Bulawayo's Braai Culture, Local Restaurants & Township Life
Experience Bulawayo's relaxed pace through neighbourhood braais, the famous Chicken Inn fast food, local beer halls, and the city's laid-back southern character
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Chicken Inn Franchise Birthplace
Bulawayo is the birthplace of Zimbabwe's best-loved fast food chain - the original outlet still serves the same quarter chicken and chips as it did in 1960
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Nkulumane Township Beer Hall
Traditional chibuku opaque sorghum beer is served in plastic buckets in township beer halls where weekend socializing defines Bulawayo culture
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Barbour's Department Store Cafe
A colonial-era department store that has survived everything Zimbabwe has thrown at it — the basement cafe serves scones and tea to a loyal clientele
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Farmers Market Saturday Morning
Bulawayo's weekly farmers' market attracts producers from across Matabeleland with honey, biltong, homemade jam and fresh citrus
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Suburban Braai Culture
Bulawayo's laid-back suburban culture centers around the weekend braai – neighbors gather around charcoal fires for meat, sadza and cold lagers
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Induna Restaurant evening
One of Bulawayo's long-standing dining institutions serving Zimbabwean game meats - kudu, warthog and crocodile alongside regular grills