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Food Scene

Upmarket, old school Italian, it's a Cape Town classic. Treat yourself to sundowners and a great meal overlooking the Promenade.
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La Perla
281 Beach Rd
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Upmarket, old school Italian, it's a Cape Town classic. Treat yourself to sundowners and a great meal overlooking the Promenade.
Great breakfast and lunch spot - exceptional food. Seriously.
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Jason Bakery
185 Bree St
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Great breakfast and lunch spot - exceptional food. Seriously.
Brilliant little spot for lunch. If you find yourself in town with a lust for some Ramen (or good food), this a great choice!
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Downtown Ramen Asian Restaurant
103 Harrington Street
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Brilliant little spot for lunch. If you find yourself in town with a lust for some Ramen (or good food), this a great choice!
An absolute gem - superb anti-pasta and Italian wines. Sitting inside an antique warehouse, it's a very special evening out.
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True Italic
15 Bree St
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An absolute gem - superb anti-pasta and Italian wines. Sitting inside an antique warehouse, it's a very special evening out.
A Cape Town classic in the beautiful little Kalk Bay village. Best little breakfasts / omelets / breads in the city. Pull in for brunch before meandering out to Cape Point.
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Olympia Cafe
134 Main Rd
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A Cape Town classic in the beautiful little Kalk Bay village. Best little breakfasts / omelets / breads in the city. Pull in for brunch before meandering out to Cape Point.
Cold beers, afternoons, street-side. Give it go if you're strolling up and down town. Good coffee and wines as well.
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The Power & The Glory
13d Kloof Nek Rd
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Cold beers, afternoons, street-side. Give it go if you're strolling up and down town. Good coffee and wines as well.
Good restaurant walking distance busy & fun.
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Mano's
39 Main Rd
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Good restaurant walking distance busy & fun.
If you're in the Waterfront, go here - has some of the finest fish and sushi. Being indoors won't matter...
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Willoughby & Co
19 Dock Rd
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If you're in the Waterfront, go here - has some of the finest fish and sushi. Being indoors won't matter...
Authentic upstairs Mexican restaurant overlooking (the road and) Green Point Park. Great service, great food, great prices...and Cabrito Bar downstairs is great too. Hint - you'll hear The Pixies.
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El Burro Greenpoint
79 Main Rd
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Authentic upstairs Mexican restaurant overlooking (the road and) Green Point Park. Great service, great food, great prices...and Cabrito Bar downstairs is great too. Hint - you'll hear The Pixies.
This deli has all premium foods, mostly Italian. Superb café vibe, a local favourite for coffee, newspaper, banter and a sidewalk. They also have the best fresh flowers.
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Giovanni's Deliworld
103 Main Rd
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This deli has all premium foods, mostly Italian. Superb café vibe, a local favourite for coffee, newspaper, banter and a sidewalk. They also have the best fresh flowers.
Possibly the best flatbread club sandwich I've ever eaten - perfect crispy streaky bacon, tender chicken soaked in their homemade peri-peri sauce. Honestly, do yourself a favour...
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Café Frank
160 Bree St
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Possibly the best flatbread club sandwich I've ever eaten - perfect crispy streaky bacon, tender chicken soaked in their homemade peri-peri sauce. Honestly, do yourself a favour...
I don't think I've ever driven out of Noordhoek without stopping in here. As a matter of principle I buy their beef and red wine pie. It's the real deal. Great atmosphere all weekend.
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The Foodbarn Restaurant
Village Lane
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I don't think I've ever driven out of Noordhoek without stopping in here. As a matter of principle I buy their beef and red wine pie. It's the real deal. Great atmosphere all weekend.
Routinely rated one of the best coffee shops in the ENTIRE world! Full steampunk vibe and for that, it's quite unforgettable...
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Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St
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Routinely rated one of the best coffee shops in the ENTIRE world! Full steampunk vibe and for that, it's quite unforgettable...
Best bagel in town, absolutely delicious - street food.
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Max Bagels
120 Bree St
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Best bagel in town, absolutely delicious - street food.
