Wakaberry

Among the many gems that exist on the streets of Stellenbosch breathes one of my favourite guilty pleasures. Bring the massive sweet-tooth that I am, I often find myself drawn to delicious dessert and sweet establishments. This past Friday I found myself on the backend of a double date and my ever present sweet tooth was making me itch for something sweet and delicious. As I’ve often done, I obeyed these cravings and made my way to Wakaberry.

Wakaberry is something I’m not too sure you would have heard of, due to its exclusivity. If you haven’t heard of it, I suggest you do what you can to make yourself better acquainted with what is fast becoming one of my favourite establishments. Wakaberry itself is not a restaurant, it’s not a fast food joint, it’s not a Café, and so what is it? It’s difficult to describe what it is due to it not being one of the standard previously mentioned establishments, so at an attempt to describe exactly what it is, I’m going to go out on a limb and call it a ‘self-service frozen yoghurt and sweet bar’. 

The bar itself is childlike in nature. Everything from the décor and furniture, to the flavours of yoghurt on offer. The whole place is full of bright colours and pictures, you can’t help but feel like a child again. How it works is: you walk into the place and you go find yourself a little plastic bowl which you can pour your yoghurt in to. There are a wide variety of flavours from Mixed berry, and banana to Condensed Milk and Crème Soda. The owners change the flavours regularly keeping the customers guessing, and not allowing the bar to become stale and boring. Once you have chosen your preferred yoghurt and filled your bowl to its brim you make your way over to a selection of sweets which you naturally add to your bowl and enjoy with your frozen yoghurt. The sweets on offer, much like the yoghurt come in a wide variety. Picture every sweet you ever loved as a little kid growing up, now picture every sweet you wished you had while growing up, Wakaberry has them, plus more. The amount of activities going on in that sweet selection would be enough to put a diabetic in a sugary, chocolate coated, sour worm infested heaven. After you’ve scooped all the sweets you need to into your bowl, you make your way over to the weighing scales, weigh your yoghurt and pay accordingly.

Another plus about this wacky establishment is the fact that all the yoghurt is fat free, so although it sounds incredibly unhealthy and somewhat fattening, there is an element of health to it. Apart from being deliciously satisfying on the pallet, what makes this establishment is the; quirky, childlike character which firmly exists within the walls of Wakaberry. If ever you are in Stellenbosch and you are looking for something yummy to eat , make your way down to Wakaberry you won’t be disappointed, and if you are, I may have a bone to pick with you. Regardless of your age, shape, or size Wakaberry will make you feel like a kid again, in a good way. Try it.