EASTERN FOOD BAZAAR
Where food takes people around the world in 1 day.
by Qhamani Vandala

Address: 96 Longmarket St, Cape Town, 8001
Telephone: +27 21 461 2458.
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday: 11:00am - 10:00pm.
Friday & Saturday: 11:00am - 10:30pm

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astern Food Bazaar is an authentic Cape Town experience with buzzing canteen-style eatery from people around the world coming to enjoy the various dishes offered. Eastern food Bazaar offers fresh and delicious asian cuisine, which is both Halaal and Vegetarian-friendly, amongst their many meat dishes. I however, went to eastern food bazaar with a friend who does not eat meat but not per say a vegetarian. Therefore, we went for the veg pizza from Dehli Pizza in 1 of the 10 kitchens, it was the second cheapest in the menu @ R45, the margarita @R40 which is the cheapest in the menu. We went to Eastern Food bazaar at dawning hours, a time that seemed busy their climax peak. During this time, I observed people from different cultures and nations. Other individuals looked as if they were coming from gym practice. The food service was quit fast because of every time counts. There is a system at Eastern food Bazaar they operate in when it comes to purchasing food. There are two paying points both, at the ends of the shop because there are to entrances. One can look through the 10 kitchens first what they want to order; they can first pay to the paying stations and thereafter collect their food at desired place. Therefore, that is my friend and I did. We paid for our veg pizza on the first paying point and from the on start we received a lady with so much patience and care because one of our cards was give us a problem so she remained calm and attended to us fairly until everything with our card was being sorted. We then took our veg pizza slip to Dehli Pizza and another woman who had a lot of sense of humour attended to us; she took +/- 8 minutes to complete our Pizza. While waiting for our order we could not help but hear the Asian music playing in the background of all this buzzing to complement the Asian theme, not too loud yet not annoying for us to listen. The pizza was made from pepper dew; red, yellow, and green, olives were included too with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese. It tasted very blend, the was no kick that tickled our buds and we had to add salt and other sauces on top of the pizza to make it ideal to eat. Since the place is in the heart on Cape Town CBD it is hard getting parking and parking that is not safe. The place is always kept in a good condition for customers. In street food, the beauty is in the food and not the decorative surroundings. Their service is what impressed me the most about them there.