Cape Town City Centre · Cape Town
Who recommends The House of Machines? Ashley Moss, Nina du Toit, Matt van den Berg, Glen Williams, Jess van Dyk and 19 more — 24 people who’d know have named The House of Machines in Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, in their own words below where they gave them.
Culinary Director, FYN Restaurant Group · on ByChefs
The House of Machines has a cool vibe and a great negroni.
Head Chef, Salsify at the Roundhouse · on ByChefs
The music is always a vibe, their negronis are the best in town and all the cool people hang out there
Also named by: Matt van den Berg (Head Chef, Mertia · on ByChefs), Glen Williams (Chef Proprietor, Foxcroft and Little Fox · on ByChefs), Jess van Dyk (Executive Chef and Owner, Post & Pepper · on ByChefs), Dale Mouton (Head Chef, Foxcroft · on ByChefs), Chris Erasmus (Chef Patron, Terrarium · on ByChefs), Amori Burger (Executive Chef, Upper Union · on ByChefs), Charné Sampson (Head Chef, EPICE · on ByChefs), Scot Kirton (Chef Proprietor, La Colombe Restaurant Group · on ByChefs), Caroline Lamb (Head Chef, The Red Room · on ByChefs), Garth Bedford (Сo-Owner, Joostenberg Bistro · on ByChefs), Ryan Cole (Chef Patron, Salsify at The Roundhouse · on ByChefs), Travis Finch (Executive Chef and Co-Owner, Arum · on ByChefs), Ivor Jones (Chef Owner, Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia · on ByChefs), Marcus Gericke (Head Chef, Urchin · on ByChefs), Adel Hughes (Head Chef, Seebamboes · on ByChefs), Geoffrey Abrahams (Co-Head Chef, COY · on ByChefs), Xavier Francis (Head Chef, Co-Owner, Chefs Warehouse at Maison, Le Grand Domaine Cantina by Chefs Warehouse · on ByChefs), Jason Kosmas (Group Executive Chef, Luke Dale Roberts Group of Restaurants · on ByChefs), Bertus Basson (Owner, Chorus, Eike, Spek & Bone, Toevlug, Bloem, Ongetem, Kantien, De Vrije Burger · on ByChefs), Peter Tempelhoff (Managing Director and Founding Chef, FYN Restaurant Group · on ByChefs), Gregory Henderson (Executive Chef, de Tafel · on ByChefs), Shaun Scrooby (Owner and Chef, VUUR · on ByChefs).
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Last recommendation added 2026-03-31