There comes a time when one just wants to feast on pap and *omboga or maybe just drink *omaere straight from your grandmother’s calabash in Opuwo, the need to indulge yourself in traditional food.
African cuisines have been around for long, recipes that have been passed on from one generation to another. African cuisines are linked to a specific culture and many African cultures takes pride in their cuisines like the Nigerian people do in their famous Jollof rice or the Ethiopian people who take pride in their coffee. Depending on where people are situated this will influence what they eat/consume.
Namibia has a total of 14 ethnical tribes who come with their own cuisines these tribes can be identified by their respective food, like for instances the Herero people are well known for the love they have for Omaere, and the people from the Zambezi region the love they have for the Tilapia fish which they serve it with chishungwa (spinach) and pap.
Windhoek being the largest city in the country sees a great number of inhabitants from all corners of the country and also receives a large number of people from outside the borders of the country. When the sudden need of traditional food falls upon you, most people in Windhoek would rush to open markets, such as Soweto Market and Single Quarters to indulge themselves in the traditional cuisines.
There are various restaurants in Windhoek which cater solely to African cuisines, when it just does not make sense to drive all the way to the north, south, east or west to get that marathon chicken and many other dishes.
Here is our top 3 selection:
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La Marmite
Located along the independence Avenue Drive this traditional cuisine restaurant gives you a feel of West African vibe. Looking for the best marathon chicken in town La Marmite is the place to go to, not only does La Marmite offer Namibian traditional cuisines you can also get a variety of West African food such as foufou from cassava.
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TASTE OF AFRICA
located at the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre(FNCC) this Ethiopian inspired food restaurants offers Ethiopian, French and Namibian Dishes and also exceptional Ethiopian coffee, seeing that the African country is considered to be the birth place of coffee.
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Pepata Restaurant
Located along the Robert Mugabe Avenue, next to The National Theatre of Namibia. Pepata Restaurants offers local cuisines, the food at Pepata is cooked in a manner which aims to conserve the traditional taste.
Let us know where you get your fix from
