It should be in a city. The kind of outrageously stylish place that
would quickly excite word-of-mouth, become a brunch favourite or
the go-to café for a perfect latte, have bookings months in advance
for its glorious but understated boutique hotel. Yet The Richmond
Café & Rooms is not in any city – far from it – but it in the very heart of
the Karoo, slightly off the N1, almost halfway between Johannesburg
and Cape Town. In an unassuming 150-year-old dorpshuis and its
stables in Richmond, Klaradyn and Nicol Grobler have created an
oasis of delectable food, warm interiors, a carefully tended garden,
hospitality and taste galore. Be warned, you might not want to leave.
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