Celebrating Mediterranean & Asian cuisine across three vibrant and trendy floors
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Villa 47
47 Bree St
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Celebrating Mediterranean & Asian cuisine across three vibrant and trendy floors
Voted as one of the Top 50 restaurants in the world, Luke Dale-Robert’s signature restaurant offers an unrivalled gastronomic experience for passionate food lovers. Splash out on the iconic wine pairing.
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The Test Kitchen
373 Albert Rd
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Voted as one of the Top 50 restaurants in the world, Luke Dale-Robert’s signature restaurant offers an unrivalled gastronomic experience for passionate food lovers. Splash out on the iconic wine pairing.
The Stack is where you’ll find the city’s cool creatives enjoying brasserie style food and trendy cocktails in a super-stylish, double-decker venue, housed in the historic Leinster Hall.
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The Stack
7 Weltevreden St
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The Stack is where you’ll find the city’s cool creatives enjoying brasserie style food and trendy cocktails in a super-stylish, double-decker venue, housed in the historic Leinster Hall.
A casual Italian/French bistro that serves a wonderful mushroom risotto – it has a great al fresco space for long summer lunches and is cosy inside by the fireplaces in winter.
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Societi Bistro
50 Orange St
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A casual Italian/French bistro that serves a wonderful mushroom risotto – it has a great al fresco space for long summer lunches and is cosy inside by the fireplaces in winter.
Lamb and roast potato specialists! Greek, relaxed, authentic - good food, clinking glasses, hearty hums of conversation. Warm service, juicy meats, crispy roast potatoes. Say no more.
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Sloppy Sam
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Lamb and roast potato specialists! Greek, relaxed, authentic - good food, clinking glasses, hearty hums of conversation. Warm service, juicy meats, crispy roast potatoes. Say no more.
This is a vibrant and contemporary dining experience for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the city centre.
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The Shortmarket Club
199 Oxford Road
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This is a vibrant and contemporary dining experience for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the city centre.
This contemporary top floor restaurant serves exquisite tapas style food with wonderful views. Be sure to try out the Sunday Brunch.
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The Pot Luck Club
373-375 Albert Rd
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This contemporary top floor restaurant serves exquisite tapas style food with wonderful views. Be sure to try out the Sunday Brunch.
Push the boat out with signature dishes such as the Black Cod at this internationally acclaimed Peruvian/Japanese restaurant in One&Only Cape Town.
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Nobu
Dock Road
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Push the boat out with signature dishes such as the Black Cod at this internationally acclaimed Peruvian/Japanese restaurant in One&Only Cape Town.
Fantastic chicken pie in the heart of the De Waterkant Village - quaint, delightful, your Mum would like it.
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LA PETITE TARTE
17 Dixon St
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Fantastic chicken pie in the heart of the De Waterkant Village - quaint, delightful, your Mum would like it.
Exquisitely plated contemporary cuisine at this stalwart of the Cape Town restaurant scene.
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La Colombe Restaurant
Main Road
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Exquisitely plated contemporary cuisine at this stalwart of the Cape Town restaurant scene.
Fun, eclectic and quirky restaurant and bar with a lovely courtyard. Contemporary comfort food with a South African twist. Sunday jazz is a winner.
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Kloof Street House
30 Kloof St
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Fun, eclectic and quirky restaurant and bar with a lovely courtyard. Contemporary comfort food with a South African twist. Sunday jazz is a winner.
Excellent selection of Thai, Chinese and other Asian food and reasonable prices. Wonderful atmosphere and lovely decor.Make sure you book if you’re heading there over the weekend. Excellent service. Think about sharing plates to taste most of what the menu offers.
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Kitima at the Kronendal
140 Main Road
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Excellent selection of Thai, Chinese and other Asian food and reasonable prices. Wonderful atmosphere and lovely decor.Make sure you book if you’re heading there over the weekend. Excellent service. Think about sharing plates to taste most of what the menu offers.
Relaxed Italian restaurant that’s a favourite among locals. Try the Linguine Portofino.
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Il Leone Mastrantonio
22 Cobern St
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Relaxed Italian restaurant that’s a favourite among locals. Try the Linguine Portofino.
Excellent steak. Say no more. Best to book a table.
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The Hussar Grill Mouille Point
163 Beach Road
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Excellent steak. Say no more. Best to book a table.
