Experts' Choice Award La Colombe
What the experts agree on
La Colombe merges French and Asian cuisines in an elegant minimalist setting on a working wine estate in the Constantia Valley, earning its place among the world's top restaurants with sublime tasting menus.
“For a sublime French dinner, head 20 minutes out of the city center to the Constantia winelands to one of the city's most beautiful wine estates, Constantia Uitsig.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Concierge "For a sublime French dinner, head 20 minutes out of the city to the Constantia winelands to one of the city's most beautiful wine estates, Constantia Uitsig."
Time Out "This is a true gourmet destination." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Located on the Uitsig working wine farm, La Colombe was voted 28th-best restaurant in the world by the UK’s Restaurant magazine in 2006."
Gayot "Contemporary French meets Asian cuisine at this Silvermist Estate restaurant." Full review
National Geographic "Fine French-style dining in the leafy, luxurious surrounds of a historic wine farm." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Nestled in a leafy perch at the Silvermist Wine Estate lies one of the country's culinary gems." Full review
Fodor's "One of South Africa's most lauded fine-dining...sublime French-Asian inspired tasting menus are served in a delightful minimalist setting overlooking the bucolic green of the Constantia wine valley." Full review
The Infatuation "Tuna from a can is probably not what you’d expect to eat at one of Cape Town’s most expensive restaurants. But since 2014, La Colombe’s signature dish—tender yellowfin medallions dotted..." Full review
Bon Appétit "La Colombe in Cape Town, South Africa, came in at number 49 (Africa's highest rated and only restaurant on the list)"
Time Out "Befitting its namesake, La Colombe – ‘the dove’ – nestles amid the boughs of a eucalyptus forest on Silvermist Wine Estate. In 2024 La Colombe smashed its way onto the list of The World’s..."
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