Namibia — Food and Dining
Cuisine
Restaurants and cafes reflect the German influence on Namibia, and most dining rooms offer a reasonable choice of local and continental cuisine.
National specialties:
• Biltong (air-dried meat).
• Rauchfleisch (smoked meat).
• Game such as antelope, ostrich or zebra cooked on a braai (barbecue).
• Potjiekos (one-pot bush stew).
• Seafood, especially oysters, on the coast.
National drinks:
• Tafel lager.
• Windhoek lager.
Legal drinking age: The legal age to drink in bars is 18.
Tipping: 10% is customary.
Nightlife
In the central area of Windhoek, there are restaurants, cafes, cinemas and theaters. Elsewhere, nightlife is limited to the main towns, each offering a sprinkling of bars and clubs which open at weekends. Swakopmund has several late-night bars and restaurants with a German-style ambience.
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