Artisanal chocolate goodness. Need I say more?
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I-Honest Chocolate Cafe
64A Wale St
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Artisanal chocolate goodness. Need I say more?
A great option for seafood lovers in the bustling V&A Waterfront.
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Harbour House - V&A Waterfront
Dock Road
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A great option for seafood lovers in the bustling V&A Waterfront.
Fine dining at the Cellars-Hohenort hotel, with an emphasis on interesting local ingredients. Dishes are exquisitely presented while the exceptional wine list focuses on the Constantia Valley.
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Greenhouse, Constantia
93 Brommersvlei Rd
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Fine dining at the Cellars-Hohenort hotel, with an emphasis on interesting local ingredients. Dishes are exquisitely presented while the exceptional wine list focuses on the Constantia Valley.
The food here is so good. I mean, seriously, it’s unbelievably good. Leaves me slack-jawed every single time. Curries, meats, salads, cookies, cheesecake on chocolate brownie. On the pricier side of lunchtime but you won’t regret it. Not a single bite.
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General Store
22 Bree St
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The food here is so good. I mean, seriously, it’s unbelievably good. Leaves me slack-jawed every single time. Curries, meats, salads, cookies, cheesecake on chocolate brownie. On the pricier side of lunchtime but you won’t regret it. Not a single bite.
Delicious, beautifully presented contemporary cuisine in a stylish, modern environment. Look out for the cheese room.
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Foxcroft
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Delicious, beautifully presented contemporary cuisine in a stylish, modern environment. Look out for the cheese room.
Don't think, just come spend an evening of simple delights in this little Argentinian gem. Breathtaking steak, radiant atmosphere & you’ll walk out heavier, happier and beaming from ear to ear!
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Don Armando
20 Cobern St
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Don't think, just come spend an evening of simple delights in this little Argentinian gem. Breathtaking steak, radiant atmosphere & you’ll walk out heavier, happier and beaming from ear to ear!
Exceptional modern tapas style dishes in a relaxed canteen on Heritage Square. You can’t book and the kitchen closes at 8pm so get there early.
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Chefs Warehouse & Canteen
92 Bree St
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Exceptional modern tapas style dishes in a relaxed canteen on Heritage Square. You can’t book and the kitchen closes at 8pm so get there early.
A busy Peruvian bar and grill on the eternally trendy Bree Street. The menu is short and sweet and there’s a great wine list. Try a Pisco Sours and the Seared Tuna Tiradito.
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Charango Barbacoa
114 Bree St
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A busy Peruvian bar and grill on the eternally trendy Bree Street. The menu is short and sweet and there’s a great wine list. Try a Pisco Sours and the Seared Tuna Tiradito.
Relaxed tapas restaurant on Kloof Street with a great wine list. They also have a pizza oven and serve cauliflower base pizzas for the carb conscious.
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Chalk & Cork
51 Kloof Street
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Relaxed tapas restaurant on Kloof Street with a great wine list. They also have a pizza oven and serve cauliflower base pizzas for the carb conscious.
Great steaks and an excellent wine list. Try the lamb ravioli to start and the T-Bone for two.
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Carne Kloof
153 Kloof St
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Great steaks and an excellent wine list. Try the lamb ravioli to start and the T-Bone for two.
Contemporary bistro on Steenberg wine estate. Ideal for lunch and a wine tasting on a sunny day.
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Bistro Sixteen82
Steenberg Road
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Contemporary bistro on Steenberg wine estate. Ideal for lunch and a wine tasting on a sunny day.
A stalwart of the Cape Town fine dining scene and has a seriously impressive wine list
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Aubergine Restaurant
39 Barnet St
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A stalwart of the Cape Town fine dining scene and has a seriously impressive wine list

Drinks & Nightlife

One of, if not THE best whisky bar in Cape Town. Nestled in the Cape Grace Hotel amongst the yachts, it's upmarket but well worth the experience.
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Bascule Bar
West Quay Road
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One of, if not THE best whisky bar in Cape Town. Nestled in the Cape Grace Hotel amongst the yachts, it's upmarket but well worth the experience.
