Franschhoek has more good restaurants per capita than almost anywhere else in South Africa. The concentration of wealth, the wine valley setting, and decades of competition among chefs have produced a food scene that draws visitors from Cape Town for a meal. Most of the best restaurants are on Huguenot Road or on the wine estates; booking is essential for dinner on weekends and essential year-round for the most celebrated tables.
Le Quartier Français on Huguenot Road has long been considered one of the best restaurants in the country — a formal but not stiff kitchen producing technically precise food with Cape and Winelands ingredients. The estate restaurants at Haute Cabrière and several other vineyards offer strong alternatives with the addition of setting among the vines.