Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

An Italian-style steakhouse with an innovative menu and great service.
103 locals recommend
Carne SA
70 Keerom St
103 locals recommend
An Italian-style steakhouse with an innovative menu and great service.
Beautiful garden seating area and serves excellent contemporary modern cuisine.
408 locals recommend
Kloof Street House
30 Kloof St
408 locals recommend
Beautiful garden seating area and serves excellent contemporary modern cuisine.
A wonderfully eclectic restaurant at the top of Kloof street serving a Cajun fusion menu.
147 locals recommend
The Bombay Bicycle Club
158 Kloof St
147 locals recommend
A wonderfully eclectic restaurant at the top of Kloof street serving a Cajun fusion menu.
For Bacon lovers (obviously)!
47 locals recommend
Bacon on Bree
217 Bree Street
47 locals recommend
For Bacon lovers (obviously)!
Charming fish and seafood restaurant.
31 locals recommend
SeaBreeze Fish & Shell
213 Bree St
31 locals recommend
Charming fish and seafood restaurant.

Sightseeing

Greenmarket Square, just off Long Street heading into town, has a daily market that is popular with visitors. The open-top bus tours which leave from here are a great way to get to know the city when you first arrive (with a surprisingly entertaining audio commentary).
244 locals recommend
Greenmarket Square
Longmarket Street
244 locals recommend
Greenmarket Square, just off Long Street heading into town, has a daily market that is popular with visitors. The open-top bus tours which leave from here are a great way to get to know the city when you first arrive (with a surprisingly entertaining audio commentary).
Bree Street, two blocks up the hill, is more sedate with some lovely restaurants, cafés and pubs.
207 locals recommend
Bree Street
Bree Street
207 locals recommend
Bree Street, two blocks up the hill, is more sedate with some lovely restaurants, cafés and pubs.
The strip of Long street that runs across the front of the building has a range of clubs and bars including Mojito Bar, the Dubliners, The Waiting Room and Fiction .
52 locals recommend
226 Long St
226 Long Street
52 locals recommend
The strip of Long street that runs across the front of the building has a range of clubs and bars including Mojito Bar, the Dubliners, The Waiting Room and Fiction .

Essentials

Nearest supermarket for essentials.
12 locals recommend
KWIKSPAR on Kloof
26 Kloof St
12 locals recommend
Nearest supermarket for essentials.

Shopping

Shopping mall with Woolworths (supermarket) and a range of other shops and restaurants.
59 locals recommend
Lifestyle On Kloof
50 Kloof St
59 locals recommend
Shopping mall with Woolworths (supermarket) and a range of other shops and restaurants.

Entertainment & Activities

Trendy independent movie theatre.
352 locals recommend
The Labia
68 Orange St
352 locals recommend
Trendy independent movie theatre.

Arts & Culture

The nearby planetarium and museum at the top of Company's Garden are worth a visit.
305 locals recommend
Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium
25 Queen Victoria St
305 locals recommend
The nearby planetarium and museum at the top of Company's Garden are worth a visit.
Hiddingh Campus is the historic original campus of the University of Cape Town, and has some of the oldest educational buildings in South Africa. It is now home to the Art and Drama departments and often has exhibitions and performances open to the public.
42 locals recommend
University of Cape Town - Hiddingh Campus
42 locals recommend
Hiddingh Campus is the historic original campus of the University of Cape Town, and has some of the oldest educational buildings in South Africa. It is now home to the Art and Drama departments and often has exhibitions and performances open to the public.

Drinks & Nightlife

A relaxed bar with large open air seating area and decent food.
63 locals recommend
Tiger's Milk Kloof Street
55 Kloof St
63 locals recommend
A relaxed bar with large open air seating area and decent food.
A great place to sample local gins!
255 locals recommend
The Gin Bar
64A Wale Street
255 locals recommend
A great place to sample local gins!