Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Shopping

"Most beautiful hand-crafted leather bags" according to Mari.
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Missibaba
227 Bree Street
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
"Most beautiful hand-crafted leather bags" according to Mari.
Yet another small mall in the city (Lifestyle Village, my bad); everything from furniture, clothing, food and drink. All quite hip and bit expensive.
203 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cape Quarter Mall
27 Somerset Rd
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Yet another small mall in the city (Lifestyle Village, my bad); everything from furniture, clothing, food and drink. All quite hip and bit expensive.
Vintage/raw denim store in the Cape Quarter. Worth checking out if you are in this area.
Edwin Jeans
27 Somerset Rd
Vintage/raw denim store in the Cape Quarter. Worth checking out if you are in this area.
My girlfriend said I should put this one; check out Phillipa Green's jewellery and other trinkets and goodies.
Olive Green Cat
76 Church St
My girlfriend said I should put this one; check out Phillipa Green's jewellery and other trinkets and goodies.
The storefront of designer and illustrator Heather Moore. Makes and sells all types of crafty wares for your home. Part of the Bree Street walk. Lots of other little stores in this area too.
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Skinny laMinx
16a Bree St
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The storefront of designer and illustrator Heather Moore. Makes and sells all types of crafty wares for your home. Part of the Bree Street walk. Lots of other little stores in this area too.
My favourtite bookstore in town run by people who love what they do. Part of the East City walkabout.
123 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
the book lounge
71 Roeland Street
123 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
My favourtite bookstore in town run by people who love what they do. Part of the East City walkabout.
The closest small mall on Kloof St, very central as you can walk further up Kloof after some shopping, or walk down into Long St.
81 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
FNB Bank ATM Lifestyle On Kloof
60 Kloof St
81 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The closest small mall on Kloof St, very central as you can walk further up Kloof after some shopping, or walk down into Long St.
Small mall right next to a MyCiti busstop, good for pretty much everything: Woolworths Foods, PicknPay Groceries, delis, bookshops, gifts, clothes, toys, etc etc.
205 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Gardens Shopping Centre
Buitenkant Street
205 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Small mall right next to a MyCiti busstop, good for pretty much everything: Woolworths Foods, PicknPay Groceries, delis, bookshops, gifts, clothes, toys, etc etc.
Real organic meat of all sorts; as well as a wine bar. Go figure. Try the biltong (jerky) and droewors (dried sausage); otherwise continue looking at us strangely while we eat this all the time!
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants
81 Church Street
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Real organic meat of all sorts; as well as a wine bar. Go figure. Try the biltong (jerky) and droewors (dried sausage); otherwise continue looking at us strangely while we eat this all the time!
Fresh goods in the city, Half-price sushi after 15h00, also decent.
64 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Food Lover's Market
122 St Georges Mall
64 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fresh goods in the city, Half-price sushi after 15h00, also decent.
The closest store - milk, bread, coffee and a couple of other treats (lasagne, sweet stuff etc). Grab some of the ice cream in the fridge to take home on a hot day!
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Daily Deli
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The closest store - milk, bread, coffee and a couple of other treats (lasagne, sweet stuff etc). Grab some of the ice cream in the fridge to take home on a hot day!
The closest liquor store for beer and wine.
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kloof Street
Kloof Street
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The closest liquor store for beer and wine.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cocktails with the it crowd.
210 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Orphanage Cocktail Emporium
227 Bree St
210 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cocktails with the it crowd.
Voted as the world's trendiest bar; who knows. The nice thing about Tjing Tjing is that is (a) a rooftop bar and (b) it's downhill back home.
226 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket St
226 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Voted as the world's trendiest bar; who knows. The nice thing about Tjing Tjing is that is (a) a rooftop bar and (b) it's downhill back home.
Another great bar just round the corner. Hotdogs, street-setting, interesting eclectic crowd. Gets packed after work.
317 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Power & The Glory
13d Kloof Nek Rd
317 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Another great bar just round the corner. Hotdogs, street-setting, interesting eclectic crowd. Gets packed after work.
Hard, relentless clubbing - was really good in its day (or was that my day?). Hard to say; worth checking out the mayhem on a Friday night. Watch out for pickpockets!
43 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fiction Bar
226 Long St
43 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hard, relentless clubbing - was really good in its day (or was that my day?). Hard to say; worth checking out the mayhem on a Friday night. Watch out for pickpockets!
One of my favourite bar slash clubs in town. Always an interesting dj or act, always a good time. Don't miss finding your way to the rooftop for a great vantage point of Long St after dark.
92 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Waiting Room
273 Long St
92 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of my favourite bar slash clubs in town. Always an interesting dj or act, always a good time. Don't miss finding your way to the rooftop for a great vantage point of Long St after dark.
Great 'neighbourhood' bar. The name really gives it away, doesn't it. Good for watching a game or two, and also playing them if they have a games night on.
49 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
SOUK
163 Long St
49 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great 'neighbourhood' bar. The name really gives it away, doesn't it. Good for watching a game or two, and also playing them if they have a games night on.
Very lively bar and pub - a local landmark. Live music, young people, oldtimers, locals, tourists all mixing it up.
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Rafikis
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very lively bar and pub - a local landmark. Live music, young people, oldtimers, locals, tourists all mixing it up.

