Guidebook for Cape Town

Nick & Tanya
Nick & Tanya
Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Very well known deli. Great coffee and plenty of premade food options.
363 locals recommend
Giovanni's Deliworld
103 Main Rd
363 locals recommend
Very well known deli. Great coffee and plenty of premade food options.
Great restaurant in the V&A Waterfront. The view and position is the draw card being right on the water.
11 locals recommend
GINJA Restaurant
11 locals recommend
Great restaurant in the V&A Waterfront. The view and position is the draw card being right on the water.
7 locals recommend
Cape Town Fish Market V&A Waterfront
7 locals recommend
Relatively new restaurant in Cape Town.
73 locals recommend
Bocca
Wale Street
73 locals recommend
Relatively new restaurant in Cape Town.
Great breakfast place. Turns into more of a bar in the evening.
260 locals recommend
Clarke's Bar & Dining Room
133 Bree St
260 locals recommend
Great breakfast place. Turns into more of a bar in the evening.
Theos Hair Stylist
235 Three Anchor Bay Rd
Nice italian restaurant
22 locals recommend
🍕 Mario's Italian Restaurant
89 Main Rd
22 locals recommend
Nice italian restaurant
Very popular restaurant/tavern in the Waterfront. There is a live band typically on a Friday and Saturday evening in the summer months. Don't sit to close to the stage - it gets very loud.
23 locals recommend
Quay Four
4 Dock Rd
23 locals recommend
Very popular restaurant/tavern in the Waterfront. There is a live band typically on a Friday and Saturday evening in the summer months. Don't sit to close to the stage - it gets very loud.
Belgian restaurant with some great views on the mountain side of the restaurant. Huge selection of Belgian Beer.
21 locals recommend
Den Anker
21 locals recommend
Belgian restaurant with some great views on the mountain side of the restaurant. Huge selection of Belgian Beer.
338 locals recommend
Jason Bakery
185 Bree St
338 locals recommend
Great Restaurant - They never take reservations.
235 locals recommend
Chefs Warehouse & Canteen
92 Bree St
235 locals recommend
Great Restaurant - They never take reservations.
275 locals recommend
Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay Boulevard
275 locals recommend
Incredible food and experience. Booking essential. Book in advance to avoid disappointment - www.thetestkitchen.co.za
259 locals recommend
The Test Kitchen
375 Albert Rd
259 locals recommend
Incredible food and experience. Booking essential. Book in advance to avoid disappointment - www.thetestkitchen.co.za
Incredible food and experience. Booking essential. Book in advance to avoid disappointment (Bookings open on the 1st of each month at 08:30am South African time for the following month.) www.thepotluckclub.co.za.
312 locals recommend
The Pot Luck Club
373-375 Albert Rd
312 locals recommend
Incredible food and experience. Booking essential. Book in advance to avoid disappointment (Bookings open on the 1st of each month at 08:30am South African time for the following month.) www.thepotluckclub.co.za.
Bistro-inspired, great breakfasts. Walk-Ins Welcome for Breakfast, Lunch and Supper - www.theshortmarketclub.co.za
121 locals recommend
The Shortmarket Club
199 Oxford Road
121 locals recommend
Bistro-inspired, great breakfasts. Walk-Ins Welcome for Breakfast, Lunch and Supper - www.theshortmarketclub.co.za
Burgers and Beer - www.rocomamas.com
42 locals recommend
RocoMamas Green Point
107A Main Rd
42 locals recommend
Burgers and Beer - www.rocomamas.com
Great steak! www.hussargrill.co.za/find-us/western-cape/mouille-point/
131 locals recommend
The Hussar Grill Mouille Point
163 Beach Road
131 locals recommend
Great steak! www.hussargrill.co.za/find-us/western-cape/mouille-point/
A 13-course menu takes your taste buds on a whirlwind tour of Africa. Sample Zambian kandolo balls made of sweet potato; Congolese spinach and a moreish Ghanaian groundnut chicken stew. A drumming showpiece and attendant drama makes it popular with tourists.
63 locals recommend
GOLD Restaurant
15 Bennett St
63 locals recommend
A 13-course menu takes your taste buds on a whirlwind tour of Africa. Sample Zambian kandolo balls made of sweet potato; Congolese spinach and a moreish Ghanaian groundnut chicken stew. A drumming showpiece and attendant drama makes it popular with tourists.
An essential tourist experience.
18 locals recommend
moyo Kirstenbosch
18 locals recommend
An essential tourist experience.
Good food, seasonal salads and unusual dishes
102 locals recommend
Hemelhuijs
71 Waterkant St
102 locals recommend
Good food, seasonal salads and unusual dishes
Good, comfort food.
115 locals recommend
Societi Bistro
50 Orange St
115 locals recommend
Good, comfort food.
Great sushi!
289 locals recommend
Willoughby & Co
19 Dock Rd
289 locals recommend
Great sushi!
Great Mexico food restaurant.
229 locals recommend
El Burro Greenpoint
79 Main Rd
229 locals recommend
Great Mexico food restaurant.

