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Pappa Grappa is one of the winelands’ best loved restaurants located at the world famous Spice Route just outside of Paarl. You cannot get a better place to soak up the sun and take in the spectacular views of the vineyards below. 

The building and atmosphere can be described as stylishly rustic or Italian/Mediterranean. Where other ‘prestige’ locations in the winelands show off with their expensive art, architecture or garden design, The Spice Route stays natural, pure and authentic. What you see is what you get!

The food at Pappa Grappa is German-Italian. Best of both world. Think: Flammkuchen, Calamari al Limone, Carpaccio, Veal Schnitzel, Sauerkraut, thin crusted pizza, Saltimbocca, Veal Milanese, Jägerspätzle, Spaghetti Carbonara, Ravioli and more. Hungry yet?

The restaurant is part of Wilderer Distilleries which produces world class Gin, Grappa and Eau de Vie. Wilderer is not only South Africa’s first private distillery but also the most awarded, with over 70 international medals and awards, including many Gold and Double Gold Medals. It has a tasting room within the complex as well as another restaurant La Grapperia which is a also well loved by locals and tourists alike. 

So with great home-made Gin, fantastic location, delicious hearty food, simple but fine wines and a warm friendly staff, this is one of the best places to visit in the Cape Winelands. It’s a place you first come as a visitor but leave as a friend.

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BUNGALOW, CLIFTON. CPT

The Bungalow Restaurant is a Cape Town institution and pretty much on every visitor’s Cape Town Bucket list, up there with Table Mountain. It’s Bungalicious if you will ! Sand and sequins. Beautiful, bronzed and a little bit blasphemous.  It’s St. Tropez meets Ibiza but distinctly Cape Chic. This is THE champagne soaked beach hideaway that is Cape Town’s most sought after venue and no better place to enjoy the long hot Cape Summer.  

Essentially the vibe is romantic opulence coupled with gourmet international cuisine. It takes you on an exotic fiesta of cocktails and fresh oysters as the sun slowly sets with colours of crimson and burnt yellows. The menu is sophisticated and extensive with specialties including mouth-watering sushi, panna cotta, fleshy slivers of line fish and beef Carpaccio.

They offer some of South Africa’s finest wines and for that extra special treat they stock French Champagne for the decadently discerning. Not to mention the exciting blend of cocktails to be enjoyed on the outdoor deck with sweeping views of the azure Atlantic ocean before it. 

If you’re local you would have been here many times. If you’re a visitor – you simply have to get here. 

Overlooking a tranquil pond and with a garden filled with shady trees this is the ideal spot to enjoy a great family day out. A unique South African braai experience using only the very best meat. Their butchery Country Meat supplies them with all their meat and they pride in themselves on owning the whole value chain – from farm to fork.

Cooking on an open fire is always great.  Having it done for you with Grade A meat is even better. Couple that in with the awesome smell of the hardwood mix they use on the fire, then you are in for a treat!

The menu is extensive and all about really good meat. The best dish here has to be the Shisa Nyama – with enough meat to feed a family, it’s not only perfect cooked, it’s also perfectly priced. If that’s not your thing, then the Wagyu burger is also highly recommended. They do also offer a range of other meals to suit everyone’s palate including wood fired Neapolitan pizzas and healthy salads. 

All in all, an awesome place for a great relaxed  meal. A much loved family favourite of Jozi’s northern suburbs.