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Frankie's Burgers is a fast food restaurant that serves delicious burgers made by the famous Frankie Fenner. They have multiple locations in Cape Town, including FFMM Woodstock and We Are Egg (Cavendish), as well as a street location on Shortmarket Street. In addition, they will also be taking over the food truck at the Beau Constantia weekend market for limited hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Please note that they will be closed on certain days during the festive season. Don't miss out on their mouth-watering burgers!

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09/09/2026

This week we’ve teamed up with our friends at Bangbroek and Banhoek Chilli Oil for a Burger Friday that’s got a little extra warmth and love to it – but before anyone starts breaking into a nervous sweat, this is not one of those burgers designed to hurt you! We like our chilli where we like most things: there to make the food taste better. Introducing the Bangbroek Burger 🍔🔥 We’ve started with a beef and bacon burger and piled on slow-cooked short rib braised with splash of Bangbroek – a vodka-based spirit aperitif infused with Karoo agave, cinnamon and fynbos-nurtured chillies. It’s rich, sticky, fall-apart goodness with just enough warmth running through it to keep things interesting. Then we took Bangbroek in ANOTHER direction with a smokey pineapple and apple chutney, added a creamy Banhoek chilli aioli, Banhoek spicy pickles for some tang and crunch, and a good blanket of melty mozzarella to bring the whole situation together. So yes, there’s chilli. Quite a bit of it, actually 😅 But this one isn’t about blowing anyone’s head off. It’s mild, smoky, sweet, savoury, tangy and belly-warming in all the right places – with a beef and bacon burger and a pile of sticky short rib underneath it all to keep everybody grounded. Basically, two very good local booze-and-chilli-making friends walked into our butchery and somehow came out as a burger. These things happen around here 🤝✨ Here’s how it’s going down…

Bangbroek Burger 🌶️🍔🔥

– Beef & Bacon Burger
– Cola & Bangbroek Short Rib
– Bangbroek Smoked Apple and Pineapple Chutney
– Banhoek Chilli Aioli
– Banhoek Spicy Pickles
– Mozzarella
– Jason Milk Bun

💋 P.S. Bangbroek are getting involved in the Friday festivities too 🍹 The first 20 people through for Burger Friday will get a complimentary HONEY BADGER COCKTAIL, made with Bangbroek and Banhoek Chilli Oil. And for the DIY crew, there’ll be a little Bangbroek sample and cocktail recipe tucked into the boxes so you can make your own at home 🔥

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02/09/2026

‘Food design’ sounds like it could involve a lot of very small things arranged very carefully on very large plates. And sometimes, sure, it probably does 😅 But when our friends Studio H asked us to create something for FOOD = DESIGN week, we started thinking about it from the butcher’s side of the counter. Because designing food can also mean thinking about the whole system behind what eventually lands on your plate: where it came from, who produced it, what gets used, what could get wasted, and how you can make something really bloody delicious out of all of it 🤌 So this week, championing sustainability, we’ve pulled together a couple of our favourite local producers and collaborators, some beautiful, responsibly-sourced meat and a couple of things to create our contribution to their awesome food map and concept. Introducing the Food = Design Burger 🌿🍔 We’ve started with a patty made from West Coast lamb and wild Springbok (venison being one of the most sustainable meats we have access to), then topped it with mozzarella and a whipped butter made using Cream of the Crop Micro Dairy and our own rendered FFMM tallow. Cream of the Crop is a tiny cow-calf micro dairy, producing handmade dairy on a scale where knowing exactly where your food comes from is very much the point. And then there’s our Butcher’s Jam 😮‍💨 Working with whole animals means there are always offcuts, ends and trimmings. In this case, beautiful little bits from things like our bacon and pastrami that are completely delicious, but simply don’t make the cut aesthetically for the counter. They are FAR too good to waste, so we turn them into meat jam. Obviously. For this burger, we’ve cooked those bits down into a sticky, savoury Butcher’s Jam with our friends Cedar Coffee Roasters bringing a subtle coffee hit to all that rich, salty goodness.

