Guidebook for Cape Town

Laura
Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Great for breakfast, lunch and light dinners al fresco, also sells take aways and last minute essentials such as bread and milk.
103 locals recommend
The Blue Cafe
13 Brownlow Rd
103 locals recommend
Great for breakfast, lunch and light dinners al fresco, also sells take aways and last minute essentials such as bread and milk.
The neighbourhood Indian restaurant. Friendly staff, simple authentic local Indian food at affordable prices.
25 locals recommend
Maharajah Restaurant
Woodside Road
25 locals recommend
The neighbourhood Indian restaurant. Friendly staff, simple authentic local Indian food at affordable prices.
Healthiest fruit and vegetable smoothies. Good for light lunches, breakfast, coffee. Closed for dinner.
33 locals recommend
Cafe Puka
2 Brunswick Rd
33 locals recommend
Healthiest fruit and vegetable smoothies. Good for light lunches, breakfast, coffee. Closed for dinner.
Great terrace, retro decor, free wifi. From breaskfast to dinner.
32 locals recommend
Beleza Restaurant
37 Burnside Rd
32 locals recommend
Great terrace, retro decor, free wifi. From breaskfast to dinner.
Lunch and dinner, traditional fare, a local landmark. Fish & meat.
54 locals recommend
Miller's Thumb
10B Kloof Nek Rd
54 locals recommend
Lunch and dinner, traditional fare, a local landmark. Fish & meat.
Asian fusion, tapas style. Very trendy, sit on stools. Often full.
33 locals recommend
Hallelujah
11D Kloof Nek Road
33 locals recommend
Asian fusion, tapas style. Very trendy, sit on stools. Often full.
My favorite pizzeria. Thin crispy base, I love the Fior di Latte. Outside terrace.
12 locals recommend
Mitico
12 locals recommend
My favorite pizzeria. Thin crispy base, I love the Fior di Latte. Outside terrace.
Cheapest brunch in town.
65 locals recommend
Arnolds Restaurant
60 Kloof St
65 locals recommend
Cheapest brunch in town.

Drinks & Nightlife

Trendy retro place, vintage dressed crowd. Busy at night.
317 locals recommend
The Power & The Glory
13d Kloof Nek Rd
317 locals recommend
Trendy retro place, vintage dressed crowd. Busy at night.
Mexican tapas
62 locals recommend
EL Burro Taqueria Kloof Nek
62 locals recommend
Mexican tapas

Arts & Culture

190 locals recommend
Iziko South African National Gallery
Government Avenue
190 locals recommend

Shopping

Gorgeous architecture and permanent craft market
Green Market Place
54 Shortmarket St
Gorgeous architecture and permanent craft market
Vintage and local designer shops in Kloof and Long Street.
387 locals recommend
Long Street
Long Street
387 locals recommend
Vintage and local designer shops in Kloof and Long Street.
Health store, sells organic products and gifts. Has a coffee shop as well, balcony with great views of Table Mountain. It has a pharmacy just outside (Spar pharmacy).
93 locals recommend
Wellness Warehouse Lifestyle on Kloof
50 Kloof St
93 locals recommend
Health store, sells organic products and gifts. Has a coffee shop as well, balcony with great views of Table Mountain. It has a pharmacy just outside (Spar pharmacy).
Art gallery
27 locals recommend
Salon Ninety One
91 Kloof St
27 locals recommend
Art gallery

Parks & Nature

Unmissable. 5 minutes ride up the mountain (can be booked online to skip lines). Flat mountain top with spectacular views all round. Coffee shop on top.
950 locals recommend
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg Rd
950 locals recommend
Unmissable. 5 minutes ride up the mountain (can be booked online to skip lines). Flat mountain top with spectacular views all round. Coffee shop on top.
Path spirals with spectacular views. The fist stretch is easy, then it gets rather exposed, not for the faint of heart. Can get very crowded. Take water and a map as there are two options, with or without rock scramble.
725 locals recommend
Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
725 locals recommend
Path spirals with spectacular views. The fist stretch is easy, then it gets rather exposed, not for the faint of heart. Can get very crowded. Take water and a map as there are two options, with or without rock scramble.
Hike up Table Mountain. Easy well maintained path but demanding. 2-4 hours climb according to your fitness. Make sure you have a map, once on top it is easy to get lost. Can get crowded.
79 locals recommend
Platteklip Gorge
Platteklip Gorge
79 locals recommend
Hike up Table Mountain. Easy well maintained path but demanding. 2-4 hours climb according to your fitness. Make sure you have a map, once on top it is easy to get lost. Can get crowded.

Essentials

Last minute or late shopping, has the essentials.
6 locals recommend
Kloof Nek Grocer
15 Kloof Nek Rd
6 locals recommend
Last minute or late shopping, has the essentials.
Cheapest closest supermarket. Good selection of goods. Free parking.
183 locals recommend
Checkers Kloof Street
Weltevreden Street
183 locals recommend
Cheapest closest supermarket. Good selection of goods. Free parking.
More upmarket supermarket. Good selection of fresh and ready to microwave food.
151 locals recommend
Woolworths Kloof Street
50 Kloof St
151 locals recommend
More upmarket supermarket. Good selection of fresh and ready to microwave food.
Optometrist
Spec-Savers Kloof Street
Union Street
Optometrist
Doctor's rooms, private practice with four general practitioners.
Dr Serena Cardoso
22 Kloof Nek Rd
Doctor's rooms, private practice with four general practitioners.
Private clinic good for specialists and emergencies
55 locals recommend
Mediclinic Cape Town
21 Hof St
55 locals recommend
Private clinic good for specialists and emergencies

Entertainment & Activities

Old public swimming pool, quite an institution.
27 locals recommend
Long Street Baths & Turkish Steam Bath
Long Street
27 locals recommend
Old public swimming pool, quite an institution.
Open air sea water swimming pool complex, with green lawns and sea view.
122 locals recommend
Sea Point Pavilion Swimming Pool
Beach Road
122 locals recommend
Open air sea water swimming pool complex, with green lawns and sea view.