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Vegan Travels: Cape Town

On a recent trip to the Mother City, we explored all that Cape Town has to offer for vegan visitors.

Travelling as a vegan can sometimes be a bit daunting, and if you are a foreigner I recommend buying The Vegan Passport  as it allows you to tell people about your diet in more than 73 languages including most of the African languages.

Cape Town is a relatively vegan-friendly city as a lot of people know and understand what it entails. 

Most restaurants will have a vegan option, and if they don't, then they are usually willing to make one up for you. If all else fails, Woolworths is always a great place to find a fresh produce or even a salad sandwich.

We visited the following restaurants on our trip:

Wakame: With breathtaking views, you can enjoy a vegan meal her in the form of sushi. Sushi is always an easy option for vegans, just make sure they don't add any mayonnaise

The Bombay Bicycle Club: This wonderfully bohemian restaurant does offer a few vegan options including a veggie board. The managers were kind enough to offer a vegan pasta and curry if I didn't feel like the veggie board. I tried their curry, and it was amazing. My food was the best at the table, and we had a wonderful evening.

Neighbourgoods/ Old Biscuit Mill Market: This hipster market offers quite a few options for vegans. I enjoyed a freshly squeezed beetroot and carrot juice before digging into the most delicious Just Mushrooms. There were also vegan burgers for sale, as well as an organic veggie stand where I dived into the fresh coconut. Make sure to visit this market on a Saturday.

Slug and Lettuce: Unlike the other Slug and Lettuce I know, the one on Kloof Street has a bistro feel to it. I enjoyed delightful veggie spring rolls here.

Darling Brew: This locally brewed vegan beer is available at most venues in Cape Town including Primi Piatti .

Addis in Cape:  This trendy yet traditional restaurant in Church Street, Cape Town offers a full vegan menu of at least 10 dishes. They also offer Leopard's Leap wine by the glass or bottle.

Masala Dosa:  A quaint restaurant in Long street serving south Indian Cuisine with ample vegan options to choose from. Be warned, no knifes and forks. Quirky and full of fun. 

Gaaitjie:  A 70 year old fisherman's cottage, now turned into a restaurant, nestled amongst the rocks in Paternoster on the West Coast.  Remember to book in advance and let them know you are vegan.  We were pleasantly surprised with a very tasty 3 course meal.

So the next time you travel to this beautiful part of South Africa, make sure to check out some of our favourite spots. If you have some other suggestions please feel free to post them as comments.