Guidebook for Mossel Bay
Food Scene
Quirky decor and lovely coffee - definitely try the tramezzini!
And be sure to order the amarula or French vanilla coffee beans to take home!
34 locals recommend
Baruch's Coffee Shop
6 Via AppieQuirky decor and lovely coffee - definitely try the tramezzini!
And be sure to order the amarula or French vanilla coffee beans to take home!
Yummy pizza on the beach - open whenever you need them most!
85 locals recommend
Delfinos Seaside Restaurant
Point RoadYummy pizza on the beach - open whenever you need them most!
Ironically situated on Bland Street as it is anything but!
Super quirky decor, great service and excellent coffee and baristas. Be sure to get a look at the model-train coffee machine - it's one of a kind!
50 locals recommend
The Blue Shed Coffee Roastry
33 Bland StIronically situated on Bland Street as it is anything but!
Super quirky decor, great service and excellent coffee and baristas. Be sure to get a look at the model-train coffee machine - it's one of a kind!
Pick your own strawberries (unbelievably sweet!), mission through the biggest hedge maze in the southern hemisphere and enjoy a cup of coffee or lunch at the restaurant after...
117 locals recommend
Redberry Farm
Pick your own strawberries (unbelievably sweet!), mission through the biggest hedge maze in the southern hemisphere and enjoy a cup of coffee or lunch at the restaurant after...
Amazing food! Vegetarian and vegan-friendly options, too.
32 locals recommend
101 Meade Street Restaurant
101 Meade StAmazing food! Vegetarian and vegan-friendly options, too.
This takes having a coffee with a view to a whole other level. There is also a shop with interesting tad-bits and a gallery of Ken Maloney's must-have 3-dimensional masterpieces that have become a collector's and investment item for both local and international art enthusiasts.
38 locals recommend
Seeplaas
This takes having a coffee with a view to a whole other level. There is also a shop with interesting tad-bits and a gallery of Ken Maloney's must-have 3-dimensional masterpieces that have become a collector's and investment item for both local and international art enthusiasts.
Gorgeous wine farm with great wood-fired pizza and wine and a view to die for!
70 locals recommend
Jakkalsvlei
Gorgeous wine farm with great wood-fired pizza and wine and a view to die for!
On a good-weather day, you can sit outside and enjoy the great selection of food (in bigger-than-usual portions), milkshakes and ice-creams available while enjoying the expansive view of the entire bay.
All the dishes are really great, but the the pizzas, hummus and aubergine stack are my go-to's.
21 locals recommend
Stars Restaurant
Marsh StreetOn a good-weather day, you can sit outside and enjoy the great selection of food (in bigger-than-usual portions), milkshakes and ice-creams available while enjoying the expansive view of the entire bay.
All the dishes are really great, but the the pizzas, hummus and aubergine stack are my go-to's.
The Merchant
78c Bland StAnother great coffee stop!
Lovely meals, beautiful views, friendly staff.
Also a great place to end the St Blaize trail at - nothing like a cold beer or milkshake at the end of a long and winding hike!
Golf Club house
Lovely meals, beautiful views, friendly staff.
Also a great place to end the St Blaize trail at - nothing like a cold beer or milkshake at the end of a long and winding hike!
If you meet the owner of this coffee shop, her name is Cherise, please give her a hug from Shivani and ask her to tell you the story behind the name of the coffee shop. It is such a beautiful story and her intention for where she wants to take the concept is and beautiful and inspiring as she is.
Krotoa
49 Marsh StIf you meet the owner of this coffee shop, her name is Cherise, please give her a hug from Shivani and ask her to tell you the story behind the name of the coffee shop. It is such a beautiful story and her intention for where she wants to take the concept is and beautiful and inspiring as she is.
Kaai 4 Braai Restaurant
A super chilled communal braai-with-a-view experience!
Oyster Bar
One of a few very cute restaurants along Mossel Bay's waterfront.
Great food and excellent wine, beautiful venue, friendly people and atmosphere, sometimes they host bands or shows so be sure to check the line-up to time your visit accordingly.
Also, looots of space for kids to run around.
7 locals recommend
The Barn Venue @ReedValley
Great food and excellent wine, beautiful venue, friendly people and atmosphere, sometimes they host bands or shows so be sure to check the line-up to time your visit accordingly.
Also, looots of space for kids to run around.
A hidden gem of a place that takes you through a game farm where you can spot rhinos, zebra and other animals en route to your destination where you will get great food and professional service, beautiful views and a nice play area for the little ones.
10 locals recommend
The Village @ Botlierskop
A hidden gem of a place that takes you through a game farm where you can spot rhinos, zebra and other animals en route to your destination where you will get great food and professional service, beautiful views and a nice play area for the little ones.
Shopping
Checkers, Woolworths, Cell-C, Wimpy, Dischem, Clicks to name a few conveniences close to the golf course.
One one-stop shop for food and necessities!
46 locals recommend
Mossel Bay Mall
Melkhout StreetCheckers, Woolworths, Cell-C, Wimpy, Dischem, Clicks to name a few conveniences close to the golf course.
One one-stop shop for food and necessities!
Getting Around
AVIS Rent a Car - Mossel Bay
13 Mascador StParks & Nature
Gorgeous views (spot whales and dolphins!) along the coast. Pack snacks and some water and head on to Mossel Bay Point...