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26/08/2026

Usually, a Burger Friday creation gets one shot. We dream it up, sling it for a few hours, and then it disappears into the Frankie’s archives forever. But every now and then, we make one that deserves a slightly longer life 😏🍔 And this week, we’ve got exactly that. We’ve teamed up with UCOOK 📦🥕🍋🌿 for a special Heritage Month burger built around something we South Africans know particularly well: meat, fire, community and a whole lot of flavour 🇿🇦🔥 Introducing the FFMM x UCOOK Heritage Month Burger. At the centre is a shisa nyama-spiced beef burger, bringing that unmistakable smoky, fire-cooked flavour we love so much. From there, we’ve pulled inspiration from different corners of our wonderfully rich food culture: a sticky brandy & Coke monkeygland sauce, punchy chakalaka aioli, sweet and spicy filled Bo-Kaap curried onions and beautiful boerenkaas. Basically, a bunch of very South African things that have absolutely no problem sharing the same table. And this collab just makes sense. We’ve been packing our weekly Burger Friday creations into DIY boxes for years, while UCOOK has made an art form out of getting great ingredients into your kitchen and letting you do the fun part. So this Friday, we’re launching our Frankie’s version at Woodstock before UCOOK takes it into homes across the country for September 🙌 Which means, unusually for us, this burger won’t disappear after Friday. And if you know our “never repeat a burger” rule, you’ll understand that we wouldn’t be letting this one out into the wild for a whole month unless it was a proper banger. To make launch day even better, Waterford Estate wine will be joining us at Burger Friday and pouring some beautiful wines 🍷🔥 A little fire. A little brandy & Coke. A little spice. A lot of South Africa. Come taste it first at Burger Friday this week — then keep an eye on UCOOK for its September run. Here’s how it’s going down… 🇿🇦🍔🔥

FFMM x UCOOK Heritage Month Burger
– Shisa Nyama Spiced Beef Burger
– Brandy and Coke Monkeygland Sauce
– Chakalaka Aioli
– Bokaap Curried Onions
– Boerenkaas
– Jason Milk Bun

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21/08/2026

The pop-up that never really left… is finally popping down 🥲🍔 Our Frankie’s Burgers spin off originally started at House of Machines as a pop-up. We moved in, started slinging burgers and, well… we never really left.

It’s been a pretty special chapter for us, but as THoM Cape Town gets ready for a new space, new direction and new chapter of its own, the time feels right for us to do the same. Our Frankie’s Burgers dark kitchen upstairs at THoM will officially close, with our last day of trade on 22 August.

A massive thank you to everyone who has ordered, eaten, supported and come back for another over the years – and to the House crew for giving Frankie’s Burgers a home for far longer than originally planned ❤️ Thank you.

This isn’t the end of Frankie’s Burgers. We’re just putting this chapter on pause while we figure out where the next one takes us 👀

In the meantime, BURGER FRIDAY ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE – you can still find us at FFMM Woodstock every Friday from 12–2pm for our weekly one-off creation.

And hey… if you know a spot where you reckon Frankie’s Burgers belongs next, our DMs are open 😏 Watch this space.

19/08/2026

There are certain shows that you watch, enjoy, and move on from. And then there are shows that somehow manage to get under the skin of an entire industry. The Bear was definitely the latter! You may remember our first Bear-inspired Burger back when the series was warming up – so with the final season wrapping, it only felt right to go full circle and head back into that kitchen one last time. Because what a ride 🐻🔥 The chaos, the pressure, the family meals, the absolute kitchen meltdowns and the moments of complete love and honest brilliance amongst all the madness. For anyone who works with food, there’s been a lot in there that’s felt very, very familiar 😅 So, for our final little salute to The Bear, we’ve taken our inspiration from a dish that features in the final season: Coca-Cola braised short ribs – which we made, obviously. And then we worked that into a tribute burger of note 🍔🤍 Introducing The Bear Coca-Cola Short Rib Burger. Featuring a mouth-watering Coca-Cola braised short rib piled high onto a beef burger with melty mozzarella, Heard Chef house pickles for some tang and a creamy chive & coriander mayo, all finished off with a sweet and sticky Coca-Cola BBQ sauce. Which does, in fact, contain fish sauce. (If you’ve been watching, you’ll know that’s less of an ingredient announcement and more of a little nod to Carmy and Sydney and the ongoing question of whether the damn thing needed fish sauce in the first place). We picked a side. It needed the fish sauce 😌 So join us for our little send-off to a show that has given us one hell of a look behind the pass. Thanks for the stress, The Bear. Thanks for the laughs, the tears, the food and the reminder that, somehow, amongst all the chaos, this is still a pretty incredible industry to be part of. One last time. Heard, Chef! Here’s how it’s going down…

