2 Best Restaurants in Stellenbosch, The Western Cape and Winelands

The restaurant is based in the estate's original cellar, but if weather permits, enjoy a pre-dinner drink on the rose-trellised terrace before you sit down. Chef Fabio Daniel serves contemporary French cuisine that also draws on his Brazilian and Italian heritage. For a real splurge, opt for the Experience Menu, with four to five hours of culinary surprises. They won't tell you what's on the menu, but you won't be disappointed. An incredibly knowledgeable sommelier, interesting wine pairings, and surprisingly reasonably priced wine list complete the picture.

Tucked away in a side alley off Bird Street, this elegant restaurant serves exquisite food championing local ingredients, but given a global twist by chef Matt van den Berg. Dinner is a sumptuous affair, with 12 creative courses, each with an optional wine pairing. At lunch you can opt for the "lighter" seven-course feast, or go all out and just eat all afternoon. Dishes include combinations like crayfish with coconut and yuzu, local trout with broad beans and mint, and grass-fed beef fillet with yellow potatoes.