Updated December 2024
I realised I was a road tripping kind of gal when I travelled 4000km by road with my husband from Malawi to Cape Town. Despite scary border crossings at Mozambique, long empty roads in the Northern Cape and days of being in a confined space together, we managed to stay friends. A road trip could be about getting from A to B but the joy of living the journey is where it’s at for me.
I persevered through constant childhood nausea on long drives, which I thankfully grew out of, a bad accident on the notorious Swellendam road that left me with a fractured spine, which I again thankfully recovered from and PUBLIC TOILETS! Yes, I have a serious phobia of public toilets and will avoid it at all costs if possible. But the long road cannot be braved with a small bladder. So I had to get over that too.
Besides just enjoying the beautiful scenery the Cape has to offer, I simply adore stopping in small towns along the way, soaking up the vibes, checking out the little crafty places you find especially along the very hipster garden route. There is a wealth of artistic treasures and experiences. I love buying interesting cheeses, homemade marmalade and all kinds of honey indigenous to different parts of the route. The one thing I struggle with is finding halaal food on the Garden Route. So you find you have no choice but to pack the car with meat from home, cos who does a holiday without a braai? Certainly not me. But even wanting to stop at a restaurant for a bite can be limiting as there are so few that offer anything halaal.
I recently did some digging and am happy to say that I can finally compile a list of halaal places on the Garden Route. So if like me you’ve been frustrated by the lack of options, I hope this brings you some small measure of joy.
Mosselbay
Kaapse Dyt – 083 462 2600
Oudtshoorn
Halaal Cafe – Voortekker Road 044 272 7158
KFC, Oudtshoorn 044 272 5444
Carmon takeaways, Jacobson st
Mustangs, Voortrekker Road
Rokiyas takeaways, High Street
Tareks takeaways, St John St
Xenia convenience store, Church St
George
Barcellos – Engen, 41 Knysna Road, George East
BP Oasis Garage N2 Kraaibosch just outside George – Steers, Debonairs, Wild Bean, Milky Lane
Burger King – 118 Park Rd Shop 56, Eden Meander Lifestyle Centre, George
Nandos – 74 Knysna Rd, Eastern Ext, George
Zainabs Kitchen (Homecooked Meals) – 083 674 2287
Meelas Delights – 3 Fabriek Street, George
Asma’s Kitchen – Contact: 084 777 7799
KFC Garden Route Mall – Shop 62, Garden Route Mall, Knysna Road, 6529 044 887 0092
KFC York Street – Shop 23, Redefine Boulevard Mall, York Street, pho044 873 3873
Knysna
The Saffron Spoon – 082 413 9786 Serving authentic, high-quality Indian dishes. Find them every Saturday at the Scarab Market in Sedgefield. They also offer catering for functions, special occasions and daily meals.
Aweh Brew – 70 Main Rd, Westhill, Knysna, 076 983 0923. (CLOSED DOWN)
KFC – Cnr Montagu-Main Rd,hone 044 382 6169
Amazen Foods – 20 HGrey Street
ZamZam Caterers – 083 5642507
Hungry Lion – Shop A8, Knysna Square, Cnr Nelson & St George Street
Sedgefield
Kapé Restaurant – 4 Swallow Drive 071 639 1191
The Saffron Spoon – Saturday at the Scarab Market. Serving authentic, high-quality Indian dishes. 082 413 9786
Plettenberg Bay
Total Energies Beacon Isle – has been taken over by the previous owners of Aweh Brew in Knysna. The Cafe Bonjour is fully halaal and some of the Aweh Brew menu including their burgers are available here.
Plettenberg Bay Meals – 082 927 7169
Popeyes on Main – 1 Beacon Way
KFC – Shop G 01, Market Square Shopping Centre, 044 533 3097
Garden Route Halaal Home Cooked Meals
CONTACT: 082 927 7169 WHATSAPP: 073 363 6730
All foods are freshly prepared in our private kitchen at home.
A menu can be sent to customers on whatsapp if requested.
Layla and Hf Abdulhay Seedat
Asian Cafe
Next to the taxi rank in the town in Plettenberg Bay. Sells fish and chips.
Port Elizabeth
This is Eat
Seafood Restaurant at the Harbour
16 Lower Valley Road
Mega Bite Take Outs
24 Gladiolus street, Malabar, 6020 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Their ranges are Sea food , Steaks , Burgers , Toasted Sandwiches , Gatsby’s and Grills.
041 457 1524
Dolphins Leap
Romans Pizza Halaal
Roco Mama’s Halaal
Metlife Centre, Linton Grange
Silver Cove Spur Halaal
Nandos Halaal
Nandos Cape Road Halaal
Mochachos, Boardwalk Mall
Serendipity Coffee Shop
Shop 14 Alma Street, Newton Park
Aroma Coffee Shop
Fairview Office Park, Ring Road, Greenacres
Nanabhai Halaal Food
22 Meade street, George South
South Boulevard Café
Cnr Walmer & Humewood Road, South End
041 582 1559
Bismillah Take-Aways
24 Gladiolus street,malabar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
0729164393 / 0414572917
Delhi snacks
249a Durban road,Korsten, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
0414535782/0832613117
Primi Cafe at the Airport
Port Elizabeth International Airport
041 581 2915
Oceans 11 (seafood sit down)
6th avenue Walmer
Kwantu Private Game Reserve
1 Daniel Road, Sidbury, Eastern Cape, South Africa
+ 27 42 203 1400
Humewood Hotel
Has 2 halaal restaurants: The Humewood Bistro & Wok n’ Sushi
33 Beach Rd, Humewood, Gqeberha, 6013
041 100 0123
Jeffrey’s Bay
Humansdorp
That’s Fishy – 060 488 0112
Kindly confirm all halaal status when visiting as status may have changed since publication. If you know of more establishments to add to this list please drop a comment below.