The Bear Coca Cola Short Rib Burger 🐻🍔✨🫶
– Beef Burger
– Coca Cola Braised Short Rib
– Coca Cola Fish Sauce BBQ Sauce
– Chive and Coriander Mayo
–Heard Chef House Pickles
– Mozzarella
– Jason Milk Bun

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12/08/2026

There are a lot of things happening behind the scenes at our Woodstock HQ on any given day. Yes, we’re a butchery. But tucked into the madness is also a fully functioning kitchen where we’re constantly cooking, testing, tasting, tweaking and generally finding new ways to make already-beautiful meat taste even better. And every so often, something comes out of that kitchen that stops everyone in their tracks. This week, it was a jam. It got passed around. A few spoons went in. There was a brief silence. And then, from somewhere in the room “WTF is in this?” And, well, that was that 😅Introducing the What The Frankie Butcher’s Jam Burger 🍔🔥 We’re keeping exactly what goes into our WTF Butcher’s Jam a little mysterious for now. What we can tell you is that it’s savoury, sticky, deeply delicious and good enough that the second we tasted it, we knew it needed a burger built around it. So we’ve kept everything else beautifully simple: a beef burger, double cheddar, garlic herb aioli and house pickles, all tucked into a toasted milk bun and designed to let that jam do its thing. And really, this is what Burger Friday has always been about ✨ After years of dreaming up a completely different burger almost every single week, it’s still our excuse to experiment, push flavours around, occasionally make something a little ridiculous and, every now and then, stumble across something that makes the whole kitchen go WTF. This is one of those ones. Here’s how it’s going down…

What The Frankie Butcher’s Jam
– Beef Burger
– WTF Butcher’s Jam
– Double Cheddar
– Garlic Herb Aioli
– House Pickles
– Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺 No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 – 14:00.⁠ Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R280 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger – Make sure to place your orders before 4pm this Thursday at [email protected] – for collection or delivery on Friday.

05/08/2026

Our icons series is back! And this week we’re tipping our hats to one of South Africa’s greatest exports! Not just because of their chicken. But because they’ve somehow managed to bottle South African humour, wrap it up with a side of peri-peri and remind us that nothing and no-one should ever take themselves too seriously. But when we started talking about paying tribute, we quickly realised there wasn’t just one flavour we wanted to celebrate. The lemon and herb. The famous peri-peri. The peri-naise. Those nostalgic and iconic chicken livers. It would’ve been a crime to pick just one. So… we didn’t. Introducing the Franando Icon Burger 🍔🔥A lemon and herb marinated chicken thigh layered with a rich peri-peri chicken liver sauce, peri-naise, cheddar, tomato, lettuce, red onion and pickle ribbons. It’s bright. It’s smoky. It’s messy in all the right ways. Familiar enough to make you smile, but reimagined with the Frankie’s treatment from top to bottom. A little nod to another South African takeaway legend. One that’s given us great food, great laughs, and more than a few memorable one-liners over the years. Here’s how it’s going down…

“Franando” Icons Burger
– Lemon and Herb Marinated Chicken Thighs
– Peri Peri Chicken Liver Sauce (Mild)
– Peri-Naise
– Cheddar
– Tomato
– Lettuce
– Red Onion
– Pickle Ribbon
– Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺 No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 – 14:00.⁠ Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R280 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger – Make sure to place your orders before 4pm this Thursday at [email protected] – for collection or delivery on Friday.

29/07/2026

We’ve reached that point in winter where we reckon everyone deserves a little something to lift the spirits. And, conveniently, our friends Wildebeest Brandewyn have just the thing 🔥 So this week, we’re teaming up for a Burger Friday built around one of South Africa’s favourite cold-weather companions: brandy. Not just alongside the burger, mind you. We’ve put it IN the burger too. Naturally. Introducing the Wildebeest Brandy Burger 🍔🥃 A beef burger layered with a Wildebeest Brandy and biltong spice aioli, then hit with a brandy & cola monkey gland sauce bringing that sticky, sweet, savoury goodness. Spicy brandy pickles cut through the richness, with wild rocket for a peppery lift and melted mozzarella pulling the whole thing together. It’s boozy, bold, proudly South African and exactly the sort of midwinter mischief we could use right about now 😏 And because it would be rude to make you eat all that brandy without actually drinking some, the Wildebeest crew will be joining us at Burger Friday with tastings of their brandy and ready-to-drink range 🥃
PS! DIY crew, we haven’t forgotten you either: the first few boxes ordered this week will each get a Wildebeest Brandy & Cola AND Oupa Jannie Brandy, Cola & Soda can thrown in for good measure 👀 First come, first spoiled. Here’s how it’s going down…

Wildebeest Brandy Burger
– Beef Burger
– Wildebeest Brandy and Biltong Spice Aioli
– Brandy and Cola Monkeygland Sauce
– Spicy Brandy Pickles
– Wild Rocket
– Mozzarella
– Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺 No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 – 14:00.⁠ Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R280 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger – Make sure to place your orders before 4pm this Thursday at [email protected] – for collection or delivery on Friday.

