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No. 44 in the world · November 2026

Golden Dish

Hazel Road, Gatesville, Athlone · Cape Town, South Africa

a Gatsby in Cape Town (a vegan one)No. 44
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The one to order

A steak or masala steak Gatsby: a footlong roll stuffed with chips, meat and sauces, cut to share

The line to expect: Busy at weekend lunch and evenings; order, then wait outside.

An Athlone takeaway since the 1960s that Cape Town voted its favorite; a Gatsby is built to feed four.

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The Cape Town Gatsby (to share)

The Cape Town Gatsby (to share)

40 min · One footlong, 4 people. A footlong roll stuffed with hot chips, masala steak, lettuce, tomato and piri-piri or 'slap chip' sauces, cut into four and shared. Born in Athlone, Cape Town, in 1976; built for a crowd.

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