21 locals recommend
Saint Blaize Hiking Trail
Saint Blaize Hiking TrailGorgeous views (spot whales and dolphins!) along the coast. Pack snacks and some water and head on to Mossel Bay Point...
Visit the Pinnacle Point Caves in the company of the archaeologist who discovered them to see some of the most significant archaeological discoveries being made...
24 locals recommend
Point of Human Origins
Visit the Pinnacle Point Caves in the company of the archaeologist who discovered them to see some of the most significant archaeological discoveries being made...
Beautiful gardens to have a picnic, go for a walk or even a hike up the mountain
29 locals recommend
Garden Route Botanical Gardens
49 Caledon StBeautiful gardens to have a picnic, go for a walk or even a hike up the mountain
Other than the usual game reserve offering, at this one you can also walk with lions!
98 locals recommend
Botlierskop Private Game Reserve
Gonnakraal RoadOther than the usual game reserve offering, at this one you can also walk with lions!
Go for a walk with the elephants that find their home with Gerhard and his wife at Indalu (Xhosa for Nature).
You don't get that opportunity every day!
Tell him Shivani says hi and send him love :)
8 locals recommend
Indalu Game Reserve
Go for a walk with the elephants that find their home with Gerhard and his wife at Indalu (Xhosa for Nature).
You don't get that opportunity every day!
Tell him Shivani says hi and send him love :)
Entertainment & Activities
Skydive Mossel Bay
Waterkant CrescentThe best views of both mountains and ocean all the way down...
The Barn in Mossel Bay provides live entertainment in Mossel Bay. You can check out their showtimes online: http://www.thebarns.co.za/MosselBay/
7 locals recommend
The Barn Venue @ReedValley
The Barn in Mossel Bay provides live entertainment in Mossel Bay. You can check out their showtimes online: http://www.thebarns.co.za/MosselBay/
Lovely beach without any big, crashing waves. Lovely to swim in and soak up a year's worth of vitamin D on the beach.
There is an ice-cream kiosk and the Santos Express restaurant nearby for a refreshing drink or snack when you want one.
Kayak rentals are available at the Boat club next door. You can walk there from the beach, otherwise its a long drive all the way around to get there.
25 locals recommend
Santos Beach Mosselbay
Mossel StreetLovely beach without any big, crashing waves. Lovely to swim in and soak up a year's worth of vitamin D on the beach.
There is an ice-cream kiosk and the Santos Express restaurant nearby for a refreshing drink or snack when you want one.
Kayak rentals are available at the Boat club next door. You can walk there from the beach, otherwise its a long drive all the way around to get there.
Quite a thrill diving in waters shared with seals, whales, dolphins and great whites...
Garden Route Scuba
40 Short streetQuite a thrill diving in waters shared with seals, whales, dolphins and great whites...
Absolutely humbling experience to be up close to one of the most fierce, feared, magnificent, powerful and majestic creatures of the world under water...
42 locals recommend
White Shark Africa
7 Church StAbsolutely humbling experience to be up close to one of the most fierce, feared, magnificent, powerful and majestic creatures of the world under water...
Zipline Mossel Bay
6 Point RoadThe longest over-the-ocean zipline in the world... Why not??
Book a charter flight to pick you up from the airport or take you to the airport, or just go for a scenic flight over the town.
Mossel Bay is one of the most beautiful places I have flown over - the combination of mountain and ocean, the blue, green, grey, orange colour combinations are spectacular. And if you're lucky, you may spot a few sharks, whales and dolphins!
Starlite Aviation Training Academy - Mossel Bay
Book a charter flight to pick you up from the airport or take you to the airport, or just go for a scenic flight over the town.
Mossel Bay is one of the most beautiful places I have flown over - the combination of mountain and ocean, the blue, green, grey, orange colour combinations are spectacular. And if you're lucky, you may spot a few sharks, whales and dolphins!
Arts & Culture
A great place to take kids who would enjoy the 13 steam locomotives. You can also see Johannesburg’s first steam locomotive, the GL Garrett with its antiquated carriages, including the original 'White Coach' in which Queen Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret slept in during their 1947 visit to South Africa, and Paul Kruger’s coach and private saloons.
55 locals recommend
Outeniqua Transport Museum
2 Mission RdA great place to take kids who would enjoy the 13 steam locomotives. You can also see Johannesburg’s first steam locomotive, the GL Garrett with its antiquated carriages, including the original 'White Coach' in which Queen Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret slept in during their 1947 visit to South Africa, and Paul Kruger’s coach and private saloons.
Rut Art Gallery @ Yellow Door
Field StreetOne of my favourite galleries in Mossel Bay...
A nostalgic shop that will transport you back in time!
They have a great vintage movie night if you enjoy the old-school movie scene.
Monroe Theatre & Tea Room
7 Marsh StA nostalgic shop that will transport you back in time!
They have a great vintage movie night if you enjoy the old-school movie scene.
Great food and excellent wine, beautiful venue, friendly people and atmosphere, sometimes they host bands or shows so be sure to check the line-up to time your visit accordingly.
7 locals recommend
The Barn Venue @ReedValley
Great food and excellent wine, beautiful venue, friendly people and atmosphere, sometimes they host bands or shows so be sure to check the line-up to time your visit accordingly.
Essentials
Pick n Pay, Woolworths, restaurants and shops. Some quirky home decor shops downstairs.
92 locals recommend
Langeberg Mall
Louis Fourie RoadPick n Pay, Woolworths, restaurants and shops. Some quirky home decor shops downstairs.