JAN Franschhoek — South African Fine Dining / French-Inspired, Franschhoek
JAN Franschhoek features Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen — the South African chef whose restaurant JAN in Nice, France holds a Michelin star — inviting diners to dine in an 1800s cottage amid the lavender fields of La Motte wine estate. The combination of a Michelin-starred chef’s South African homecoming, the extraordinary La Motte estate setting, and the cooking’s fusion of French technique with local South African ingredients produces one of the most celebrated dining experiences on the African continent.
Van der Westhuizen’s cooking at Franschhoek draws on both the French classical training that earned him the Nice star and the South African ingredient heritage that has been his lifelong inspiration: the Karoo lamb, the Franschhoek Valley stone fruits, the Overberg wheat, and the Cape Winelands cheeses all appear in dishes that speak French fluently while thinking in Afrikaans.
The wine programme is La Motte Estate at its finest: the estate’s own Shiraz and Pierneef Shiraz-Viognier blends alongside the broader Franschhoek Valley selection and the French bottles that the Michelin-starred chef’s training requires.
JAN Franschhoek is the most internationally credentialled fine dining room in South Africa: a Michelin star earned in France, brought home to an 1800s cottage in the most beautiful wine valley in Africa. The combination is extraordinary and is recognised as such by the global food press.
Best Occasion: Impress Clients
A Michelin-starred chef in an 1800s cottage on a Franschhoek lavender estate: JAN Franschhoek communicates the highest level of culinary investment available in South Africa. For clients who follow the international food press, the connection to JAN Nice provides immediate credibility.
Best Occasion: Birthday
The lavender fields, the 1800s cottage, the Michelin-trained cooking, and the La Motte estate wines: JAN Franschhoek provides a birthday dinner in one of Africa’s most beautiful settings.