Food Scene

Hipster biker coffee bar.
155 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The House of Machines
84 Shortmarket St
155 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hipster biker coffee bar.
Coffee and Baked goods too. And lots of pretty people - as many of the local model agencies are based in this area.
338 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Jason Bakery
185 Bree St
338 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Coffee and Baked goods too. And lots of pretty people - as many of the local model agencies are based in this area.
Tapas Restaurant & Bar with excellent fish, octopus, calamari, chirizo and other treats. Great wine and beer selection. Watch the garlic! Check out SAM on the top floor while you are there.
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
La Parada Bree Street
107 Bree St
189 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tapas Restaurant & Bar with excellent fish, octopus, calamari, chirizo and other treats. Great wine and beer selection. Watch the garlic! Check out SAM on the top floor while you are there.
Unique family run cafe just round the corner: great coffee, sandwiches, lunches, smoothies, juices and baked goods too. All available for takeaway or sitdown.
48 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
milk and honey
42 Hans Strijdom Ave
48 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Unique family run cafe just round the corner: great coffee, sandwiches, lunches, smoothies, juices and baked goods too. All available for takeaway or sitdown.
Interesting burger joint in an alley with ostensibly the 'best burgers/tacos in South Africa' (definitely the biggest). Deluxe Coffeeworks HQ in the back of the building.
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Dog's Bollocks at YARD
6 Roodehek St
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Interesting burger joint in an alley with ostensibly the 'best burgers/tacos in South Africa' (definitely the biggest). Deluxe Coffeeworks HQ in the back of the building.
If you like seafood and it's worth driving out to Kalk Bay, walk around a bit & then have lunch or dinner here. Booking essestial. There is also a Harbour House in the Waterfront (same owners).
270 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Harbour House Kalk Bay
Main Road
270 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you like seafood and it's worth driving out to Kalk Bay, walk around a bit & then have lunch or dinner here. Booking essestial. There is also a Harbour House in the Waterfront (same owners).
Another cool clothing/apparel store in the Cape Quarter.
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Loading Bay
30 Hudson St
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Another cool clothing/apparel store in the Cape Quarter.
Great food, amazing location - but a little bit pretentious. See what one can achieve with too much money.. ;)
275 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay Boulevard
275 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great food, amazing location - but a little bit pretentious. See what one can achieve with too much money.. ;)
OK, it's not a bungalow - it's just called that. Upmarket afterwork meeting and greeting with the jetset crowd. Definitely worth going a drink or two. A bit dressy sometimes.
206 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Bungalow
3 Victoria Rd
206 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
OK, it's not a bungalow - it's just called that. Upmarket afterwork meeting and greeting with the jetset crowd. Definitely worth going a drink or two. A bit dressy sometimes.
Have a coffee and see town from an entirely different angle - looking down on the CBD, the harbour framed by the mountain in the back. Take a cab or bus up; too steep to walk all the way.
141 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Sidewalk Cafe
141 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Have a coffee and see town from an entirely different angle - looking down on the CBD, the harbour framed by the mountain in the back. Take a cab or bus up; too steep to walk all the way.
Lovely little restaurant right up in Vredehoek (the windiest neighbourhood in town). Pizza, steak, etc. Say hi to Larry for me.
108 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Woodlands Eatery
8 Breda St
108 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lovely little restaurant right up in Vredehoek (the windiest neighbourhood in town). Pizza, steak, etc. Say hi to Larry for me.
Fresh, green, organic food in an amazing setting. Can recommend the chicken salad.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Birds Catering
127 Bree St
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Fresh, green, organic food in an amazing setting. Can recommend the chicken salad.
Burgers, beers, coffee and hipsters. Nice and central to the upper Bree Street walk.
260 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Clarke's Bar & Dining Room
133 Bree St
260 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Burgers, beers, coffee and hipsters. Nice and central to the upper Bree Street walk.
My favourite burger place. They were the first gourmet burger joint in town, and still up there. Don't miss out on this - nice stop walking up or down Long Street.
127 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Royale Eatery
20 Vineyard Road
127 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
