Cape Town’s butcheries

The braai master Jan Braai shares with us his favourite butcheries in Cape Town

A good braai needs first of all good braai meat or 'braaivleis' as we like to call it. What meat is good to braai? From chops to steak and boerewors, Jan Braai, the guy who invented National Braai Day shares his favourite butcheries in Cape Town and surrounds.

And don’t forget to braai on September 24th – it’s Heritage Day in South Africa plus National Braai Day. Let’s braai for heritage. Why? Find out in "I braai for a living – Jan Braai". Also, get some braai-tips from this braai-master. But now, get your meat at Cape Town’s best butcheries.

Good butchers in the Cape Town City Bowl

Raith Gourmet Butchery
Best for: German-style deli meats and Karoo lamb. 
Shop 38 | Gardens Center | Mill Street | Gardens | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 465 2729

Gardens Continental Butchery
Best for: Game meat, such as gemsbok and springbok.
120 Kloof Street | Gardens | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 423 6944

Excellent Meat Market
Best for: whole or half lamb.
Centre Court Shopping Centre | Cnr Koeberg Road & Bosmansdam Road | Milnerton | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 551 6149

 
Good butchers in the Southern Suburbs 

Sacks Butchery
Best for: poultry such as, duck and chicken.
5 Westlake Drive | Westlake | Tokai | +27 (0)21 701 8885

Black Forest Butchery
Best for: This butchery is famous for their marinades.
53 Gabriel Road | Plumstead | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 762 4874

Super Meat Deli
Best for: free range chickens.
Probhako House | Main Road | Kenilworth | Cape Town | +27 (0)21 797 5595

Good butchers in the Northern Suburbs

Tara Butchery
Best for: Kameeldoring braai wood and boerewors.
7/11 Centre Goedemoed | Cnr of Langeberg & Goedemoed Road | Durbanville | +27 (0)21 975 1435

Valmary Deli and Butchery
Best for: lamb lollies.
Shop 4 | 34 Oxford Street | Durbanville | +27 (0)21 975 3581

The German Butchery
Best for: pork products.
43 Main Road | Durbanville | +27 (0)21 979 1894

Have you been to Cape Town's most famous butchery, Mzoli's? You don't eat meat, but love fish? Okay, here's a snoek braai recipe. 

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