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Traditional cuisine is a mixture of Indonesian, Malaysian, French, German, British and Dutch. Plenty of seafood is available served from fish & chips to crayfish, langoustine and prawns, and includes hake, kabeljou, sole, white-steenbras, red-steenbras, Cape salmon, yellowtail, angelfish, tuna, bluefish, calamari (squid), octopus, oysters and mussels. A favourite local fish is the kingklip.
Meat is extremely good with beef, lamb, venison and veal on the menus. Chicken and duck are also readily available at most restaurants. South Africans enjoy braaiing (barbecuing), which makes boerewors (sausage), kebabs and lamb-chops popular. Fruit is plentiful with both temperate and tropical available.
Some of the local specialties are “bobotie” a curried lamb or beef; “ smoorsnoek” a stew of fish, potatoes and tomatoes; “bokkoms” salted dried fish; “melktert” a custard tart or perhaps “koeksusters” which is braided pastry that is deep fried in syrup.
Cape Town offers all cuisines and you will find European, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Indian restaurants. Wine has been made in Cape Town for centuries and some of the best wines in the world are produced in the Cape. Castle and Lion lager are the most popular beers. Cape Town has a number of cigar lounges from smokers. Restaurants and pubs along the Waterfront afford magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean, the City Bowl and Table Mountain.
Cape Town Africa restaurant
Africa Cafe
108 Shortmarket Street (021 422 0221)
Cape Town Caribbean restaurant
Cafe Mojito
265 Long Street (021 422 1095)
Cape Town Chinese restaurant
Tong Lok
9 Somerset Road, De Waterkant (021 421 5055)
Cape Town Dutch restaurant
Dutch
34 Napier Street, Green Point (021 425 0157)
Cape Town Greek restaurant
Green Dolphin
Victoria annd Alfred Hotel Pier, V&A Waterfron (021 421 7471)
Cape Town Italian Restaurant
Andiamo
Cape Quarter Centre, De Waterkant Street, Green Point (021 421 3687)
Cape Town Japanese restaurant
Minato
4 Buiten Street. (021 423 4712)
Cape Town Kurdish restaurant
Mesoptamia
Corner of Long and Church Street (021 424 4664)
Cape Town Portuguese restaurant
Tasca de Belem
154 V&A Waterfront (021 419 3009)
Cape Town Seafood restaurant
Quay Four
V&A Waterfront (021 419 2008)
Cape Town Steakhouse
Belthazar Restaurant and Wine Bar
153 Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront (021 421 3753)
Cape Town winery
Simon's at Grrot Constantia
Groot Constantia Road (021 794 1143)
Cape Town Thai restaurant
Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen
12 Mill Street (021 465 5846)
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