I am absolutely blessed to live in Cape Town South Africa, a city filled with amazing culinary experiences. But this was by far the absolute best fine dining I have ever experienced and I have been to Michelin Star restaurants in Europe. Unfortunately the Michelin star crowd don’t bother coming down to South Africa so we have our own star rating system called Eat Out Stars, which this restaurant has 3 of.
La Petite Colombe is a sister restaurant of La Colombe, another fine dining restaurant which is rated in the top 50 best restaurants in the world. (Next on my list to go to)
It is situated on the most beautiful wine farm in the Franschhoek valley, the views are unbeatable and the food was amazing. The little picnic basket we started with had some of the most delicious oysters I have ever eaten in my life.
If you find yourself in the western cape of South Africa, make sure to give this restaurant a try. You will not regret it.
(Apologies I am terrible at taking pictures of food!)
Rating: 10/10 – highly recommended, do not miss!
by Maleficent-Crow-5
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It’s an amazing part of the world. I last visited before I was interested in fine dining or wine, I’d love to go back. And the exchange rate helps lol
I went about a year and a half ago and was blown away. Top 10 meal for me. The grounds that the restaurant is situated on are absolutely stunning. I also went to your two other recs, Galjoen and Fyn. So many incredible spots in Western Cape.
Loved La Petite Colombe! One of the most memorable day trips from Cape Town. I actually prefer the LPC experience to La Colombe. Also highly recommend Fyn, Wolfgat, Hoseki and Salsify. Honorable mentions for Ouzeri and Jan Franschoek. CT is blessed with incredible restaurants! Atleast 2 of that list would make 2 michelin stars imo.
You might also look into [Chef’s Warehouse](https://www.chefswarehouse.co.za/), in several locations including: Constantia (in Cape Town), not far from La Colombe; and in Franschhoek.
For Vegetarian fine dining though, La Colombe & La Petite Colombe are my top recommendations. Chef’s Warehouse after that.
FYI: There are no Michelin stars because Michelin is not in South Africa at all, but La Colombe is easily up there with multi-Michelin stared restaurants elsewhere. [The Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards here](https://www.eatout.co.za/awards/) is the closest local equivalent to the Michelin guide. [The 2025 awards](https://www.eatout.co.za/article/announced-winners-of-the-2025-eat-out-woolworths-restaurant-awards/) list a lot of the restaurants mentioned above.