You’re served by the chefs at wooden benches in the back courtyard softened with plants and bamboo shade, or at the streetside chill-out counter looking directly in on the kitchen action. The focus is on global street food: Polish kielbasa (beer-braised sausage), Portuguese espetada (succulent beef-fillet skewers), masala steak, vindaloo bunny chow, Asian pork belly, hand-stretched artisanal pizzas, Lebanese flatbreads, eisbein, even escargot ravioli. Opening times Tuesday – Sunday, 12pm – 7pmĬontact 0, to find it 76 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town Urban PlaygroundĮdgy street art, a laidback skateboard aesthetic and a rocking soundtrack of 80s hits, at Urban Playground Peter and Debbie Ayub and their son, Byron, have transformed an unlikely corner of a Maitland business park into a cool eatery that locals love. Ice cream is just “a nice way to trick people into trying new things”.
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There’s no set menu – Tapiwa constantly experiments with new flavours, but to give you an idea, previous scoops have included amagwinya (deep-fried dough) with kei apple jam caramelised plantain, ginger and fire-roasted peanuts rooibos and imphepho (wild sage) smoke matemba (salt-cured fish) with toffee plus jujube dates, baobab, sorghum… Tapiwa’s mission goes beyond making ice cream – he wants to change people’s perceptions.
Inspired by the home-grown foods he grew up eating in his grandmother’s house in Zimbabwe, and an episode of MasterChef in which contestants made ice cream using liquid nitrogen, he became obsessed with making the frozen stuff using all manner of indigenous African ingredients. Founder Tapiwa Guzha, a qualified microbiologist, is without a doubt the most experimental foodie in town. It means “sweet-sweet”, the Shona equivalent of “yum-yum” – a fitting name for this hole-in-the-wall ice-cream parlour in Observatory. Opening times Tuesday – Friday, 5pm – 10pmĬontact 0, to find it 176 Upper Buitenkant Street, Vredehoek, Cape Town Tapi Tapi You are welcome to bring your own bottle should you wish. Good to know It’s fully halaal with a delicious array of traditional non-alcoholic drinks and mocktails. Baklava, saffron ice cream and Iranian black tea complete the feast. Then choose from a selection of succulent kebabs grilled over charcoal, rustic pizzas, or the not to be missed tah-chin, a glorious dome of saffron rice baked with slow-cooked lamb (alternative fillings are chicken, fish, aubergine or potato and vegetable) and jewelled with ruby-red barberries and pomegranate sauce. Kick off with a mezze platter of fluffy pita and dips.
Ali and Fatima have blended ancient Persian and modern Iranian food traditions, creating an informal feast richly infused with saffron, sumac, and the aromas of the Middle East. Hidden Gems in the Winelands + further afield Hidden Gems in Cape Town Persian PeacockĬlimbing two flights of outdoor stairs to a Vredehoek rooftop terrace you’ll discover a cosy peacock-blue outpost of authentic Iranian cuisine decked in rich textiles and brass lamps, and a slice of mountain view. These serendipitous encounters happen less often than you’d think, but often enough to make it worth following your nose along lesser-known backstreets, or allowing curiosity to pull you through an unassuming doorway.ĭo you know of any hidden gems you think we should know about? We’d love to hear from you in the comments below. To stumble on a character-filled, quirky, owner-run establishment is something most locals delight in. Lesser-known treasures that give a neighbourhood soul.
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