7 spots for perfect poke bowls
GAUTENG
Ono Poké Eatery
This spot serves fantastic poke bowls. Build your own, or opt for the house choices, like the Yuzu Tun, with tuna, kiwi-fruit salsa, radish, avocado and gleaming black rice.
1 Corlette Drive, Illovo, Johannesburg
078 893 1786
Momo Soko
This Sandton eatery was an instant hit when it opened. They’ve a choice of three poke bowls, consisting of salmon alongside pickles, slaws, veggies and punchy dressings.
198 Oxford Road, Illovo, Sandton, Johannesburg
011 268 6182
KZN
Jack Salmon Fish House
A very popular seafood restaurant with a Mediterranean feel, this eatery’s prawn bowl is a recent addition to the menu, to the delight of local poke lovers.
Shop 15, Glenore Centre, 1 Aubrey Drive, Glenashley, Durban
031 572 3664
Surf Riders
This buzzing spot lets seafood lovers build their own colourful dishes with a base of tuna or salmon sashimi, tiger prawns and steamed mussels…
17 Erskine Terrace, Addington Beach, Durban
031 825 8528
WESTERN CAPE
Hokey Pokey
The first eatery to offer poke bowls in Cape Town, this spot remains a firm favourite – as does their no. 5 bowl with salmon, beets and ponzu dressing.
1 Church Street, Cape Town City Centre, Western Cape
021 422 4384
Manga
Manga is known for sea views, great sushi and now, poke bowls. They serve it with sriracha and raw tuna mixed with sushi rice, red onion, pickled ginger and avocado.
Corner of Beach Road & Rothesay Place, Mouille Point, Cape Town
021 202 2720
Three Wise Monkeys
It may be a ramen joint, but this eatery also offers bowls of diced tuna or salmon, a bed of sushi rice, and the likes of soy sauce, green onions and avocado.
Shop 1, 77 Regent Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
021 433 1837