The best French cuisine restaurants South Africa

Under its thatched roof is a nice little bistro. The Four Oaks is run by a charming family who offer a cuisine inspired by seasonal and mostly local ingredients. The plates come out beautiful, colourful, original and delicious. On the terrace, the tables line up all along if you come in a group or to celebrate an event. A warm welcome so that you can spend a beautiful evening. Four Oaks is also a four-bedroom guesthouse, where you can enjoy the swimming pool in the enchanting garden.

A brewery that plays the beautiful Italian behind its terrace to live in black glasses. A card full of good ideas to the tomato for a meal with family or friends.

Crowned with many awards, this award-winning restaurant of contemporary French cuisine stands at the top of a hill overlooking vineyards and the mountains. Here, an organic garden is directly used by the restaurant. All of Cape Town's good society flocks here on weekend evenings. Stilted but romantic atmosphere. Tasting menu of 7 to 11 courses for lunch and dinner, prepared under the guidance of chef Scot Kirton, each of which can be accompanied by a different wine to try. But also two menus of 7 and 11 vegetarian dishes, for the fans of haute cuisine without meat.

A modern and lively bistro, just like the youth of Cape Town. In the pleasant V&A Waterfront area of the waterfront, the terrace is large and shaded. At the Belthazar, the menu oscillates between land and sea. Sublime pieces of grilled beef, kebabs, or Mozambique camarones, seafood and other top-quality grilled fish. But the place is also known as a wine bar. On the side of the pine trees, a considerable selection of wines by the glass that you can taste with pleasure, paired with the luminous bar of the Belthazar.

A really cheap address with a great choice between Indian and Chinese food, kebabs, falafels and vegetarian dishes. Inside this big cellar, the smells entice the nostrils. We go to one of the islands, each one is dedicated to a type of food. You pay first and then you come to collect your order with the ticket in your hands. On the Indian side, the bowl of manchurian with rice or noodles is more than generous, it is just necessary to pay attention to the level of spices, the "mild" (moderate) is already more than spicy!

A must in Kalk Bay. At high tide, the waves lick the foundations of this restaurant and pub, sometimes even drenching the first tables. At the entrance to the town, The Brass Bell is a popular spot for counter-top sailors and Cape Towners at weekends. On the terrace, you can look out at the sea and re-watch the world go by. But above all, you can savor the sea. Our plates are full of iodine: fish from the day's catch, prawns, squid, delicious lobster and fresh oysters.

Open since 2012, this restaurant is among the best in Paarl, and it is frankly affordable. A good address to try, for example, a slowly roasted lamb mouse with its sweet potato confit, simmered in red wine, garlic, rosemary juice and small vegetables, or for the seafood-loving palate, the delicious pan-roasted fish covered with its lemon and caper white butter and accompanied by its seasonal greens and homemade fries. A treat on excellent plates.