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2 indian restaurants worth the trip across South Africa, editor-ranked. All cuisines in South Africa.

Bukhara ★ 4.3

$$$IndianCity BowlCape Town

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 BowlCape Town

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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