Plant Cape Town (Buitengracht) – Fully vegan with a positive and idealistic view on ethical eating, Plant is all hands in when it comes to finding and producing the tastiest preservative-free meals. If you can’t be persuaded to leave the office to keep yourself on track, they’ll even deliver.
Nü (Sea Point) – The lines out the door for Nü speak volumes about eager Capetonians who flock to the hip and funky lumo lights of Sea Point’s hottest healthy food scene. Filling salads, wraps, sandwiches and smoothies all have options to help you cut out the junk food and replace it with the good stuff.
Raw and Roxy (Woodstock) – If you are a dedicated vegan or trying to rev up your body’s engines by eliminating nonsense, Raw and Roxy will cater to all your needs and make you feel like you aren’t missing anything in the process.
Orchard on Long (Long Street) – When you walk into this idealistic juice bar the sunny wooden serving counter will draw you near. They do juice the right way with ingredients from the earth. They also have other healthy snack options and choices for an afternoon of simple satisfaction.
Sababa (Bree Street and Sea Point) – A Mediterranean staple in Cape Town, Sababa is zesty, chipper meals that never disappoint. Note their hearty specials for lunch where you can choose your own healthy adventure or order in for a family meal for dinner. Sisters Nirit and Tal give all their love to their local CT establishment.
Tortilla Modern Mexican (CBD) – Mexican too often carries a bad reputation for greasy heavy food, but at Tortilla Modern Mexican they leave you light, bright and on your way. They rock wholesome no-nonsense goods from around the Cape, along with essential spices imported directly from Mexico. Their burritos are the best in Cape Town.
Eat with Emma (Loop Street) – Emma is a trained chef and food stylist. So when you stand at the counter wondering what to order, you’ll also be drooling at how devilishly delicious each dish appears to be. The meatballs on quinoa are something else. The atmosphere provides an ideal place to have an afternoon meeting with your clean eating clients.
Pure Good (St Johns Street) – Masterchef contestant, Shannon Smuts, has gone health fanatic entrepreneur to produce ‘healthy food’ for ‘happy people.’
The Kitchen (Woodstock) – Karen Dudley is a magically warm woman whose team of smiling food makers will draw you into her small accommodating eatery. Look out for crunchy bean salads, fresh rocket on everything, homemade pesto and sauces drizzled along tender daily made bread.