Guidebook for Cape Town

Melissa
Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Great breakfasts and just a walk away from the apartments.
102 locals recommend
Red Sofa Café
21 Derry St
102 locals recommend
Great breakfasts and just a walk away from the apartments.
Delicious sweet treats. Also just a short walk down Rugley Road.
84 locals recommend
Lazari
221 Vredehoek Ave
84 locals recommend
Delicious sweet treats. Also just a short walk down Rugley Road.
The most incredible food with all sorts of foreign flavours. This owner has published 2 books of her recipes and although this restaurant is tiny, it is worth the squeeze for an incredible mouthful of flavour. They also do Takeaway meals of your choosing if small spaces aren't for you.
56 locals recommend
The Kitchen
111 Sir Lowry Rd
56 locals recommend
The most incredible food with all sorts of foreign flavours. This owner has published 2 books of her recipes and although this restaurant is tiny, it is worth the squeeze for an incredible mouthful of flavour. They also do Takeaway meals of your choosing if small spaces aren't for you.
This Deli is filled with all sorts. Choose from the already packaged delicious treats or make your very own gourmet sandwich by choosing your ingredients over the counter. While you wait, have a coffee streetside and enjoy the hustle and bustle of Main Road. This is a popular deli.
363 locals recommend
Giovanni's Deliworld
103 Main Rd
363 locals recommend
This Deli is filled with all sorts. Choose from the already packaged delicious treats or make your very own gourmet sandwich by choosing your ingredients over the counter. While you wait, have a coffee streetside and enjoy the hustle and bustle of Main Road. This is a popular deli.
Great food and great location on one of Cape Town's popular streets.
123 locals recommend
Manna Epicure
4 Kloof St
123 locals recommend
Great food and great location on one of Cape Town's popular streets.
This Market is in a beautiful setting near the V&A Waterfront and all sorts of delicious foods can be found here whilst enjoying time outdoors.
20 locals recommend
Oranjezicht City Farm
87 Upper Orange St
20 locals recommend
This Market is in a beautiful setting near the V&A Waterfront and all sorts of delicious foods can be found here whilst enjoying time outdoors.
Restaurant on the beach- what more can I say?
275 locals recommend
Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay Boulevard
275 locals recommend
Restaurant on the beach- what more can I say?
A variety of delicious foods and local clothing, art and jewellery.
379 locals recommend
Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour Rd
379 locals recommend
A variety of delicious foods and local clothing, art and jewellery.
Gorgeous setting with delicious food. They also have a wine and chocolate pairing at their cellar. Delicious
69 locals recommend
Jonkershuis Restaurant South Africa
Groot Constantia Road
69 locals recommend
Gorgeous setting with delicious food. They also have a wine and chocolate pairing at their cellar. Delicious
Top notch restaurant. Very fancy and not too far from the apartment. Be sure to dress up and get your wallet ready for a great meal out.
76 locals recommend
The Stack
7 Weltevreden St
76 locals recommend
Top notch restaurant. Very fancy and not too far from the apartment. Be sure to dress up and get your wallet ready for a great meal out.

Sightseeing

Stunning views over the city and the Stadium. On a good clear day the view stretches far beyond Robin's Island (where Mandela was imprisoned).
725 locals recommend
Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
725 locals recommend
Stunning views over the city and the Stadium. On a good clear day the view stretches far beyond Robin's Island (where Mandela was imprisoned).
Apart form Sightseeing, Muizenberg beach os great if you fancy having lunch near the coast or going for an early morning surf in warmer waters. There are plenty of shops here that rent wetsuits and surfboards at a fair price so it is great for a bit of adventure and sport.
253 locals recommend
Muizenberg Beach Club
165 Main Rd
253 locals recommend
Apart form Sightseeing, Muizenberg beach os great if you fancy having lunch near the coast or going for an early morning surf in warmer waters. There are plenty of shops here that rent wetsuits and surfboards at a fair price so it is great for a bit of adventure and sport.
Kommetjie beach is a great escape from the city and filled with surfers and their dogs.
63 locals recommend
Kommetjie
63 locals recommend
Kommetjie beach is a great escape from the city and filled with surfers and their dogs.
Gorgeous Southern most tip of SA and Africa.
10 locals recommend
Cape Peninsula
10 locals recommend
Gorgeous Southern most tip of SA and Africa.
One of my favourite restaurants in Cape Town is the Olympia Cafe located streetside as you drive out of Kalk Bay. It is simply the best :)
485 locals recommend
Kalk Bay
485 locals recommend
One of my favourite restaurants in Cape Town is the Olympia Cafe located streetside as you drive out of Kalk Bay. It is simply the best :)
Great spot for a good walk and some fresh air whilst looking across the deep blue sea.
859 locals recommend
Cape Point
859 locals recommend
Great spot for a good walk and some fresh air whilst looking across the deep blue sea.

Getting Around

AVIS Rent a Car - Cape Town Downtown
46 Strand St
135 locals recommend
The MyCiti Busses run all around Cape Town. One of their stops is not far from our property.
173 locals recommend
Gardens My City Bus Station
173 locals recommend
The MyCiti Busses run all around Cape Town. One of their stops is not far from our property.

Entertainment & Activities

Ice Skating and a Movie house can be found at the Grandwest Casino.
113 locals recommend
GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World
1 Jakes Gerwel Dr
113 locals recommend
Ice Skating and a Movie house can be found at the Grandwest Casino.

Everything Else

This small Mall has everything you need from clothing and groceries to tools and banks. I do all my errands here.
220 locals recommend
FNB Bank ATM Gardens Shopping Centre
22 Mill Street
220 locals recommend
This small Mall has everything you need from clothing and groceries to tools and banks. I do all my errands here.
1951 locals recommend
V&A Waterfront
19 Dock Rd
1951 locals recommend
49 locals recommend
Cell C
1 Dreyer St
49 locals recommend

Shopping

495 locals recommend
Canal Walk Shopping Centre
490 Century Blvd
495 locals recommend
This is a market type set-up with plenty of art items and crafts made locally. There are several coffee stalls within this building and a tremendous variety of crafts to be seen.
106 locals recommend
The Watershed
17 Dock Rd
106 locals recommend
This is a market type set-up with plenty of art items and crafts made locally. There are several coffee stalls within this building and a tremendous variety of crafts to be seen.