With only one week before the announcement of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2017 chances look rather slim for a South African restaurant to make the list, as The Test Kitchen drops from 22rd to 63rd.

This might come as a surprise to some, but at a time when the culinary world is putting more focus on authenticity and place, South Africa’s lack of a food identity is showing more than ever.

Constantia institution, La Colombe, moved up 3 spots to 73.

But it’s not all a train smash. To be included in the Top 100 is still an amazing achievement and the food and wines are still as stellar as always!