The best restaurants Paarl

A restaurant installed in a superb estate, we cross the vineyards to reach the castle famous for its red wines, and in particular its remarkable Syrah. At The Spice Route, local cuisine is served with a variety of local wines, or you can enjoy the pizza and burger bar. The large terrace opens onto the surrounding landscape, with fields, vineyards and mountains in the distance. It's so nice to live in the open air! There is also a chocolate factory and a bar where you can buy different types of biltongs and dried meat.

The Goatshed is the restaurant at Fairview Estate. As with the winery, the philosophy is "it's better when it's fresh and homemade", a phrase that reigns supreme here too. A bright and colourful room, bordered by high arched windows. On each small wooden table is a bouquet of flowers. On the slate, the products change according to the arrivals from Fairview Farm, which specializes in award-winning, artisanal cheeses, which are also washed down with artisanal wines. This is a comforting meal!

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.