Biesmiellah is a street-food stop in Bo Kaap, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 6 hours
Explore Langa Township and Bo-Kaap on a guided tour. Meet locals, learn about the history, and enjoy a hands-on cooking class to prepare traditional Cape Malay dishes.
2 hours
Cook your own 3-course meal in the historic Bo Kaap neighborhood. Discover what makes Malay cooking different from other traditional South African dishes.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Learn how to cook a typical Malay dish in the iconic Bo-Kaap. Discover the culture and rich culinary traditions of Malay from a friendly local. Savor the delicious fea...
Address: 2 Wale Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 8001
Pizza Connection bakes Napoletana and Romana style pizzas in a wood-fired oven on Roodebloem Road in Woodstock, Cape Town, from noon until late every day.
TryWood-fired pizza on a Napoletana or Romana base
TipBook through Dineplan at busy times, and pick a pizza with the Italian-imported guanciale or mortadella.
Ferdinando's Pizza sells wood-fired Diavola and Turbanite pizzas to take away from Lower Main Road in Observatory, Cape Town, where it has baked since 2011.
TryClassic Diavola pizza, boxed for takeaway
TipThe owners say pizza is best eaten hot and fuss-free, so eat it close by rather than carrying it far.
Golden Dish is a halaal takeaway counter in Gatesville, Athlone, opened in 1969 and reopened in July 2024 after a fire, famous for Cape Town's giant gatsby.
TrySteak gatsby, a full loaf of bread packed with steak, chips and sauce
TipOrder the full house gatsby to share; a single one comfortably feeds two hungry people.
Kalky's is a self-service fried snoek and chips hatch on the working harbour wall in Kalk Bay, on Cape Town's southern peninsula, cash only daily.
TryFried snoek and chips, served on a paper plate at a harbour-wall bench
TipCarry rand notes, queue at the counter, then grab any free bench along the harbour wall to eat.
Teez @ 115 is a lounge, butchery and shisanyama on the Gugulethu site once famous as Mzoli's, grilling lamb chops for Cape Town crowds Thursday to Monday.
TryBraaied lamb chops bought at the butchery counter and grilled to order
TipBuy raw meat at the butchery counter first, then hand it straight to the grill team outside.
Rands is a Khayelitsha shisanyama and lifestyle venue on the eastern edge of Cape Town, grilling ribs and wings for big crowds from Thursday to Sunday.
TryBraaied ribs with chakalaka and pap
TipArrive by early afternoon on the first Sunday of the month, the busiest weekend of the calendar.