Related:
Halaal Road Trip stops between Cape Town and Johannesburg
Halaal Road Trip Stops Johannesburg to Durban
Halaal food in Bloemfontein
Halaal places to eat in Port Elizabeth
Halaal Food in Hermanus
Halaal food on the West Coast
Hartbeespoort, the Hermanus of Joburg
in George, @Caltex Garage on N2 road
stripping Milky lane …both Debonairs and Steers all halaal
slm .are these outlets sanha approved
Wslm, yes these outlets are certified
Salaams
Please check out Nandos and Roccomamas on the PE beachfront
M Bera
Beramra@gmail.com
Good day,
I have a vacant shop available in Corkwood Square, Food Market, Uitenhage. The lessee has to be Halal certified / Muslim owner.
If you or know of anyone that might be interested please call Chemelle on 0711060654 – whats app friendly.
Thank you!
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatu, could you please add us, NANABHAI HALAAL FOODS, 23 MEADE STREET, GEORGE.
PH:0749464619 to your website. We serve authentic Indian, fusion foods .
Shukran, jazakallaahu khaira
Wslm. Please submit your listing via: https://hungryforhalaal.co.za/submit-listing/
Dulces in PE also does halaal catering..there food and presentation is absolutely amazing
Please do add to your list
Pizza Hut Dolphins Leap in Humewood Port Elizabeth is halal, as well as the nandos and RocoMamas at the same center (Dolphins Leap Humewood)
In the same area is South Boulevard Cafe as well… All halal establishments
Slms is there an updated list? Are these places still there? Doing a garden route trip soon.
Al Hidaya Centre has this updated list, Ray: https://www.facebook.com/AlHidayahCentreEC/posts/885743985355257
So just recently returned from a garden route trip and found a halaal place called Kape, with Muslim people from Cape Town who own it.
Assalaamu Alaikum WRWB
Any travellers /holidaymakers going to Plettenberg bay on the Garden Route can now order freshly prepared halaal home cooked meals from GARDEN ROUTE MEALS based in Plettenberg bay
You are welcome to send a whatsapp to 082 927 7169 for further information and menu
I would like to bring to your attention that all KFC Mc Donald’s, Burger King and most if not all of the fast food outlets owned by foreigners ie: Bangalis,Pakkis etc in most of S.A. are Not halal even though they may display big Halal signs.
I have personally questioned most of the foreigners as to where they aquire their meat or poultry products, and in most cases the answer is from one of the non Muslim owned commercial supermarkets.
I need you to understand the issuing of halal certification by all the so called Muslim halal bodies does not guarantee the products to be halal.
This has become a multi billion rand industry and just about everybody has jumped onto this halal industry with no checks and balances in place.
If you are of the opinion that for u to consume food purchased from these fast food outlets as they display halal cert , than you must not encourage other gullible Muslims who on your advice consume the haraam food sold by these dodgy outlets as halal. We who live in the garden route (I for one am living there for over 20yrs)
know better than outside visitors that there is doubt in the food they are peddling as halal.
May Allah ta ala forgive your shortcomings however you will need to retract your statement on the authenticity of all the food that claim is halal.
May Allah Paak protect our Imaan and grant us the true understanding of our beautiful Deen of Islam.
Was salaam
Jazakallah
Suleiman Kajee
0835240120.
Mossel bay
As this is an issue of trust, ie. the trust in the halaal certifiying bodies that they are doing their work of oversight, then it remains up to each individual to exercise their right to accept the certification or not to. Anyone, Muslim or not can swindle you. Either you choose to accept that these bodies are doing the work of checking or you have to personally investigate every single eatery you go to. A personal decision every one has the right to make.
Walaykum salaam
@Suleiman Kajee
May Allah Paak guide you to be more respectful to your fellow muslims aswell,just to clarify,the use of the word Paki is a derogatory term and widely regarded as racist in the uk and elsewhere,as a person who is concerned for your fellow muslim bros and sisters it would be good of you to educate yourself on better islam ettiquette as well.
Jazak Allah
Abdullah
Are these Sanha approved restaurants?
slm the popeyes in Plett is closed and the asian cafe in plett is not halaal.
there is a fish n chips place called mr Kaai in sedgefield
This is eat in Port Elizabeth my favourite for their calamari, fish etc
Knysna oriental take aways 044 3820186 2 main road shop nr 3 mount joy corner halaal take aways , next to KFC serves burgers sandwiches grilled chicken and also caters for halaal chicken/mutton biryani or dialling for Fridays. Give order in on Thursday.
Oriental take away no longer next to kfc
Cant find halaal food besides kfc in Knysna
Dulces in PE also does halaal catering..there food and presentation is absolutely amazing
Please do add to your list
Hi there….in PE – try Oceans 11 …chicken breasts geilled n calamari fantastic. Ibhayi Guest Lodge have them as the outsource Halaal Supplier.
Thanks so much for your comment Razia.
You must find out which oceans 11 they are buying from. The cape road branch is apparently no longer halaal as it was taken over by a non muslim
Shukran for the tip. Heading out there tmrw Inshaa Allah
Dulces in PE also does halaal catering..there food and presentation is absolutely amazing
Please do add to your list
Dulces in PE also does halaal catering..there food and presentation is absolutely amazing
Please do add to your list