South African restaurants in New York

Braai

329 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019

Bamboo lines the ceiling and driftwood collected along the Hudson River bank is scattered around Braai. From the same folks who own Xai Xai Wine Bar down the street, the Hell's... More »
Kaia Wine Bar

1614 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10128

In addition to South African, South American, and Moroccan wines, Kaia (which means "Hut" in Zulu) offers a fascinating menu thatreflects the myriad international... More »
Bunny Chow

74 Orchard St., New York, NY 10002

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Recent Critic Reviews

Robert Sietsema writes for Village Voice on Kaia Wine Bar

For nearly two decades, New York diners have been regaled with the fascinating and varied cuisines of West Africa, most notably Senegalese, Guinean, Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Liberian. We've nearly had our fill of East African, too—though, annoyingly, every Ethiopian menu is nearly the same. Food from the southern reaches of the continent has proved a harder coconut to crack, but we've...
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Sarah DiGregorio writes for Village Voice on Bunny Chow

In the annals of amazing food slang, South Africa runs neck-and-neck with Britain—home of spotted dick and tipsy hedgehog. That's in no small part because South Africans can claim bunny chow, an ingenious fast food that involves neither rabbits nor carrots. The dish is actually a hollowed-out heel of bread filled with curry, the scooped-out portion of bread (called, deliciously, "the...
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Sarah DiGregorio writes for Village Voice on Braai

If there's anything that will make a jaded food city perk up, it's word that a new restaurant will be serving zebra. Yes, wrote The New York Times, zebra would be on the menu at Braai, the new South African barbecue spot in Hell's Kitchen. On the way over, we discussed animals we'd eaten (alligator) and animals we hadn't, at least to our knowledge (horse), and what zebra...
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