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roast beef sandwiches, and they’ve never

looked back.

The brief pink-and-red menu of little

somethings has separate categories for

sandwiches, toasties and things on toast.

“I just love toast!” says Steph. Ranging

from the Instagram-famous sardines

to boiled eggs, jam and cheese, and

their housemade anchovy butter,

a modern-day love letter to Redro, the

toppings are familiar, comforting, homely.

And if that wasn’t enough nostalgia to

warm your heart, why not order a pink

Nesquik on the side?

A GREAT DEAL

OF WHAT MAKES

ARTHUR’S SO

IRRESISTIBLE is the

partnership between Steph and Will.

Who they are and the relationships they

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loaf; Will’s wife bakes the carrot cake.”

Add to the mix Harry’s “innocent

OJ” freshly pressed juice, gluten-free

chocolate brownies by Colette Robert

(from another neighbourhood gem, The

General Store in Bree Street), Virgin Mary

tomato juice and fresh organic produce

by Umthunzi Farming Community

and Gary’s Fruit & Veg, and you’ve got

a winning selection. There’s also a lot

of interaction with their meat supplier

Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants – it was

Andy Fenner who suggested they use a

lesser-known cut (thick flank) for their

Opposite, clockwise from left: Produce from Umthunzi
Farming Community and Gary’s Fruit & Veg; home bakes;
beignets from Egg & Shoulders; Arthur’s branding was
done by Micheal Tymbios; lemon-poppyseed cuties are
made by Shaina Herman; branded bags are for sale;
comfort food; Arthur’s excels at low-key cool; millennial
pink decor; iced coffee and local salt. Right: Owners
Steph and Will with barista Gift Chawezi Chirwa.

“They greet each

patron, often by

name, and help them

figure out what they

fancy that day”

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SA’smostfamoussmallheavyweightisWolfgat,

theWestCoast20-seaterrestaurantmakingwaves

withitsstrandveldcuisine.TrytheseotherTASTE

teamfavourites

FALAFELFUNDIinFloridaRoad,

Durban,turnsoutbrightMiddleEastern

cuisinefroma smallmenu.Thetongue-

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drawcard,backedupbypopularplatters

androtis.@falafel_fundi

LEO’SWINEBARinBreeStreet,

Cape Town,whichpops upinsideMax

BagelsonThursday, FridayandSaturday

evenings, offersanever-evolvinglist

ofSA’s“mostinteresting”wines.

@leoswinebar

PAULINE’SinSeaPoint,CapeTown,

is a narrowcoffeebarwitha calming

minimalistinterior.Thenamesounds

a littleoldfashioned;thespaceis

assuredlynot.It’sallaboutlocallyroasted,

consciouscoffeehere.@paulinescoffeect

PUBLIKinRosebank,Joburg, is

dedicatedtosourcingwinesfrom

sustainablyfarmedvineyards.Visit

the minibartodiscoveryournew

favouritelesser-knownwine.@publikwine

THEGENERALSTOREinBreeStreet,

CapeTown,is a go-toforofficeworkers

ontheForeshore.Proteinssuchas

saucybakedchickenorperfectsalmon

complementa selectionofOttolenghi-

inspiredsalads.@thegeneralstore_sa

THESCONESHACKatLalaphanzi

Farm,CapePoint,drawsyouinwiththe

aromaofsconesbakedinawood-fired

oven.Veganoptionsservedwithcoconut

creamarealsoavailable.@scone_shack