Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

best Pizza in Gardens opposite your Cape Lemon
28 helybéli ajánlásával
Narona
136 Buitenkant St
28 helybéli ajánlásával
best Pizza in Gardens opposite your Cape Lemon
Great Burgers 1 minute away
71 helybéli ajánlásával
The Dog's Bollocks at YARD
6 Roodehek St
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Great Burgers 1 minute away
Gym, shopping, restaurants 3 minutes from your house
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Wembley Square
Roodehek Street
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Gym, shopping, restaurants 3 minutes from your house
Greek restaurant just up the road
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Marika's Restaurant
Upper Buitenkant Street
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Greek restaurant just up the road
Situated in Dunkley Square - 7 minutes walk
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Maria's Greek Café
31 Barnet St
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Situated in Dunkley Square - 7 minutes walk
Really good Asian 7 minutes away
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Mai Thai Sushi Gardens
12 Mill St
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Really good Asian 7 minutes away
Best afternoon high teas in Cape Town - 10 minute walk
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Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
76 Orange St
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Best afternoon high teas in Cape Town - 10 minute walk
This “steampunk” coffee shop on Buitenkant Street was recently named the best coffee shop in the world by respected travel journalist Tom Midlane. Truth’s interior designed by Heldane Martin draws on
425 helybéli ajánlásával
Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St
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This “steampunk” coffee shop on Buitenkant Street was recently named the best coffee shop in the world by respected travel journalist Tom Midlane. Truth’s interior designed by Heldane Martin draws on
Game food restaurant with a 5 star rating - 10 mins away
65 helybéli ajánlásával
Arnolds Restaurant
60 Kloof St
65 helybéli ajánlásával
Game food restaurant with a 5 star rating - 10 mins away
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IYO Burgers
103 Bree Street
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Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket St
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Noodle Bar
80 helybéli ajánlásával
Downtown Ramen Asian Restaurant
103 Harrington Street
80 helybéli ajánlásával
Noodle Bar
Best Asian
81 helybéli ajánlásával
Haiku Cape Town CBD
58 Burg St
81 helybéli ajánlásával
Best Asian
Vietnamese cuisine mingles with Thai, Chinese and Japanese options as well as sushi.
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Saigon
Kamp Street
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Vietnamese cuisine mingles with Thai, Chinese and Japanese options as well as sushi.
Don’t miss fluffy pork buns and braised beef short ribs with sticky jasmine rice.
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South China Dim Sum Bar
289 Long St
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Don’t miss fluffy pork buns and braised beef short ribs with sticky jasmine rice.
Papa San’s sushi is not for purists, but inventive options keep regulars returning. Think chilli-popper California rolls and dishes laced with Togaroshi spice, lime yuzu mayo and special eel sauce. Servings are generous and cuts super chunky. It’s slick and smart, with face brick and pale wood panelling.
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Takumi Sushi
3 Park Road
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Papa San’s sushi is not for purists, but inventive options keep regulars returning. Think chilli-popper California rolls and dishes laced with Togaroshi spice, lime yuzu mayo and special eel sauce. Servings are generous and cuts super chunky. It’s slick and smart, with face brick and pale wood panelling.
An ode to chef/designer Jacques Erasmus’ love of modern, rich and interesting design, and the Afrikaner food of his childhood. You’ll find warming marrowbone soups in winter and zingy salads such as shaved coleslaw with prawns, golden sultanas, chilli and fresh ginger in summer. It’s small but very stylish.
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Hemelhuijs
71 Waterkant St
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An ode to chef/designer Jacques Erasmus’ love of modern, rich and interesting design, and the Afrikaner food of his childhood. You’ll find warming marrowbone soups in winter and zingy salads such as shaved coleslaw with prawns, golden sultanas, chilli and fresh ginger in summer. It’s small but very stylish.
