Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Drinks & Nightlife

A bar and live music venue. Nice place for an evening beer.
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1890 House Sushi and Grill
40 Trill Rd
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A bar and live music venue. Nice place for an evening beer.
Great place for watching sport. Lots of draft beers and cocktails available. Also do pizzas and burgers. Have an outside area for sunny days.
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Trenchtown
143 Lower Main Rd
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Great place for watching sport. Lots of draft beers and cocktails available. Also do pizzas and burgers. Have an outside area for sunny days.
One of the oldest bars in Obs. Student night on Wednesdays. Always buzzing.
Stones Obz
One of the oldest bars in Obs. Student night on Wednesdays. Always buzzing.
Lives up to its name. A true Obs classic. Crazy but lovely.
24 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A Touch of Madness Restaurant
12 Nuttall Rd
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Lives up to its name. A true Obs classic. Crazy but lovely.

Food Scene

This has quickly become an institution. Ribs, chicken wings, burgers and skinny chips. All served on a platter and eaten with your fingers. Great food, great music and Weissbier on tap.
Sticky Fingers BBQ
96 Station Rd
This has quickly become an institution. Ribs, chicken wings, burgers and skinny chips. All served on a platter and eaten with your fingers. Great food, great music and Weissbier on tap.
Great coffee shop with large selection of breakfasts. Biggest cookies you have ever seen!
20 Lower Main Rd
20 Lower Main Road
Great coffee shop with large selection of breakfasts. Biggest cookies you have ever seen!
One of the nicest breakfast/lunch places in Obs. Is also a bakery and serves healthy, homemade food.
11 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mango Ginger
27 Lower Main Rd
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One of the nicest breakfast/lunch places in Obs. Is also a bakery and serves healthy, homemade food.
Great restaurant with a great vibe. Try their "Disco Fries"! Also do breakfasts and have free wifi.
Saint Peters Square
Anzio Road
Great restaurant with a great vibe. Try their "Disco Fries"! Also do breakfasts and have free wifi.
Another classic in Obs. Both bar and restaurant and live music stage. 2x1 burger specials on Mondays and 2x1 pizzas on Thursdays. Check out http://www.my.calendars.net/obzcafetheatre for whats on.
38 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Obz Cafe
115 Lower Main Rd
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Another classic in Obs. Both bar and restaurant and live music stage. 2x1 burger specials on Mondays and 2x1 pizzas on Thursdays. Check out http://www.my.calendars.net/obzcafetheatre for whats on.
Another old Obs favorite if you like no fuss Burrito's and frozen margaritas. While the food isn't the best in Obs, the atmosphere certainly makes up for it.
22 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Pancho's
127 Lower Main Rd
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Another old Obs favorite if you like no fuss Burrito's and frozen margaritas. While the food isn't the best in Obs, the atmosphere certainly makes up for it.
Great food and peaceful atmosphere. English style pub, with impressive whisky collection, and outside seating near an ancient Fig tree. Great for a Sunday afternoon walk. Also nice for date night! Open all day.
23 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Wild Fig Restaurant
1 Liesbeek Ave
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Great food and peaceful atmosphere. English style pub, with impressive whisky collection, and outside seating near an ancient Fig tree. Great for a Sunday afternoon walk. Also nice for date night! Open all day.
Decent sushi and Chinese food. Well priced with a great all you can eat sushi special.
38 Lower Main Rd
38 Lower Main Road
Decent sushi and Chinese food. Well priced with a great all you can eat sushi special.
Great day-time cafe packed with a display of old cooking utensils and appliances. Huge plates of flapjacks and eggs benedict. Don't be afraid to share, there's (usually) enough! :) Daytime only.
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Queen of Tarts
20 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Great day-time cafe packed with a display of old cooking utensils and appliances. Huge plates of flapjacks and eggs benedict. Don't be afraid to share, there's (usually) enough! :) Daytime only.
A local favorite. Get great South African dishes (e.g. Umnqusho) in a very relaxed, classically Obs environment. They serve quarts of beer and amazing crayfish samosas. Only open in the evenings.
30 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cafe Ganesh
38 Trill Rd
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A local favorite. Get great South African dishes (e.g. Umnqusho) in a very relaxed, classically Obs environment. They serve quarts of beer and amazing crayfish samosas. Only open in the evenings.
The pizza spot of Cape Town. Great vibe, FANTASTIC pizza and an all-round classic Cape Town night out. Highly recommended.
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Ferdinando's Pizza
205 Lower Main Rd
46 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The pizza spot of Cape Town. Great vibe, FANTASTIC pizza and an all-round classic Cape Town night out. Highly recommended.

Essentials

Small but convenient. There is a liquor store next door.
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Kwikspar - Observatory
67 Station Rd
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Small but convenient. There is a liquor store next door.
Petrol garage
Total Observatory
341 Main Rd
Petrol garage
Bottle store open till 7pm.
70 Lower Main Rd
70 Lower Main Road
Bottle store open till 7pm.

Shopping

One of the best health-food shops in Cape Town. Stocks everything and anything for healthy eating (and living). Delicious farm fresh eggs.
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Komati Foods
74 Lower Main Rd
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
One of the best health-food shops in Cape Town. Stocks everything and anything for healthy eating (and living). Delicious farm fresh eggs.
CHEESE! Voted the best food outliet in SA in 2011. Are suppliers to all the local restaurants and have the best of all the locally produced stuff and some international varieties too. Yum.
217 Lwr Main Rd
217 Lower Main Road
CHEESE! Voted the best food outliet in SA in 2011. Are suppliers to all the local restaurants and have the best of all the locally produced stuff and some international varieties too. Yum.

Entertainment & Activities

Indoor rock climbing and yoga center. You can buy day or monthly passes. See www.cityrock.co.za.
CityROCK Indoor Climbing, Gear Shop and Yoga Studio
45 Collingwood Road
Indoor rock climbing and yoga center. You can buy day or monthly passes. See www.cityrock.co.za.
You can book all your travel and activities through the Green Elephant backpackers. Pop in for a beer to see what they have on offer. They also have a swimming pool for hot days.
Green Elephant Backpackers
57 Milton Rd
You can book all your travel and activities through the Green Elephant backpackers. Pop in for a beer to see what they have on offer. They also have a swimming pool for hot days.

Getting Around

Car rental company specialising in longer-term rentals and tourist 4x4 trips and camper hire. www.driveafrica.co.za/
CAR MANIA hire
Car rental company specialising in longer-term rentals and tourist 4x4 trips and camper hire. www.driveafrica.co.za/

Arts & Culture

Lots going on including yoga, capoeira, fitness classes, art etc. Check out www.heartofobs.co.za for whats going on.
Observatory Community Centre
Rawson Street
Lots going on including yoga, capoeira, fitness classes, art etc. Check out www.heartofobs.co.za for whats going on.
The latest gallery in Cape Town, the Museum of Contemporary African Art was designed by world-renowned architect Thomas Heatherwick and is a mind-blowing feat of design and engineering. Not to be missed.
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Zeitz Museum ng Sining ng Kasalukuyang Panahon ng Aprika
South Arm Road
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The latest gallery in Cape Town, the Museum of Contemporary African Art was designed by world-renowned architect Thomas Heatherwick and is a mind-blowing feat of design and engineering. Not to be missed.