Where to Eat in Hoedspruit
Top Dining Experiences
The small beautiful Lowveld town of Hoedspruit is a popular gateway to some of South Africa’s best safari destinations. It also offers a wonderful variety of dining experiences that will make you want to spend a few days exploring its restaurants!
Hoedspruit is a beautiful and peaceful town located in Limpopo province. It is not a big town and therefore does not have too many restaurants to offer, but the ones that are here are worth visiting. With such a small number of restaurants in Hoedspruit, it might seem difficult to get good food, but this is not the case. We have searched high and low for Hoedspruit restaurants so you don't have to - here is our list of the best restaurant options in Hoedspruit: With so many great restaurants to choose from, it’s hard to recommend only one!
Many of Hoedspruit’s restaurants run ‘chalkboard specials’ on a regular basis. These dishes are often local specialities and well worth trying. From fresh seafood, aged steak, kudu, impala, vegetarian platters, Indian cuisine to tea and scones – they will tantalize your taste buds like never before. Restaurants in Hoedspruit generally offer good value for money, with a variety of drinks and delicious meals to suit your budget and culinary preferences. Meals rang in price between R50 and R150 per course, depending on what you order.
The Thirsty Giraffe Pub & Grill
A favourite among the locals, situated only 5km out of Hoedspruit on the R40 towards Phalaborwa. A great place to stop and have a meal and drink, where you can relax in the stunning atmosphere,. Friendly service, good music, and good prices. The kids can enjoy the farm animals surrounding the restaurant. Do not be surprised if one of the donkeys join you at the bar or your table Not a place to miss if you in the Hoedspruit area.
+27 81 030 4568
The Hoedspruit Cafe
A wonderful place to meet friends for coffee, delicious food, great service and a buzzing atmosphere. There is also a fun kiddies play area. with sandpit, scooters, and trampoline.
Inside you will find on display freshly home baked breads, pastries, pies and other decadent goodies
+27 15 110 0558
Sleepers Railway Restaurant
A beautifully renovated restaurant housed in the old station building portrays an old world charm lingering with antique pots, copper ornaments and laid-back atmosphere, with lovely outside seating on the deck under huge Mahogany tree's or have a drink in the cosy railway pub. A charming venue that invites relaxation, a good selection of South African cuisine and complimenting wine list. Sleepers Restaurant is the perfect place to chill out and enjoy the authentic station setting.
+27 15 793 1014
The Hat & Creek
A distinctive dining experience in Hoedspruit.
The Hat & Creek offers elegant dining and superb meals complemented by the wine menu. The menu boasts culinary grill and seafood delights prepared with local ingredients and the freshest seasonal flavours.
Contemporary fare, Seafood, Steak. The restaurant has free Wi-Fi and an under-10 kids play area. There is also a fireside boma.
+27 15 793 1135
The Brewery
The Hoedspruit Brew Co has fast become a firm favorite with some of the best tasting sour dough pizza in town and a great selection of hamburgers and hot dogs.
The main draw card though is the large collection of craft beers, gintails and other liquid refreshments on offer to compliment the freshly prepared food. Music is good and the location is wonderful. Definitely worth a visit.
+27 60 970 7771
The Farm House
Everything that is good and wholesome about countryside living. The Farm House sources produce from farms and farming communities to bring you the best natural, hand-crafted, tasty, healthy and delicious goodies to enjoy. You can order supplies, have a meal , pick up a ready-made meal for dinner, grab a special bottle of wine, shop for your fresh farm supplies or just come and find a sunny spot to have a drink and relax or find a secluded refuge to get some uninterrupted work done at.
+27 76 540 0495
Maroela Bar
Maroela Bar is a family pub & bistro which offers a wide selection of craft beers, gintails & delicious pub food . Visible play area for kids while parents sit back, relax & enjoy a meal and a cold one. A firm favourite for big Rugby games and other sport events on big screen.
+27 15 793 1001
The Fig & Bean cafe
The Fig & Bean Cafe offers home cooked food made fresh everyday using the best in local ingredients from the region. This is a great place for a coffee or freshly pressed juices with your work colleagues and equally great for a lunch with friends with something maybe a bit stronger. .
The bakery offers a good selection of baked goods and the newly launched dinner menu looks fantastic.
+27 82 493 1137
Cooked Restaurant
Vibrant setting in the bush along the R40, approximately 4km out of Hoedspruit is an incredible culinary experience and open air restaurant called “Cooked The Kitchen on R40”, Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, cooked offers all things new on their ever changing menu, expect food items such as homemade charcoal tagliatelle, a selection of cheeses and preserves and almond praline semi fredo.
+27 78 443 4068
Stoned Olive Cafe
The Stoned Olive Cafe is a charming little place hidden in a quiet corner of the Kamogelo Centre. A great restaurant for a casual bite to eat. Great ambience, friendly service and super accommodating to different dietary requirements. They serve delicious sour dough toasted sandwiches, the best homemade pies, tapas and some delicious sweet treats in a nice garden type set up.
+27 71 480 5045
Kassava Café
Located in the Kamogelo Centre, Hoedspruit, the Kassava Café has an outside seating area and is the perfect place to catch up for a coffee. Expect fresh, wholesome food with a contemporary African flavor
+27 63 064 5281
Meridian Blue Sushi & Grill
Specialising in sushi and seafood, the Meridian Blue Sushi and Grill is located in the Kamogelo Tourism Centre, Hoedspruit. The restaurant boasts a large air-conditioned inside area, as well as outside seating, some of which is partly covered. There is a large kids’ play area with further outside seating. An ideal location for private functions or celebrations.
+27 78 2916603
Kalimambo Bar & Grill
Kalimambo Indian Restaurant and pub is located in the Kamogelo Centre, Hoedspruit and offers tasty Indian cuisine and Chinese food. The pub is also a favourite location by locals to watch the game, or to enjoy a game of pool.
+27 15 793 1927
Three Bridges Pub & Restaurant
Enjoy views over the Olifants River while enjoying one of the many gin tails on offer, or one of the delicious wood fire pizzas on offer. Three Bridges Restaurant at The Outpost is located 22km ride north of Hoedspruit. along the R40.
+27 79 912 9416
Bush Pub & Inn
The Bush Pub & Inn is located at the entrance into the Timbavati Nature Reserve and has a nice bush vibe.
The restaurant is open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner and has a varied menu to suit all taste buds, whilst their fully stocked pub has a great selection of drinks, including craft beers as well as craft gins.
The outdoor section of the Restaurant is quite large and has a pool for those hot summer days. They also offer quaint accommodation
+27 15 793 0712
Blue Mountain Restaurant
Great Food & Wine with Awesome Sunsets. Blue Mountain Restaurant is located on Blyde Wildlife Estate in Hoedspruit. The big tree incorporated into the deck provides good shade and lovely views across the Bush to the spectacular Drakensberg mountains.
They serve up a very good selection of food combined and wine with relaxing music in an open air setting.
+27 87 655 1435
Lavender Bistro & Cinema Oase
Combining the best of French café culture with a superlative private cinema experience is what the Lavender Bistro & Cinema Oase is all about. This is where the red carpet meets the African wilderness, with a one-of-a-kind venue that offers marvellous cuisine, outstanding hospitality and the chance to enjoy a fantastic movie in first-class style.
+27 78 265 4262
Fever Tree Café
Fever Tree Restaurant is a family business serving feel good food. Amazing locally roasted coffee, cold & hot breakfast, pub lunches and delicious dinners. Stop by for delectable sweet filled pancakes.
072 398 8053
“Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.”
* W. C. Fields (American actor and writer)
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