Nouveau Coffee & Grill

Nouveau Coffee & Grill brings Durban-style curry to the middle of Long Street. The restaurant at 134–136 Long Street covers the whole day — breakfast from the morning, then curries, grills and seafood through to dinner — and has a sister restaurant in Century City. Nouveau is listed as halaal certified.

Durban-style curries

Curry is what Nouveau is known for. Its menu is built around Durban-style curries such as lamb curry, lamb rogan josh, tiger prawn curry and butter chicken, served with sambals and roti, naan or basmati rice. Durban curry is famously rich and fiery, a style shaped by the city's Indian community, and it makes a good contrast to the gentler, more fragrant Cape Malay curries you'll find up the hill in Bo-Kaap.

From the grill

For meat lovers there is a grill section with steaks such as fillet, sirloin and rump, alongside starters like peri-peri chicken livers and a choice of seafood. Desserts run from brownies and cheesecake to crème brûlée, and there is a full coffee menu.

Breakfast on Long Street

Nouveau opens at 8am on weekdays, which makes it a handy breakfast stop before a day in the city. On weekends, check opening times with the restaurant before you go.

Halaal

Nouveau Coffee & Grill is listed as halaal certified. If you need certificate details, ask the restaurant. For more places to eat, see our halal guide to Cape Town.

Nearby

Long Street runs through the heart of the city centre, a few blocks from Bo-Kaap. From Nouveau it's an easy walk up Wale Street to the Bo-Kaap Museum, or down to the Slave Lodge. Other halal options close by include Aladdin on Loop and Ciao Pizza at the top of Long Street, and 91 Loop Boutique Hostel is a block away if you're looking for somewhere to stay.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: David Pursehouse, CC BY 2.0; PhilippN, CC BY-SA 3.0.