A good place to eat is usually synonymous to a great destination. Food lovers are capable of travelling across the globe for a good dish, splendid view, and unique experience. But dining with sharks? Or underground? This is definitely for those looking for a truly unique and out-of-the-ordinary experience.
We’ve selected the top 6 most unusual places to dine on the African continent:
1. Ali Barbour Cave – Kenya
Ali Barbour Cave Restaurant is a well-known restaurant situated insides a naturally constructed and sculpted coral cave. Sitting about 10 meters below ground level, this restaurant is not for the lovers of airy and big, open spaces.
Located 30 kilometers south of Mombasa, this ancient cave is said to be between 12,000 and 180,000 years old. The restaurant’s menu includes both seafood and meat options, and well as catering to vegetarians.
2. Cargo Hold – South Africa
This Durban-based restaurant invites its most daring clients to dine with sharks. Cargo Hold restaurant is a built-in replica of a ship, with tables next to a wall-sized shark aquarium.
3. The Rock Restaurant – Zanzibar, Tanzania
Rising on a rock off the south east coast of Zanzibar, The Rock is a popular culinary location offering idyllic views and fresh food. Located in front of Michavni Pingwe beach, the restaurant can serve up to 12 tables. Previously a fisherman’s post, The Rock can be reached by foot if the tide is low, and also by boat when the tide rises.
4. Moonlight Dinner Run – Victoria Falls
The Moonlight Dinner Run promises a memorable experience inside old train carriages. The beautiful journey begins at the magnificent Victoria Falls and continues into the heart of the Zambezi National Park. There, passengers are treated to a three-course dinner, champagne and gourmet canapes under the starry sky.
5. La Tante DC 10 Restaurant – Ghana
Plane food is rarely appetizing or something sought out by people, however the La Tante DC 10 restaurant in the Ghanaian capital of Accra is trying to change this. Located on the inside of a plane that used to do transcontinental flights, it caters to no more than 100 clients.
6. The Big Baobab – South Africa
Located near Modjadjiskloof in South Africa’s Limpopo province, the Sunland Baobab Estate is home to the famous Baobab Tree bar.
Up to 15 visitors can enjoy drinks inside the pub that has been built inside the hollow trunk of the majestic tree. The estate, which hosts a multitude of animals and birds, is also home to a treehouse restaurant and can accommodate 20 visitors overnight.
What do you think of our list? Which would you dare try, and have we missed any adventurous African restaurants?