Shopping

Excellent food sections & the nearest liquor store.
151 locals recommend
Sorbet Cape Quarter
27 Somerset Rd
151 locals recommend
Excellent food sections & the nearest liquor store.
Cape Town’s premier tourist attraction. Shopping mall, waterfront Dining, boat trips, pubs and restaurants. www.waterfront.co.za
125 locals recommend
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
125 locals recommend
Cape Town’s premier tourist attraction. Shopping mall, waterfront Dining, boat trips, pubs and restaurants. www.waterfront.co.za
Part of the Waterfront with slightly lower foot traffic. Robben Island Ferry terminal is located here,.
Clock Tower Retail Centre
Portswood Road
Part of the Waterfront with slightly lower foot traffic. Robben Island Ferry terminal is located here,.
Curio shopping in a busy market. Geared for tourists and worth a visit.
244 locals recommend
Greenmarket Square
Longmarket Street
244 locals recommend
Curio shopping in a busy market. Geared for tourists and worth a visit.
Woolworths represent some of the best food shopping in South Africa. We compare it to Whole Foods in the USA. Usually open till 9pm. Sometimes 8pm.
144 locals recommend
Woolworths Green Point - Portside
144 locals recommend
Woolworths represent some of the best food shopping in South Africa. We compare it to Whole Foods in the USA. Usually open till 9pm. Sometimes 8pm.

Drinks & Nightlife

139 locals recommend
Shimmy Beach Club
12 S Arm Rd
139 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Ferrymans Tavern
Dock Road
11 locals recommend
Huge selection of beers on the extremely busy Long Street. Perhaps a bit wild for some but an interesting venue for the young crowd.
198 locals recommend
BEERHOUSE on Long
223 Long St
198 locals recommend
Huge selection of beers on the extremely busy Long Street. Perhaps a bit wild for some but an interesting venue for the young crowd.
Rooftop Bar, cocktails, craft beers and tapas Tuesday-Friday from 4pm-2am and Saturday from 6.30pm-2am www.tjingtjing.co.za/tjingtjing/
226 locals recommend
Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket St
226 locals recommend
Rooftop Bar, cocktails, craft beers and tapas Tuesday-Friday from 4pm-2am and Saturday from 6.30pm-2am www.tjingtjing.co.za/tjingtjing/

Parks & Nature

This is the gateway to Table Mountain and the start of the cableway. Visit the website for costs and operating hours. If the weather looks good - go now. www.tablemountain.net
950 locals recommend
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg Rd
950 locals recommend
This is the gateway to Table Mountain and the start of the cableway. Visit the website for costs and operating hours. If the weather looks good - go now. www.tablemountain.net
Created in the 1650s by the region's first European settlers and provided fertile ground to grow fresh produce to replenish ships rounding the Cape.
602 locals recommend
Company's Gardens
602 locals recommend
Created in the 1650s by the region's first European settlers and provided fertile ground to grow fresh produce to replenish ships rounding the Cape.
Nice evening views. Popular sunset view point.
609 locals recommend
Signal Hill
609 locals recommend
Nice evening views. Popular sunset view point.
Lions Head is a very popular hike to watch the sunset and moonrise. Can get extremely busy. We suggest going early in the morning for sunrise.
725 locals recommend
Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
725 locals recommend
Lions Head is a very popular hike to watch the sunset and moonrise. Can get extremely busy. We suggest going early in the morning for sunrise.
417 locals recommend
Green Point Park
1 Fritz Sonnenberg Rd
417 locals recommend
The most popular route to climb Table Mountain. Start this early in Summer to avoid the heat. Keep an eye on the weather.
79 locals recommend
Platteklip Gorge
Platteklip Gorge
79 locals recommend
The most popular route to climb Table Mountain. Start this early in Summer to avoid the heat. Keep an eye on the weather.

Entertainment & Activities

World Class venue for local concerts and sport events. HSBC Rugby 7's world tour venue in December.
163 locals recommend
Cape Town Stadium
Fritz Sonnenberg Road
163 locals recommend
World Class venue for local concerts and sport events. HSBC Rugby 7's world tour venue in December.

Sightseeing

Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Malay Quarter, that became home to many Muslims and freed slaves after the abolition of slavery.
275 locals recommend
Bo-Kaap
71 Wale St
275 locals recommend
Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Malay Quarter, that became home to many Muslims and freed slaves after the abolition of slavery.
http://www.aquarium.co.za
85 locals recommend
Cape Town Aquarium 2 station
85 locals recommend
http://www.aquarium.co.za
Helicopter trips around Cape Town and out around the Cape peninsula. Highly recommended.
35 locals recommend
Cape Town Helicopters
36 E Pier Rd
35 locals recommend
Helicopter trips around Cape Town and out around the Cape peninsula. Highly recommended.

Arts & Culture

Cape Town Convention Center - the venue for the annual jazz festival and various conventions throughout the year.
67 locals recommend
Cape Town International Convention Centre
67 locals recommend
Cape Town Convention Center - the venue for the annual jazz festival and various conventions throughout the year.