Sababa Kitchen and Deli, Bree Street.

Sababa food counter.

Tal Smith opened Sababa in Sea Point a little over a year ago and it has been a great success. The formula of clean bright interior design and freshly prepared Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine has proven a hit with locals.

You can go along and have a snack there, or take away a lunchbox of goodies.

If you live in the southern burbs (as I do), Sea Point is not a location you find yourself in often, so I was delighted when Tal’s sister, Nirit Saban, opened a branch of Sababa on Bree Street.

The formula is the same – a large centre island of freshly prepared salads, dips and meze style food, including meat dishes. Your choices are plated or boxed and you pay by weight. There’s also a very tempting “sweet things” counter.

On Thursdays they do a Falafel Thursday that has become a bit of a happening scene – people gather and hang out, listen to live music and drink beer. Beeeeer, hmmmmmmm……..

Sababa Kitchen and Deli

231 Bree Street

021 424 7480

Photographs courtesy of the incredibly talented Russell Smith.