With DJs in Summer, it's a fantastic spot for Friday afternoon drinks. It'll set the mood for a fun weekend!
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Mondiall Kitchen & Bar
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With DJs in Summer, it's a fantastic spot for Friday afternoon drinks. It'll set the mood for a fun weekend!
A fun evening out - guests love to have a bit of a party, so make it a long evening. Food is decent too.
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The Duchess of Wisbeach
321 Wisbeach Rd
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A fun evening out - guests love to have a bit of a party, so make it a long evening. Food is decent too.
Such a rad bar and nightclub - most nights have DJ's playing funk, breaks, hip-hop and electro. The rooftop on warm evenings is a delight. It's been around for years, which is a rarity in the city...
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The Waiting Room
273 Long St
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Such a rad bar and nightclub - most nights have DJ's playing funk, breaks, hip-hop and electro. The rooftop on warm evenings is a delight. It's been around for years, which is a rarity in the city...
Another Cape Town stalwart - you'll hear some of the finest underground electronic music around. Very popular drum&bass nights on Thursdays and there's always something special over the weekends.
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Fiction Bar
226 Long St
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Another Cape Town stalwart - you'll hear some of the finest underground electronic music around. Very popular drum&bass nights on Thursdays and there's always something special over the weekends.
Been around for years - well worth a stop if you're out in town. Timeless bar tops, huge balcony overlooking Long Street, good food, fun hangout.
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SOUK
163 Long St
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Been around for years - well worth a stop if you're out in town. Timeless bar tops, huge balcony overlooking Long Street, good food, fun hangout.
Can be a bar or a restaurant, whatever your flavour on the night - excellent food, cool decor and they have weekly live music nights. From the same family of the famous Blues restaurant in Camps Bay.
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The Odyssey Gastropub
199 Bree Street
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Can be a bar or a restaurant, whatever your flavour on the night - excellent food, cool decor and they have weekly live music nights. From the same family of the famous Blues restaurant in Camps Bay.
Cold beer, tasty tapas late afternoon sun on your back, the sounds of people and the city all around you - one of my favoured watering holes. Very close to home too…nudge, nudge, wink, wink
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La Parada Bree Street
107 Bree St
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Cold beer, tasty tapas late afternoon sun on your back, the sounds of people and the city all around you - one of my favoured watering holes. Very close to home too…nudge, nudge, wink, wink
As the name suggests, rooftop bar. Need I say more? Pull in for a night out, or part of your night out.
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Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket St
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As the name suggests, rooftop bar. Need I say more? Pull in for a night out, or part of your night out.
Legendary old pub, so much history, so many good memories, a much-loved watering hole for generations.
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Foresters Arms
52 Newlands Ave
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Legendary old pub, so much history, so many good memories, a much-loved watering hole for generations.
Phenomenal Pepper Steak Pie. Breathtaking pie...with cold beers and big rugby games.
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The Fireman's Arms
Mechau Street
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Phenomenal Pepper Steak Pie. Breathtaking pie...with cold beers and big rugby games.
A craft beer house, with American-style food close to the CBD, in Salt River.
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Devils Peak Salt River Taproom
150 Cecil Rd
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A craft beer house, with American-style food close to the CBD, in Salt River.
It’s hard to miss – the bright yellow building on Long Street. If you’re looking to embark on a night out, and like beer it’s a good starting point. There is a wide selection of local, international and micro-brewed beer, as well as yummy flammkuchen.
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BEERHOUSE on Long
223 Long St
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It’s hard to miss – the bright yellow building on Long Street. If you’re looking to embark on a night out, and like beer it’s a good starting point. There is a wide selection of local, international and micro-brewed beer, as well as yummy flammkuchen.
Owned by Anglo American, you could understand why it's described as "the absolute epitome of the grand South African wine farm..."
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Vergelegen Wine Estate
Lourensford Road
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Owned by Anglo American, you could understand why it's described as "the absolute epitome of the grand South African wine farm..."
Described by some very well-heeled and well-travelled guests of mine as "far and away the highlight of our 6-week wine-enjoyment holiday" - on every measure, the Waterkloof restaurant is truly exquisite. Treat yourself.
