Waku Eatery and Coffee Bar

It is with great sadness but also undeniable relief that we announce the closure of Waku. It has been an immense journey of personal exploration and growth. Launching during Covid and still managing to build a following of kind and curious customers. Our aim was to build spaces of belonging, particularly for young Muslims experiencing a level of disconnection from their community. We have absolutely loved seeing Waku come to life with music, yoga and salaah all centred around the sharing of good comfort food. It has allowed us to understand what belonging means to us, and what safe spaces could look like. We thank you for all of your support for keeping our doors open for this long! But the time has come to close our doors and venture on to new and different things. We will never forget this time in our lives, and hope that we brought some joy to you and your palettes.

Love Azra and the Waku Team

Have you tried our tapas yet? Featured here - our tandoori style chicken skewers drenched in chilli oil.

We are open from 9:00 to 22:00 on Saturdays at 199 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg.

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HOLIDAY HOURS! We’re sticking around for your Waku cravings over this holiday season. Our platter menu is also available for events. WhatsApp 0842057808 for catering orders or table bookings.

Have you tried our Prawn and Mozzarella spring rolls yet? Crispy on the outside, cheesy prawn on the inside, it’s fast becoming a favourite!

We pack them with tons of flavour including fresh red chilli and coriander and hand roll them in store.

See you for dinner! We’re open tonight until 10pm tonight.

We’ve revamped our Korean BBQ Brisket Bao - if you haven’t tried it before. You best be trying it now!

Crispy smoked brisket, tossed in Korean BBQ sauce served on Asian slaw garnished with toasted sesame seeds and spring onion on a soft, steamed bao.

In addition to our regular menu this Sunday, we have a special set menu for Father’s Day to celebrate the wonderful Dads in our lives. Call or WhatsApp 0842057808 or 0825326269 to make a reservation.

By popular demand we now have our Almond Milk Ramen with chilli Prawns on the menu. The ramen broth, which is both creamy and light, is served with noodles, shimeji mushroom, Asian greens and pickled ginger.

This dish is particularly sentimental to us as it was one of our feature dishes when we started out as a market stall in Fox Street, Joburg.

We have a new range of hot bowls on the menu 🍜

Try the Sukothai bowl with either fresh vegetables, chicken, prawns or beef.

A flavourful, creamy curry infused with Thai red chilli, lemongrass and ginger to curb those winter colds.

Available on the regular and Iftaar menu.

We are now proud stockists of 🍪 Just in time for winter to have with your hot cuppa!

We have a range of their scrumptious, ready-to-bake cookie dough products. Simply pop them in the oven.

Some of our favourites that are in stock:
Chocolate Chip ✅
Triple chocolate chip ✅
Almond spice ✅
Date and nut ✅

Carrington Cookies is run by Ayesha, mum to two beautiful little girls. Ayesha’s vision was to have a product that was not only convenient but also delicious and affordable. And we are here for it!

W A K U I F T A A R S
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Join us for iftaar from Wednesdays to Sundays for the month of Ramadaan. Bring your friends and family for a warm, hearty meal.

R150 per person for a starter and main meal.

Call (082) 532-6269 to book a table. We will send you a link to pre-order so that your tailored meal is ready for you to break your fast.

Salaah facilities available.

Indulge one last time before Ramadaan. Our cake for the weekend was made exclusively for Waku by . It’s called a Chocolate Dacquoise and is layered with elements of decadent chocolate, nutty meringue, and a rich whipped coffee cream.

We harvest all our micro greens in the kitchen straight to your plate. Some of the baby plants we use on our dishes include baby Pak Choy, baby arugula and baby cherry belle radish. They add another dimension of flavour and nutrition. Plus they look so cute!

Our micro greens are grown in trays by Mitchell from . Here’s a bit about his story as a local entrepreneur trying to establish himself in the industry.

“My name is Mitchell 26 years old, owner and founder of Growth Microgreens. Growing up I was always around agriculture and animals. A native from DRC so I am french speaking but i was raised in South Africa. I always wanted to start my own farm in my home land to battle food scarcity there. How ever when I realized how much I needed to start my own agriculture land company, that was when my search had begun to find innovative ways to farm. I stubbled across Microgreens which are the younger siblings of baby vegetables as we harvest them before the first true leaves in most cases. I started Growth Microgreens to be able to have something for my son to do as a past time hobby but in doing that I realized how valuable and profitable this industry can be.

In August my father had a stroke due to high blood pressure and he went to hospital for 2 months it was in that instance i did more research on the benefits Microgreens can have once eaten and how to boost your immune system and I have never looked back since it gave me a chance to start making money from this hobby”.

Waku Festive Platters: We do scrumptious platters of food with a Waku touch for any event, occasion, office party or end of year function. Contact us this month to order platters over the festive season 🎉🎄🎊

Pics: we were honoured to cater Khalil and Nouraine’s fabulous baby shower a month ago at the beautiful Emoyeni Estate overlooking the jacarandas of Joburg! Scroll through to have a look at the customised menu we put together for the parents to be.

WhatsApp 0842057808
Or email [email protected]
for a no obligation quote.

French toast meets the Durban beachfront; Candied masala pine on sourdough French toast with a dollop of crème fraîche. Just in time on our menu for this blistering summer.

Waku Eatery and Coffee Bar updated their business hours.

Some of our revamped tapas…because everyone loves tapas! Featured here is our
Calamari Togorashi and our honey-ginger glazed Haloumi Block.

Our Thai Prawn Bowl - mixed greens, toasted nuts and pickled ginger topped with butterflied prawns in a spicy Thai sauce served with a Thai green dressing. Another bestseller!

Waku Eatery and Coffee Bar updated their phone number.

Waku Eatery and Coffee Bar updated their address.