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KoreanRondebosch
Seoul Pocha brings Korean street food, tabletop grills and soju pairings to Main Road in Rondebosch, Cape Town, in a social, casual setting.
OrderThe tteokbokki, chewy rice cakes in a spicy sauce that anchors the street food menu.
TipIt is named for the pojangmacha, Korea's covered-wagon street stalls, and the Korean fried chicken with soju is the crowd favourite for groups.
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SeafoodKalk Bay
Kalky's has served battered hake and snoek with chips from a cabin on the Kalk Bay harbour wall since 1996, with calamari, kingklip and crayfish too.
OrderThe fried snoek and chips, cut fresh from the day's catch at the harbour.
TipIt is cash only and self-service; carry notes and expect to queue at the counter before finding a bench.
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SeafoodHout Bay
Fish on the Rocks sits at the far end of Hout Bay harbour in Cape Town, frying hake and chips to order at a walk-up counter over the Atlantic.
OrderThe battered hake and chips, the order most tables at the harbour wall are eating.
TipSeating is outdoors on the rocks; bring a jacket since the wind off the harbour can turn cold fast.
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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.