Madame Zingara has breathed new life into this historical restaurant. Outdoor tables beneath the trees are like gold dust. Main meals arrive in generous portions and range from tasty beer-battered hake and chips to farmhouse cheese platters, and sticky mustard and marmalade spatchcocked chicken. They also do a great salmon Benedict.
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The Company's Garden - Rose Garden
599 helybéli ajánlásával
Madame Zingara has breathed new life into this historical restaurant. Outdoor tables beneath the trees are like gold dust. Main meals arrive in generous portions and range from tasty beer-battered hake and chips to farmhouse cheese platters, and sticky mustard and marmalade spatchcocked chicken. They also do a great salmon Benedict.
This easy-going restaurant is a real treat for vegans and vegetarians, with a multitude of strictly vegan options. Try a tofu scramble or a breakfast wrap, which combines tempeh bacon, tofu scramble, caramelized onion and rocket in a flour tortilla with a ‘cream cheese’ spread.
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Planet Bar
8 Buiten St
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This easy-going restaurant is a real treat for vegans and vegetarians, with a multitude of strictly vegan options. Try a tofu scramble or a breakfast wrap, which combines tempeh bacon, tofu scramble, caramelized onion and rocket in a flour tortilla with a ‘cream cheese’ spread.
Fine dining without the formality. The chef demonstrates flair and mastery of technique in sublime reductions, mousse, purees and sauces – while unusual venison dishes tempt visitors with warthog, gemsbok, kudu and springbok in season. It’s set in an elegant, historic brick townhouse.
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Savoy Cabbage Restaurant
101 Hout Street
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Fine dining without the formality. The chef demonstrates flair and mastery of technique in sublime reductions, mousse, purees and sauces – while unusual venison dishes tempt visitors with warthog, gemsbok, kudu and springbok in season. It’s set in an elegant, historic brick townhouse.
Lovely garden food and mountain views, excellent food.
219 helybéli ajánlásával
Cafè Paradiso
110 Kloof St
219 helybéli ajánlásával
Lovely garden food and mountain views, excellent food.
New
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CHEFS
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New
Pasta
69 helybéli ajánlásával
The Cousins Trattoria
3b Barrack St
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Pasta
Cheap Burgers
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Stacked Diner
60B Kloof St
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Cheap Burgers
Singers serve your food, great night out Theatrical Dining
29 helybéli ajánlásával
Stardust Theatrical Dining
118 Sir Lowry Rd
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Singers serve your food, great night out Theatrical Dining
Cheap Indian Food, 7 Different Kitchens Great Value, No Liquor
147 helybéli ajánlásával
Eastern Food Bazaar
96 Longmarket St
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Cheap Indian Food, 7 Different Kitchens Great Value, No Liquor
Fantastic Steaks, around the corner
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Nelson's Eye
9 Hof St
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Fantastic Steaks, around the corner
WHERE CREATIVITY COMES ALIVE! IMAGINE ….. a place where the creative energy and the vibrancy of Cape Town come alive in an authentic fish factory in a working harbour …. where people of all ages and cultures gather alongside one another to celebrate our unique South African spirit …. where the hustle and bustle of a boisterous market fills the air …… where local traders exchange banter with customers …. “that’s a bargain, fo sho!” … an eclectic stylish wonderland of exquisite art, craft, jewellery and fashion …. complemented by the delicious aromas of food to tempt all the senses…freshly baked breads, spicy seafood and citrus fruits … you pass a robotic mime drawing gasps from giggling kids
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Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour Rd
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WHERE CREATIVITY COMES ALIVE! IMAGINE ….. a place where the creative energy and the vibrancy of Cape Town come alive in an authentic fish factory in a working harbour …. where people of all ages and cultures gather alongside one another to celebrate our unique South African spirit …. where the hustle and bustle of a boisterous market fills the air …… where local traders exchange banter with customers …. “that’s a bargain, fo sho!” … an eclectic stylish wonderland of exquisite art, craft, jewellery and fashion …. complemented by the delicious aromas of food to tempt all the senses…freshly baked breads, spicy seafood and citrus fruits … you pass a robotic mime drawing gasps from giggling kids

