Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
We list here some of our favourite restaurants. Most of them are within walking distance from the apartment.
Real home-made Italian pastas. Book to avoid disappointment: +27 83 273 9604
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The Cousins Trattoria
3b Barrack StReal home-made Italian pastas. Book to avoid disappointment: +27 83 273 9604
Informal, market-type of restaurant with local cuisine at very affordable prices. can sit down or take away. A stone throw from the apartment.
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Eastern Food Bazaar
96 Longmarket StInformal, market-type of restaurant with local cuisine at very affordable prices. can sit down or take away. A stone throw from the apartment.
Fork Tapas & Pinchos Bar
13 Main RoadGreat tapas and a glass of wine: +27 21 424 6334
Lefty's
105 Harrington StBest BBQ ribs in town. Very relaxed atmosphere: +27 21 461 0407
Curry house, Bollywood-style décor. Also offers a vegan menu.
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Masala Dosa restaurant
167 Long StCurry house, Bollywood-style décor. Also offers a vegan menu.
Laid back, great cocktails, hamburgers and the best milkshakes: +27 21 422 4536
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Royale Eatery
20 Vineyard RoadLaid back, great cocktails, hamburgers and the best milkshakes: +27 21 422 4536
Perfect after a stroll through the Gardens. Easy breakfast and lunch. Good for kids: +27 21 423 2919
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The Company's Garden - Rose Garden
Perfect after a stroll through the Gardens. Easy breakfast and lunch. Good for kids: +27 21 423 2919
Tiger's Milk - Long Street
44 Long StGreat cocktails: +27 21 422 0700
All-day restaurant and night-time party spot: +27 21 424 7648
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Clarke's Bar & Dining Room
133 Bree StAll-day restaurant and night-time party spot: +27 21 424 7648
Authentic Cape Malay food in this Halaal establishment. Please note no alcohol is served.
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Biesmiellah Restaurant
Authentic Cape Malay food in this Halaal establishment. Please note no alcohol is served.
Inspired by local ingredients and truly South African flavours, Zeitz Mocca FOOD ticks all the right boxes: SASSI friendly, carb conscious, healthy and, well, downright delicious.
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Zeitz MOCAA Events
Inspired by local ingredients and truly South African flavours, Zeitz Mocca FOOD ticks all the right boxes: SASSI friendly, carb conscious, healthy and, well, downright delicious.
Baia
19 Breakwater BlvdOne of the best seafood restaurants in Cape Town.
Good seafood restaurant with a beautiful view over the ocean.
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Harbour House Kalk Bay
Main RoadGood seafood restaurant with a beautiful view over the ocean.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Vue
40 Chiappini StStunning views: +27 21 418 3065
Pleasant experience. Situated in a heritage building. Serve local and International gins.
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The Gin Bar
64A Wale StreetPleasant experience. Situated in a heritage building. Serve local and International gins.
Parks & Nature
A 15-minute walk from the bottom of the Company Gardens in Wale Street brings you to Orange Street, where you will find the majestic Mount Nelson Hotel. Here you can enjoy High Tea or a drink at the Planet Bar. Or have lunch at the Company Garden's Restaurant.
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The Company's Garden - Rose Garden
A 15-minute walk from the bottom of the Company Gardens in Wale Street brings you to Orange Street, where you will find the majestic Mount Nelson Hotel. Here you can enjoy High Tea or a drink at the Planet Bar. Or have lunch at the Company Garden's Restaurant.
It is the first botanic garden in the world to be included within a natural World Heritage Site. Kirstenbosch is nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of nine National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. It boasts two restaurants and a shop.
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Kirstenbosch Pambansang Hardin ng Botany
Rhodes DriveIt is the first botanic garden in the world to be included within a natural World Heritage Site. Kirstenbosch is nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of nine National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. It boasts two restaurants and a shop.
Sightseeing
You will see Lion’s Head to the right of Table Mountain from the apartment’s windows. This is one of the most scenic hiking routes close to the centre of Cape Town. The walk takes about 90 minutes. It is manageable, although there are a few ladders and chains you need to negotiate.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill RoadYou will see Lion’s Head to the right of Table Mountain from the apartment’s windows. This is one of the most scenic hiking routes close to the centre of Cape Town. The walk takes about 90 minutes. It is manageable, although there are a few ladders and chains you need to negotiate.
The Sea Point Promenade is a great place to observe the city’s multiculturalism. The popular promenade, which is something of a Mother City institution, runs the length of Sea Point's beachfront from Mouille Point to Bantry Bay, within easy access of Cape Town city centre. Combine a stroll down the promenade with an Indian tapas lunch at Sundoo in Regent Road, Sea Point.
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Sea Point Promenade
Beach RoadThe Sea Point Promenade is a great place to observe the city’s multiculturalism. The popular promenade, which is something of a Mother City institution, runs the length of Sea Point's beachfront from Mouille Point to Bantry Bay, within easy access of Cape Town city centre. Combine a stroll down the promenade with an Indian tapas lunch at Sundoo in Regent Road, Sea Point.
