V&VPR City Guide: Cape Town II
FOOD, CAFÉS AND BARS
A popular spot among locals for food in the city centre is the Eastern Food Bazaar, it’s home to mostly Indian cuisine but also features Middle-Eastern food, but a local speciality that is a must-have is Bunny Chow. It is a South-African dish, which consists of a hollowed out loaf of bread filled with a spicy vegetable curry.
Just a stroll away is Honest Chocolate Café, which is a chocolate shop and café by day and gin bar by night. If you haven’t had your fill of bunny chow yet, grab the Honest café’s dessert version of a bunny chow – a banana bread that is cut open and is filled with chocolate chips and vanilla ice cream (a vegan option also available).
To go with this sinful treat is an equally sinful vegan chocolate milkshake with their own homemade chocolate and coconut milk.
Another dining destination is the Old Biscuit Mill in the Woodstock neighbourhood of Cape Town. It is an old steel mill that has been converted into a marketplace with stalls selling clothes, camera equipment, crafts, wine, beers and spirits.
However, the best part of the Old Biscuit Mill is the food hall with a wide variety of food and cocktails to boot. V&V insider tip: go to for the fresh pizza (made in an authentic brick oven), the shakshuka stall, the mac and cheese station and the bourbon bar.
When it comes to nightlife, nothing the scenes on the famous Long Street, which is home to a host of bars and clubs. One of the bigger bars there is Beerhouse which is a taproom that features 25 beers on tap and 99 varieties of bottled beer. The outdoor seating is the best place to sit back and relax and enjoy the New Orleans style vibe.
