Woodstock 101

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I must say it's quite hard to remember and jot down a travel experience when relaxing and enjoying and working 10-12 hrs a day on week days and doing absolutely nothing on weekends feels so damn good!

Between work time, posts, chill time ad going to the beach, I did manage to find a hidden treasure near Woodstock, Western Cape.

In one of my more exhilarating Saturday mornings,(no lazing around in fleecy PJ's with a cuppa and WhatsApp), I got to dash around this Amazing neighborhood!

Woodstock is fascinating - not just because every international travel magazine has been watching the gentrification and transformations closely, but because its a huge packet of contradictions, rough and smooth edges, rich and poor opulence and crumbling buildings in need of TLC squished side by side.

Most importantly, under the horrific apartheid regime, a system of racial segregation, Woodstock was probably the only suburb in Cape Town that was a grey area. It's always been a hotbed for creativity and alternative thinking. 

So coming back to the hidden treasure, which is known as The Old Biscuit Mill- this place is like a farmers market on crack! It's just a big area that has tents on the outside with normal shops, clothes, dishes, doggy treats etc. leading to what looks like a giant warehouse, BUT the best kind of Warehouse. The one that only has food in it! 


There's food everywhere! Right from cheeses, olives, veggies, fresh fruits, bread, fish, meat, cakes, pastries, macaroons, you name it.... it's here!

AS you walk through the rows and mazes of people and food, there's another tent with people cooking food and making drinks for you : Bagels, pizzas, sandwiches, crepes, shawarma, curries, kebabs, paella, sangria, mojito, coffee, smoothies and everything you can think of! 

It's SO overwhelming and so delish! I'm going back every Saturday until I go home!



- Kalyani Kamat
Founder of Bun Intended

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