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Waterkloof Wine Estate
Old Sir Lowry's Pass Road
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Described by some very well-heeled and well-travelled guests of mine as "far and away the highlight of our 6-week wine-enjoyment holiday" - on every measure, the Waterkloof restaurant is truly exquisite. Treat yourself.
A bar, and website, that’s dedicated to sourcing honest, natural and sustainably-produced wines. The space is lovely, and their website offers a weekly curated case of mixed wines, making finding new, great wine easy.
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Publik Wine Bar
11d Kloof Nek Rd
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A bar, and website, that’s dedicated to sourcing honest, natural and sustainably-produced wines. The space is lovely, and their website offers a weekly curated case of mixed wines, making finding new, great wine easy.
It seems a foolish exercise to try pick the exceptional wine farms from an extraordinary bunch...but Delaire deserves its place in the sun and clouds. A true 5-star experience.
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Delaire Graff Estate
Helshoogte Road
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It seems a foolish exercise to try pick the exceptional wine farms from an extraordinary bunch...but Delaire deserves its place in the sun and clouds. A true 5-star experience.
The Babel restaurant here is consistently described as one of the best in the entire Cape wine region - so while most stops in the region are a treat, this one shares that special uncrowded space at the top of it all.
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Babylonstoren Wine Estate
Klapmuts - Simondium Road
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The Babel restaurant here is consistently described as one of the best in the entire Cape wine region - so while most stops in the region are a treat, this one shares that special uncrowded space at the top of it all.
If the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was a bar, this would be that bar – the sheer volume of plant life alone is reason to spend many long hours in this place. Pair that with simple hearty food, great beer, (vinyl) DJ’s and live tunes Wednesday through Sunday, it’s a recreational highlight!
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Yours Truly
73 Kloof St
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If the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was a bar, this would be that bar – the sheer volume of plant life alone is reason to spend many long hours in this place. Pair that with simple hearty food, great beer, (vinyl) DJ’s and live tunes Wednesday through Sunday, it’s a recreational highlight!
A little quirky, a little weird (the mascot is a big ol’ ostrich standing behind the bar) and lots of colourful atmosphere, The Village Idiot is one of the great new neighbourhood pubs of the CBD. Excellent selection of drinks and a beautifully twisted South African menu.
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The Village Idiot
32 Loop St
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A little quirky, a little weird (the mascot is a big ol’ ostrich standing behind the bar) and lots of colourful atmosphere, The Village Idiot is one of the great new neighbourhood pubs of the CBD. Excellent selection of drinks and a beautifully twisted South African menu.
This spot reminds me of Amsterdam for some reason – dark, eccentric, cozy and simple but top-drawer burgers and pizza.
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Tiger's Milk - Long Street
44 Long St
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This spot reminds me of Amsterdam for some reason – dark, eccentric, cozy and simple but top-drawer burgers and pizza.
A properly quirky bar and club great cocktails, sometimes live music, and DJs and lots of dancing. They are also supporters of the St Francis Children’s Home from whom the bar gets its name, a place for tom-foolery with a social conscience.
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Orphanage Cocktail Emporium
227 Bree St
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A properly quirky bar and club great cocktails, sometimes live music, and DJs and lots of dancing. They are also supporters of the St Francis Children’s Home from whom the bar gets its name, a place for tom-foolery with a social conscience.
Low light, low ceilings, gritty brickwork, vast and expensive whisky selection...certainly worth a stop if you're ambling about town or looking for something a little more intimate.
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Hank's Olde Irish
110 Bree St
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Low light, low ceilings, gritty brickwork, vast and expensive whisky selection...certainly worth a stop if you're ambling about town or looking for something a little more intimate.
Best gin bar in Cape Town - don't waste your time going to the 'other' one. This has class and quality bubbling right over!
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The Gin Bar
64A Wale Street
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Best gin bar in Cape Town - don't waste your time going to the 'other' one. This has class and quality bubbling right over!
Featured as one of Mixmag’s best clubs in the world, and has been described as ‘the best club in Africa’, pull into Era for some the finest underground electronic music around, on one of the finest sound systems around.
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Era Night Club
71 Loop Street
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Featured as one of Mixmag’s best clubs in the world, and has been described as ‘the best club in Africa’, pull into Era for some the finest underground electronic music around, on one of the finest sound systems around.

