The best restaurants Stellenbosch

The restaurant of Carolize Coetzee, one of the country's most promising chefs, located in the prestigious Tokara, an estate with a contemporary, almost futuristic design! Her menu changes with the seasons, with daily specials each more creative than the last. For starters, try the roasted Jerusalem artichoke with red bell pepper and sun-dried tomato sauce. For the main course, the appetizing smoked duck breast with spinach, pomegranate and marsala jus has already satisfied many a Tokara connoisseur's palate.

We love this very popular establishment, with its wooded and rustic setting, which bears the name of its address, 96. On the plates, a colourful rural cuisine where the meat is presented to you before you cut your entrecote. Here, you drink your glass of wine by the fire while waiting for the potjies and other kabeljou to simmer. The wine list is excellent by the way, but would we be in one of the most beautiful wine regions in South Africa? Of course we are. In fact, there is even a small cellar for shopping.

At the Basic Bistro, you have to feel at home. Here we serve very creative formulas with names that are a nod to France at breakfast: Napoleon or Marie-Antoinette croissants, French toast and omelettes to customize. For lunch and dinner, "gourmet" burgers, "Italian" wraps, or hearty Malaysian curry dishes. A young, greedy and affordable address where you can come with friends to eat a burger and drink homemade beers, or as a lover to sip a white wine cocktail.

Another excellent restaurant in the beautiful and gourmet town of Stellenbosch. At the Jardine Restaurant, the decoration is simple and refined and the dishes are meticulously prepared and delicious. The room is set in a paved courtyard with a fire crackling in the fireplace in winter, well that is when it is 20°C sometimes. For the winemaker's lunch, as it is called here, the Sunday brunch or even for a special event if you wish, enjoy a subtle and delicate cuisine at affordable prices.

Wonderful address that welcomes you in its historic building in winter around its wood stove and on its freshly mowed lawn in summer! Each table is placed under a tree and gives you a feeling of intimacy. A feeling of freedom, that of having lunch in the shade of a beautiful garden. Ideal for a romantic lunch. The cooked products come from the vegetable garden and are combined with other local ingredients. The menu, renewed according to seasonal products, is composed of 3 courses. A family cuisine, generous and sophisticated.

A good restaurant in the central streets, many of the à la carte meats cooked in a classical way (mustard sauce, pepper, mushrooms…), seafood, day fishing and some vegetarian options. Tables in pleasant terrace. Special mention for the roast pie with its sesame seed crust, red fruit sauce and homemade bread.