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Food tours
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Asparagus tours in the Free State
Asparagus season starts in November, when Free State farmers are happy to take curious tourists on a tour of their asparagus fields, explaining how the crop is planted, grown and harvested. more
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Rooibos tea safari
A rooibos tea safari in the Cederberg gives you the chance to see how rooibos tea is grown and produced. And you get to sample and buy rooibos products. more
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Pan-African Cuisine Tours
From fufu and egusi to doro wat, your palate can travel the entire African continent on a Pan-African cuisine tour, one dish at a time. more
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Eco-epicurean eating tours
Ecological issues impact on the ways in which we cook, eat and travel. Eco-epicurean food tours allow moral probity to infuse culinary curiosity more
More about Food tours
The Sabie Valley Coffee Tour
If you like to get your kicks from caffeine, then the Sabie Valley Coffee Tour is a must. From the moment you walk through the doors of the Sabie Valley Coffee building, you will be in seventh heaven. more
Mampoer tours
On a Mampoer tour, taste the history and culture of our land in every deliciously potent sip of home brewed firewater. more
Winemaker interaction tours
Who better to explain a wine than the person who made it? Interacting with winemaker allows the traveller to truly savour our world-famous wines. more
Top 10
Halaal restaurants
1Bismillah in Fordsburg
Super cheap Pakistani cuisine in a shabby chic, inner city space. Ghee-drizzled naan breads, cashew-topped chicken korma, and sweet lassi yoghurt drinks from heaven.
78 Mint Road (corner of Bree and Mint), Fordsburg, Johannesburg. Tel: +27 (0)011 838 8051.
2Bibi’s Kitchen
It is impossible to praise the North Indian style butter chicken or matar paneer (pea and cheese mélange) too highly. The pistachio and cardamom kulfi ice cream is a must.
Broad Road Medical Centre, Broad Road, Wynberg, Cape Town. Tel: +27 (0)21 761 8365.
3Biesmillah
Classic Cape Malay cuisine. Expect crayfish curry with fragrant saffron rice, lamb laden tomato bredie stews and sago pudding with just the right hint cardamom.
2 Upper Wale Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. Tel: +27 (0)21 423 0850.
4Noon Gun
Everything on the menu is delicious but try to arrive in the afternoon to enjoy the 'Cape Malay tea plate' which includes tender dahltjie (chilli bites) and coconut rolled koesisters.
273 Longmarket Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. Tel: +27 (0)21 424 0529.
5Oriental Palace
Pakistani food served from an inner-city 1960s hotel. Whether you pick coriander-laden reshmi chicken kebabs, bhindi gosht okra and lamb curry, or aloo naan paratha bread, it is all delicious.
The Colosseum Hotel, 410 Schoeman Street, Pretoria. Tel: +27 (0)12 322 2195.
6Al-Amin
This Pakistani restaurant was once a car showroom so don’t expect décor frills. The aloo paratha with cumin infused potato filling and the prawn briyani are among the best.
217 Jewel Street, Laudium (between Kharbai Motors & Easy Build), Pretoria. Tel: +27 (0)012 374 6753/6771.
7Mesopotamia Kurdish Restaurant
Kurdish cuisine deluxe. Mezze platters of Alinazik aubergines and Rojda lentils compete for customer attention with Serok lamb with green pepper and onion from the tandoori oven. Belly dancers and hookah pipes are crowd pleasers.
Cnr Long & Church Streets,Cape Town. Tel: +27 (0)21 424 4664.
8To Go Restaurant
Euro-centric casual cuisine (steak, spaghetti bolognaise) all week. Friday buffets of South Indian specialities and Sunday breakfasts that sees a fusion of the two (scrambled eggs peppered with masala and sambals).
141 Musgrave Road, Durban. Tel: +27 (0)31 2021911.
9Uncle Faouzi
The best Lebanese food in Gauteng. The baba guanouj has just the right combination of sesame and lemon juice. The labne maa toum yoghurt cheese is divine.
1102 Burnett Street, Hatfield, Pretoria. Tel: +27 (0)12 342 8888.
10Al-Makka
Décor is ghastly but the Pakistani, Indian, Chinese and fast food is fantastic. Do try the cumin kebabs topped with mustard seed pickle. Clientele are gregarious local family parties so expect people watching potential.
Shop B,28 Mint Road, Fordsburg. Tel: +27 (0)11 838 2545/256
