Primi Piatti

Lesotho


From the mouth-watering Italian food to the enthusiastic service to the delicious craft cocktails, the stars align at this outpost of the Cape Town–based restaurant chain. The pizzas are as phenomenal as the wine list is extensive, and the tasty steaks are affordable. Wash down the fried zucchini sticks with a pink grapefruit gin and tonic.


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Nearby Lesotho attractions

1. Cultural Village

10.78 MILES

Revamped in 2016, the well-maintained cultural village is a highly worthwhile stop. Excellent guided tours of the complex explain traditional Basotho…

2. Modderpoort Cave Church

15.42 MILES

Nestled under a boulder in scenic surroundings about 12km north of Ladybrand, Modderpoort Cave Church dates back to 1869 and is on the property of St…

3. Ha Baroana

18.42 MILES

Ha Baroana is one of Lesotho’s more important and publicised rock-art sites. It’s worth a visit if you have extra time, although neglect and vandalism…

4. Maeder House Gallery

19.95 MILES

This art centre and gallery is near the Morija Museum & Archives in a missionary house dating back to 1843. Various local artists work and exhibit their…

5. Morija Museum & Archives

20.02 MILES

This small, considered museum contains ethnographical exhibits, archives from the early mission and scientific artefacts. There’s an excellent collection…

6. Royal Archives & Museum

20.1 MILES

Morija's unremarkable neighbouring village, Matsieng, is the unlikely site of a royal compound. A new palace was built in Maseru in the '60s, but the…

7. Ha Kome Cave Houses

23.96 MILES

The Ha Kome cave houses are an anomaly in this area, 21km from Teyateyaneng (TY) and several kilometres from the village of Mateka. These extraordinary…