Parks & Nature

It may be the easiest route to hike up Table Mountain - but don't be deceived, you'll need to be relatively fit.
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Platteklip Gorge
Platteklip Gorge
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It may be the easiest route to hike up Table Mountain - but don't be deceived, you'll need to be relatively fit.
This semi-secret little beach has a beautiful little rock pool to cool yourself down in...and cool yourself you will, the water in Cape Town ain't warm...
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Saunders' Rocks Beach
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This semi-secret little beach has a beautiful little rock pool to cool yourself down in...and cool yourself you will, the water in Cape Town ain't warm...
If you are into Hiking this is the most hiked trail in Cape Town. Parking is available on Signal Hill Road. There mountain attracts many hikers on full moon evenings - if you love hiking a must.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
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If you are into Hiking this is the most hiked trail in Cape Town. Parking is available on Signal Hill Road. There mountain attracts many hikers on full moon evenings - if you love hiking a must.
The Famous Four - 1st beach is the quiet one, generally more space to throw frisbee, play bat 'n ball...
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Clifton 1st
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The Famous Four - 1st beach is the quiet one, generally more space to throw frisbee, play bat 'n ball...
2nd beach is rad too - mellow, lots of games and hanging out. Often some of the best bat 'n ball to be seen.
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Clifton 2nd Beach
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2nd beach is rad too - mellow, lots of games and hanging out. Often some of the best bat 'n ball to be seen.
3rd's very chilled...also the 'gay' beach.
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Clifton 3rd
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3rd's very chilled...also the 'gay' beach.
4th beach is the popular one, by a long shot. Younger crowd, lots of action.
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Clifton 4th Beach hotel
Fourth Beach Promenade
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4th beach is the popular one, by a long shot. Younger crowd, lots of action.
On an early sunny morning - the earlier the better - walking up here is one of the great joys of living in Cape Town. Truly spectacular and relatively easy to get up here from Constantia Nek.
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Constantia Nek Jeep Track
Constantia Nek Jeep Track
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On an early sunny morning - the earlier the better - walking up here is one of the great joys of living in Cape Town. Truly spectacular and relatively easy to get up here from Constantia Nek.
Unless you're a surfer, come here when the wind isn't blowing...and let this beach blow your mind! Vast, breathtaking and waves aplenty. One of my Top 3 Beaches of The World. Big call.
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Ibhishi le-Noordhoek
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Unless you're a surfer, come here when the wind isn't blowing...and let this beach blow your mind! Vast, breathtaking and waves aplenty. One of my Top 3 Beaches of The World. Big call.
Long, gentle drive out of town and a beautiful place to go for a walk on the beach. This name is quite literal, come at sunrise and a quiet mist hugs the hills. Coffee in Simonstown...sorted.
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Misty Cliffs
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Long, gentle drive out of town and a beautiful place to go for a walk on the beach. This name is quite literal, come at sunrise and a quiet mist hugs the hills. Coffee in Simonstown...sorted.
You have to! You've come all this way down, might as well look over the edge. You'll be so glad you did.
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Cape Point
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You have to! You've come all this way down, might as well look over the edge. You'll be so glad you did.
On its day a sublime wave for surfing - and you can walk for miles and hardly see anyone, just long flat stretches of beach and a pounding sea.
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Derdesteen
Derdesteen
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On its day a sublime wave for surfing - and you can walk for miles and hardly see anyone, just long flat stretches of beach and a pounding sea.
A must-see. It’s a gorgeous as well as informative outing spent admiring the local flora at the foot of Devil’s Peak. There’s an aerial walkway that offers a fresh perspective on the gardens, a restaurant, and, in summer, weekly live music that’s a real sunshine-y, picnic-y, lazy-hazy-day treat.
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Isityalo SesiNkululeko SaseKirstenbosch
Rhodes Drive
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A must-see. It’s a gorgeous as well as informative outing spent admiring the local flora at the foot of Devil’s Peak. There’s an aerial walkway that offers a fresh perspective on the gardens, a restaurant, and, in summer, weekly live music that’s a real sunshine-y, picnic-y, lazy-hazy-day treat.