A visit to Cape Town has to include a ride with the cable car to the top of the mountain from where one has breath-taking views of the peninsula. A must-do. Buy tickets online to avoid the queues.
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg RdA visit to Cape Town has to include a ride with the cable car to the top of the mountain from where one has breath-taking views of the peninsula. A must-do. Buy tickets online to avoid the queues.
Arts & Culture
The Bo-Kaap is situated on the slopes of Signal Hill. It is a historical centre of cape Malay culture in cape Town. The Nurul Islam Mosque, established in 1844, is located in the area.
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Iziko Bo Kaap Museum
71 Wale StThe Bo-Kaap is situated on the slopes of Signal Hill. It is a historical centre of cape Malay culture in cape Town. The Nurul Islam Mosque, established in 1844, is located in the area.
Originally established as a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and immigrants, District Six was a vibrant centre with close links to the city and the port. On 11 February 1966 it was declared a white area under the Group Areas Act of 1950, and by 1982, the life of the community was over. The District Six Museum, established in December 1994, works with the memories of the District Six experience and with that of forced removals more generally.
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Museo ng Distrito Anim
25A Buitenkant StOriginally established as a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and immigrants, District Six was a vibrant centre with close links to the city and the port. On 11 February 1966 it was declared a white area under the Group Areas Act of 1950, and by 1982, the life of the community was over. The District Six Museum, established in December 1994, works with the memories of the District Six experience and with that of forced removals more generally.
The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town. The upper galleries of the Iziko Slave Lodge are open to the public. The majority of these exhibitions are older displays which showcase some highlights from our ceramics, silverware and Egyptology collections to name a few. These exhibitions do not focus on the history of the slavery in South Africa.
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Iziko Slave Lodge
Wale StreetThe Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town. The upper galleries of the Iziko Slave Lodge are open to the public. The majority of these exhibitions are older displays which showcase some highlights from our ceramics, silverware and Egyptology collections to name a few. These exhibitions do not focus on the history of the slavery in South Africa.
The Groote Kerk is a Dutch Reformed church in Cape Town, South Africa. The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship, built by Herman Schuette in 1841. The first church on this land was built in 1678. Willem Adriaan van der Stel laid the cornerstone for the church.
The apartment is next to the Groote Kerk and overlooks the beautiful church bell.
Groote Kerk 1
The Groote Kerk is a Dutch Reformed church in Cape Town, South Africa. The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship, built by Herman Schuette in 1841. The first church on this land was built in 1678. Willem Adriaan van der Stel laid the cornerstone for the church.
The apartment is next to the Groote Kerk and overlooks the beautiful church bell.
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a contemporary art museum located at the V&A Waterfront. It is the largest museum of contemporary African art in the world.
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Zeitz Museum ng Sining ng Kasalukuyang Panahon ng Aprika
South Arm RoadThe Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a contemporary art museum located at the V&A Waterfront. It is the largest museum of contemporary African art in the world.
Shopping
The shopping centre boasts more than 450 shops and attracts more than 23 million visitors a year.
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Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre
3 Dock RdThe shopping centre boasts more than 450 shops and attracts more than 23 million visitors a year.
Long Street
Long StreetLovely shops and restaurants line both sides of Long Street.
Kloof Street is an extension of Long Street with restaurants and shops lining both side of the street. There is also a nice little shopping centre. called Lifestyle on Kloof.
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Kloof Street
Kloof StreetKloof Street is an extension of Long Street with restaurants and shops lining both side of the street. There is also a nice little shopping centre. called Lifestyle on Kloof.
Although it says jewellers, this store carries beautiful Italian shoes for both men and women.
Aliverti
Although it says jewellers, this store carries beautiful Italian shoes for both men and women.
The Mill is home to day and night markets, dynamic office space, a range of workshops and designer stores, delicious farm stalls, decadent restaurants as well as an inspiring line-up of festivals and productions.
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Cape Town Biscuit Mill 1 station
The Mill is home to day and night markets, dynamic office space, a range of workshops and designer stores, delicious farm stalls, decadent restaurants as well as an inspiring line-up of festivals and productions.
Entertainment & Activities
This is an old-school cinema close to the Mount Nelson Hotel. Sip on a glass of wine while you're watching a movie.
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The Labia
68 Orange StThis is an old-school cinema close to the Mount Nelson Hotel. Sip on a glass of wine while you're watching a movie.
A boutique wine farm situated in the Southern Suburbs, of Constantia - the oldest wine producing region in South Africa dating back to 1685. Constantia Glen has a lovely restaurant and beautiful views.
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Constantia Glen
Constantia Main RoadA boutique wine farm situated in the Southern Suburbs, of Constantia - the oldest wine producing region in South Africa dating back to 1685. Constantia Glen has a lovely restaurant and beautiful views.