Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
because their pizza is the best. who doesn't like the best pizza!?
46 locals recommend
Ferdinando's Pizza
205 Lower Main Rdbecause their pizza is the best. who doesn't like the best pizza!?
The Fat Cactus Mowbray
47 Durban RdGreat for dinner and relaxed drink
Timbuktu
31 Loop StClose to our home and the best food! Also good vegan options.
Olympia Cafe
134 Main RdTry the mussels! mmm
Looking for a special place to eat? Try Cheynes for amazing food! But book a table in advance.
102 locals recommend
Cheyne's
Main RoadLooking for a special place to eat? Try Cheynes for amazing food! But book a table in advance.
Drinks & Nightlife
great for food, followed by a drink, followed by music (on Thurs/Fri/Sat mostly). You'll meet interesting people here for sure, and get a more local taste of Observatory.
30 locals recommend
Cafe Ganesh
38 Trill Rdgreat for food, followed by a drink, followed by music (on Thurs/Fri/Sat mostly). You'll meet interesting people here for sure, and get a more local taste of Observatory.
The Waiting Room
273 Long Stgreat music here
Sightseeing
Table Mountain (Nature Reserve)
Great for sundown drinks, but don't stay after dark. Beautiful view out over the city
609 locals recommend
Signal Hill
Great for sundown drinks, but don't stay after dark. Beautiful view out over the city
great little beach, often sheltered from wind and less busy than clifton. good surf spot.
43 locals recommend
Glen Beach
great little beach, often sheltered from wind and less busy than clifton. good surf spot.
spend a day here, eating ice cream, exploring vintage and curio shops, swim at Dalebrook tidal pool, have a beer at brass bell and eat at Olympia cafe (the best mussels here)!
485 locals recommend
Kalk Bay
spend a day here, eating ice cream, exploring vintage and curio shops, swim at Dalebrook tidal pool, have a beer at brass bell and eat at Olympia cafe (the best mussels here)!
The most beautiful view from here, also good for sunset. Ask for a picnic pass if you just want to go look at the view and not pay. Or drive all the way through to Noordhoek which is also beautiful.
94 locals recommend
Chapmans Peak
The most beautiful view from here, also good for sunset. Ask for a picnic pass if you just want to go look at the view and not pay. Or drive all the way through to Noordhoek which is also beautiful.
Parks & Nature
Spend time walking along the trails along the coast here. Its worth the drive and incredibly beautiful. Often very windy though so take a windbreaker.
859 locals recommend
Cape Point
Spend time walking along the trails along the coast here. Its worth the drive and incredibly beautiful. Often very windy though so take a windbreaker.
If you need a quick fix of nature, explore the paths around here. 8 minutes from our house and you'll be in the most beautiful nature! If you have time to follow the paths further up the mountain for a longer hike there are some beautiful boardwalk paths and indigenous forests. But just exploring around the bottom also offers great views and sights.
201 locals recommend
Newlands Forest
If you need a quick fix of nature, explore the paths around here. 8 minutes from our house and you'll be in the most beautiful nature! If you have time to follow the paths further up the mountain for a longer hike there are some beautiful boardwalk paths and indigenous forests. But just exploring around the bottom also offers great views and sights.
Shopping
Voom Voom Records & Vintage
15 Lower Main Rdbest vintage shop in CT. best music too.
Pick n Pay Rondebosch
89 Main RdEssentials
Shoprite Mowbray
13 Main RdQuite basic shopping here and they close at 6! Veggies sold outside are good.
Getting Around
Main Road
Main RoadMini bus taxis or private taxis run along here and can take you to town or Claremont.