Keldaro is a small seasonal restaurant in the centre of Cape Town, cooking author's cuisine: dishes developed by the kitchen around the best ingredients available, rather than a fixed menu repeated all year. The room is intimate, in warm terracotta and cream, and built so that the pass is part of the space.
Our cooking starts at the market, not in a printed card. The chef writes a short list each week around what is genuinely at its best, and changes it as the produce changes. That is why the menu is compact, why some dishes appear only briefly, and why we would rather tell you a dish needs a few more minutes than send it before it is ready.
There are three ways to enjoy Keldaro:
Whichever you choose, telling us your group size and any dietary needs beforehand lets the kitchen plan properly.
We buy seasonally and locally where we can, treat vegetables with the same seriousness as anything else, and keep preparations honest. If a dish is not as good as it should be, it does not go out. This is a deliberately modest way to run a kitchen, and it is the one we believe in.
Reservations, takeaway orders and enquiries about private gatherings are welcome by phone or email.
Keldaro
48 Bree Street, Cape Town City Centre, 8001
+27
21 424 7730
[email protected]