Introduction

Owing to South Africa's outdoor culture, which relies heavily on barbecues (braais) and the relative cheapness of meat vegetarianism is less common than in the first world or Asia. Nevertheless there are a growing number of outlets in the Fish Hoek area where you can buy vegetarian food some of it of high quality.

Fry's Frozen food- Sausages, Cutlets, Schnitzel, Polony, Burgers etc are highly recommended, are available at many supermarkets* and are suitable for vegans and vegetarians. Browse their website for more detailed information. 

Imana & Knorrox make a range of dried soya products while Gold Dish Soya Mince in tins is inexpensive and tasty for a quick meal. 

Mc Bean have recently launched their range of soya based products in Fish Hoek Pick and Pay. These offer a different texture and flavour to similar Fry's products. The polony is quite similar to EU vegetarian ham.

Woolworths in Fish Hoek Town Square and Long Beach Mall have their own growing range of vegetarian cuisine which is slightly more expensive.

* Shoprite  
  c/o Main & Dalton Rds, Fish Hoek,7975  
  Telephone:   +27(21) 782 - 1117/80  
  Fax:   +27(21) 782 - 1310 

* Pick and Pay 
The Seaside Mall, Main Rd
Fish Hoek (open 8am to 8pm daily)
Tel: 021 782 0361/4

* Pick & Pay  
Long Beach Mall,
021 785-4420 

* Woolworths  
   Town Square, Fish Hoek.  
   Phone: 021 782 0410 

   Woolworths 
   Long Beach Mall 
   021 7854 1460

* Kwikspar Valyland 
  021 782 5315

* Glencairn Kwikspar 
021 782 5711

Shops in non-Fish Hoek Area.

* An excellent Resource for Chinese style vegetarian cuisine - tofu, gluten and a myriad of SA producedfrozen vegetarian meat substitutes is this Chinese Store in Monte Vista (Tygerberg)

Wellness Warehouse
Cavendish centre
Claremont

Organic Living
Constantia Village Shopping Centre
Tel: 021 794 1888
Email: info@organicliving.co.za

LINKS

• The SA Vegetarian Society

• The SA Vegan Society

•  see also restaurants/cafés on this site

• Vegetarian Restaurants in the 
Cape Town Area

•  list of vegetarian restaurants in 
Cape Town

•  SA Vegetarian Society list of Vegetarian 
restaurants in the Cape Town area..

•  How to make and enjoy tempeh

•  www.vegansa.com

 

NB. Please email me if you have good vegetarian/vegan links that would be of benefit to locals and visitors. 
(Donald Gill)

 

 

 

Additonally many of the local farm stalls and restaurants have eat-in or take-away food acceptable to vegetarians.

This first section is for vegetarian restaurants, none sadly in the immediate area. For a vegetarian meal in the Fish Hoek area we suggest you consult the list of non-vegetarian restaurants which we have found to have good vegetarian choices:-

• Vegetarian Restaurants in Cape Town
  The best vegetarian and vegan options for eating out in Cape Town

Closer Vegan Restaurant
Muizenberg

 

NEW!!!

Kalk Bay Café
Good choices for both vegetarians and vegans. Well worth a visit.
112 Main Road Kalk Bay, Cape Town - next to The Majestic and directly opposite the Kalk Bay station parking. 
Ph: 021 7887760
email: info@kalkbaycafe.com 

(Kalk Bay Café is owned by the same people as the Organic at Heart Restaurant in Wynberg)

 

Bhandaris Indian restaurant 
Main Road,Fish Hoek 
Tel 021 782 1525
. 

A little pricey but Bhandaris has an excellent range of vegetarian dishes. Visit with a friend and choose three complementary dishes such as palak paneer, dal makhani and aloo gobi complete with basmati rice, garlic nan and plain nan and you have a delicious banquet for two for only R 180. 

"The vegetable biryiani was delectable and we ate it with their specialty veg kadai dish and a tadka dal." 
DWB Feb 2011

 The Food Barn, 
(Highly Recommended!!) 
Noordhoek Farm Village 

Chef Franck delivers stunning french cuisine with excellent vegetarian choices on all menus. Well worth a visit.
021 789 1390 
info@thefoodbarn.co.za

Kalky's Kalk Bay 
Tel/Fax: 021 556 5555 

The freshest of fresh food! Classic old Fish & Chip shop but the manageress Alison makes superb salads with cheese and chips or an english classic double eggs & chips which is excellent value. Good location for mixed veg/non veg company. 
kalkys@mweb.co.za.

Harbour House Restaurant 
Kalk Bay Harbour, Kalk Bay, 7945.
Tel : (021) 788-4133
Fax : (021) 788-4136
E-mail: harbourhouse@icon.co.za 

Excellent vegetarian options - haute cuisine...expensive but highly recommended.

Imhoff Farm Shop & Tea garden 
Kommetjie Road, Imhoff's Gift 
021 783 5828 

inexpensive omelettes & soups - Cheese Shop

Spur (National fast food chain)

- Copper Creek, Fishhoek 
021 782-2631 
Fax: 782-2815  

- Michigan, Longbeach Mall, Noordhoek
021 785 3532/3 

 

Thorfynn's Restaurant 
Monkey Valley 
Noordhoek. 
021 789 1391 

Haute cuisine and expensive but worth it.

Fish Hoek Galley 
Beachfront 
021 782-3354  
Veg pizzas, baked potatoes etc nothing special but convenient.

Imperial Garden Chinese Restaurant 38 Main Road, Fish Hoek
021 782-9677  
Good vegetable curry with tofu - not on menu but available for c R55.

Out of Fish Hoek Area 
(mostly non-vegetarian restaurants with good vegetarian options)

Curry Quest (Highly Recommended!!) 
89 Durban Road, Little Mowbray 
Ph: 021 686 3157
Mon-Sat 11 am - 14:30- Lunch
Mon-Thur 17:00- 20:30 Supper 
Fri - Sat 17:00 - 21:00 Supper 
Pub Hols - closed.

Excellent authentic Indian cuisine "Durban Style" with superb vegetable dishes:- breyani, bunny chow, roti, mixed curry, salad and samoosas. Well worth a visit.

 
Buitenverwachting
Constantia valley.

Gourmet Vegetarian food in a stunning vineyard setting. Beyond Expectations!

Tibetan Teahouse
2 Harrington Road, Simonstown 
021 786 1544

Wijnhuis
Vegetarian Restaurant 
Cnr Church & Andringa St 
Stellenbosch 7599

Tel +27 21 8875844 
E-Mail: wijnhuis@mweb.co.za

Vegetarian Restaurant 
171 Bree Street, Cape Town, 8001 
Tel +27 21 423 5191 
Fax +27 21 4235191
E-Mail: naturalkhoi2001@yahoo.co.uk

Krishna Consciousness Centre 
17 St. Andrews Rd., Rondebosch 7700
Tel. +27 (021) 689-1529
Fax: +27 (021) 686-8233
E-mail: cape.town@pamho.net

Maharaj Vegetarian Take-away, 
6 Rondebosch Court, Fountain Square – 021 685 7891
.

Krishna’s Cuisine
37 Riverside Mall, Rondebosch – 021 794 3214