Guidebook for Cape Town
Drinks & Nightlife
Stones
166A Long StGood for a drink and to play pool.
Walk though the Honest Chocolate Cafe and you will find the secret gin bar. Its fantastic small outdoor space is great for an early evening drink.
113 locals recommend
Honest Chocolate Cafe
64A Wale StWalk though the Honest Chocolate Cafe and you will find the secret gin bar. Its fantastic small outdoor space is great for an early evening drink.
Food Scene
Devils Peak Salt River Taproom
150 Cecil RdGreat craft beer and really good food.
Really good burgers and its walking distance from our house.
30 locals recommend
Jerry's Burger Bar Observatory
123 Lower Main RdReally good burgers and its walking distance from our house.
Walking distance to our house. They have a wide variety of food and good drinks specials.
24 locals recommend
A Touch of Madness Restaurant
12 Nuttall RdWalking distance to our house. They have a wide variety of food and good drinks specials.
1890 House Sushi and Grill
40 Trill RdBest sushi in Observatory!
Narona Pizza
39 Trill RdGood pizza and walking distance to our house.
Really nice pizza and quite a fun vibe in the small restaurant.
46 locals recommend
Ferdinando's Pizza
205 Lower Main RdReally nice pizza and quite a fun vibe in the small restaurant.
Maria's Greek Café
31 Barnet StOne of my favorite restaurants in Cape Town.
Great ice-cream and its open till late. A favorite with locals.
28 locals recommend
The Creamery Café Newlands
Great ice-cream and its open till late. A favorite with locals.
Hokey Poke Bar & Take Away
One of my favorite places for a quick tasty meal.
Parks & Nature
The most beautiful botanical gardens in South Africa. Great for a picnic or a walk.
1765 locals recommend
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveThe most beautiful botanical gardens in South Africa. Great for a picnic or a walk.
You can hike up Table Mountain if you have the time or you can take the cable car, its really fun and a unique experience.
473 locals recommend
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway station
Pipe TrackYou can hike up Table Mountain if you have the time or you can take the cable car, its really fun and a unique experience.
A beautiful place to go for a walk, hike, picnic or a swim in the reservoir. Its quite busy over lunchtime on a weekend but a really lovely spot which locals enjoy.
203 locals recommend
Silvermine Dam
A beautiful place to go for a walk, hike, picnic or a swim in the reservoir. Its quite busy over lunchtime on a weekend but a really lovely spot which locals enjoy.
A fantastic walking trail which looks out over Camps Bay. One of my favorite places in Cape Town. Its an easy walk if you don't like hiking.
42 locals recommend
Pipe Track
Pipe TrackA fantastic walking trail which looks out over Camps Bay. One of my favorite places in Cape Town. Its an easy walk if you don't like hiking.
Shopping
A contemporary South African design gift shop. Everything is locally made. Products such as jewellery, accessories, stationery, home-wear, art, etc.
7 locals recommend
Fabricate
Mill StreetA contemporary South African design gift shop. Everything is locally made. Products such as jewellery, accessories, stationery, home-wear, art, etc.
The V&A is a large shopping mall with all the major retailers but there are also lots of restaurants, bars, galleries, etc. You could spend an entire day there. Its a working harbor so you can walk around and see the boats.
125 locals recommend
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The V&A is a large shopping mall with all the major retailers but there are also lots of restaurants, bars, galleries, etc. You could spend an entire day there. Its a working harbor so you can walk around and see the boats.