Food outlets
The following options are available for buying food on Tygerberg campus:
- The Student Centre with OK Urban and various other outlets offering healthy and sustainable options such as fresh fruit and vegetables, salads, and sushi, as well as burgers, pasta, pies, wraps, etc. Prepared options range from sandwiches starting at around R40, to cooked or cold meals with an
average cost of R100 per meal.
- Cups and Saucers located
near the entrance of the clinical building. It offers a variety of
coffees, cold drinks, breakfast and lunch meals and snacks, while
platters may be ordered in advance;
- Synergy Cafe situated on the ground floor of the BMRI offers light meals and drinks;
- Vida Cafe coffee shop situated in the foyer of the education building sells cold and hot beverages, sandwiches and snacks;
- The hospital and student cafeteria can
both be accessed using your student card.
- The student center has a further three shops which sell food: MyBrew
Coffee Roastery, Planetsavvy, and a mini supermarket. MyBrew
Coffee Roastery offers cold and hot beverages and snacks, while
Planetsavvy sell cold beverages, sandwiches, pizza slices, pie, wraps,
pasta, chicken and steak.
For
transport, you could consider
Uber or
Bolt - . In both cases, download the official app from the Google play store or Apple app store on your own smartphone or tablet and add your profile and bank card details before first-time use. Do protect the device with a screen lock. Be safety conscious at all times: Always check the registration number of an Uber vehicle before you accept a ride; Walk away if anyone other than the driver is present in the car.
*Note: We accept no liability for any of these options. Please research safety and culture prior to exercising an informed decision.
