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Nambitha

Address: 6877 Vilakazi St., Orlando West, Soweto
Phone: 011/936-9128
www.nambitha.biz

Price range: ¢-$$
Cuisine: African
Location: Soweto

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Fodor's Review:

You can't actually see Nelson Mandela's old house from this popular restaurant, which means that you're less likely to run into a tour bus. Nambitha has evolved from a township restaurant catering only to African tastes into a more versatile establishment. It plays an eclectic selection of music—soul, jazz, R&B, and more traditional African—and is constantly buzzing with people. A standard meal of mutton stew, served in a rich tomato gravy with little piles of spinach, pumpkin, and potato salad, costs R44, but food is less Nambitha's strength than its busy vibe. Many locals pop in just to chat and mingle.