A truly epic sunrise route to the top of Table Mountain – pretty gruelling and could take you up to four hours but it’s worth every breath!
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Skeleton Gorge / Nursery Ravine Hike
Nursery Ravine
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A truly epic sunrise route to the top of Table Mountain – pretty gruelling and could take you up to four hours but it’s worth every breath!
Morning runs or walks through the Park and along the Promenade are an absolute joy.
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Iphondo laseGreen Point
1 Fritz Sonnenberg Rd
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Morning runs or walks through the Park and along the Promenade are an absolute joy.
Wonderful little beach for sunrise - loads of surfers, little kids to 'ou toppies', dogs everywhere, family vibes. If storms have washed up the kelp, can get a little messy...
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Long Beach
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Wonderful little beach for sunrise - loads of surfers, little kids to 'ou toppies', dogs everywhere, family vibes. If storms have washed up the kelp, can get a little messy...

Entertainment & Activities

Haven't done it myself but I long to do so. They fly all year round when the winds are right - looks like incredible fun and the views must be breath-taking. Obviously.
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Parapax Tandem Paragliding - Cape Town
Signal Hill Road
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Haven't done it myself but I long to do so. They fly all year round when the winds are right - looks like incredible fun and the views must be breath-taking. Obviously.
Very popular with tourists and for good reason - it's too easy to get up and down the mountain. Breathtaking views, restaurant on top. Better is to hike up and take a one-way ticket down.
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway station
Pipe Track
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Very popular with tourists and for good reason - it's too easy to get up and down the mountain. Breathtaking views, restaurant on top. Better is to hike up and take a one-way ticket down.
If you’re looking to explore the winelands, this is pretty special way to do it. Really, the question is who doesn’t want to explore some of the best vineyards (Haute Cabrière, Dieu Donnè, Chamonix, Rickety Bridge and Grande Provence as well as the Huguenot Museum) on an 1890s-style, open-sided Brill Tram?
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Franschhoek Wine Tram
Cabriere Street
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If you’re looking to explore the winelands, this is pretty special way to do it. Really, the question is who doesn’t want to explore some of the best vineyards (Haute Cabrière, Dieu Donnè, Chamonix, Rickety Bridge and Grande Provence as well as the Huguenot Museum) on an 1890s-style, open-sided Brill Tram?
Strawberry picking! A lovely way to spend a few hours in the summer months (from October to December). There’s a restaurant and a bunch of wine farms nearby as well, so you can really pack in a day’s worth of ensuring you’re well fed and watered with tasty local victuals.
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Polkadraai Strawberry Farm
7603 La Provence Road
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Strawberry picking! A lovely way to spend a few hours in the summer months (from October to December). There’s a restaurant and a bunch of wine farms nearby as well, so you can really pack in a day’s worth of ensuring you’re well fed and watered with tasty local victuals.
an old-school night at the bioscope, this is one of the few independent cinema houses in the country. It was opened by Princess Labia in 1949 and shows artsy films at a fraction of the price of commercial mall-based cinemas. Plus you can bring the wine you bought at the bar into the movie house…
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The Labia
68 Orange St
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an old-school night at the bioscope, this is one of the few independent cinema houses in the country. It was opened by Princess Labia in 1949 and shows artsy films at a fraction of the price of commercial mall-based cinemas. Plus you can bring the wine you bought at the bar into the movie house…

Sightseeing

You haven't fully experienced Cape Town until you've driven the iconic Chapman's Peak. Pull over at the main viewpoint looking across Hout Bay, climb down the rocks to the little amphitheater...
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Chapmans Peak
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You haven't fully experienced Cape Town until you've driven the iconic Chapman's Peak. Pull over at the main viewpoint looking across Hout Bay, climb down the rocks to the little amphitheater...
The oldest operating lighthouse in South Africa. You can walk to it through the Green Point Park and then enjoy the Promenade. Also offers great views when looking down the Atlantic coast.
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I-Green Point Lighthouse
100 Beach Rd
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The oldest operating lighthouse in South Africa. You can walk to it through the Green Point Park and then enjoy the Promenade. Also offers great views when looking down the Atlantic coast.
