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"Think seafood reimagined through León’s visionary lens, paired with an exquisite list of South Africa’s natural ocean ingredients."
Those were Cape Town City Editor Selene Brophy's thoughts when she attended the December 2025 opening of Amura, the Mount Nelson hotel’s new restaurant led by Michelin-starred Chef Ángel León, the Spanish innovator known globally as “The Chef of the Sea”.
Since its grand opening, the marine-driven showstopper has been receiving nothing but praise.
In March, Amura featured on TIME's annual list of the World's Greatest Places, which shines a light on 100 extraordinary destinations across hotels, restaurants, and attractions.
At the time, Patrick Fisher, General Manager of Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town, said: "From the beginning, Amura was envisioned as a restaurant that would bring together Chef Ángel León's pioneering marine cuisine with the remarkable ingredients and coastal heritage of the Cape. To see this vision acknowledged on a global stage is a proud moment for us all."
And now, Chef León’s home of Andalusian and Cape deliciousness has been thrust into the spotlight again, this time by CN Traveller.
Amura has been named on the 2026 Hot List for the Best New Restaurants in the World, alongside with the likes of New York City's trending Kabawa, Singapore's Jin Ting Wan, and Bistro Lolo in Nairobi.
We'll raise a glass (or two) to that!
More Cape Town restaurant news
'He may be more famous for his rib-eye and ravioli, but now acclaimed restaurateur Giorgio Nava is turning his hand to Japanese cuisine too,' writes our City Expert, Richard Holmes.
Nava – the chef behind CARNE and much-loved 95 Keerom, which closed in 2020 – last week opened Temaky at Heritage Square, with a concise menu of Japanese bites at a price perfectly pitched to grab-and-go. Read all about that here.
Meanwhile, after a month in which their water was shut off and the doors had to close, Holmes reports that much-loved Cape Town restaurant Farro is open again.
“We are so excited to be able to open our doors again after an excruciatingly challenging month. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from the community, and we can't wait to welcome you back into our home,” enthused Eloise Windebank, who runs Farro with her husband, Alex. Read the full story here.
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