Epice — Indian / Spanish / Middle Eastern Fusion, Franschhoek
Epice is one of South Africa’s most beautifully curated fine dining experiences — a restaurant where spices play a starring role and where the influences drawn from India, Spain, and the Middle East combine with the finest Cape ingredients to produce something that is simultaneously globally informed and specifically South African.
The spice programme at Epice reflects a culinary intelligence that understands the historical connection between the Cape of Good Hope and the global spice trade: the Dutch East India Company stopped here for food and water because the Cape was the meeting point of the spice route. Epice is the restaurant that explores what that meeting point means for a contemporary kitchen with global technique and local ingredients.
The wine programme prioritises the aromatic white varieties of the Franschhoek Valley: the Gewurztraminer, Viognier, and Roussanne that the spice-driven cooking demands, alongside the bolder reds that the Spanish and Middle Eastern meat preparations require.
Epice is the Franschhoek restaurant for those who want something genuinely distinctive — not another South African tasting menu, but a culinary argument about the Cape’s spice-trade heritage expressed through the finest available local ingredients.
Best Occasion: Birthday
One of South Africa’s most beautifully curated experiences, with spices from India, Spain, and the Middle East applied to the finest Cape ingredients: Epice is an excellent birthday destination for those who want a genuinely distinctive fine dining experience.
Best Occasion: First Date
The spice-driven concept, the beautiful curation, and the cultural argument about the Cape’s spice-trade heritage make Epice a first-date venue of immediate intellectual and culinary distinctiveness.