There is one restaurant in Wupperthal, and it is worth planning your day around: Lekkerbekkie, on Die Werf.
| What it is | The village restaurant and tea room |
|---|---|
| Where | Inside the Wupperthal Mission Store, on Die Werf, in the village centre |
| Serves | Breakfast, lunch, light local meals, coffee and tea |
| Run by | Women from the Wupperthal community |
| Also | The village's only shop — cold drinks and snacks |
| Hours | Informal, and seasonal. Phone ahead through the mission office |
A restaurant inside one of the oldest buildings in the village
The Mission Store began as Wupperthal's second school — a plain three-room rectangular building, probably put up in the late 1830s. When a new school was built, the old one became the store. That makes the walls around your lunch table among the oldest still standing in the valley, and there is a heritage plaque on the outside, in English and Afrikaans, that says so.
Burned in 2018, rebuilt, and open again
The December 2018 fire destroyed some 52 buildings in Wupperthal, and Lekkerbekkie went with them. Die Werf was rebuilt in a little under 18 months — clay brick, poplar beams, heritage detail kept — and the restaurant has since been upgraded and furnished with tourism support from the West Coast District Municipality, which lists it among its community tourism projects alongside self-catering units run by the community.
This is a small working village, not a tourist complex. Lekkerbekkie opens around the community's day, and a busload can empty the kitchen. Phone ahead, arrive with a bit of patience, and bring cash — and if you are heading on to Eselbank or Langkloof, top up on water and snacks here first.
Die Werf, and what else is on it
Die Werf is the old communal yard at the heart of the village. Around it: the community hall, the school hostel, the butchery, a guesthouse, a rooibos cosmetics shop, the Louis Leipoldt Museum, the parsonage and the Mission Store. The thatched Moravian church stands a short walk away. You can see all of it in half an hour, and it is the half hour most visitors remember.
Last updated August 2026 · confirm opening times locally before visiting