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VeganDe Waterkant
Romeo and Vero Vegan Butcherie sells mushroom-based meat alternatives from its own shop on Dixon Street in De Waterkant, Cape Town, Monday to Saturday.
OrderThe vegan boerewors roll, grilled to order from the shop's own mushroom-based sausage.
TipIt doubles as a butchery counter, so buy a few frozen packs to take home alongside your meal.
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SeafoodMilnerton
West Coast Fisheries fries fresh West Coast catch, chips and gatsby sandwiches daily on Koeberg Road in Milnerton, on the edge of greater Cape Town.
OrderThe fried snoek and chips, the West Coast staple this counter is named for.
TipIt also sells fresh uncooked fish over the counter if you want to cook the catch yourself at home.
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Fried ChickenMuizenberg
Free Bird Muizenberg fries halaal certified, free-range chicken burgers a block from the surf beach in Muizenberg, on the edge of greater Cape Town.
OrderThe buttermilk fried chicken burger, the sandwich the whole menu is built around.
TipIt is a short walk from Muizenberg's surf beach, so it is an easy stop after a morning in the water.
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PortugueseTable View
Petiscos has grilled Luso-Mozambican prawns and peri-peri chicken in Parklands near Table View, on the northern edge of Cape Town, since 2006.
OrderThe grilled lemon-butter prawns, the dish that built this no-frills room's following.
TipThe kitchen closes at 21:00 from Tuesday to Thursday, 21:30 on Friday and Saturday and 16:00 on Sunday.
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PizzeriaWoodstock
Pizza Connection fires Napoletana and Romana style pizzas in a wood-fired oven on Roodebloem Road in Woodstock, Cape Town, with San Marzano tomato sauce.
OrderA Margherita on either base, the clearest test of the San Marzano sauce and imported fior di latte.
TipThe cured meats, from guanciale to mortadella, are imported from Italy, so order a pizza that shows them off.
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PizzeriaObservatory
Ferdinando's Pizza fires wood-fired pies in a quirky 70-seat room on Lower Main Road in Observatory, Cape Town, grown from a secret home pizzeria in 2011.
OrderThe Classic Diavola, spicy Italian salami on a Margherita base and the top-selling pizza.
TipTry the signature Turbanite with grilled baby marrow, caramelised onion jam and feta; diners voted the room second in a 2021 pizzeria challenge.