I’ve been hearing a lot of praise for a new healthy food spot over in Sea Point called Nü Food… Also a lot of my Instagram feed has been taken over with photos of their smoothies, flapjacks, breakfasts and wraps… So last week I figured it was time for me to go and give them a try for myself.
Nü is situated on the ground level of the Piazza St John centre on Main Road, Sea Point and it’s quite a fresh, modern & welcoming space:
I really loved the look and general feel of the place… very cool spot.
Now the menu is everything a health fanatic could ever ask for. Think local produce, freshest ingredients, additive/colourant/hormone/MSG free, free range, fair trade & sustainable, artisan products, vegan, vegetarian, wheat/dairy/gluten/sugar free and low GI.
You’ll find all of these options on the menu in the form of breakfasts, salads, wraps, sandwiches, fresh juices & smoothies, all aligned to their philosophy of less cooking time where possible and more raw, natural goodness.
So right, with all that in mind, I ordered their “The Healer” smoothie (R28 for small) and my friend D ordered the “Red Renew” smoothie (R34 for small):
The Healer on the left: apple juice, lemon, ginger, chilli & low fat plain frozen yoghurt; Red Renew on the right: RED Espresso, banana, chia seeds, honey & low fat plain frozen yoghurt. The two sizes are 350ml or 500ml. We both went for the 350ml.
The Hearti wrap contains greens, roasted butternut, ricotta, red onion relish, basil, cucumber, mung bean sprouts, toasted sesame seeds & a lemon and olive oil dressing. All their wraps are veggie standard, but you can also add the following proteins: free range eggs, tuna chunks, free range chicken breast or smoked Norwegian salmon.
The smoothies I have to say were some of the best I’ve had in Cape Town, and my wrap, while tasty yes, was maybe just a little too healthy for my meat/salt/sugar/fatty loving ways, so I personally found it to be a bit bland. Next time I’ll definitely try add some chicken to spice it up and I also really want to go back to try their protein flapjacks (whey blueberry flapjack with banana, walnuts, honey) and banana bread (banana-coconut bread served with peanut butter, banana, honey, cinnamon). Those last two sound good no?
I’m going to give Nü an all round score of 
on the Miss K Kiss-o-Meter scale. It’s a lovely spot where you can indulge guilt free, health nuts will love it to bits, and I also think it makes for a great post-workout smoothie stop.
Wanna pay them a visit yourself? You’ll find them here:
- Shop 3, Piazza St John, 395 Main Road, Sea Point
And you can contact them on:
- 021 439 7269
Have any of you guys been? Any suggestions on what I just have to try the next time I go?
xxx
2 comments
Big show , no delivery. Smoothies are great but skip the pancakes. Super dry made with minimal effort.
Hmm, interesting. I’ve seen people rave about the pancakes on Twitter & Instagram, hence my intrigue. Think I’ll still give them a bash, but thanks so much for the feedback.