22/07/2026

Imagine this. You’ve been driving for hours. You don’t really need fuel just yet. But someone needs the loo. Someone else needs coffee. The kids are losing it. And suddenly those familiar signs appear in the distance and everyone agrees – without actually having to agree – that THIS is where we’re stopping. You’ve mentally claimed your booth before your foot even crosses the threshold, and as you slide across those red vinyl-covered benches and the menu lands in front of you… well, holiday mode is officially activated 😎 Yup! We’re still on our little burger nostalgia tour. And while we could talk about the breakfasts, toasted sandwiches, and those unmistakable sauces that somehow always manage to leave their mark on your fingers… there’s one gloriously over-the-top layered creation that deserves a moment of its own. You know the one. This week, we’ve taken inspiration from that legendary, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink road-trip classic – the Dagwood – and given it the Frankie’s treatment. Introducing the Frankwood Burger 🍔🔥 A naughty spiced beef and bacon burger layered with our take on that iconic pickle burger relish, double cheddar, secret spice aioli, a fried egg, shrettuce and grilled onions. It’s saucy, savoury, stacked, slightly unruly, and absolutely not something you order when you’re “not that hungry”. A nod to another classic that’s become woven into the fabric of South African holidays, family road trips, and very good memories. Here’s how it’s going down…

Frankwood Burger 🚗🍔

– Naughty Spiced Beef and Bacon Burger
– Pickle Burger Relish
– Double Cheddar
– Secret Spice Aioli
– Fried Egg
– Shrettuce
– Grilled Onion
– Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺 No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 – 14:00.⁠ Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R300 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger – Make sure to place your orders before 4pm this Thursday at [email protected] – for collection or delivery on Friday.

15/07/2026

Good news! Our lil burger nostalgia tour continues... 😌🍔 We’ve paid homage to a few icons over the last couple of weeks, but this one might just have the most loyal fan club of them all. You know the type. They don’t really debate burgers. They don’t compare burgers. They just quietly order the same one every single time because, in their minds, the conversation was settled years ago. They’re convinced it’s the GOAT. And honestly... we get it! Flame grilled IS an elite angle – but Green Egg-Grilled? Well it just tastes better 😏 So, introducing the King Frankie Burger 👑🔥 A Green Egg grilled beef burger layered with melted cheddar, unmelted cheddar (because both belong), mustard mayo, our house jalapeno, cucumber and onion pickles, house BBQ sauce, shrettuce, tomato – and that smoky flavour, well it speaks for itself 😏 This ones big. It’s bold. It’s gloriously familiar. The kind of burger you order when you’re properly hungry and fully committed. And one thing’s for sure... the die-hard fans are going to have opinions. Another little nod to another SA favourite, reimagined the Frankie’s way. Here’s how it’s going down...

King Frankie Burger 🍔👑🔥
– Green Egg Grilled Beef Burger
– Melted Cheddar
– Unmelted Cheddar
– Mustard Mayo
– Jalapeno, Cucumber and Onion House Pickles
– House BBQ
– Shrettuce
– Tomato
– Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺 No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 – 14:00.⁠ Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R280 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger – Make sure to place your orders before 4pm this Thursday at [email protected] – for collection or delivery on Friday.

08/07/2026

Well… this little nostalgic ‘Big Brand Burger Icons’ trip seems to have struck a chord! So, much to our own delight, and surely yours as well, we’re going to keep the series rolling a little while longer ❤️ This week, we’re popping through the “arches” to salute another absolute classic. You know the one. The one that helps fix that blurry-eyed stare at a menu, usually very late at night (or very early in the morning), once the hangover has properly set in, and you’re thinking, “Yes, that’ll fix everything...” 😏 It’s one of the most recognisable global burger flavour combinations ever assembled. The burger that somehow lives rent-free in everyone’s mind. The burger you’ve probably eaten more times than you’d like to admit. BUT imagine we did it the Frankie’s way and made it a little more... ethical 🙌✨ Introducing the Big Buck Burger 🍔🔥 An eland and beef burger bringing rich, honest flavour to the party, layered with our in-house Big Buck Sauce, white onion, white cheddar, double American cheddar, American pickles and shrettuce. It’s familiar. Nostalgic. Instantly recognisable. But built with beautiful, free-range meat and ingredients we’d proudly put our name to. The kind of burger that reminds you exactly why some classics become classics in the first place. Familiar enough to make you smile. Different enough to make you feel less guilty about ordering it again. Here’s how it’s going down...

