Green Point · Cape Town
Who recommends Bao Down? Jess van Dyk, Ivor Jones, Kieran Whyte, Shaun Scrooby, John Norris-Rogers and 7 more — 12 people who’d know have named Bao Down in Green Point, Cape Town, in their own words below where they gave them.
Executive Chef and Owner, Post & Pepper · on ByChefs
Bao Down — when I think about dinner in Cape Town, I think of this place and start salivating. Delicious bao buns — the pork and chicken are my favourites. The kimchi fried rice and their sashimi are next-level good! And the service team has this infectious, happy energy — you can just sense they love being there, which makes you want to be there too.
Also named by: Ivor Jones (Chef Owner, Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia · on ByChefs), Kieran Whyte (Executive Chef, Ellerman House · on ByChefs), Shaun Scrooby (Owner and Chef, VUUR · on ByChefs), John Norris-Rogers (Head Chef, PIER · on ByChefs), Matt van den Berg (Head Chef, Mertia · on ByChefs), Marcus Gericke (Head Chef, Urchin · on ByChefs), Caroline Lamb (Head Chef, The Red Room · on ByChefs), Alex Windebank (Chef and Owner, Farro · on ByChefs), Anouchka Horn (Owner, The Belly Restaurant Group · on ByChefs), James Gaag (Executive Chef, La Colombe · on ByChefs), Bertus Basson (Owner, Chorus, Eike, Spek & Bone, Toevlug, Bloem, Ongetem, Kantien, De Vrije Burger · on ByChefs).
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Last recommendation added 2026-03-31