Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
Downstairs. One of Cape Town's best restaurants. The food is excellent & not overpriced. It always looks full, but they'll find a table for you say you're staying in Craigmore!
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La Boheme
341 Main RdDownstairs. One of Cape Town's best restaurants. The food is excellent & not overpriced. It always looks full, but they'll find a table for you say you're staying in Craigmore!
Stunning views of the ocean as well as the mountainside from the bistro. Always welcoming, even if you're in your sports gear. Good for dropping in for a drink, snack or tea.
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12 Apostles Hotel & Spa
Victoria RoadStunning views of the ocean as well as the mountainside from the bistro. Always welcoming, even if you're in your sports gear. Good for dropping in for a drink, snack or tea.
Fabulous teas. Pricey but worth the experience for a special occasion.
Food excellent and staff friendly.
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Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
76 Orange StFabulous teas. Pricey but worth the experience for a special occasion.
Food excellent and staff friendly.
It has an excellent coffee-bar and bakery. Delicious freshly baked goodies day and night. Just a short block away - south along Main Rd
Total Seapoint
345 Main RdIt has an excellent coffee-bar and bakery. Delicious freshly baked goodies day and night. Just a short block away - south along Main Rd
Woolworths Piazza St John
quality food
A short walk north along Beach road. Enjoy a meal or drinks on their veranda overlooking the promenade & sea. If it's too hot or windy outside, sit in their beautifully appointed dining room, which also has good views.
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The Winchester Hotel
221 Beach RdA short walk north along Beach road. Enjoy a meal or drinks on their veranda overlooking the promenade & sea. If it's too hot or windy outside, sit in their beautifully appointed dining room, which also has good views.
Just off Main road in a quiet street. Delicious bagels which you can also take out for a picnic nearby.
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Bob's Bagel Café
6 Rouxville RdJust off Main road in a quiet street. Delicious bagels which you can also take out for a picnic nearby.
Various coffee shops especially for breakfast on a Saturday morning.
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The Old Biscuit Mill
375 Albert RdVarious coffee shops especially for breakfast on a Saturday morning.
Essentials
OZCF is a community farmers-style market for farmers and artisanal food producers. Enjoy local fare in the open air or do your food shopping. Along Promenade on lawns between Waterfront and Stadium.
Cape Town Granger Bay station
OZCF is a community farmers-style market for farmers and artisanal food producers. Enjoy local fare in the open air or do your food shopping. Along Promenade on lawns between Waterfront and Stadium.
MyCiti Civic Centre
12 Hertzog BlvdLow cost modern bus service.
Shopping
Waterfront's Watershed for a selection of Cape Town's best designs.
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The Watershed
17 Dock RdWaterfront's Watershed for a selection of Cape Town's best designs.
Everything Else
Clicks Pharmacy - Glengariff
2 Main RdMedical care
Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital - Cardiology Department
Rua Bartholomeu Dias PlainEmergency room.
Beautiful public swimming pools and seaside food stalls for casual eating
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Sea Point Pavilion Swimming Pool
Beach RoadBeautiful public swimming pools and seaside food stalls for casual eating
Sightseeing
This open-top bus has 2 main scenic routes – a heritage-rich city centre route (red route) and a breathtaking mini-peninsula route (blue route) . Route runs down Beach Rd - a short walk from the flat.
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Hop On Hop Off station
This open-top bus has 2 main scenic routes – a heritage-rich city centre route (red route) and a breathtaking mini-peninsula route (blue route) . Route runs down Beach Rd - a short walk from the flat.
Easy climb to the top of Table Mountain (if you're even a little fit!) Take the cable car down after enjoying refreshments at the restaurant at the top. Spectacular views along the way and at the top
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Platteklip Gorge
Platteklip GorgeEasy climb to the top of Table Mountain (if you're even a little fit!) Take the cable car down after enjoying refreshments at the restaurant at the top. Spectacular views along the way and at the top
You get to see all the interesting sights in Cape Town. Your ticket allows you to hop off anywhere and spend time at a point of interest, then hop on again on any of the many red busses that travel the route.
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City Sightseeing Cape Town
81 Long StYou get to see all the interesting sights in Cape Town. Your ticket allows you to hop off anywhere and spend time at a point of interest, then hop on again on any of the many red busses that travel the route.
Table Mountain was voted one of the 7 Wonders of the Nature in 2011. Going up this iconic mountain by cable car is an experience you should not miss.
Enjoy spectacular views. Have refeshments at restaurant and take one of 3 short guided walks on the plateau.
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I-Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg RdTable Mountain was voted one of the 7 Wonders of the Nature in 2011. Going up this iconic mountain by cable car is an experience you should not miss.
Enjoy spectacular views. Have refeshments at restaurant and take one of 3 short guided walks on the plateau.
Footsteps to Freedom
10 Columbus RdLanga Walking OR CyclingTour – 2hr tour
See one of Cape Towns townships.
Parks & Nature
Easy hike to the top of Lion's Head - most unbelievable 360d.views. Many families do the hike at full moon - spectacular! see
http://hikingcapetown.co.za/hike-pages/short-hikes/lions-head-cape-town/
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Lions Head Path
Lions Head PathEasy hike to the top of Lion's Head - most unbelievable 360d.views. Many families do the hike at full moon - spectacular! see
http://hikingcapetown.co.za/hike-pages/short-hikes/lions-head-cape-town/
Stunning views, lovely walks, beautiful gardens. Best display of indigenous fauna.
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Isityalo SesiNkululeko SaseKirstenbosch
Rhodes DriveStunning views, lovely walks, beautiful gardens. Best display of indigenous fauna.
Walking up Lion's Head - a 2 hour hike on a clear, accessible path. Spectacular views from the top and along the way.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill RoadWalking up Lion's Head - a 2 hour hike on a clear, accessible path. Spectacular views from the top and along the way.
Drinks & Nightlife
A short walk north along Beach road. Enjoy a meal or drinks on their veranda overlooking the promenade & sea. If it's too hot or windy outside, sit in their beautifully appointed dining room, which also has sea views.
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The Winchester Hotel
221 Beach RdA short walk north along Beach road. Enjoy a meal or drinks on their veranda overlooking the promenade & sea. If it's too hot or windy outside, sit in their beautifully appointed dining room, which also has sea views.
I-Mojo Market
30 Regent Rd