Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Local pizza spot with an outdoor balcony area that's very popular in Summer. My favourite pizzas in CT.
101 locals recommend
Bacini's
177 Kloof St
101 locals recommend
Local pizza spot with an outdoor balcony area that's very popular in Summer. My favourite pizzas in CT.
Good breakfast/coffee spot with lovely views of the mountain
38 locals recommend
Liquorice & Lime
162 Kloof St
38 locals recommend
Good breakfast/coffee spot with lovely views of the mountain
A quirky Cape Town hangout with a sense of humour, run by the Madame Zingara crew.
147 locals recommend
The Bombay Bicycle Club
158 Kloof St
147 locals recommend
A quirky Cape Town hangout with a sense of humour, run by the Madame Zingara crew.
A lovely dinner spot in Vredehoek. Beautiful space, good casual food.
108 locals recommend
The Woodlands Eatery
8 Breda St
108 locals recommend
A lovely dinner spot in Vredehoek. Beautiful space, good casual food.
A local favourite in Vredehoek. A small cosy space with tasty food, and some outdoor tables for warm evenings.
141 locals recommend
The Sidewalk Cafe
141 locals recommend
A local favourite in Vredehoek. A small cosy space with tasty food, and some outdoor tables for warm evenings.
A good tea/coffee/cake/breakfast/lunch place, with a deli full of delicious food and some local gifts and kitchen ware for sale.
75 locals recommend
Khadim's Coffee Shop
68 Church St
75 locals recommend
A good tea/coffee/cake/breakfast/lunch place, with a deli full of delicious food and some local gifts and kitchen ware for sale.
Pleasant coffee/brunch/lunch place, with a patio for watching the people go by.
123 locals recommend
Manna Epicure
4 Kloof St
123 locals recommend
Pleasant coffee/brunch/lunch place, with a patio for watching the people go by.
Great restaurant with lovely outdoor area and tasty food. Only one real vegetarian option on the menu though...
408 locals recommend
Kloof Street House
30 Kloof St
408 locals recommend
Great restaurant with lovely outdoor area and tasty food. Only one real vegetarian option on the menu though...
I haven't been here in a long time, but the food is supposed to be good and it has a lovely garden area.
219 locals recommend
Cafè Paradiso
110 Kloof St
219 locals recommend
I haven't been here in a long time, but the food is supposed to be good and it has a lovely garden area.
Upmarket, stylish dining with delicious food. Lounge area upstairs. Will probably need to be booked ahead.
247 locals recommend
Black Sheep Restaurant
104 Kloof St
247 locals recommend
Upmarket, stylish dining with delicious food. Lounge area upstairs. Will probably need to be booked ahead.
Good bakery and cafe.
45 locals recommend
Knead Bakery Kloof Street
50 Kloof St
45 locals recommend
Good bakery and cafe.
Excellent burgers and shakes (very big veggie burger selection too!)
127 locals recommend
Royale Eatery
20 Vineyard Road
127 locals recommend
Excellent burgers and shakes (very big veggie burger selection too!)
Delicious baked goods and good coffee.
338 locals recommend
Jason Bakery
185 Bree St
338 locals recommend
Delicious baked goods and good coffee.
Excellent steampunk coffee spot
425 locals recommend
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St
425 locals recommend
Excellent steampunk coffee spot
Creative, comfy and interesting. Good coffee and brunch.
96 locals recommend
Haas Coffee
19 Buitenkant St
96 locals recommend
Creative, comfy and interesting. Good coffee and brunch.
Delicious chocolate, baked goods and coffee. Beautifully styled cafe with a cute back courtyard (and secret gin bar in the back)!
113 locals recommend
Honest Chocolate Cafe
64A Wale St
113 locals recommend
Delicious chocolate, baked goods and coffee. Beautifully styled cafe with a cute back courtyard (and secret gin bar in the back)!

