Mozambique
This clean, air-conditioned restaurant might lack your typical Mozambican feel, but it's the best place to grab a coffee, ice cream, pastry or salad while…
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Rio Muni
Lebanese hummus, pizzas, pastas and burgers are on the menu at this friendly place with a large terrace. KFC Big Bites are CFA4000, just don't mention…
Zanzibar Island
Serving up Lebanese and Zanzibari meals in neat but simple surroundings, this place is on the dirt road that runs behind the hotels at the southern end of…
Rwanda
Mmm, the homemade ice creams! Oh, the damn addictive banana cake! Also serves up omelettes (RFr2000), palate-pleasing salads (RFr1500), cookies and…
La Digue
Bubbling thin-crust pizzas straight from the brick oven are the name of the game here – they are some of the best in town. Takeaway is available at lunch…
Liberia
There's great South Asian food to be had at Pak Bat, the Pakistani UN peacekeepers' battalion, so long as you're prepared to hang with pretty much only…
Dar es Salaam
This small, informal place, next to the well-signposted Wonder Workshop, has delicious, reasonably priced Ethiopian cuisine.
Liberia
Jade's (or Sweet Baby, as some locals lovingly call it) serves fish, chicken and rice, as well as sandwiches and pizzas if the delivery truck has brought…
Kumasi
Set within the hotel of the same name, Sir Max serves top-quality Lebanese food, including kebabs and mezze platters, on a nice terrace overlooking the…
Dar es Salaam
This efficient local-style eatery has tasty grilled fish, rice, ugali and other standards. Service is fast, and there is pleasant outdoor seating under…
Pemba
It doesn't look much from the outside, but this long-standing, informal eatery with mainly outdoor tables delivers the goods when it comes to coffee and…
Eastern Ethiopia
If you’re in an injera mood you can’t do better than this spot on the main road, though the menu is only in Amharic. It also churns out pasta dishes.
Sudan
This funky eatery on the main drag serves good spit-roast chicken. The sign is in Arabic – look for the red-and-green façade next to the Sudanese Islamic…
Stellenbosch
There’s an interesting menu and an extensive wine list with more than 500 choices. Around 20 wines are available by the glass and tastings are available …
Sal
Reserve ahead at this cosy, narrow restaurant, which serves top-quality (and priced accordingly) meat and seafood dishes with an Italian twist. Excellent…
Algiers
A fast, fun, noisy and busy Palestinian restaurant with a calling card of succulent dripping shawarma and plates of mezze loaded with hummus, olives and…
Grand Baie
There are no frilly adornments at this place, just good wood-fired pizzas, excellent pasta dishes and a breezy dining area. No wonder it's full most of…
Casablanca
Head to this restaurant in the port for a taste of Oualidia's famous oysters, fresh from the restaurant's own oyster farm. Follow up with some just-caught…
KwaZulu-Natal
The perfect place to eat your way through a hot afternoon, under a canopy of lush coastal forest. Feast on fabulous homemade cakes or a range of healthy…
Northern Tunisia
This red-roofed restaurant set slightly back from the beach serves salads and delicious fresh fish and seafood, barbecued on pine cones. Book ahead on…
Lilongwe
In City Centre, off Independence Dr, Spar has a wide range of fruit, veg, toiletries, snacks, meat and everything you'd possibly need from a decent…
Mediterranean Coast
This simple restaurant does a roaring trade in grilled chicken and kebabs. Follow your nose at the intersection with Sharia Alexandria and you can’t miss…
Garden Route
On the water's edge, this is one of the best places in town for a sundowner. Sushi and oysters are on the menu alongside a selection of cocktails (R40 to…
Western Cape
The chalkboard menu changes often, but always features no-nonsense dishes like rump steak, lamb shank and curries, largely created with local, organic…
Hermanus
Tucked away in a side street, this is a local hang-out lauded for its excellent coffee, fresh salads and sandwiches plus a range of tasty cakes baked on…
Mediterranean Coast
The best fuul (fava bean paste) and falafel joint in town, this is the spot vegetarians – or anyone looking to fill up cheaply – should seek out.
Réunion
Has a good assortment of sandwiches and pastry treats, including appetising chocolate éclairs and sablés au chocolat (a sort of chocolate biscuit).
Banjul
Smack on the beach with a gorgeous view, this laid-back spot serves up local seafood and is a popular location for drinks in the late afternoon and…
Northern Mozambique
With an unpromising location slap bang next to a petrol station, this is nonetheless the best place in town for a decent cup of coffee and a fresh pastry.
Sierra Leone
Tasty grilled chicken and Lebanese fast food are the name of the game at this cafe and bakery, which also does top notch cakes and Middle Eastern sweets.
Mozambique
This colonial-era swimming and social club is a popular waterside hang-out. Average food and slow service are redeemed by the relaxing beachside setting.
South Coast
This reliable Italian restaurant is behind Nakumatt Nyali shopping centre, with a big pizza oven, al fresco dining on the verandah and reasonable prices.
Durban
Lunch spots don't come any more unlikely than this – a cafe tacked onto a betting shop. But the bunnies here are legendary and, indeed, award-winning.
Tunisia
The umbrella-shaded terrace tables here are great for people-watching. Geared to tourists and day trippers, the menu includes salads, grills and pizzas.
Lamu Island
Casual little cafe that serves good samosas and other snacks, and more substantial mains such as Swahili pizzas and seafood, chicken or mutton biriyani.
Réunion
This gourmet emporium is a veritable feast of perfectly presented pastries, cakes, pies and chocolates. And bread. And macatias. Simply divine.
Winelands
Grab a table under the trees and enjoy an unfussy lunch of wood-fired pizza or roast pork belly with views of the vineyards, town and mountains beyond.
Western Madagascar
This hotel-restaurant is well known for its exquisite seafood, such as calamari and prawns in combava (wild lemon) sauce or grilled swordfish.
Dakar
This friendly, always overflowing place serves up huge Senegalese and Cabo Verdean plates to its loyal followers – note that it gets packed at lunch.
Aswan
Nasr Ad Din Abduh Es Sitar runs this beautifully restored Nubian house as a cafe-restaurant and Nubian crafts centre. Henna tattoos are also available.
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