New…
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Umhlanga Ridge branch of The Baron, a grill-and-pub group founded in 1993.
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Hotel steakhouse at the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani on North Beach, serving flame-grilled cuts from local producers seasoned with East African spice-route flavours.
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Halaal butchery and smokehouse on the Berea stocking Wagyu, Angus, grass-fed and dry-aged beef, trimmed ready to cook and cut to request.
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Butchery and deli on Umhlanga Rocks Drive known for specialised meat cuts, biltong and a deli counter.
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Owner-run neighbourhood butchery in Westville North billing itself as the 'home of the tomahawk', with ribeye, rump, dry-aged T-bone and in-house biltong.
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Butchery opened in 2024 in Westville selling wet- and dry-aged steaks, including dry-aged fillet, along with deli items and an in-store braai service.
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Butcher-led steakhouse by chef-owner Vassilios Holiasmenos that ages and breaks down its beef in-house and grills it over hardwood coals.
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Second branch of The Blockman, opened in March 2025, with a wine cellar, private dining rooms and a bar alongside the brand's dry-aged steak menu.
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Chef David Higgs' flagship live-fire restaurant on Keyes Art Mile, built around a Grillworks wood-fired grill.
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Family-run grillhouse on Nelson Mandela Square since 1994, serving grain-fed Karan beef aged on the premises.
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Long-running Sandton steakhouse with its own butchery and deli.
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Flagship of the Grillhouse group, opened in 1994: a New York-style steakhouse known for aged fillet on the bone and ribs, with a large wine and whisky list.
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Alice Lane branch of the Grillhouse, a New York-style grill room with private dining rooms and a terrace bar looking over the northern suburbs.
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Melrose Arch branch of the Grillhouse group, with patio and piazza seating and the group's steak and grill menu.
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Branch of the Turn 'n Tender steakhouse chain founded by the Aaron brothers in 1977, known for steaks carved at the table, including a 600g French-trimmed prime rib.
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Turn 'n Tender branch in the Nicolway centre in Bryanston, serving the chain's classic steakhouse menu.
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The oldest of the Hussar Grill branches in Johannesburg, a traditional grill room serving up to 28-day aged, grain-fed Class A beef from its in-house butchery, plus…
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Hussar Grill branch on the piazza at Montecasino in Fourways, with the chain's traditional grill-room setting and aged steaks.
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New York-style steakhouse at the base of the Protea Hotel Balalaika in Sandton, open since 2000, serving matured prime beef alongside venison and ostrich.
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Old-school, family-friendly steakhouse that opened in 1968, known for thick-cut flame-grilled steaks, large T-bones and ribs at value prices.
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Steakhouse by restaurateur George Kutra that ages its own beef in-house, with Chalmar wet-aged and Angus dry-aged cuts and Greek-influenced small plates.
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Family-owned butchery that sources from its own farm near Kroonstad and works with whole cuts.
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Morningside branch of the Country Meat butchery, selling whole-cut beef from the family's farm through a controlled cold chain.
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Family-owned purveyor of Wagyu, Angus and dry-aged beef, with shops in Durban and Johannesburg.
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Family butchery trading in Northcliff since 1978 that cuts grass-fed Braeside and organic Doornpoort beef by hand daily, alongside award-winning biltong and dry wors.
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Branch of a third-generation family butchery, bakery and deli whose gourmet counter carries dry-aged Wagyu, Angus and grass-fed beef.
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Old-school Lynnwood steakhouse open since October 1989 and refurbished in 2021, known for very generous grilled cuts and dishes such as fillet Bordelaise with roasted…
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White-tablecloth steakhouse serving Pretoria since 1985, now in a modern space at The Club in Hazelwood.
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Afrikaans-themed steakhouse in Menlo Park built around grass-fed beef cooked over open flames, with the cut, side and sauce chosen by the diner.
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Contemporary Brooklyn restaurant with bold art and a global menu in which steak is the centrepiece, from fillet with roasted bone marrow and Bordelaise to sirloin…
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Long-running grill and seafood restaurant on Pretoria's east side, known for surf and turf and beef espetada dripping with garlic butter.
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Meat-only steakhouse and wine bar ('Meet & Whine') in Brooklyn Square with a tongue-in-cheek cow theme.
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Contemporary grill and bar in Brooklyn Design Square that cooks fillet, sirloin, rib eye, T-bone and tomahawk over a wood fire, alongside ribs, lamb and seafood.
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Bistro in Waterkloof, opened in 2013, whose signature dish is a beef fillet with Dijon sauce; the menu also covers breakfasts, salads and pasta.
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Family butchery and deli founded in 1995, with skilled butchers hand-cutting aged ribeye, rump and fillet to order beneath a famous 'ceiling of biltong'. It has won…
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The original King's Meat Deli shop, opened at Castle Walk in 1995, offering hand-cut beef, lamb, pork and poultry alongside its biltong and deli range.
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Neighbourhood butchery in Groenkloof famed for the boerewors recipe of the late Eddie van Niekerk, plus biltong cut to order and fresh beef and lamb.
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Long-running Pretoria East butchery, sister to Groenkloof Slaghuis, known for its prize-winning boerewors and selling fresh beef, lamb and pork cuts.
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Austrian-run butchery and deli trading since 1974, selling fresh beef and game cuts alongside house-made German sausages, cold meats and cheese, with a bakery next door.
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Local names
Cut names change from country to country. Use the local name at the butcher counter.
| Cut | Called in South Africa | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Tenderloin | Fillet | Pan-sear or grill |
| Ribeye | Ribeye / prime rib | Braai or grill |
| Striploin | Sirloin | Braai or grill |
| T-bone | T-bone | Braai over coals |
| Picanha | Rump cap | Braai whole |
Doneness
Final core temperatures after resting.
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