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“New York's first South African barbecue restaurant.” —restaurant

Cuisine:  South African, Barbecue
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[Pigging by Wilfrid:  September 15, 2008] All the best sources tell me that a braai is an Afrikaner barbecue.  And I believe them.  After all, I've never been to South Africa, have known relatively few South Africans, and haven't knowingly eaten South African food before. All of... Read More
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Today is South Africa's Braai Day, a national holiday when all South Africans are honor-bound to grill up some beastie. So this week, I check out Braai, the new South African barbecue spot in Hell's Kitchen. The restaurant can be a bit amateurish in its tendancy to stack food high, and squir... Read More
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On my last trip to New York City, I visited Xai Xai, a South African wine bar. Besides wine, they serve an assortment of appetizers. They have decided though to expand their repoirtoire and have now opened Braai, a South African restaurant. It is described as a BBQ Bar and Grill. Though the web... Read More
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If there's anything that will make a jaded food city perk up, it's word that a new restaurant will be serving zebra. Yes, wrote The New York Times, zebra would be on the menu at Braai, the new South African barbecue spot in Hell's Kitchen. On the way over, we discussed animal... Read More
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A+ on ambiance...the decor to die for...The food exotic and beautifully presented and last but not least a cocktail list that many will speak of in times to come! Read More
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This evening, the bro and I ventured to Braai, the new South African BBQ restaurant from the owners of Xai Xai. Since I like Xai Xai a lot and any new restaurant in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood is intriguing, I checked out the menu online and there seemed to be some interesting vegetarian selecti... Read More
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Sam Horine, 9/15/08 Double Crown: As with AvroKo spaces that have come before it, Double Crown is about style first and food second. File this under fact versus knock. While the food does range from very respectably trendy (the duck buns) to ill-conceived (the flaccid pigs in a blanket) an edibl... Read More
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By Blake Royer Last weekend, some of Elin’s friends that... Read More
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View Larger Map BARBECUE FROM AFAR Braai is a South African term for barbecue, and it is also the name of a restaurant scheduled to open on Saturday in Hell's Kitchen (329 W. 51st St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-315-3315). One focus will be specialty meats: The owners, who also run Xai Xa... Read More
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34th Annual Milford Oyster Festival Friday, August 15, 5:00-9:00; Saturday, 10:00-6:00 Milford, Connecticut (near the Metro-North train station www.MilfordOysterFestival.org In addition to typic... Read More
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