Guidebook for Cape Town

Gabby & Simon
Gabby & Simon
Guidebook for Cape Town

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A fantastic yoga studio 100m from our house - beautiful space and great teachers.
22 locals recommend
The Shala Yoga Studio
15 Wandel St
22 locals recommend
A fantastic yoga studio 100m from our house - beautiful space and great teachers.
Fill up on petrol, pop into the Woolworths for groceries or pick up a pizza or burger from the Debonairs or Steers. The Engen on Orange is open 24 hours a day .
32 locals recommend
Engen Oranje Service Centre
27 Annandale Street
32 locals recommend
Fill up on petrol, pop into the Woolworths for groceries or pick up a pizza or burger from the Debonairs or Steers. The Engen on Orange is open 24 hours a day .
Take a stroll through the Company Gardens and pop into the Iziko National Museum of Art, the Natural History Museum or the Planetarium, all of which are located in the garden.
602 locals recommend
Company's Gardens
602 locals recommend
Take a stroll through the Company Gardens and pop into the Iziko National Museum of Art, the Natural History Museum or the Planetarium, all of which are located in the garden.
Small market that runs on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings/early afternoon. Everything from fresh juice to jewellery
36 locals recommend
City Bowl Market
14 Hope St
36 locals recommend
Small market that runs on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings/early afternoon. Everything from fresh juice to jewellery
Located in the Garden Centre, a good place to pick up groceries
37 locals recommend
Pick n Pay Gardens
Mill Street
37 locals recommend
Located in the Garden Centre, a good place to pick up groceries
High end grocery store with good quality produce
82 locals recommend
Woolworths
Mill Street
82 locals recommend
High end grocery store with good quality produce

Food Scene

Our favourite Greek in Cape Town - fresh and modern.
114 locals recommend
Maria's Greek Café
31 Barnet St
114 locals recommend
Our favourite Greek in Cape Town - fresh and modern.
One of Cape Town's finest restaurants, also right on our doorstep
90 locals recommend
Aubergine Restaurant
39 Barnet St
90 locals recommend
One of Cape Town's finest restaurants, also right on our doorstep
Great Italian Restaurant. The Nonna Vitoria is their yummiest pizza
38 locals recommend
Nonna Lina Ristorante Pizzeria Gardens
64 Orange St
38 locals recommend
Great Italian Restaurant. The Nonna Vitoria is their yummiest pizza
Great coffee spot with beautiful interior
425 locals recommend
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St
425 locals recommend
Great coffee spot with beautiful interior
Popular bar for after work drinks on Dunkley Square - a bit grungy but a cool crowd.
46 locals recommend
Roxy Late Night
14 Wandel St
46 locals recommend
Popular bar for after work drinks on Dunkley Square - a bit grungy but a cool crowd.
One of our favourite hangouts for coffee or for craft beer in the evenings.
317 locals recommend
The Power & The Glory
13d Kloof Nek Rd
317 locals recommend
One of our favourite hangouts for coffee or for craft beer in the evenings.
Beautiful space inside and fantastic garden setting outside. Great food for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Very kid friendly - they take children into the kitchen to make pizzas whilst you eat and relax.
219 locals recommend
Cafè Paradiso
110 Kloof St
219 locals recommend
Beautiful space inside and fantastic garden setting outside. Great food for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Very kid friendly - they take children into the kitchen to make pizzas whilst you eat and relax.
Top-end Asian restaurant - their dim sum are legendary
81 locals recommend
Haiku Cape Town CBD
58 Burg St
81 locals recommend
Top-end Asian restaurant - their dim sum are legendary

Arts & Culture

Cape Town's oldest independent cinema. It shows a selection of popular and art house movies and you can buy wine or a beer to take into the cinema with you.
352 locals recommend
The Labia
68 Orange St
352 locals recommend
Cape Town's oldest independent cinema. It shows a selection of popular and art house movies and you can buy wine or a beer to take into the cinema with you.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great spot for oysters and champagne
24 locals recommend
The Twankey Bar
1 Wale St
24 locals recommend
Great spot for oysters and champagne
Simon was involved in setting up this bar - it's a very popular place with great Belgian beer, a fantastic wine selection and live music on Wednesday and Saturday nights
30 locals recommend
Weinhaus + BierGarten
110 Bree Street
30 locals recommend
Simon was involved in setting up this bar - it's a very popular place with great Belgian beer, a fantastic wine selection and live music on Wednesday and Saturday nights
Simon's business partner owns this unique wine bar - a great place to taste some unusual and quirky wines
91 locals recommend
Publik Wine Bar
11d Kloof Nek Rd
91 locals recommend
Simon's business partner owns this unique wine bar - a great place to taste some unusual and quirky wines
Good burgers (not as good as Biergarten and Weinhaus though) and great breakfasts. Good for a late dinner or a Sunday morning breakfast
260 locals recommend
Clarke's Bar & Dining Room
133 Bree St
260 locals recommend
Good burgers (not as good as Biergarten and Weinhaus though) and great breakfasts. Good for a late dinner or a Sunday morning breakfast
The oldest pub in Cape Town - great for watching sport
52 locals recommend
Perseverance Tavern
83 Buitenkant St
52 locals recommend
The oldest pub in Cape Town - great for watching sport