Marco’s African Place

Cape Town


Marco Radebe’s highly popular African restaurant (mains R130 to R170) offers top-class entertainment from a range of singers, dancers and bands each night. Musical styles including the local marimba, Afro-jazz, traditional Xhosa beats and the Congolese kwasa-kwasa. Alongside enjoy game-meat platters, Xhosa dishes including 'smilies' (sheep heads) and home-brewed African beer.


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