Drinks & Nightlife

Off the wall eatery Great food.
95 helybéli ajánlásával
Lefty's
105 Harrington St
95 helybéli ajánlásával
Off the wall eatery Great food.
This perennially busy restaurant is run by the Madame Zingara team, so expect an outlandish space and off-the-wall service. Flavours are big, with standouts including Bombay ribs and prawns in garlic-herb butter.
147 helybéli ajánlásával
The Bombay Bicycle Club
158 Kloof St
147 helybéli ajánlásával
This perennially busy restaurant is run by the Madame Zingara team, so expect an outlandish space and off-the-wall service. Flavours are big, with standouts including Bombay ribs and prawns in garlic-herb butter.
The central nightspot in Cape Town. Just a 10 minute stroll away
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Long Street
Long Street
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The central nightspot in Cape Town. Just a 10 minute stroll away
100 of Beers from all over, young crowd
198 helybéli ajánlásával
BEERHOUSE on Long
223 Long St
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100 of Beers from all over, young crowd

Arts & Culture

Amazing display of the way apartheid destroyed peoples lives - just 5 minutes walk
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District Six Múzeum
25A Buitenkant St
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Amazing display of the way apartheid destroyed peoples lives - just 5 minutes walk
South Africa's premier art museum houses outstanding collections of South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art. Selections from the Permanent Collection change regularly to enable the museum to have a full programme of temporary exhibitions of paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, beadwork, textiles and architecture. They provide insight into the extraordinary range of aesthetic production in this country, the African continent and further afield.
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Iziko South African National Gallery
Government Avenue
190 helybéli ajánlásával
South Africa's premier art museum houses outstanding collections of South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art. Selections from the Permanent Collection change regularly to enable the museum to have a full programme of temporary exhibitions of paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, beadwork, textiles and architecture. They provide insight into the extraordinary range of aesthetic production in this country, the African continent and further afield.

Everything Else

My City bus station - easy, clean, safe transport to anywhere in Cape Town, Camps Bay, Hout Bay
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Gardens My City Bus Station
173 helybéli ajánlásával
My City bus station - easy, clean, safe transport to anywhere in Cape Town, Camps Bay, Hout Bay
Catch the MyCiti bus to the Table Mountain cableway - 20 minutes
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway station
Pipe Track
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Catch the MyCiti bus to the Table Mountain cableway - 20 minutes
Inverdoorn Game Reserve
R356 Sutherland Road
Simply Superb!!
open till 7.30 at night and Sunday till 4 just down the road
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Roeland Liquors
65 Roeland St
25 helybéli ajánlásával
open till 7.30 at night and Sunday till 4 just down the road
Open till 6 on Sundays and most days
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Checkers Kloof Street
Weltevreden Street
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Open till 6 on Sundays and most days
The Labia Theatre is the oldest Independent Art-Repertory Cinema in South Africa, showing independent movies, foreign films, historical cinema and other alternative/art films. 10 mins walk
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The Labia
68 Orange St
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The Labia Theatre is the oldest Independent Art-Repertory Cinema in South Africa, showing independent movies, foreign films, historical cinema and other alternative/art films. 10 mins walk
See the whole Cape Peninsula from the top of an open bus. 10 minute walk from Cape Lemon Cottage
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City Sightseeing Cape Town
81 Long St
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See the whole Cape Peninsula from the top of an open bus. 10 minute walk from Cape Lemon Cottage
Best farm produce 5 minute walk away
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City Bowl Market
14 Hope St
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Best farm produce 5 minute walk away
Best views in the city. Catch the bus 1 minute from Cape Lemon Cottage
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg Rd
950 helybéli ajánlásával
Best views in the city. Catch the bus 1 minute from Cape Lemon Cottage
Fabulous beach on the MyCiti bus route. Starts from in front of CLC
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Clifton 1st
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Fabulous beach on the MyCiti bus route. Starts from in front of CLC
Great restaurants and a cool beach . On the My Citi bus route and 20 minutes away
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Camps Bay Village
32 Camps Bay Dr
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Great restaurants and a cool beach . On the My Citi bus route and 20 minutes away
Small fishing village with great markets and a township tour at IY if you like. Excellent seafood, beach and craft market. Take the MyCiti bus 1 minute from your house
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Hout Bay Harbour
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Small fishing village with great markets and a township tour at IY if you like. Excellent seafood, beach and craft market. Take the MyCiti bus 1 minute from your house
Amazing Cape wines, food and vineyards. On the Cape Sightseeing bus tour that starts 10 minutes from your house
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Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia Road
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Amazing Cape wines, food and vineyards. On the Cape Sightseeing bus tour that starts 10 minutes from your house
Tip of the Cape Peninsula and spectacular views. Ride the funicular
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Cape Point
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Tip of the Cape Peninsula and spectacular views. Ride the funicular
Cape Town's top museum just a 10 minute stroll away
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Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium
25 Queen Victoria St
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Cape Town's top museum just a 10 minute stroll away
The original gardens of the Dutch East India Company in the 1600s. A 10 minute stroll away
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The Company's Garden - Rose Garden
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The original gardens of the Dutch East India Company in the 1600s. A 10 minute stroll away