Big Buck Burger

– Eland and Beef Burger
– Big Buck Sauce
– Double American Cheddar
– White Onion
– American Pickles
– Shrettuce
– Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺✨ No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 - 14:00. Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R280 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger - Make sure to place your orders before Midnight this Wednesday at [email protected] - delivery on Thursday and collection on Thursday or Friday.

01/07/2026

Firstly… thank you ❤️ Last week’s ‘People With A Taste For Frankie’s’ Burger absolutely flew. You showed up, you showed love and we sold out. Judging by the comments, you all knew exactly which burger we were tipping our hats to 😏 So… it only felt right to keep the nostalgia rolling. Because if last week’s burger was the one you ordered first as kiddo… this week’s is the one you eventually graduated to. The one with the sauce. The one that somehow felt a little more grown up. The one you’d order once you realised melted cheese and a proper mushroom sauce belonged together. You know the one. Introducing People With A Taste For Frankie’s Part Two 🍔✨ A basted beef burger layered with double cheddar, our house mushroom AND black pepper sauce (because choosing between the two felt unnecessary), shrettuce, tomato, sliced red onion, and house pickles, all tucked into a toasted seeded Jason milk bun. Rich. Saucy. Comfortingly familiar. Another little nod to one of South Africa’s most iconic burger memories, reimagined the Frankie’s way. Something tells us you’re going to love this one just as much 🥰 Here’s how it’s going down…

People With A Taste For Frankie’s Part Two
– Basted Beef Burger
– House Mushroom And Black Pepper Sauce
– Double Cheddar
– Shrettuce
– Tomato
– Sliced Red Onion
– House Pickles
– Seeded Jason Milk Bun

🍔🍺 No matter the weather, come join us at FFMM Woodstock this week for Burger Friday between 12:00 – 14:00.⁠ Limited burgers. First come, first serve. Get there early to avoid disappointment!

🍔🍔📦✨ Our Frankie’s DIY Burger Boxes are R280 this week and contain everything you need to make TWO of this week’s burger – Make sure to place your orders before 4pm this Thursday at [email protected] – for collection or delivery on Friday.

Address

84 Shortmarket Street
Cape Town

To get to Shortmarket Street in Cape Town, you can take public transportation by taking a bus or a train that stops at the Cape Town Station. From there, it's just a few minutes walk to the Shortmarket Street.

If you're driving to Shortmarket Street, you can park your car at one of the parking lots around the street. Some of the options are the Shortmarket Parking Lot and the Mandela Rhodes Place Parking Lot. From there, it's just a short walk to reach your destination.

Once you arrive at Shortmarket Street, look for the fast food restaurant on this street. It is located near some shops and cafes in the area.

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http://www.ffmm.co.za/frankies-burgers

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What people say

Fast food restaurants are known for their quick service and delicious meals, and Frankie's Burgers on Shortmarket Street in Cape Town is no exception. This fast food restaurant offers a variety of mouth-watering burgers made by the renowned Frankie Fenner.

One of the highlights of Frankie's Burgers is their weekly Burger Fridays, where they announce a new burger every Wednesday that is only available between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm at FFMM Woodstock. These limited burgers are highly sought after, so it's recommended to get there early to avoid missing out.

For those who prefer to enjoy their burgers at home, Frankie's DIY Burger Boxes are the perfect solution. Every Wednesday, they announce a special off-the-wall burger that can be made at home with all the necessary ingredients included in the box. Orders for these boxes must be placed by Thursday at 4:00 pm.

If you're looking for a full menu experience, Frankie's Burgers also offers their entire menu at The House of Machines from Monday to Saturday, including wings, hot dogs, beef fat fries and more. And if you can't make it to the restaurant in person, you can still enjoy their delicious burgers through Uber Eats or MRD delivery services.

Overall, Frankie's Burgers is a must-visit for anyone looking for a quick and tasty meal in Cape Town. Their unique offerings and high-quality ingredients make them stand out among other fast food restaurants in the area.