Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Fabulous bakery and breakfast or lunch spot: also perfect for afternoon tea
84 locals recommend
Lazari
221 Vredehoek Ave
84 locals recommend
Fabulous bakery and breakfast or lunch spot: also perfect for afternoon tea
Mucver, halloumi, tzatziki, taramasalata... charming, casual, and consistently brilliant.
114 locals recommend
Maria's Greek Café
31 Barnet St
114 locals recommend
Mucver, halloumi, tzatziki, taramasalata... charming, casual, and consistently brilliant.
Haute-cuisine sharing tapas: a firm foodie favourite
312 locals recommend
The Pot Luck Club
373-375 Albert Rd
312 locals recommend
Haute-cuisine sharing tapas: a firm foodie favourite
A wide selection of relish vegan and veg options. Or go here for the outstanding Rosemary Beef Tibs.
51 locals recommend
Addis in Cape Ethiopian Restaurant
168 Church St
51 locals recommend
A wide selection of relish vegan and veg options. Or go here for the outstanding Rosemary Beef Tibs.
Highly regarded, a slick operation with a continental menu. The prawn curry is beyond good.
120 locals recommend
Mano's
39 Main Rd
120 locals recommend
Highly regarded, a slick operation with a continental menu. The prawn curry is beyond good.
Always delicious with a superb menu. Looks and feels a lot fancier than they actually encourage you to dress! Reasonably priced too.
115 locals recommend
Societi Bistro
50 Orange St
115 locals recommend
Always delicious with a superb menu. Looks and feels a lot fancier than they actually encourage you to dress! Reasonably priced too.
Delightful spot, and another Kloof Street institution. Cheap and cheerful by day, slightly more sophisticated (but still informal) by night. Try the Gemsbok Wellington or the fillet.
65 locals recommend
Arnolds Restaurant
60 Kloof St
65 locals recommend
Delightful spot, and another Kloof Street institution. Cheap and cheerful by day, slightly more sophisticated (but still informal) by night. Try the Gemsbok Wellington or the fillet.
Vietnamese, Japanese, Cantonese, Thai, the works. Highly recommended.
88 locals recommend
Saigon
Kamp Street
88 locals recommend
Vietnamese, Japanese, Cantonese, Thai, the works. Highly recommended.
Breakfast, lunch, hot dogs, beer and all-round good cheer. Open at night too for drinks and dinner.
317 locals recommend
The Power & The Glory
13d Kloof Nek Rd
317 locals recommend
Breakfast, lunch, hot dogs, beer and all-round good cheer. Open at night too for drinks and dinner.
Window shopping delight, with glam buffet lunches.
75 locals recommend
Khadim's Coffee Shop
68 Church St
75 locals recommend
Window shopping delight, with glam buffet lunches.
Ultra excellent, dead-casual Portuguese. A real institution. Try the Prawn rissoles, Spaghetti Trinchado, Mozambican beers, and the Peri-peri chicken. Don't forget the heavenly garlic sauce!
20 locals recommend
Toni's on Kloof
88 Kloof St
20 locals recommend
Ultra excellent, dead-casual Portuguese. A real institution. Try the Prawn rissoles, Spaghetti Trinchado, Mozambican beers, and the Peri-peri chicken. Don't forget the heavenly garlic sauce!
Sicilian fair that is consistently good. Delicious pastas and ultra-thin based pizzas.
38 locals recommend
Nonna Lina Ristorante Pizzeria Gardens
64 Orange St
38 locals recommend
Sicilian fair that is consistently good. Delicious pastas and ultra-thin based pizzas.
A must-do. Enjoy a choose-your-own-adventure BBQ experience with cold beers and an upbeat atmosphere on a covered patio.
31 locals recommend
Mzoli's Place
Ny 115
31 locals recommend
A must-do. Enjoy a choose-your-own-adventure BBQ experience with cold beers and an upbeat atmosphere on a covered patio.

Everything Else

Doughsants, cronuts? A superb bakery and lunch spot.
338 locals recommend
Jason Bakery
185 Bree St
338 locals recommend
Doughsants, cronuts? A superb bakery and lunch spot.
Saturday mornings: brimming with life and good food. From fresh veggie juice or flammkuchen, to oysters and champagne.
619 locals recommend
The Old Biscuit Mill
375 Albert Rd
619 locals recommend
Saturday mornings: brimming with life and good food. From fresh veggie juice or flammkuchen, to oysters and champagne.
Extraordinary deli section, all the best (and most exclusive) grocery options in town. The aubergine dip is sublime.
363 locals recommend
Giovanni's Deliworld
103 Main Rd
363 locals recommend
Extraordinary deli section, all the best (and most exclusive) grocery options in town. The aubergine dip is sublime.
Crazy kitsch and hysterical, go to the revolving restaurant for the Crepes Suzette to end off an evening.
7 locals recommend
Top of the Ritz Restaurant
7 locals recommend
Crazy kitsch and hysterical, go to the revolving restaurant for the Crepes Suzette to end off an evening.
Excellent falafel, a key spot on the culinary map of Sea Point. Cherished by the locals.
8 locals recommend
Aris Souvlaki
8 locals recommend
Excellent falafel, a key spot on the culinary map of Sea Point. Cherished by the locals.
For all your health food/ lifestyle requirements!
93 locals recommend
Wellness Warehouse Lifestyle on Kloof
50 Kloof St
93 locals recommend
For all your health food/ lifestyle requirements!
A local favorite for dinner. Casual and pretty trendy. Gourmet pizzas, pastas, the works.
108 locals recommend
The Woodlands Eatery
8 Breda St
108 locals recommend
A local favorite for dinner. Casual and pretty trendy. Gourmet pizzas, pastas, the works.
South Africa's oldest independent cinema which shows a good selection of art films alongside more commercial offerings.
352 locals recommend
The Labia
68 Orange St
352 locals recommend
South Africa's oldest independent cinema which shows a good selection of art films alongside more commercial offerings.
A tiny art gallery, mainly showing the work of illustators and graphic artists.
27 locals recommend
Salon Ninety One
91 Kloof St
27 locals recommend
A tiny art gallery, mainly showing the work of illustators and graphic artists.
Country Farm with space to roam, orchards, veggie gardens, vineyards, and spectacular restaurants. Well worth a visit!
183 locals recommend
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts - Simondium Road
183 locals recommend
Country Farm with space to roam, orchards, veggie gardens, vineyards, and spectacular restaurants. Well worth a visit!
A cosy setting and warming menu, perfect for breakfast or for a wintery lunch.
261 locals recommend
Olympia Cafe
134 Main Rd
261 locals recommend
A cosy setting and warming menu, perfect for breakfast or for a wintery lunch.

Drinks & Nightlife

Airy hangout with drink specials and a menu for those with arteries of steel. Also try Max Bagels across the street.
260 locals recommend
Clarke's Bar & Dining Room
133 Bree St
260 locals recommend
Airy hangout with drink specials and a menu for those with arteries of steel. Also try Max Bagels across the street.
Fantastic Belgian food and beer with a French touch and a superb harbour view: Belgian guest approved!
21 locals recommend
Den Anker
21 locals recommend
Fantastic Belgian food and beer with a French touch and a superb harbour view: Belgian guest approved!