Ouzeri

Cape Town, South Africa

It’s rare you find a restaurant that so beautifully nails Greek and Cypriot cuisine, let alone one that's quite some way from the region. But Cape Town's Ouzeri is the real deal: chef-owner Nic Charalambous spent weeks travelling across the north of Greece and the islands, fine-tuning the recipes his Cypriot grandparents passed down to him. The menu is far from stereotypical (read, souvlaki or tzatziki are not the main stars), instead, dishes are multi-layered and impressively detailed. Kick things off with eliopita, an olive-and-anchovy bread with roasted garlic before digging into lahanadolmades, a dish of cabbage leaves stuffed with chicken and rice and doused in a truffle lemon sauce. Finish with the a bowl of decadent rizogalo, a thick rice pudding with caramel and toasted bread.

Key Information

• Average price per person $36
• Lunch: Wed – Sat Dinner Tues – Sat
• 27 615339071
• Visit Ouzeri's Website

Location

58 Wale Street, Cape Town, 8000