My favourite burger place. They were the first gourmet burger joint in town, and still up there. Don't miss out on this - nice stop walking up or down Long Street.
Great little restaurant around the corner in the middle of Church St, part of the art-walk, small antiques market, galleries, etc, etc. Side outside and take in the sounds and sights.
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cafe Mozart
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great little restaurant around the corner in the middle of Church St, part of the art-walk, small antiques market, galleries, etc, etc. Side outside and take in the sounds and sights.
Sushi and other asian foods in an amazing, dark, modern, stark setting.
81 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Haiku Cape Town CBD
58 Burg St
81 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sushi and other asian foods in an amazing, dark, modern, stark setting.
Indian food!
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bukhara Cape Town CBD
33 Church Street
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Indian food!
Interesting 'steampunk' interior, good coffee and co-working space available should you want a desk for the day.
425 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St
425 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Interesting 'steampunk' interior, good coffee and co-working space available should you want a desk for the day.
Best coffee in town, and it's round the corner. Pick up a bag of roasted beans for home use while you are there.
58 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Deluxe coffeeworks Church Street
25 Church St
58 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Best coffee in town, and it's round the corner. Pick up a bag of roasted beans for home use while you are there.
Best coffee in town, and it's round the corner. Pick up a bag of roasted beans for home use while you are there.
66 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Deluxe Coffeeworks
171A Buitenkant St
66 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Best coffee in town, and it's round the corner. Pick up a bag of roasted beans for home use while you are there.
For meatlovers - lovely Karoo lamb and more.
247 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Black Sheep Restaurant
104 Kloof St
247 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
For meatlovers - lovely Karoo lamb and more.
Nice little coffee shop on the way to or back from the park.
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cafe Puka
2 Brunswick Rd
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nice little coffee shop on the way to or back from the park.
Best steaks in the neighbourhood. You might have to call them and book!
54 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Miller's Thumb
10B Kloof Nek Rd
54 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Best steaks in the neighbourhood. You might have to call them and book!
Great little burger spot very close by. Kid-friendly too.
86 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hudsons, The Burger Joint
22 Kloof Street
86 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great little burger spot very close by. Kid-friendly too.
Closest sushi spot run by one of the most 'revered' sushi chefs in the country.
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Takumi Sushi
3 Park Road
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Closest sushi spot run by one of the most 'revered' sushi chefs in the country.
Cool little restaurant tucked away in Kloof St.
180 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Asoka Restaurant, Bar and Lounge
68 Kloof St
180 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cool little restaurant tucked away in Kloof St.
Our favourite restaurant for a nice Sunday breakfast - the kids love it here.
219 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cafè Paradiso
110 Kloof St
219 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our favourite restaurant for a nice Sunday breakfast - the kids love it here.
Very child-friendly - and fairly affordable - seafood restaurant close to home. Nice outside area in the back.
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ocean Basket
75 Kloof St
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very child-friendly - and fairly affordable - seafood restaurant close to home. Nice outside area in the back.
Eastern and fusion foods. Great views.
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Saigon
Kamp Street
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Eastern and fusion foods. Great views.
The original Melissa's on Kloof St - stock up with everything else you need for home-cooking!
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Khadim's Coffee Shop
68 Church St
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The original Melissa's on Kloof St - stock up with everything else you need for home-cooking!
Cute little shop/eatert hidden away just off Kloof St.
69 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tamboers Winkel
3 De Lorentz St
69 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cute little shop/eatert hidden away just off Kloof St.
Crazy little restaurant half-way up the mountain. Booking essential.
147 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Bombay Bicycle Club
158 Kloof St
147 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Crazy little restaurant half-way up the mountain. Booking essential.

