Reality check: there is no such thing as a totally organic restaurant. Not in South Africa, not anywhere in the world.

According to the South African Institute of Food Science and Technology, in order for a food to be certified organic it must meet certain organic production standards, which include the use of pure manure and the rejection of all chemicals and pesticides.

Tough enough if you’re selling apples in Pick ’n Pay, almost impossible if you’re running a restaurant relying on a hundred suppliers.

What can you do about that? Can you still go organic? Is it healthier? Does it really taste better?

Get the full story at Men's Health Online, or in the December 2007 magazine, on sale now.

Or browse our list of organic-orientated eateries:

Gauteng
Fruits and Roots
Sel et Poivre

Cape Town
La Colombe
Aubergine
95 Keerom
Myoga

Durban
9th Avenue bistro

Overberg
Heaven

Klein Karoo
The Plough

Pringle Bay
Hook, Line and Sinker

Knysna
Zachary's
Ile de Pain

Plettenberg Bay
Kurland Hotel

Mossel Bay
Stone Hill