Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Voted as the best Asian restaurant in Cape Town, Saigon has the most fantastic sushi and other dishes - being right across the street from your front door, you will be tempted to become a regular!
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Saigon
Kamp Street
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Voted as the best Asian restaurant in Cape Town, Saigon has the most fantastic sushi and other dishes - being right across the street from your front door, you will be tempted to become a regular!
The most delicious food, shady garden, cosy fireplace. Our fave restaurant. Try the lamb salad and the cheesecake. Children can make pizzas and gingerbread people. Breakfasts are divine. Try to book.
219 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cafè Paradiso
110 Kloof St
219 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The most delicious food, shady garden, cosy fireplace. Our fave restaurant. Try the lamb salad and the cheesecake. Children can make pizzas and gingerbread people. Breakfasts are divine. Try to book.
Classic breakfast and brunch venue, good value for money. Wi-fi and newspapers, outside seating for people-watching.
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Arnolds Restaurant
60 Kloof St
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Classic breakfast and brunch venue, good value for money. Wi-fi and newspapers, outside seating for people-watching.
Part of a chain, this restaurant has a lovely quad garden, perfect for balmy evenings. Excellent fish and seafood, and amazing value-for-money sushi. Walking distance! One of our favourites.
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ocean Basket
75 Kloof St
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Part of a chain, this restaurant has a lovely quad garden, perfect for balmy evenings. Excellent fish and seafood, and amazing value-for-money sushi. Walking distance! One of our favourites.
Fragrant Ethiopian food, served on a special type of pancake, for sharing. Impressive menu for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Try the after-dinner coffee ritual with incense, and the honey wine.
51 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Addis in Cape Ethiopian Restaurant
168 Church St
51 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fragrant Ethiopian food, served on a special type of pancake, for sharing. Impressive menu for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Try the after-dinner coffee ritual with incense, and the honey wine.

Everything Else

Set in an old theatre, the ultimate retro venue to see art or mainstream movies. Have a brownpaper bag of popcorn and a beer from the bar! Their dinner specials (dinner&movie for 2) are great value.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Labia on Kloof
50 Kloof Street
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Set in an old theatre, the ultimate retro venue to see art or mainstream movies. Have a brownpaper bag of popcorn and a beer from the bar! Their dinner specials (dinner&movie for 2) are great value.
Brooklyn-style diner joint with delicious burgers (including ostrich, vegetarian, etc), and scrumptious shakes.
86 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hudsons, The Burger Joint
22 Kloof Street
86 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brooklyn-style diner joint with delicious burgers (including ostrich, vegetarian, etc), and scrumptious shakes.
Quirky bohemian interior, delicious food, one of the Madame Zingara restaurants, highly recommended. Always try to book as it is very popular.
147 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Bombay Bicycle Club
158 Kloof St
147 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Quirky bohemian interior, delicious food, one of the Madame Zingara restaurants, highly recommended. Always try to book as it is very popular.
Affordable artworks by up-and-coming local artists. Exhibitions are well-curated and renewed regularly. Highly recommended.
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Salon Ninety One
91 Kloof St
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Affordable artworks by up-and-coming local artists. Exhibitions are well-curated and renewed regularly. Highly recommended.
Deli and fresh foods market, clothes and other design items, local artists and producers. Fresh coffee and delicious edibles - THE place to be on a Saturday morning. Go early as it can get full.
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Old Biscuit Mill Glass Gallery
375 Albert Road
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Deli and fresh foods market, clothes and other design items, local artists and producers. Fresh coffee and delicious edibles - THE place to be on a Saturday morning. Go early as it can get full.
Cosy, family-friendly, with delicious pizzas, burgers, salads etc. Outdoor seating on warm evenings. Paper tablecloths with crayons for being artistic while you wait. One of our favourites.
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Da Vincis on Kloof
70 Kloof St
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cosy, family-friendly, with delicious pizzas, burgers, salads etc. Outdoor seating on warm evenings. Paper tablecloths with crayons for being artistic while you wait. One of our favourites.
Must-do: Order Cafe Frank's picnic box, have it at the beach or in a garden. Roast chicken or sirloin with delicious salads, bread, dessert, complete with recycled plates, cutlery and optional bubbly!
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Café Frank
160 Bree St
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Must-do: Order Cafe Frank's picnic box, have it at the beach or in a garden. Roast chicken or sirloin with delicious salads, bread, dessert, complete with recycled plates, cutlery and optional bubbly!
Your one-stop health shop, with eco-friendly cleaning products, a café, salon and a pharmacy to boot! A Cape Town institution, must visit.
93 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Wellness Warehouse Lifestyle on Kloof
50 Kloof St
93 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Your one-stop health shop, with eco-friendly cleaning products, a café, salon and a pharmacy to boot! A Cape Town institution, must visit.
In summer, a long-standing tradition is to attend the open-air Shakespeare play performed on the stage amongst the trees. Take a picnic for beforehand. They also often have ballets and other plays.
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Maynardville Opelugteater
Piers Road
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
In summer, a long-standing tradition is to attend the open-air Shakespeare play performed on the stage amongst the trees. Take a picnic for beforehand. They also often have ballets and other plays.
Beautiful and large, ideal for picnics, hikes, just lying and reading. In summer they have Sunday sunset concerts, spectacular to watch as the sun sets behind the peaks. Do not miss this.
1765 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
1765 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beautiful and large, ideal for picnics, hikes, just lying and reading. In summer they have Sunday sunset concerts, spectacular to watch as the sun sets behind the peaks. Do not miss this.
The Mount Nelson hotel is the perfect place to unwind in colonial style. Have a high tea overlooking the pool and magnificent gardens, or visit the incredibly relaxing spa. One of my faves.
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mount Nelson Planet Restaurant & Bar
76 Orange St
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Mount Nelson hotel is the perfect place to unwind in colonial style. Have a high tea overlooking the pool and magnificent gardens, or visit the incredibly relaxing spa. One of my faves.
My favourite little boutique, modern, retro and vintage-inspired clothing, jewellery, handbags and shoes. Affordable and adorable.
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mungo & Jemima
17 Dock Road
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
My favourite little boutique, modern, retro and vintage-inspired clothing, jewellery, handbags and shoes. Affordable and adorable.
Theatre with popular and art plays and musicals, always excellent. Buy tickets in advance and see the Baxter Theatre's website for what's showing.
172 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Centro de Teatro Baxter
Main Road
172 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Theatre with popular and art plays and musicals, always excellent. Buy tickets in advance and see the Baxter Theatre's website for what's showing.