Everything Else

Laundry. And a bar. Seriously.
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I LOVE MY LAUNDRY
37 Buitenkant St
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Laundry. And a bar. Seriously.
Local gallery underpinning the recent young, contemporary art revival scene in Cape Town. Run by Justin and Cameron; they also head up the Neighbourgoods Market further down the road too.
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
WHATIFTHEWORLD
16 Buiten St
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Local gallery underpinning the recent young, contemporary art revival scene in Cape Town. Run by Justin and Cameron; they also head up the Neighbourgoods Market further down the road too.
The world-famous 'Pink Lady' of Cape Town - go for the high tea in the afternoon. You might even bump into the odd celebrity or two.
111 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
76 Orange St
111 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The world-famous 'Pink Lady' of Cape Town - go for the high tea in the afternoon. You might even bump into the odd celebrity or two.
AKA 'The German Butcher up in Kloof St' - good, local meats of all sorts.
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Gardens Continental Butchery
120 Kloof St
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
AKA 'The German Butcher up in Kloof St' - good, local meats of all sorts.

Sightseeing

Well worth spending an hour or two gazing at the fish. Gets a bit busy though, in particular over school holidays. Good starting point to explore the Waterfront from.
419 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Acuario de Dos Océanos
Dock Road
419 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Well worth spending an hour or two gazing at the fish. Gets a bit busy though, in particular over school holidays. Good starting point to explore the Waterfront from.
The oldest cathedral in Southern Africa. Also the closest stop for the 'Hop-on, Hop-off City Sightseeing Red Buses'; really worth doing on day 1.
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
St. George's Cathedral
5 Wale St
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The oldest cathedral in Southern Africa. Also the closest stop for the 'Hop-on, Hop-off City Sightseeing Red Buses'; really worth doing on day 1.
I'd almost say skip the wineroute and spend an afternoon at Babylonstoren. Owned by the richest couple in SA; amazing farm, incredible restaurant. You can even stay over if you can afford it.
183 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts - Simondium Road
183 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I'd almost say skip the wineroute and spend an afternoon at Babylonstoren. Owned by the richest couple in SA; amazing farm, incredible restaurant. You can even stay over if you can afford it.
Our version of Central Park, I think. Squirrels, birds, trees and a couple of ponds - great for an afternoon escape if one is needed.
602 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Company's Gardens
602 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our version of Central Park, I think. Squirrels, birds, trees and a couple of ponds - great for an afternoon escape if one is needed.
African arts and crafts. Very touristy. Watch out for pickpockets and the odd drug dealer trying to sell you weed. Lots of spots to eat and drink all around the square, as well as secure banking.
244 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Greenmarket Square
Longmarket Street
244 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
African arts and crafts. Very touristy. Watch out for pickpockets and the odd drug dealer trying to sell you weed. Lots of spots to eat and drink all around the square, as well as secure banking.
Everyone who lives in or near Seapoint goes for a walk, run, swim or cycle here at some point of the day. Walk around to Clifton, or back to town via Greenpoint Park and the fanwalk.
407 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sea Point Promenade
Beach Road
407 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Everyone who lives in or near Seapoint goes for a walk, run, swim or cycle here at some point of the day. Walk around to Clifton, or back to town via Greenpoint Park and the fanwalk.
Very popular over season. One of those 'seen and be seen' types of place.
139 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Shimmy Beach Club
12 S Arm Rd
139 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very popular over season. One of those 'seen and be seen' types of place.

Entertainment & Activities

OK, so the Waterfront has everything: bars, restuarants, high-end retail, movies, boat trips, chopper flips and more. Don't miss Willoughbys for sushi, and/or the Cape Town Fish Market.
63 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Dock Road
63 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
OK, so the Waterfront has everything: bars, restuarants, high-end retail, movies, boat trips, chopper flips and more. Don't miss Willoughbys for sushi, and/or the Cape Town Fish Market.
Local hotel that lets the locals come for a swim too - good place to cool off after a long day.
The Cape Milner
2 Milner Rd
Local hotel that lets the locals come for a swim too - good place to cool off after a long day.

Arts & Culture

Left of the center clubbing and live music experience in the East City. Very young, very cool, very loud.
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Assembly
61 Harrington Street
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Left of the center clubbing and live music experience in the East City. Very young, very cool, very loud.
Cool little theatre down in the East City. Check what's on while you are here, might be something good.
274 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Teatro Fugard
274 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cool little theatre down in the East City. Check what's on while you are here, might be something good.