Ocean Cellar is a seafood restaurant on the Swakopmund waterfront, where you eat beside the Atlantic. The kitchen works with local catch — oysters, abalone from a nearby farm — and the wine list is built to match. The dining room looks out over the water, so the view and the plate share a source.

The restaurant is part of the Strand Hotel, which stands on the historic Mole where the sea meets the town. The building’s position means you hear the water while you eat, and the salt air comes in with the breeze. The menu leans on seafood but covers the range; the bar pours local and international wines by the glass or bottle.

Swakopmund is a coastal town with German colonial architecture and desert on three sides. The restaurant draws guests from the hotel and the town, and it works for long lunches or evening meals. The Strand Hotel has three other restaurants — a brewery, a deli, and a lounge — but Ocean Cellar is the one that faces the water directly.