Please note that since writing this blog post, Cafe Struik has closed down
I went in search of tacos… I found roti. Well, that’ll teach me not to leave restaurants on my “To-Eat List” for so long that they change their concept before I even make it along! Hipster hangout Café Struik has been hosting guest chefs on Tuesday evenings for a while… they made it to my list because I heard about “Taco Tuesdays” (and those of you who’ve been following for a while will know I’ve been in search of decent tacos for some time now) but when I arrived to meet the Honey Badger and his ex-colleagues, it became apparent that there wasn’t a single tortilla in the building – soft or fried.
Instead, we were met with a veritable smorgasbord of Surinamese food: there was chicken (or a vege option, if you preferred), sweet potatoes, beans, a spiky little cucumber salad… all atop a soft, lightly spiced roti bread – and all for about a tenner. You can’t say fairer than that for a Tuesday night.
