Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
Just over the road. From the same family as Test Kitchen and Pot Luck Club but much easier to get into. A fantastic meal. Pricey.
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The Shortmarket Club
199 Oxford Road Just over the road. From the same family as Test Kitchen and Pot Luck Club but much easier to get into. A fantastic meal. Pricey.
A must visit dining experience. No booking. Put your name down for a table and have a drink at La Parada while you wait. Slightly pricey.
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Chefs Warehouse & Canteen
92 Bree St A must visit dining experience. No booking. Put your name down for a table and have a drink at La Parada while you wait. Slightly pricey.
Jerry's Burger Bar Kloof
98 Shortmarket Street Best burgers in town
South China Dim Sum Bar
289 Long St Best Dim Sum in town
House of H
112 Loop St Great steaks and burgers
A busy, trendy Spanish tapas restaurant. Popular for drinks.
189 Einheimische empfehlen
La Parada Bree Street
107 Bree St A busy, trendy Spanish tapas restaurant. Popular for drinks.
Jason Bakery
185 Bree St Brilliant pastries and coffee. Go for breakfast.
Bocca
Wale Street The closest you can get in Cape Town to a true Neapolitan pizza.
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St Great coffee spot.
All you can eat sushi for R200. Fresh and delicious. Go hungry.
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Active Sushi on Bree
4 Bree St All you can eat sushi for R200. Fresh and delicious. Go hungry.
Kamili Coffee on Long
Long Street Best coffee in Cape Town
Must visit this market on a Saturday morning. Go hungry.
619 Einheimische empfehlen
The Old Biscuit Mill
375 Albert Rd Must visit this market on a Saturday morning. Go hungry.
Great place to stop and have a drink and a bite to eat or just a coffee.
70 Einheimische empfehlen
YOURS TRULY
175 Long St Great place to stop and have a drink and a bite to eat or just a coffee.
If you can get a table, this is a must visit tapas restaurant. Great setting with amazing food. Slightly pricey.
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The Pot Luck Club
373-375 Albert Rd If you can get a table, this is a must visit tapas restaurant. Great setting with amazing food. Slightly pricey.
The holy grail...if you booked a table months ago. One of a kind experience but need to have booked well in advance. Pricey.
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The Test Kitchen
375 Albert Rd The holy grail...if you booked a table months ago. One of a kind experience but need to have booked well in advance. Pricey.
La Tête
17 Bree St Named by CNN as one of the best restaurants of 2017
Burger & Lobster
105 Bree St Simple menu as the name states. Great burgers.
Charango Barbacoa
114 Bree St Peruvian-Japanese fusion food. Delicious!
Great burger and pizza across the road. Or just pop over for a drink.
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Tiger's Milk - Long Street
44 Long St Great burger and pizza across the road. Or just pop over for a drink.
The Kitchen
111 Sir Lowry Rd Amazing salads! A favorite of Michelle Obama.
Great steakhouse! Choose your own cut from an extensive selection of steaks.
99 Einheimische empfehlen
Carne Kloof
153 Kloof St Great steakhouse! Choose your own cut from an extensive selection of steaks.
95 Keerom
95 Keerom St Upmarket Italian dining. Excellent meal. Slightly pricey.
A new addition to the city circuit. A very nice menu with excellent, unique food.
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Riverine Rabbit
81 Church Street A new addition to the city circuit. A very nice menu with excellent, unique food.
Can't go wrong here. Brilliant, well-prepared food made by a passionate chef. One of our favourites.
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Black Sheep Restaurant
104 Kloof St Can't go wrong here. Brilliant, well-prepared food made by a passionate chef. One of our favourites.
Lovely setting with beautiful interior and decor. Food is excellent. Slightly pricey.
408 Einheimische empfehlen
Kloof Street House
30 Kloof St Lovely setting with beautiful interior and decor. Food is excellent. Slightly pricey.
Situated inside the V&A Waterfront. Some of the freshest and best sushi in Cape Town. No booking. Prepare to queue for a table.
289 Einheimische empfehlen
Willoughby & Co
19 Dock Rd Situated inside the V&A Waterfront. Some of the freshest and best sushi in Cape Town. No booking. Prepare to queue for a table.
Indian food prepared by Chef's Warehouse chef Liam Tomlin. Very nice setting with great tapas-style dishes.
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Thali Restaurant
3 Park RdIndian food prepared by Chef's Warehouse chef Liam Tomlin. Very nice setting with great tapas-style dishes.
Obi Restaurant
14 Long StGreat sushi made by the famous Papa San
Drinks & Nightlife
Aces 'n Spades
62 Hout St Loud and late.
The House of Machines
84 Shortmarket St Popular drinking spot with the locals. Live music.
The Manila Bar
9 Green St Karaoke...Manila style. Across the road.
Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket St Trendy evening bar
Great place to chill and have a drink or something to eat.
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The Village Idiot
32 Loop St Great place to chill and have a drink or something to eat.
Era Night Club
71 Loop Street Party
Popular with the locals for an evening drink. A short walk down Long Street.
87 Einheimische empfehlen
Alexander Bar, Café & Theatre
76 Strand St Popular with the locals for an evening drink. A short walk down Long Street.
BEERHOUSE on Long
223 Long St If you like beer...huge variety. Gets busy at night.
The Commissary
86 Shortmarket St Very trendy, secret cocktail bar with amazing cocktails
Mother's Ruin Gin Bar
219 Bree Street Variety of interesting gin cocktails
café Roux Cape Town
74 Shortmarket St Great place to eat, drink, relax, watch live music
The Grand Daddy Hotel
38 Long St Just across the road. Caravan rooftop bar.
Secret gin bar at the back of Honest Chocolate. Great gin cocktails!
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Honest Chocolate Cafe
64A Wale StSecret gin bar at the back of Honest Chocolate. Great gin cocktails!
Sightseeing
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg Rd A must! Walk up and cablecar down.
Shopping
V&A Waterfront
19 Dock Rd Shop until you drop!
PRESENTspace
36 Wandel StreetOur good friend Lolla's shop. Great stuff.
Cape Quarter Mall
27 Somerset Rd Close by shopping mall which has it all.
Parks & Nature
Nice restaurant inside. Walk around and feed the squirrels.
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Company's Gardens
Nice restaurant inside. Walk around and feed the squirrels.
Walk along the Boomslang (tree canopy walkway).
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive Walk along the Boomslang (tree canopy walkway).
Clifton 4th Beach hotel
Fourth Beach Promenade Great beach.
Arts & Culture
Iziko Bo Kaap Museum
71 Wale Styoungbloodafrica
72 Bree St99 Loop Gallery
99 Loop StGetting Around
City Sightseeing Cape Town
81 Long StCivic Centre 8 station
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46 Strand StAVIS Rent a Car - Cape Town Downtown
46 Strand St