THE BAGDAD BOYTJIE

Bagdad Café rates as one of the most off-beat roadside stops in all of the Western Cape. Second-hand Hawaiian shirts, ancient typewriters, moth-eaten bowler hats, ’60s vinyl, ’80s kitsch and a Pandora’s box of anything goes awaits travellers en route to the Bokkeveld.

‘Ja bru, welcome to my alternative universe,’ says owner Owen McGregor. ‘This is a place where the woestyn pikkewyn thrives, and Black Label rates as a legitimate breakfast food group. If you decide to visit at the right time, you may just happen upon the party of a lifetime, or tune into one of our alternative art exhibitions, poetry readings or storytelling sessions in our brand-new Knersvlakte Kuns Teater. You’ll never experience the Bagdad vibe if you don’t pull in....’