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Grill houses and craft butcheries in the capital. 8 steakhouses and 5 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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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.
Steakhouse
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.
Steakhouse
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.
Steakhouse
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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Butcher & supplier
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…
Butcher & supplier
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.
Butcher & supplier
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.
Butcher & supplier
Long-running Pretoria East butchery, sister to Groenkloof Slaghuis, known for its prize-winning boerewors and selling fresh beef, lamb and pork cuts.
Butcher & supplier
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.
Local tips
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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