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Top food to try in Cape Town

6 dishes to eat in Cape Town, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Braai and boerewors

Braai and boerewors
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Grilled meat and a coiled farmer's sausage, cooked over wood rather than gas.

2. Bobotie

Bobotie
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Spiced minced meat under a savoury egg custard, with yellow rice — the Cape Malay signature.

3. Bunny chow

Bunny chow
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A hollowed loaf filled with curry, from Durban but everywhere here.

4. Snoek and line fish

Snoek and line fish
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Local fish smoked or braaied, and hake and yellowtail from the cold Atlantic.

5. Koeksisters and melktert

Koeksisters and melktert
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A syrup-soaked plaited doughnut and a cinnamon milk tart.

6. Cape wine

Cape wine
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Chenin blanc and pinotage, the latter a South African crossing found almost nowhere else.

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