A morning jog or evening walk is highly recommended and very popular among locals. Sunsets often are spectacular. Restaurants & Bars just over the road.
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Sea Point Promenade
Beach Road
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A morning jog or evening walk is highly recommended and very popular among locals. Sunsets often are spectacular. Restaurants & Bars just over the road.
Muizenberg has such a rich history, especially in South African surf culture. Gentle rolling waves make it perfect for beginners and great fun for longboarders. Post-surf pull into Knead bakery...
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Muizenberg
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Muizenberg has such a rich history, especially in South African surf culture. Gentle rolling waves make it perfect for beginners and great fun for longboarders. Post-surf pull into Knead bakery...
Head up Wale Street into the neighbourhood that’s home to brightly coloured houses, steep cobbled streets and the delicious flavours of Cape Malay cooking. Stop in at the Bo-Kaap Museum, or take a cooking tour.
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Bo-Kaap
71 Wale St
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Head up Wale Street into the neighbourhood that’s home to brightly coloured houses, steep cobbled streets and the delicious flavours of Cape Malay cooking. Stop in at the Bo-Kaap Museum, or take a cooking tour.
Home to a Royal Naval Base that now belongs to the South African government. A quaint part of the peninsula, worth a stop on the way to Cape Point.
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Simon's Town Police Station
136 St George's St
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Home to a Royal Naval Base that now belongs to the South African government. A quaint part of the peninsula, worth a stop on the way to Cape Point.

Arts & Culture

Great fun on a good night. Most plays have something to do with South Africa, and with food and drinks between acts, it's well worth an evening out.
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Itheatara ku-The Bay
Link Street
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Great fun on a good night. Most plays have something to do with South Africa, and with food and drinks between acts, it's well worth an evening out.
Beautifully converted from an old church into a theatre, there's always something fun or poignant on.
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I-Fugard Theatre
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Beautifully converted from an old church into a theatre, there's always something fun or poignant on.
Great south african art gallery - showing work from both established artists & some of South Africa's young guns. Paintings, Photography & Sculpture.
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Jan Royce Gallery
64 Church Street
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Great south african art gallery - showing work from both established artists & some of South Africa's young guns. Paintings, Photography & Sculpture.
An institution, showing only young up and coming South African artists.
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Area Code
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An institution, showing only young up and coming South African artists.
A new art gallery showing some exciting work.
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99 Loop St
99 Loop Street
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A new art gallery showing some exciting work.
A unique gallery showing a mixture of interior goods and art in a tiny space.
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Chandler House
134 Church St
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A unique gallery showing a mixture of interior goods and art in a tiny space.
Great gallery in a transformed old house, showing International & South African paintings and sculpture.
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Christopher Moller Gallery
7 Kloof Nek Rd
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Great gallery in a transformed old house, showing International & South African paintings and sculpture.
Interiors and Art - a unique selection of top South African Art.
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EBONY/CURATED
67 Loop St
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Interiors and Art - a unique selection of top South African Art.
Established gallery with showing established South African Artists.
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Everard Read CIRCA Gallery, Cape Town
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Established gallery with showing established South African Artists.
A great gallery showing loads & loads of good South African Art.
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The Cape Gallery
60 Church St
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A great gallery showing loads & loads of good South African Art.
Contemporary South African Art.
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Stevenson Gallery
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Contemporary South African Art.
Tiny Gallery in a great location.
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The Drinkery
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Tiny Gallery in a great location.
Opened in 1994, the year of South Africa’s democratic birth, the District Six Museum is dedicated to the people who were forcibly removed from what was a vibrant suburb on the city’s edge.
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Iziko leMuziyam yaseSix
25A Buitenkant St
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Opened in 1994, the year of South Africa’s democratic birth, the District Six Museum is dedicated to the people who were forcibly removed from what was a vibrant suburb on the city’s edge.

Everything Else

Largest selection of South African Wine - walking distance and best prices around.
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ULTRA Liquors
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Largest selection of South African Wine - walking distance and best prices around.
For the naughtier side of life...
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Mavericks Gentlemen's Club
68 Barrack St
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For the naughtier side of life...