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Restaurant Bao Down
A bao spot on the first floor of the Exhibition Building on Main Road in Green Point, serving Taiwanese-inspired steamed buns with a casual, no-fuss approach. Bao Down keeps things simple: fluffy milk buns filled with quality ingredients.
The menu focuses on proper bao—pillowy, warm, and stuffed with flavourful fillings. Regulars appreciate the laid-back vibe and the care put into each bun. This Green Point spot is an excellent choice when you are craving soft, savoury bao without any pretence.
Chefs / choosing this place
Shaun Scrooby
Owner and Chef
VUUR
Caroline Lamb
Head Chef
The Red Room
Jess van Dyk
Executive Chef and Owner
Post & Pepper
John Norris-Rogers
Head Chef
PIER
Anouchka Horn
Owner
The Belly Restaurant Group
James Gaag
Executive Chef
La Colombe
Marcus Gericke
Head Chef
Urchin
Ivor Jones
Chef Owner
Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia
Kieran Whyte
Executive Chef
Ellerman House
Alex Windebank
Chef and Owner
Farro
Matt van den Berg
Head Chef
Mertia
Bertus Basson
Owner
Chorus, Eike, Spek & Bone, Toevlug, Bloem, Ongetem, Kantien, De Vrije Burger
Contacts
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First Floor, Exhibition Building, 79 Main Rd, Green Point
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Bao Down — when I think about dinner in Cape Town, I think of this place and start salivating. Delicious bao buns — the pork and chicken are my favourites. The kimchi fried rice and their sashimi are next-level good! And the service team has this infectious, happy energy — you can just sense they love being there, which makes you want to be there too.
Jess van Dyk
Post & Pepper
