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PAARL: Kikka R
Cape Winelands Café Road Map B5
217 Main Rd, 7646
FRANSCHHOEK: Café des Arts R Tel 021 872 0685 Closed Sun
International The standard breakfast and
7 Reservoir Street West, 7690 coffee shop favourites feature
Tel 021 876 2952 here, plus a few quirkier dishes.
Simple food served in a relaxed The “cake platter” allows you to
ambience, with a menu that sample four of the decadent
changes regularly. All confections on offer, from
ingredients are fresh and a towering red velvet cake to rich
selection of local wines is baked cheesecake.
available.
PAARL: Harvest at Laborie RR
FRANSCHHOEK: Essence R South African Road Map B5
Café Road Map B5 Laborie Estate, Taillefer St, 7646
7 Huguenot Square, 7690 Tel 021 807 3095 Closed Mon
Tel 021 876 4135 Simple, fresh ingredients are used
With comfortable sofas and in the bistro-style classics at this
outdoor tables, this relaxed The Tasting Room in Franschchoek, elegant restaurant that has shady tables
eatery offers generous breakfasts, sister restaurant to Bread & Wine beneath the trees. Dishes are
filled paninis and bagels, local paired with Laborie’s own wine.
favourites such as bobotie and FRANSCHHOEK: The adjacent playground is great
lamb curry, and scones with La Petite Ferme RRR for children.
jam and cream. International Road Map B5
Franschhoek Pass Rd, 7690 PAARL: Bosman’s RRR
FRANSCHHOEK: Bread & Wine Tel 021 876 3016 International Road Map B5
Vineyard Restaurant RR The setting is spectacular and the The Grande Roche Hotel, Plantasie St,
Mediterranean Road Map B5 menu simple at this grand, family- 7646
Moreson Farm, Happy Valley Rd, 7690 run institution that has stood the Tel 021 863 5100
Tel 021 876 3692 test of time. Eat a beautifully Providing a classic fine-dining
The speciality of the chef at this cooked trout caught in the experience, Bosman’s has an
characterful rustic restaurant is restaurant’s dam while looking international team of chefs who
home-made charcuterie. There over vineyards to the mountains. maintain its position as one of
are tables under the lemon the world’s great eateries. There is
trees for alfresco dining. FRANSCHHOEK: a private dining room that can be
The Tasting Room RRR booked for special occasions.
South African Road Map B5
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Le Quartier Francais Hotel, SOMERSET WEST:
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FRANSCHHOEK: RANSCHHOEK: 9 Wilhelmina St, 7690 96 Winery Road RR
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Picnics
Picnics RR Tel 021 876 2151 Closed Sun, Mon International Road Map B5
Vineyard Road Map B5Map B5 This is regularly featured in Zandberg Farm, Winery Rd, 7599
Vineyard
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Boschendal Wine Estate, Pniel Rd, Boschendal Wine Estate, Pniel Rd, Restaurant magazine’s top 50. Tel 021 842 2020
Groot Drakenstein, 7680Groot Drakenstein, 7680 Guests have a choice of four-, Delicious, home-style food with
Tel 021 870 4272l 021 870 4272 six- or eight-course dining a South African flavour is served
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In summer, Boschendal gardens
In summer, Boschendal gardens experiences from a menu that with good, friendly service. This is
with its dramatic mountain
with its dramatic mountain uses only local ingredients. an ideal spot for a lazy, long
views is perfect for a picnic.
views is perfect for a picnic. lunch. Stand-out dishes include
Collect your basket, filled with
Collect your basket, filled with FRANSCHHOEK: The Werf crispy pork belly and duck and
terrines, roulades, bread, cold Restaurant RRR cherry pie.
terrines, roulades, bread, cold
meats, salads, cheese and a
meats, salads, cheese and a French–African Road Map B5
dessert, grab a bottle from the Boschendal Wine Estate, Pniel Rd, SOMERSET WEST: The Avontuur
dessert, grab a bottle from the
wine list and you’re all set. Groot Drakenstein, 7680 Restaurant RR
wine list and you’re all set.
Tel 021 870 4206 Mediterranean Road Map B5
Situated in the original cellar of Avontuur Estate, 7129
Boschendal Manor House, the Tel 021 855 4296
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emphasis here is on using local, Fresh country ingredients with a
FRANSCHHOEK: RANSCHHOEK: seasonal ingredients. Lunch is Mediterranean flavour form the
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Haute Cabrière RRR buffet-style with chefs making delicious dishes here. Outdoor
Haute Cabrière
RRR
French
French Road Map B5Map B5 the final preparations at an tables have sweeping views over
Road
Lambrechts Rd, 7690Lambrechts Rd, 7690 interactive food station. the vineyard to Table Mountain.
Tel 021 876 8500 el 021 876 8500 Closed Monosed Mon
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This supremely elegant cellar his supremely elegant cellar PAARL: Eat@Simonsvlei R SOMERSET WEST:
restaurant is regularly placed estaurant is regularly placed Bistro Road Map B5 Steffanie’s Place RR
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among South Africa’s top 10. ng South Africa’s top 10. Simonsvlei Winery, Old Paarl Rd, 7624 Italian Road Map B5
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Many dishes use ingredients any dishes use ingredients Tel 021 863 3845 Closed Mon 113 Irene Avenue, 7130
f found in the valley, including ound in the valley, including Dine alfresco on the verandah Tel 021 852 7584
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fresh salmon and trout. Stand-esh salmon and trout. Stand- or inside the dining room with air In a great location overlooking
outs are spiced sweet potato e spiced sweet potato
outs ar conditioning in summer or a the mountains and the sea, this is
soup with coconut foam and rye oam and rye
soup with coconut f fireplace for the winter months at a popular family-run restaurant.
croutons, garlic-crusted lamb outons, garlic-crusted lamb
cr this relaxed restaurant. The menu Menu highlights include grilled
loin and assiett has fresh, slow-cooked food. Open kingklip with salsa, queen prawns
loin and assiette of aubergine.e of aubergine.
only for breakfast and lunch. and chocolate torte.
For key to prices see p398