Internationally recognized for his award-winning restaurants in the Franschhoek wine valley,
Reuben’s at One&Only Cape Town serves wholesome bistro fare made from locally-sourced produce.
Reuben’s joins Nobu and the resort’s impressive tri-level wine loft housing over 5,000 bottles, from prestigious older vintages of Cape classics to newer wineries in emerging terroirs. Connecting the eateries together is the dynamic lobby lounge and bar, Vista, with captivating views of Table Mountain.
Having defied stupendous odds in apartheid South Africa to become, at 35, one of Africa's top chefs – Reuben has come a long way from his home in Groendal where he grew up with 12 siblings. Required to live in an area allocated to Cape Coloreds, a mixed-race ethnic group, Reuben first mastered Cape Colored cuisine through his family, a style of cooking that continues to inspire him today.
“Fish and shellfish conjure such happy memories for me,” says Riffel. “I’ll never forget Ma’s soutsnoek hanging behind the kitchen door – partly because of its pungent smell, but mostly because we’d snap a piece off after school and have it on hot baked bread with mounds of apricot jam or moskonfyt.”
Beginning as a kitchen hand, Reuben worked his way up the restaurant ranks in nearby Franschhoek, opening his first eatery there in 2004 which was promptly named South Africa’s Restaurant of the Year. Six months later he was named the country’s Chef of the Year. In 2008 he opened a second restaurant in Robertson which led to the opening of his third restaurant in October 2010 at One&Only Cape Town alongside the legendary Nobu.
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Reuben’s at One&Only Cape Town can be made by calling 021 431 5222 or emailing
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