Cape Town and the Western Cape - Eating Out The cuisine of most nationalities is to be found in the wide choice of restaurants in and around Cape Town. Fresh vegetables are supplied from the thriving agricultural sector and meat of excellent quality is available.
Traditional cuisine is a mixture of Indonesian, Malaysian, French, German, British and Dutch.
Jan van Riebeeck grew fresh vegetables in the Company's Gardens seen in the right hand half of the above etching of 18th century Cape Town. Traditional Cuisine Local cuisine is as international as the ancestors of today's South Africans. When one thinks of South African dishes, it is easy to imagine sosaties braaied over an open fire, a thick bredie or a sweet Malay curry. For Carnivores Cape Town's restaurants serve hefty portions which are enough to satisfy any appetite. The quality of meat is extremely good and the variety wide.