A taste of home in NYC

South African expats in New York can get a taste of home from two restaurants. Madiba in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene (195 De Kalb Avenue) was opened in 1999. Last year, it was joined by Xai Xai, which opened at 369 West 51st Street. Madiba's decor is based on shebeen decor. Food is served at wooden camping tables and the menu includes all the favourites such as potjie kos, bunny chow, bobotie, peri-peri prawns, and malva pudding. Savannah and South African beers are served in tin cups. Xai Xai is a South African wine bar but named after a beach in Mozambique where the owners came up with the concept. Their menu includes Malay fish curry, boerewors with pap and gravy, meat pies, avocado sarmies, melktert, and koeksisters.