Bonamia

Gqeberha's dining scene reflects the city's coastal character and its mix of established residents and transient populations—business people, students, families with roots here. Bonamia sits within that context, serving a city that values both comfort and a sense of occasion, where proximity to the beach and the bay influences how people think about where to eat. The Eastern Cape's food culture draws from English settler traditions, township cooking, and the region's agricultural heritage, and restaurants that acknowledge this mixture rather than fighting it tend to resonate. Gqeberha isn't chasing trends the way Cape Town or Joburg does; it wants reliable places where the food means something to the community. A restaurant here succeeds by understanding that locals eat out to feel at home, not necessarily to feel transported elsewhere.