The Cape’s New Family Festival Brings Global Food, Live Music and Outdoor Play to Franschhoek

Bliss Family Festival

Bliss Family Festival, supported by Standard Bank Private, launches at La Paris Estate in Franschhoek on Saturday, 31 October 2026, offering families the feeling of a summer music festival in one easy, full-day format. Created as a curated festival experience for all ages, Bliss brings together live music, an elevated global-inspired Bliss Market, picnic-style spaces,…

Franschhoek’s Hey Joe Brewing Co.

Hey Joe Brewing Co.

Franschhoek is famous for wine. Three kilometres down the road, it’s famous for something else. Hey Joe Brewing Co. invites visitors to discover Belgian-style beer brewed in a 1961 copper brewhouse, one of only three of its kind in the world. Franschhoek’s reputation is built on wine, and rightly so. But three kilometres outside the…

Slow Sundays at Eleven

Eleven Restaurant

Set against the charm of Franschhoek, Eleven Restaurant brings a fresh take on leisurely dining with its inviting Sunday Lunch Series—an experience designed for those who appreciate good food, fine wine, and unhurried afternoons. Hosted on the last Sunday of each month, the series offers a thoughtfully curated three-course menu paired with complementary wines. Each…

Franschhoek’s Eleven Restaurant Unveils Menu with A Sense of Place

Eleven Restaurant

Eleven is becoming. Three years after opening as a chic destination restaurant with global contemporary ambitions, the renowned Franschhoek restaurant has reached its most authentic expression yet, showcasing this journey in its latest menus. Today, the restaurant is more deeply rooted in Franschhoek than ever before – having evolved into an everyday restaurant intentionally working…

Introducing La Luc – A New Standard of Retirement Living in Franschhoek

La Luc Retirement Estate

For those who have long called Franschhoek home, and for those who have always dreamed of doing so, La Luc Retirement Estate offers a rare and refined opportunity. Set against the Franschhoek mountains, La Luc is an exclusive retirement estate currently under development, giving discerning buyers the chance to secure an off-plan home in one…

Where Good Times Begin…

Blame Lilly

There’s a new Gin Parlour stirring things up in Franschhoek — and it’s about to become your favourite bad influence. Introducing Blame Lilly. An intimate hideaway with sweeping views of the winelands, dramatic peaks, and the timeless beauty of Franschhoek’s historic village. It’s the kind of place where afternoons slip into evenings… and evenings turn…