Indian
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

4 indian places in Cape Town we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cape Town | Indian across every city.

Bukhara ★ 4.3

$$$IndianCity Bowl

Bukhara on Church Street in Cape Town has run a North Indian tandoor kitchen since 1995, best known for its butter chicken and its lamb rogan josh.

OrderButter chicken with tandoor-baked naan

TipAdd the dal makhani, black lentils cooked overnight in the tandoor, and a naan hot from the clay oven.

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.

Eastern Food Bazaar ★ 3.9

$IndianCity Bowl

Eastern Food Bazaar is a canteen-style food court in Cape Town's City Bowl, where a giant bunny chow from the Punjabi counter starts at about R50.

OrderVegetable, chicken or lamb bunny chow from the Punjabi counter

TipFor the cheapest meal, the Tandoori counter's Indian omelette with roti, chips and salad and a stuffed paratha cost well under a bunny chow.

Gulshan ★ 3.9

$IndianAthlone

Gulshan keeps most curries between R70 and R80 at its Rylands Village coffee lounge on the edge of Cape Town, with paratha sides from about R30.

OrderCheese and aloo paratha with a curry side

TipOrder the cheese and aloo paratha as a starter; it is the cheapest thing on the whole menu.

Book food experiences in Cape Town

See all 816 bookable experiences in Cape Town