Guidebook for Cape Town
Shopping
Blue Route Mall
Tokai RoadGreat for shopping and your everyday mall needs e.g cinema
V&A Waterfront Head Office
3 Dock Rd"Upmarket shopping" experience and restaurants
Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour RdLovely local market with food stalls
Essentials
For your everyday needs e.g groceries, restaurants and coffee shops
260 locals recommend
Constantia Village
For your everyday needs e.g groceries, restaurants and coffee shops
Sightseeing
Recommended if you enjoy walks on the beach and ocean fresh sea food
14 locals recommend
Muizenberg Beach Front (Pty) Ltd
Recommended if you enjoy walks on the beach and ocean fresh sea food
Cape Point
See the official point where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.
Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill RoadGreat hiking trail for the outdoor enthusiast.
The best and most beautiful cricket stadium in the world.
57 locals recommend
PPC Newlands Cricket Stadium
146 Campground RdThe best and most beautiful cricket stadium in the world.
Clifton 4th Beach hotel
Fourth Beach PromenadeBest place for those seeking the ultimate "sun tan"
University of Cape Town
December is graduation season at UCT.
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveFor nature lovers.
Rhodes Memorial
Rhodes AvenueExcellent view of Cape Town
Chapman's Peak Drive in Cape Town, which takes motorists on a 9km winding route from Hout Bay to Noordhoek, is widely regarded as one of the most scenic stretches of road anywhere in the world. Take a drive and see what all the fuss is about.
409 locals recommend
Chapman's Peak Drive
1 Chapmans Peak DrChapman's Peak Drive in Cape Town, which takes motorists on a 9km winding route from Hout Bay to Noordhoek, is widely regarded as one of the most scenic stretches of road anywhere in the world. Take a drive and see what all the fuss is about.
Everything Else
Tokai Forest
Excellent spot for braaing /barbecue
Home of the Galileo Open Air Cinema. Definately a must for those that enjoy a romantic night out with that special someone.
10 locals recommend
Hillcrest Quarry
Home of the Galileo Open Air Cinema. Definately a must for those that enjoy a romantic night out with that special someone.
Food Scene
Best seafood restaurants in Cape Town. Fish straight from the ocean to your plate.
270 locals recommend
Harbour House Kalk Bay
Main RoadBest seafood restaurants in Cape Town. Fish straight from the ocean to your plate.
Miller's Thumb
10B Kloof Nek RdSpecialize in Seaford
Baia
19 Breakwater BlvdExcellent and fresh seafood
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant StFor the coffee connoisseurs
Origin Coffee Roasting
28 Hudson StBest Coffee house in Cape Town
PRIMI Constantia
Main RoadPizza and Pasta
tashas Constantia
Spaanschemat River RoadCafe Style food and coffee
Arts & Culture
For a lovely night out at the theatre. Experience authentic South African and international productions.
172 locals recommend
Baxter Theatre Centre
Main RoadFor a lovely night out at the theatre. Experience authentic South African and international productions.
Artscape Theatre Centre
This summer Artscape will be hosting the Russian Ballet
The Fugard Theatre
A intimate little theatre in the heart of Cape Town.
Drinks & Nightlife
Long Street
Long StreetClubs, pubs and parties.
BEERHOUSE on Long
223 Long StImported and Local Beers ... Pub Quiz and Comedy nights
GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World
1 Jakes Gerwel DrIf gambling is your game
Rafikis
Beer and Pizza joint
For top-drawer beer, bourbon and Bottld cocktails, look no further than this motorbike-workshop-slash-men’s-clothing-store. It also happens to serve mighty fine coffee, too. Chill with an ale in the outdoor area on Shortmarket Street, without ever spotting a tourist.
155 locals recommend
The House of Machines
84 Shortmarket StFor top-drawer beer, bourbon and Bottld cocktails, look no further than this motorbike-workshop-slash-men’s-clothing-store. It also happens to serve mighty fine coffee, too. Chill with an ale in the outdoor area on Shortmarket Street, without ever spotting a tourist.
This hip, new(ish) Bree Street bar serves café-style food as well as booze, and stays open late – making it the go-to place before (or after) a big night.
93 locals recommend
Arcade Cafe
152 Bree StThis hip, new(ish) Bree Street bar serves café-style food as well as booze, and stays open late – making it the go-to place before (or after) a big night.
As its name suggests, this bar is a collaboration between brewers (14 to be exact), who are passionate about their craft, and their craft beers, many of which are made from scratch using freshly picked ingredients.
8 locals recommend
The Brewers Co-op
135 Albert RdAs its name suggests, this bar is a collaboration between brewers (14 to be exact), who are passionate about their craft, and their craft beers, many of which are made from scratch using freshly picked ingredients.
Groot Constantia is South Africa’s oldest wine producing estate with an uninterrupted record of wine production since its inception in 1685, boasting a proud heritage of 330 years this year. The Groot Constantia trademark is also one of the oldest surviving trademarks in the world today. In fact, Groot Constantia bottles, bottle shards and bottle seals dating from as far back as 1774 have been found in far corners of the world in some unusual circumstances
334 locals recommend
Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia RoadGroot Constantia is South Africa’s oldest wine producing estate with an uninterrupted record of wine production since its inception in 1685, boasting a proud heritage of 330 years this year. The Groot Constantia trademark is also one of the oldest surviving trademarks in the world today. In fact, Groot Constantia bottles, bottle shards and bottle seals dating from as far back as 1774 have been found in far corners of the world in some unusual circumstances