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Welcome to Bizerca Bistro, a place where we serve down-to-earth food with exceptional skill, great passion, and – very often – a good laugh!
We relish the creativity of working with exquisite fresh seasonal produce to bring new dishes to our daily menu (see our menu for a taste of what to expect).
Come and enjoy the vibrant energy of our buzzing bistro.
Bon appétit!
Cyrillia & Laurent
Bizerca
In France, where Laurent grew up and received classical training as a chef, there is a bistro on every corner, where traditional, unpretentious (but utterly delicious) food is served in a relaxed environment.
After running fine-dining establishments for many years, we longed for the unpretentiousness of a bistro. We’ve never been traditionalists, and so, while you will find classic French dishes such as cassoulet and beef bourguignon on our menu, you will also find many new dishes created with the influences picked up during our years in Australia, and now Cape Town. Our signature dish for many years, the braised farmed pigs trotter with seared scallop, is such a dish. It marries a traditional bistro classic with our own authentic style – a modern surf and turf, if you will.
One thing we strongly believe in is serving the highest quality ingredients. And while there may be inventive artistry at work here, we believe that a stock must be made the old traditional way and that you don’t use flour to thicken a sauce. So, what you get on our plates will be pure, fresh seasonal ingredients, painstakingly prepared to authentic French methods.
Our family’s journey from France, via the Blue Mountains just West of Sydney, Australia, to the shadow of Table Mountain has brought many memorable moments. We met in Paris but it is in Sydney that we started our family when we had our eldest son, Armand. It is at Collit’s Inn, a very successful country lodge in the Blue Mountains that we earned a prestigious “Two Chefs Hat” as well as numerous other awards. This is where our second son, Hugo, was born.
Bizerca opened in Cape Town in November 2007 after the fastest refurbishment * in history and so a new adventure began. We’ve been honoured with wonderful new friends and full tables since then, as well as with a place as one of South Africa’s Top 20 restaurants by EAT OUT magazine.
* Thanks to the highly talented Valma Muir from Muir Mont Designs (+27(0)83 267 2746 / muirmont@icon.co.za), the interior got transformed in a flash into a quirky-meets-classy black & white setting.
* Another big thank you to Sean from Sean J Mackay Architects (021 685 5311 / sean@sjmarchitects.com) for the stunning work he's done.
Wine List
Each wine we offer at the restaurant has been selected because we tasted it and loved it. We aim to offer a little bit of everything, including some Australian gems, lovely French wines and some of our favourite local finds which are from the following farms / wine makers:
Avondale (organic) / Raats, Ken Forrester wines, Sterhuis, Bon Courage, Rudera, Eikendal, Delaire, Iona, Cape Point, DeWetshof, Arendsig, Glen Carlou, Vins d' Orance, Bouchard Finlayson, Fairview, Topaz (garagiste), Weltevrede, Stormhoek De Grendel, Dornier, Waterford, Neil Joubert, Catherine Marshall, Meerlust, Cloof, Tamboerskloof, Marianne, Slowine, Southhill, Paul Cluver, Rust en Vrede, Faintail by Morgenhof, Morgenhof, Hidden Valley, Deetlefs, Meinert, Journeys End, Bilton, Du Toitskloof, Morkel, Vriesenhof, Engelbrecht Els, Radford Dale and Klein Constantia.
A special thanks to Clive Torr(Topaz) for all his help with selecting our first wine list and to Ken Forrester for his excellent advice.
Please respect our corkage policy:
A maximum of one bottle per table is accepted for which a R40 corkage-fee will be charged.
Press
Sawubona Magazine ReviewJuly 2008
[pdf, 645kb]
House & Leisure Magazine ReviewJuly 2008
[pdf, 804kb]
Golf & Wein Magazine FeatureJuly 2008
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GQ Magazine ReviewJune 2008
[pdf, 900kb]
WINE Magazine FeatureJune 2008
[pdf, 1.2mb]
TASTE Magazine FeatureMay / June 2008
[pdf, 1.9mb]
Financial Mail ReviewMay 2008
[pdf, 794kb]
ELLE Magazine ReviewMay 2008
[pdf, 741kb]
Die Burger Bylae ReviewApril 2008
[pdf, 503kb]
Femina Magazine ReviewApril 2008
[pdf, 825kb]
WINE Magazine FeatureMarch 2008
[pdf, 1.5mb]
TASTE Magazine ReviewMarch 2008
[pdf, 881kb]
Sunday Times ReviewDecember 2007
[pdf, 483kb]
Reservations
For reservations please call
+27 (0)21 418 0001.
We unfortunately don’t do email or internet booking reservations.
Only Visa and Master Cards accepted.
10% service charge is applicable for parties of 8 or more.
A maximum of one bottle per table is accepted for which a R40 corkage-fee will be charged.
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday Lunch 12pm-3pm
Monday-Saturday Dinner 6:30pm-10pm
Contact
Contact Details
Phone: +27 (0)21 418 0001
Email: bizerca@mweb.co.za
Fax: +27 (0)21 418 0002
Address: Jetty Street, Foreshore, Cape Town
Map & Directions
Click here for a detailed view of the map
Directions: At Cape Town International Convention Centre, turn into Lower Long Street, then left into Wharf Street and right into Jetty. Secure guarded parking is available.