The reason for recommending this place is not only the food but the setting. If you are going for a wine tour in the winelands region of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, then the combination of view and food here is ideal. It is slightly elevated as it requires a five minute drive up the valley, but this elevation offers beautiful views of the whole valley.
www.dieudonnerestaurant.co.za/
PO Box 94, Franschoek, 7690
+27(0)218762493
Google map: tinyurl.com/yaxwupn
One of the best cafes in Pretoria, if not Gauteng. The setting is the urban scruffery of Sunnyside, a suburb with a bad reputation, but thankfully this also means a sight of local life. The menu changes daily with whatever is fresh. The owner, Lientjie, is always friendly and the dishes always fresh but filling. A good sign for me is if a place does a side salad which you actually want to eat and these guys definitely do that. They do delicious cakes, inventive brunch meals and more international fare as well
Paragon Court
Cnr Jorissen & Johnston Streets, Sunnyside, South Africa
012 343 8277
Google map: tinyurl.com/ybk4z2y
Toni's pizza in Pretoria north have amazing and unique flavour combinations, which are pretty hard to find in the pta generally. The pizzas are stonebaked and the bases deliciously crisp, as they should be. Try the following, one of my favourites:
Prawns with lemon and garlic butter, fennel seeds and rocket.
www.tonipizza.co.za
676 Chamberlain Street
Deerness, Pretoria, 0084, South Africa
0123299000
Google map: tinyurl.com/ykv7af5
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