Shopping

Beautiful furniture and homeware store.
11 locals recommend
lim
86 Kloof St
11 locals recommend
Beautiful furniture and homeware store.
Best independent book shop in town!
123 locals recommend
the book lounge
71 Roeland Street
123 locals recommend
Best independent book shop in town!
Great shopping area, full of beautifully made, locally designed things, from art to jewelry to clothes to kids toys, leather items, ceramics etc.
106 locals recommend
The Watershed
17 Dock Rd
106 locals recommend
Great shopping area, full of beautifully made, locally designed things, from art to jewelry to clothes to kids toys, leather items, ceramics etc.
Nice vintage clothes
Babette clothing
41 Church St
Nice vintage clothes
Local boutique store with lovely things
mememe
117 Long St
Local boutique store with lovely things

Drinks & Nightlife

Hipster night spot!
317 locals recommend
The Power & The Glory
13d Kloof Nek Rd
317 locals recommend
Hipster night spot!
Great bar and intimate theatre upstairs (https://alexanderbar.co.za/).
87 locals recommend
Alexander Bar, Café & Theatre
76 Strand St
87 locals recommend
Great bar and intimate theatre upstairs (https://alexanderbar.co.za/).

Everything Else

Pleasant park for picnics or relaxing outdoors
74 locals recommend
Cape Town De Waal Park 1 station
74 locals recommend
Pleasant park for picnics or relaxing outdoors
Lovely locally designed fabrics and items made from them
6 locals recommend
Skinny laMinx
16a Bree St
6 locals recommend
Lovely locally designed fabrics and items made from them
Local mall with grocery stores, coffee shops, Clicks for toiletries/pharmacy, Cape Union Mart, and a lovely local gift/design store.
220 locals recommend
FNB Bank ATM Gardens Shopping Centre
22 Mill Street
220 locals recommend
Local mall with grocery stores, coffee shops, Clicks for toiletries/pharmacy, Cape Union Mart, and a lovely local gift/design store.

Essentials

Best nearby big grocery store. Decent cheese selection. (Parking lot at the back.)
183 locals recommend
Checkers Kloof Street
Weltevreden Street
183 locals recommend
Best nearby big grocery store. Decent cheese selection. (Parking lot at the back.)
Closest Woolworths food store. Best quality groceries, but pricier than Checkers or Pick n Pay.
151 locals recommend
Woolworths Kloof Street
50 Kloof St
151 locals recommend
Closest Woolworths food store. Best quality groceries, but pricier than Checkers or Pick n Pay.

Sightseeing

Best beach in town! (Clifton 1st - 3rd all great too). Usually very sheltered from the wind.
387 locals recommend
Clifton 4th Beach hotel
Fourth Beach Promenade
387 locals recommend
Best beach in town! (Clifton 1st - 3rd all great too). Usually very sheltered from the wind.
Most beautiful beach.
219 locals recommend
Llandudno Beach
219 locals recommend
Most beautiful beach.
A very special place, wonderful for a relaxed picnic or Sunday concerts. There are good hikes from here up Table Mountain - up Skeleton Gorge and down Nursery Ravine is popular.
1765 locals recommend
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
1765 locals recommend
A very special place, wonderful for a relaxed picnic or Sunday concerts. There are good hikes from here up Table Mountain - up Skeleton Gorge and down Nursery Ravine is popular.
Enjoyable outing - good food spots, antique shops, galleries and a picturesque, colourful little harbour.
485 locals recommend
Kalk Bay
485 locals recommend
Enjoyable outing - good food spots, antique shops, galleries and a picturesque, colourful little harbour.
Great short hike with beautiful views of the city and coast. Particularly popular on evenings with a full moon for sunset & moonrise. You'll see a string of lights as people walk down after dark.
725 locals recommend
Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
725 locals recommend
Great short hike with beautiful views of the city and coast. Particularly popular on evenings with a full moon for sunset & moonrise. You'll see a string of lights as people walk down after dark.
Lovely easy, mostly flat walk, gorgeous views. Park near the beginning of Tafelberg Rd and start walking from there.
42 locals recommend
Pipe Track
Pipe Track
42 locals recommend
Lovely easy, mostly flat walk, gorgeous views. Park near the beginning of Tafelberg Rd and start walking from there.

Arts & Culture

Excellent theatre.
274 locals recommend
The Fugard Theatre
274 locals recommend
Excellent theatre.