{"id":101553,"date":"2017-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/unique-food-tours-cape-town-beyond\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:54:25","slug":"unique-food-tours-cape-town-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/unique-food-tours-cape-town-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Food Tours in Cape Town (and Beyond)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Updated August 2020]<\/p>\n<p>South Africa is many things.<\/p>\n<p>It is the motherland of <em>melktert<\/em> and malva pudding; a stomping ground for smoked snoek and sosaties; the cradle of chutney and <em>chakalaka<\/em>; a republic of <em>roosterkoek<\/em> and rusks; a womb for <em>waterblommetjiebredie<\/em>; the provenance of potjiekos and <em>pap en sous<\/em>; a kingdom of <em>koeksisters<\/em>; the birthplace of biltong and <em>bunny chow<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64187\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-potjiekos.jpg\" alt=\"food tours in cape town\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is a place where you can buy dried salted fish from a <em>padstal<\/em>, chase Saturday hangovers with boerie rolls laden with grilled onions, and spend Sunday afternoons lost in a haze of meat and music at <em>shisa nyamas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64208\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-west-coast.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours padstal\" width=\"800\" height=\"670\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is a country where food offers the ultimate glimpse into its cultural diversity and curious eccentricities.<\/p>\n<p>So, in celebration of its unique quirks and eclectic food scene, we have put together a list of <strong>five\u00a0food tours<\/strong> that voyage into the heart of South African heritage through sweet, glorious food.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a discerning epicurean, wine-drinking-burger-slaying-foodie, fierce lover of culture, or low-key pub grub kinda person, this one is for you!<\/p>\n<h2>Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour with Zainie<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64206\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-spices.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours spices\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow the piquant mingling of dhania, ginger, and masala and you might just find yourself in the Bo-Kaap: home of <em>Zainie Misbach<\/em> and her legendary <em>Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64207\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-zainie.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours zainie\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: bokaapcookingtour via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour<\/em> will show you the soul of this iconic cobbled neighbourhood. You will hear tales about life in the Bo-Kaap, learn about traditional Cape Malay cooking techniques, and perhaps, even discover a few kitchen secrets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64205\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-curry.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours curry\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zainie Misbach is a friendly host, with an infectious passion for preserving the Cape Malay culture, and the kind of smile that feels like home. If you want to l<em>earn how to cook like a real Cape Malay \u2018Auntie\u2019<\/em>, this tour is for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@bokaapcookingtour.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@bokaapcookingtour.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Bo-Kaap-Cooking-Tour-244231665589989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Cape Food &amp; Wine Tours &#8211; Foodie Thursdays<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64211\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-origin-coffee.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours origin\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: origincoffeesa via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This popular foodie meandering, through some of the most interesting streets in Cape Town, is a showcase of all things artisanal: from cheese, charcuterie and biltong, to beer, coffee and chocolate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64210\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-cheese-tasting.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours cheese tasting\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: capefoodwine via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tour will take you into Woodstock; along Bree Street, a hub of unique eateries and secret bars; and through the zesty, colourful streets of the Bo-Kaap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64209\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-beer-tasting.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours beer tasting\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And when the sun goes down, you can chase a day of noshing and drinking before 1pm with the vibrant Cape Town art scene and purr of pre-weekend revelry at the <em>Hope Street Market<\/em> or <em>First Thursdays<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@capefoodwine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@capefoodwine.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capefoodwine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cape Food &amp; Wine Tours<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Cape Fusion Tours &#8211; Cape Town Eats City Walking Tour \/ African Cooking Class<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64214\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-milk-tart.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours milktert\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Cape Town Eats City Walking Tour<\/em>\u00a0was the first food tour to launch in the city and has become one of the most popular. It aims to get under the skin of the city and give locals and visitors a chance to truly understand the pulse of the city through food.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64212\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-african-cooking.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours african cooking\" width=\"800\" height=\"614\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: CapeFusionTours via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prepare your palate for this one, because you will be trying everything from Xhosa stew, bunny chow, and samosas, to local cheeses and artisanal bacon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64213\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-cheese.jpeg\" alt=\"cape town food tours cheese\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For an authentic taste of Africa, the <em>African Cooking Class\u00a0<\/em>offers a rare chance to learn about Xhosa culture and lose yourself in the rhythm of Langa, while creating positive change. The cooking class takes place at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ezikorestaurant.