What to order at Rands

Must order
The ribs, which co-owner Mfundo Mbeki tells first-timers to try, with creamy spinach and Buffalo wings.
Signature dishes
Braaied ribs, Buffalo wings, Grilled chicken
Editor tip
The first Sunday of the month draws the biggest crowd; arrive early afternoon to get a table before the dancing starts.
CuisineSouth African
Price$$
NeighborhoodKhayelitsha
HoursThu-Sat 10:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-22:00. Closed Mon-Wed.
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Location

Address: 6 Makhabeni Road, Khaya Bazaar, Khayelitsha, Cape Town 7784

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The Hood Kitchen ★ 4.0

$ BurgersMitchells Plain

The Hood Kitchen is a Rocklands, Mitchells Plain burger counter near Cape Town, built around a build-your-own gourmet beef and chicken patty menu.

OrderThe Design-a-Burger beef double, stacked with four toppings of your choice.

TipThe Bison Tower challenge runs Thursdays and Saturdays from 13:00: finish it in 25 minutes to win R140 and naming rights, and book a day ahead.

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Biesmiellah ★ 4.3

$$ South AfricanBo Kaap

Biesmiellah cooked Cape Malay food in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, for four decades under the Osman family; new owners now run it as a polished Muslim-owned eatery.

OrderA Cape Malay curry with roti, the cooking that built this corner's reputation.

TipNo alcohol is served here; it is a family room built around Cape Malay tradition, not a bar scene.

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Mama Africa ★ 3.9

$$$ InternationalCity Bowl

Mama Africa has served pan-African game meat and stews on Long Street in Cape Town since 1995, with nightly marimba bands and drum performances.

OrderCrocodile cooked in a peanut stew with vegetables, one of the game dishes gathered from across the continent.

TipBook ahead on weekends; the marimba band, drummers and dancers start around 19:00 every night.

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Eastern Food Bazaar ★ 3.9

$ IndianCity Bowl

Eastern Food Bazaar is a canteen-style food court in Cape Town's City Bowl, serving affordable Indian, Turkish and Cape Malay stalls every day.

OrderA giant bunny chow from the Punjabi counter, or a dosa from Madras.

TipEat with your hands like the locals and use the basin halfway through the hall; the upstairs seating off the Darling Street entrance is quieter.

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Kleinsky's Delicatessen ★ 4.4

$$ SandwichSea Point

Kleinsky's Delicatessen brings New York-style Jewish deli food, bagels and pastrami included, to Regent Road in Sea Point, Cape Town, daily.

OrderThe pastrami sandwich, which the kitchen will upsize if you are really hungry.

TipBreakfast runs to challah French toast and a potato latke benedict, and as a non-kosher deli it will add bacon on request.

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Mykonos Taverna ★ 4.2

$$ GreekSea Point

Mykonos Taverna has served family-recipe Greek taverna food on Main Road in Sea Point, Cape Town, since first opening in the 1980s to today.

OrderPeter's kleftiko lamb shank, cooked to the original family recipe since opening.

TipAsk for the meze platter if your table wants to sample several dishes without committing to one main.

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