I know strange place for a bar come food place.
It is in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town. It is roughly a R300 Uber to get there, so try and share with other people. You do drive through the township so you can see how the locals live, it is a stark difference to the city as you can imagine. The basic housing and the children running around in the street. I did start to wonder where I was going.
You arrive you are greeted by music. You enter through the back, a quick bag check and security pat down, and you walk into benches and hoards of people. The bar is at the back, an easy queue system, you can buy one beer or a bucket of 6 for R150. Bargain right… there is also a bottle service. You buy a bottle of spirits and our mixers and mix it yourself – worthwhile really makes it easy with friends too.
R100 will buy you Braai! If you don’t know what this is, read my Braai blog. I love it. It was an entire basket of meat and sides. Polenta in a consistency you can use your fingers with. Just incredible and the meat is good. Chicken wings, sausage and steaks. Yummy.
Then the party really gets started, dancing all around, more people come in. The vibes are awesome, all chilled and everyone hanging out. I really enjoyed myself. International and local music all being mixed together. Dances being taught and exchange of cultures. It was clearly the place to be on a Sunday night – although I get the impression these guys don’t need an excuse to party. This place seemed to fill with local people more so than people from the city. I would recommend taking someone from Cape Town with you, or at least someone who knows the restaurant, it is a very different place it is nice to have a local with you as a support.
The party goes way into the night, so relax and enjoy travellers. This one is on me. 🙂
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