Fyn, the finest by far
Cape Town restaurant adds top sustainability rating to the trophy cabinet
Fyn restaurant – an absolute standout in a city that is home to a disproportionate number of super-fine restaurants – is the first restaurant in Africa to earn the full three stars in the world’s leading sustainability certification for the hospitality sector.
Fyn has been awarded the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s Food Made Good Standard after rigorous evaluation. Involving more than 200 questions covering social responsibility, environmental impact and responsible sourcing, the process requires multiple layers of evidence for a transparent and thorough assessment. Their result “proves they are doing exactly what they say they are”, according to the Sustainable Restaurant Association.
Highlights include always offering a plant-based dinner menu, sourcing indigenous ingredients from local farmers and supporting small-scale fishers through the non-profit Abalobi. The team at Fyn collaborate with conservation teams for sustainable foraging and cultivate native plants at their Buitenverwachting Wine Estate garden. Partnering with Infinity Training, they provide chef training for unemployed youth. Their zero-waste approach includes working with Don’t Waste to separate waste and convert food scraps into fertiliser.
This is not the first time Fyn’s exceptional approach to sustainability has been rewarded – the restaurant won the Sustainability Award at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in 2023.
Well done to Peter Tempelhoff, Ashley Moss, Jennifer Hugé and the whole team at Fyn, you make us so very proud … and hungry for more.
This really is food: A little slideshow of a delicious night at Fyn
When Fyn opened just off Church Square, we were a little surprised but super pleased because it is just down the road from home. A little walk down the hill and a cab home for us.
Fyn was absolutely out of this world, sensational food in a dramatic and beautiful space. There was a concentrated fabulousness to the food that is so rare. Course after course of skilful application of Japanese technique to African ingredients surprise and delight. The most extraordinary service takes the whole experience to another level.
The wine pairing is more than a little pricey, but totally worth it. The combinations are interesting and delightful and, like everything else at Fyn, creative and bold, yet fantastically harmonious.
A little something from a few years back about Fyn’s neighbourhood Fyn and an under-performing prediction of an exodus from Camps Bay: A tale of two cities