Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
This place has very friendly and funky staff. As well as my favourite coffee in town. Their food and their overall vibe is Lekker!!! With a steam punk urban twist.
425 locals recommend
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant StThis place has very friendly and funky staff. As well as my favourite coffee in town. Their food and their overall vibe is Lekker!!! With a steam punk urban twist.
Well, it is also very much a bar. They have crazy fried chicken on waffles and maple syrup on the menu. Great burgers to. It's a vibe. Upstairs is also a delicious Ramen place which i will add to recommendations next.
95 locals recommend
Lefty's
105 Harrington StWell, it is also very much a bar. They have crazy fried chicken on waffles and maple syrup on the menu. Great burgers to. It's a vibe. Upstairs is also a delicious Ramen place which i will add to recommendations next.
The only ramen restaurant in Cape Town. So good. Love the porkbelly ramen but the vegetarian ones are not bad. I also love sake so this is my go to place for that!
80 locals recommend
Downtown Ramen Asian Restaurant
103 Harrington StreetThe only ramen restaurant in Cape Town. So good. Love the porkbelly ramen but the vegetarian ones are not bad. I also love sake so this is my go to place for that!
Because it is an iconic place for me. Always been there. The food is great and this place just works. Easily forgotten but always so nice when i remember it is still there. Love Portuguese food! For groups, definitely book. This is a popular place amongst locals.
61 locals recommend
Dias Tavern Portuguese Restaurant
15 Caledon StBecause it is an iconic place for me. Always been there. The food is great and this place just works. Easily forgotten but always so nice when i remember it is still there. Love Portuguese food! For groups, definitely book. This is a popular place amongst locals.
Old school!! Word has it that this is where the best steak lives!! And i think I agree!. It's kind of like an English pub style. The accompanying veggies are wonderful!
59 locals recommend
Nelson's Eye
9 Hof StOld school!! Word has it that this is where the best steak lives!! And i think I agree!. It's kind of like an English pub style. The accompanying veggies are wonderful!
Haas Coffee
19 Buitenkant StI love this place. Gallery/Coffee/Tea/Nibble/Lovely/Moody/Private
As a child I used to come here a lot with my mum. It has been revamped recently. Still lovely to sit amongst the trees and nature so close to the penthouse. Don't forget to get some pea nuts to feed the squirrels.
602 locals recommend
Company's Gardens
As a child I used to come here a lot with my mum. It has been revamped recently. Still lovely to sit amongst the trees and nature so close to the penthouse. Don't forget to get some pea nuts to feed the squirrels.
Best Greek food in town. Also on a quaint sweet square called Dunkley Square. A must for Greek food!
114 locals recommend
Maria's Greek Café
31 Barnet StBest Greek food in town. Also on a quaint sweet square called Dunkley Square. A must for Greek food!
This place has a great bar and interior. Quite a vibe and open late on Sundays to.
408 locals recommend
Kloof Street House
30 Kloof StThis place has a great bar and interior. Quite a vibe and open late on Sundays to.
A nice reliable old school establishment. been around for as long as I can remember and the food is great!
101 locals recommend
Bacini's
177 Kloof StA nice reliable old school establishment. been around for as long as I can remember and the food is great!
The food here is served by the chefs and the menu changes daily. It's really one of my best!!
10 locals recommend
CHEFS
The food here is served by the chefs and the menu changes daily. It's really one of my best!!
Drinks & Nightlife
Well, it is really a Saloon. I Love this place! One of my favourite hidden places in Cape Town. I love the music and the locals. Depending on the day and the person walking in, it could be a bit intimidating but soon you will find it to be the friendliest place in town. The coldest beers in the Cape. Candle lit every night apart from Mondays when it is closed. The local water hole dressed as a timeless Western Saloon with swinging doors and all. Wayne, the owner and bar man is a busy funny friend of mine. Please let him know I recommended it. He might be kinder to me next time. :)
7 locals recommend
Dust and Dynamite
27 Caledon StWell, it is really a Saloon. I Love this place! One of my favourite hidden places in Cape Town. I love the music and the locals. Depending on the day and the person walking in, it could be a bit intimidating but soon you will find it to be the friendliest place in town. The coldest beers in the Cape. Candle lit every night apart from Mondays when it is closed. The local water hole dressed as a timeless Western Saloon with swinging doors and all. Wayne, the owner and bar man is a busy funny friend of mine. Please let him know I recommended it. He might be kinder to me next time. :)
On a quaint square. This is a little local bar which has been around for over 20 years.
46 locals recommend
Roxy Late Night
14 Wandel StOn a quaint square. This is a little local bar which has been around for over 20 years.
Nothing really beats a cocktail at this very graceful Planet Bar! The famous Mount Nelson Hotel has the most exquisite garden to walk through. A definite favourite.
34 locals recommend
Mount Nelson Planet Restaurant & Bar
76 Orange StNothing really beats a cocktail at this very graceful Planet Bar! The famous Mount Nelson Hotel has the most exquisite garden to walk through. A definite favourite.
The Harrington
50 Harrington StOn Thursdays they have wonderful live music and happy hour after 4pm.
Arts & Culture
This is very upsetting. This area used to be inhabited by people and they have been evacuated and killed and bulldozed out of their community. Whole areas of perfectly fine Victorian architecture were bulldozed. The documented pictures or the people and the place which is now mainly vacant can be found here.
445 locals recommend
District Six Museum
25A Buitenkant StThis is very upsetting. This area used to be inhabited by people and they have been evacuated and killed and bulldozed out of their community. Whole areas of perfectly fine Victorian architecture were bulldozed. The documented pictures or the people and the place which is now mainly vacant can be found here.
The Fugard Theatre
Wonderful art by local artist to be found here. closest gallery to the apartment and really a wonderful one.
45 locals recommend
StateoftheART Gallery
50 Buitenkant StWonderful art by local artist to be found here. closest gallery to the apartment and really a wonderful one.
Parks & Nature
Surrounded by the national museums, galleries, planetarium and Houses of Parliament this park serves as a quiet place to sit on a bench and contemplate your next move.
602 locals recommend
Company's Gardens
Surrounded by the national museums, galleries, planetarium and Houses of Parliament this park serves as a quiet place to sit on a bench and contemplate your next move.
This was the park that I sometimes skipped school to go to. Eeeek. Did i just say that? Anyway, It is stunning to sit by the stream or walk a bit further up the stream to take a good look up the mountain. It is above the houses on the edge of Table Mountain.
11 locals recommend
Deerpark Drive West
Deerpark Drive WestThis was the park that I sometimes skipped school to go to. Eeeek. Did i just say that? Anyway, It is stunning to sit by the stream or walk a bit further up the stream to take a good look up the mountain. It is above the houses on the edge of Table Mountain.
Shopping
A small mall. It is a small enough mall not to get lost in to simply get your groceries done and move along. Well, of course there is also the temptation to shop shop shop. :)
220 locals recommend
FNB Bank ATM Gardens Shopping Centre
22 Mill StreetA small mall. It is a small enough mall not to get lost in to simply get your groceries done and move along. Well, of course there is also the temptation to shop shop shop. :)
This is the best book shop in town. It also has a down stairs section for kids. They have book launches from time to time. The staff is very friendly. Check in to see what is the latest topic.
123 locals recommend
the book lounge
71 Roeland StreetThis is the best book shop in town. It also has a down stairs section for kids. They have book launches from time to time. The staff is very friendly. Check in to see what is the latest topic.
Essentials
Just next to my building. The perfect liquor store. What more can I say?
25 locals recommend
Roeland Liquors
65 Roeland StJust next to my building. The perfect liquor store. What more can I say?