All roads lead to … Kapital @ Haiku

Liliencron Street in Windhoek is always evolving and changing. This particular road has a way of coming alive with good food, live music, wine markets, art and film, but for anyone just driving through, on face value it’s just another part of Eros.

Restaurants have come and gone, plenty of events have drawn crowds of people and somehow everyone is always in agreement that this is where enjoyment thrives.

Tucked ever so elegantly into this street, is a newly opened sushi and seafood eatery called The Kapital @ Haiku: Restaurant and Lounge.

This place has a super extensive list of food, with Asian style dishes and seafood as the main attractions. The menu is actually quite unique, and the experience as a whole is refreshing.

I’ve been there more than once and have tried different menu items. First I had the prawn spring rolls, which were extremely fresh and succulent. I also ate the hiro roll – made of tuna, crab sticks, spring onion and cucumber in a tempura dunked seaweed roll.

I’ve tasted the Orient express – a tempura-prawn roll covered with tuna and salmon sashimi, and another time I had pieces of salmon sashimi and then Mediterranean prawns in a lemon sauce, which were both exquisite.

The rest of the sushi selection is actually quite wide and diverse, providing you with many options such as the usual fashion sandwiches, nigiri and California rolls, as well as other interesting and fiery combinations like their spicy ‘dragon’ rolls or their sushi pizza.

The only downfall really, is that for most menu items you can only order 12 pieces at a time, as opposed to four, six or eight, which would allow you to try many different flavours in one sitting.

Other items listed on the menu include miso or tom yum, rice or noodles with vegetables, chicken, beef, pork or seafood, stir-fries, fusion food and salads.

For dessert, you can choose between cremé brûlée, panna cotta, deep fried ice cream and more.

Personally, I don’t think there can be too many sushi places. Though the dishes here are different and quirky, I think it’s a necessary deviation from the norm.

The food is affordable, the portions are generous and the location makes it the perfect place for an elegant lunch or dinner.

– Anne Hambuda is a poet, writer, social commentator and media personality. Email her at annehambuda@gmail.com for more.

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