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Wolfgat, at the time a relatively unknown (at least internationally) West Coast restaurant, quickly became a household name when it was declared ‘Restaurant of the Year’ at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards in Paris on February 18.

In an interview, following this massive win, Chef Kobus van der Merwe, was asked about future plans for the restaurant.

He said that they would keep things the same, maintaining the authenticity that propelled them to the top spot in the first place.

Whatever he’s doing, it’s clearly working, because Wolfgat has gone from strength to strength, attracting international acclaim and cracking a spot on TIME‘s annual list of the ‘World’s Greatest Places’.

To compile our second annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, TIME solicited nominations across a variety of categories—including museums, parks, restaurants, and hotels—from our editors and correspondents around the world as well as industry experts. Then we evaluated each one based on key factors, including quality, originality, sustainability, innovation and influence.

The result: 100 new and newly noteworthy destinations to experience right now, from America’s hottest hometown pizzeria to a Tokyo museum bringing digital art to life.

To see the full list, head here.

Here’s what TIME had to say about Wolfgat:

A meal at Wolfgat, which opened in 2016, has always been a dining experience for the truly dedicated. That’s because the 20-seat venue is in the remote fishing village of Paternoster (pop. 2,000), a two-hour drive from Cape Town.

There, owner Kobus van der Merwe serves strandveld cuisine (which roughly translates to “beach vegetation”), harvesting his ingredients from the beach in front of his restaurant and the wild bush behind it.

Until recently, his customers mostly kept quiet about the experience, giving up bragging rights in order to secure tables at the best restaurant you had never heard of. Then, in February, the World Restaurant Awards dubbed Wolfgat the best restaurant in the world. Walk-ins are now impossible, but bookings can still be made up to 90 days in advance online.

It’s always great to see one of our own getting the recognition they deserve.

While you wait for a reservation at Wolfgat, van Der Merwe has some advice on where to grab a meal in Cape Town.

You’d better get moving, though – I have a feeling that TIME’s list is going to make it even harder to secure a spot.

[source:time]