Where to eat and drink in Umdloti
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Umdloti eats above its size, mostly along the beachfront and up at Marine Walk. Hours change without notice, so this list marks what is confirmed and what is not, and never invents a menu price.
Marine Walk
- Dis-Chem Marine Walk
Dis-Chem Marine Walk is a pharmacy at Shop 11, Marine Walk Shopping Centre, Umdloti, open seven days a week with hours confirmed directly from Dis-Chem's own site.
- Kauai Marine Walk
Kauai Marine Walk is a healthy fast-food and smoothie outlet at Shop 25A, Marine Walk Shopping Centre in Umdloti.
- La Casa Nostra
La Casa Nostra is a family-run Italian trattoria that has traded since 1996 and now operates from Shop 06, Marine Walk Shopping Centre in Salta Sibaya.
- Milky Lane Marine Walk
Milky Lane is a dessert and milkshake kiosk at Shop 05a, Marine Walk Shopping Centre, trading alongside Mugg & Bean at the same shop number.
- Mugg & Bean Marine Walk
Mugg & Bean Marine Walk is a cafe and restaurant chain outlet at Shop 05A, Marine Walk Shopping Centre in Umdloti.
- SUPERSPAR Salta
SUPERSPAR Salta is the main supermarket at Marine Walk Shopping Centre in Umdloti, open daily and confirmed as a current tenant as of September 2026.
- Tightline
Tightline is a fine seafood retailer and wholesaler by day and a seafood bar and grill by night, trading from Marine Walk Shopping Centre in Salta Sibaya.
- Tyler's
Tyler's is a steakhouse and butchery trading from Shop 24b/c, Marine Walk Shopping Centre in Salta Sibaya, ranked among Umdloti's top restaurants on Tripadvisor.
- Waxy O'Connors Marine Walk
Waxy O'Connors is an Irish pub and restaurant at Shop 05b, Marine Walk Shopping Centre, part of a national chain built around Guinness, Irish stout and pub food.
- Woolworths W.Edit Marine Walk
Woolworths W.Edit at Shop 01, Marine Walk Shopping Centre, was the first W.Edit format store to open in KwaZulu-Natal, confirmed as a current tenant as of September 2026.
Umdloti Beach
- Bel Punto
Bel Punto is a family-run Italian and seafood restaurant on Umdloti's beachfront, with a large terrace and uninterrupted ocean views, open daily from 12:00 to 21:00.
- Bush Tavern
Bush Tavern is an African-themed pub and grill at 1 South Beach Road, Umdloti, open daily from 11:00 to 23:00, with sea views where dolphins and whales are sometimes visible from the deck.
- Dolores Cafe
Dolores Cafe is a small beachfront coffee kiosk at the corner of South Beach Road and Margaret Bacon Avenue, Umdloti, popular with locals from sunrise to lunchtime.
- FOAM
FOAM is a small coffee shop at 31 North Beach Road, Umdloti's beachfront, open daily from 06:30 to 16:00 and rated 4 out of 5 on Tripadvisor.
- Mozambik Umdloti
Mozambik Umdloti, at 1 Jabu Ngcobo Drive, Umdloti Beach, is a local outlet of the national Mozambik chain, serving African and seafood dishes with Mozambican-Portuguese flavours.
- Salt and Citrus
Salt and Citrus is a newly opened restaurant on the beachfront at Umdloti Beach Centre, 1 South Beach Road, in the units that were Caffe Java and Manta Cafe. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with sea views.
- SandBar Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
SandBar is a 90-seat casual restaurant and 20-seat cocktail bar at 32 North Beach Road, Umdloti Beach, open every day from 11:00 to 22:00, about 20m from the beach.
- Seattle Coffee Company, Umdloti
Seattle Coffee Company, the South African coffee chain, now trades from the beachfront unit at Umdloti Centre, 1 South Beach Road, that Selections Cafe occupied until 2026. Confirmed locally by the site owner in September 2026.
- Surf Motel
Surf Motel is a self-catering accommodation and paddle-ski fishing outfit at 16 South Beach Road, Umdloti Beach, also offering surfing and kitesurfing access.
- Tasca Pizza
Tasca Pizza is a Portuguese-owned restaurant at 31 North Beach Road, Umdloti Beach, serving thin-base pizzas, pastas and tapas.
- Umdloti Community Space
The Umdloti Community Space is a coffee, snacks and ocean-view coworking spot above Victory Surf Shop, founded by Deon Bosman and open to the public since its soft launch in late July 2026.
Umdloti Village
- The Barn at Bellamont Stables
The Barn at Bellamont Stables is a rustic country restaurant at 100 Sugar Cane Road, Umdloti, open Wednesday to Sunday for breakfast and lunch, rated 5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor.
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