Sightseeing

Catch the MyCiti bus to the Robben Island ferry - 20 minutes
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Robben Island Museum
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Catch the MyCiti bus to the Robben Island ferry - 20 minutes
In the Waterfront - worth a visit
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Két óceán akvárium
Dock Road
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In the Waterfront - worth a visit
Typical Cape fishing harbour with markets and good food
168 helybéli ajánlásával
Hout Bay
168 helybéli ajánlásával
Typical Cape fishing harbour with markets and good food

Parks & Nature

Bio diverse park with plants from all over South Africa.
417 helybéli ajánlásával
Green Point Park
1 Fritz Sonnenberg Rd
417 helybéli ajánlásával
Bio diverse park with plants from all over South Africa.
Superb Flora
1765 helybéli ajánlásával
Kirstenbosch Nemzeti Botanikus Kert
Rhodes Drive
1765 helybéli ajánlásával
Superb Flora

Shopping

2 minutes walk from Cape Lemon Cottage and with everything. Open till 8 even on Sunday, Woolworths food store. Vibrant, cosmopolitan and as colourful as the Mother City herself, Gardens Shopping Centre continues to attract locals and visitors to its lively atmosphere. With its carefully considered mix of shops and restaurants, and an easily accessible location, Gardens Centre offers choice and convenience unmatched in the City Bowl. It's the rendezvous of a cosmopolitan café society... hang-out of the well-known and well-heeled... and a quiet, personable shopping alternative to those sprawling malls elsewhere in Cape Town.
220 helybéli ajánlásával
FNB Bank ATM Gardens Shopping Centre
22 Mill Street
220 helybéli ajánlásával
2 minutes walk from Cape Lemon Cottage and with everything. Open till 8 even on Sunday, Woolworths food store. Vibrant, cosmopolitan and as colourful as the Mother City herself, Gardens Shopping Centre continues to attract locals and visitors to its lively atmosphere. With its carefully considered mix of shops and restaurants, and an easily accessible location, Gardens Centre offers choice and convenience unmatched in the City Bowl. It's the rendezvous of a cosmopolitan café society... hang-out of the well-known and well-heeled... and a quiet, personable shopping alternative to those sprawling malls elsewhere in Cape Town.
10 minutes away and the highlight shopping and dining area in Cape Town. Don't miss it. WELCOME TO LIFE ON THE EDGE OF CAPE TOWN'S CHARMING HISTORICAL HARBOUR. TAKE YOUR TIME AND DISCOVER SHOPPING, DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND A HOST OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES. OPEN DAILY 9am to 9pm.
377 helybéli ajánlásával
Cape Town Waterfront 1 station
377 helybéli ajánlásával
10 minutes away and the highlight shopping and dining area in Cape Town. Don't miss it. WELCOME TO LIFE ON THE EDGE OF CAPE TOWN'S CHARMING HISTORICAL HARBOUR. TAKE YOUR TIME AND DISCOVER SHOPPING, DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND A HOST OF LEISURE ACTIVITIES. OPEN DAILY 9am to 9pm.