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eziko Cooking and Catering School<\/a>,\u00a0a community project that trains locals to be chefs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64215\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/food-tours-cape-town-eziko-school.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours eziko school\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will learn how to cook <em>umngqusho<\/em>, meat stew, <em>umfino<\/em>, chakalaka, and pap, and then chase it with <em>umqombothi<\/em>, a traditional beer that doesn\u2019t need 99 bottles to be memorable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:info@capefusion.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@capefusion.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CapeFusionTours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cape Fusion Tours<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Coffee Beans Routes &#8211; Cape Town Cuisine Route \/ Yeoville Dinner Club<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64216\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64216 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours dinner\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: coffeebeansroutes via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Follow the unmistakable scent of <em>daaltjies<\/em>, <em>ulusu<\/em>, and smoked snoek on the <em>Cape Town Cuisine Route<\/em>. Try local street food in the historic Bo-Kaap, embrace sweet nostalgia with traditional homestyle cooking, visit a hot meat bar, and experience an authentic <em>shisa nyama<\/em> in Langa or Gugs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64217\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-drink.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours drinks\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: yeovilledinnerclub via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Jozi locals and food lovers on a quest to experience the fabled hospitality of Joburg, <em>Yeoville Dinner Club<\/em> is a communal feast where the conversation is feverish and the food sensational.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64218\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-yeoville-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours yeoville\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With his flair for theatrics and pan-African flavours, <em>Sanza Sandile<\/em> will take you on a trip across the continent through dishes that celebrate the unique tang of Africa. Expect everything from Zulu ginger beer and <em>inkomaas<\/em> smoothies, to conversations about politics and the much-beleaguered kale.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Book <a href=\"\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/johannesburg\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheap flights to Johannesburg<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Contact details <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:info@coffeebeansroutes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@coffeebeansroutes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coffeebeansroutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coffeebeans Routes<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bites and Sites &#8211; Kayamandi Township Tour and Xhosa Lunch<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64204\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-xhosa-food.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours xhosa food\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stroll through the humming streets of Kayamandi \u201c<em>sweet home<\/em>\u201d township, on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, for an insightful experience that celebrates the Xhosa culture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64202\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64202 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tour-kayamandi.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours kayamandi\" width=\"800\" height=\"691\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: bitesfoodtours via Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meet local artists and entrepreneurs, visit a spaza shop, and indulge in a traditional lunch as your host shares stories about township life and local traditions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64203\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/cape-town-food-tours-vetkoek.jpg\" alt=\"cape town food tours vetkoek\" width=\"800\" height=\"627\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Home-made ginger beer, spicy chakalaka, vetkoek, <em>umleqwa<\/em> (which means running chicken), and <em>morogo<\/em> are on the menu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact details <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:info@bitesandsites.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@bitesandsites.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bitesandsites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bites &amp; Sites Food Tours<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<em>If you really want to make a friend, go to someone&#8217;s house and eat with him\u2026 the people who give you their food give you their heart.<\/em>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Cesar Chavez<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/sign-up\">sign up to our newsletter\u00a0<\/a>to stay on top of travel tips, flight deals and much more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>All information on this blog page was correct at the time of publishing and may change at any time without prior notice. Travelstart will not be held liable for loss or inconvenience resulting from the use of out-dated or incorrectly noted information.<\/i><\/p>\n<h6>Image credits:<\/h6>\n<h6>andylowephotography via Instagram<br \/>\ntebogochauke123 via Instagram<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Updated August 2020] South Africa is many things. It is the motherland of melktert and malva pudding; a stomping ground for smoked snoek and sosaties; the cradle of chutney and chakalaka; a republic of roosterkoek and rusks; a womb for waterblommetjiebredie; the provenance of potjiekos and pap en sous; a kingdom of koeksisters; the birthplace of biltong and bunny chow. 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