The Wing Republic is a chicken wing restaurant in Braamfontein, serving buffalo-style wings with sauces that range from classic barbecue to ghost pepper. You order by the piece — six, twelve, or eighteen — with fries or salad on the side and blue cheese dipping sauce. The kitchen also does grilled wings, ribs, and burgers, but the wings are the point.

The management team has fifteen years of combined experience in food and beverage. The founder started as a pop-up in 2014 and opened this brick-and-mortar location in 2017. The drinks menu runs from soft drinks and milkshakes to gin, whiskey, and wine.

The place calls itself a premium chill spot, which means low lighting, high tables, and a crowd that stays late. The sauces are the draw: steakhouse, sweet chili, peri-peri, honey sriracha, lemon pepper, and hotter options for the brave. The wings come with the sauce already on, not on the side, so you choose your heat level when you order.