Mamak’s Kitchen (New Skirving)

You're heading down Skirving Street in Shawlands and suddenly the smell hits you — that brilliant combination of lemongrass, coconut and charred meat that means Mamak's Kitchen is doing what it does best. This is the kind of place that doesn't need to shout about itself; locals just know to come here when they want Malaysian food that tastes like it's been made by someone who actually knows what they're doing. The takeaway setup keeps things straightforward and unpretentious, which somehow makes the food taste even better. Whether it's a quick lunch or dinner sorted in twenty minutes, you're getting the real deal.