Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
Excellent flat whites & banana bread as well as fantastic breakfasts.
7 locals recommend
Bootlegger Three Anchor Bay (Halaal)
257 Main RdExcellent flat whites & banana bread as well as fantastic breakfasts.
Jerry's Burger Bar Sea Point
239 Oliver RdAmazing gourmet burgers.
Excellent pizzas & pasta served in true family-style restaurant.
187 locals recommend
Posticino Italian Restaurant
323 Main RdExcellent pizzas & pasta served in true family-style restaurant.
Make Restaurant
196 Main RdBest sushi!
Ocean Basket Sea Point
Main RoadBest seafood around.
Bonjour Bakery, inside the Total Garage, serves the best croissants, bagels and other confectionery as well as great coffee & breakfasts.
Total Seapoint
345 Main RdBonjour Bakery, inside the Total Garage, serves the best croissants, bagels and other confectionery as well as great coffee & breakfasts.
Brilliant Italian deli - everything from Americano's to gourmet food dishes & special breads.
363 locals recommend
Giovanni's Deliworld
103 Main RdBrilliant Italian deli - everything from Americano's to gourmet food dishes & special breads.
Excellent food & vibes served in the centre of trendy upper Kloof street.
25 locals recommend
Cocoa Oola
1 De Lorentz StExcellent food & vibes served in the centre of trendy upper Kloof street.
Indoor market with live music and a huge range of food to choose from.
197 locals recommend
Mojo Market
30 Regent RdIndoor market with live music and a huge range of food to choose from.
Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour RdVibey Friday nights with music and really good food.
Mykonos Taverna
267 Main RdGreat Greek food & vibes.
Rockpool boasts one of the best views of any restaurant in Cape Town and is situated mere meters from the Atlantic Ocean. The reasonably priced cocktails and great food makes Rockpool a favourite amongst locals.
143 locals recommend
Rockpool
205 Beach RdRockpool boasts one of the best views of any restaurant in Cape Town and is situated mere meters from the Atlantic Ocean. The reasonably priced cocktails and great food makes Rockpool a favourite amongst locals.
Parks & Nature
One of our seven natural wonders of the world - and what a view from the top!
439 locals recommend
Table Mountain (Nature Reserve)
One of our seven natural wonders of the world - and what a view from the top!
Newlands Forest
Leafy-green and shady paths to walk or cycle along.
Beautiful indigenous gardens with easy walking trails; restaurants and open-air concerts during the summer months.
1765 locals recommend
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveBeautiful indigenous gardens with easy walking trails; restaurants and open-air concerts during the summer months.
Signal Hill
Easily accessible hike; great views from the top.
A highlight of the Karoo area is Aquila Private Game Reserve. It’s the only place near Cape Town where you can go on safari and see the Big Five. Go on a half-day or full-day safari and come face-to-face with lions and leopards, or the enormous, majestic African elephants. A full day tour includes a buffet breakfast and lunch, and a stop at one of the breathtaking swimming pools to take a dip and cool off in the wilderness.
38 locals recommend
Aquila Safari Private Game Reserve
A highlight of the Karoo area is Aquila Private Game Reserve. It’s the only place near Cape Town where you can go on safari and see the Big Five. Go on a half-day or full-day safari and come face-to-face with lions and leopards, or the enormous, majestic African elephants. A full day tour includes a buffet breakfast and lunch, and a stop at one of the breathtaking swimming pools to take a dip and cool off in the wilderness.
Arts & Culture
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a contemporary art museum located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the largest museum of contemporary African art in the world.
482 locals recommend
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
South Arm RoadThe Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a contemporary art museum located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the largest museum of contemporary African art in the world.
Everything South African...after which you can meander through the Company gardens.
305 locals recommend
Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium
25 Queen Victoria StEverything South African...after which you can meander through the Company gardens.
Essentials
You need to take your own shopping bags or pay for new plastic ones at the check-out.
92 locals recommend
Checkers Sea Point
Saint Andrews RoadYou need to take your own shopping bags or pay for new plastic ones at the check-out.
Sea Point Spar
94 Regent RdGood produce.
Shopping
Excellent quality, especially ready meals and fruits & vegetables.
123 locals recommend
Woolworths Piazza St John
Excellent quality, especially ready meals and fruits & vegetables.
A wide variety of shops and restaurants for the avid shop-a-holic.
495 locals recommend
Canal Walk Shopping Centre
490 Century BlvdA wide variety of shops and restaurants for the avid shop-a-holic.
Entertainment & Activities
Artscape Theatre Centre
Ballet, Musicals and big shows are performed here.
Local stage productions to keep you entertained of an evening.
156 locals recommend
Theatre on The Bay
Link StreetLocal stage productions to keep you entertained of an evening.
CityROCK Cape Town
9 Milner StAn indoor rock-climbing experience bar excellence.
Getting Around
Meerendal Wine Estate
Vissershok RoadFood, wine, great views and MTB trails.