Jenny's Guidebook
Food scene
Great food at the harbour town, with a view of the Knysna Heads. Pizzas are half price on Wednesdays and Fridays and Sushi is half price on Sundays.
Excellent down to earth seafood restaurant. It’s unlicensed so rememberer to take your own alcoholic beverages.
77 locals recommend
Freshline Fisheries
Excellent down to earth seafood restaurant. It’s unlicensed so rememberer to take your own alcoholic beverages.
African Bean
29 Main RdMy favorite place for breakfast, lunch or just a cup of coffee.
The Social is inside the Knysna Hollow Country Estate. Great food and a tranquille setting.
Knysna Hollow Country Estate
5 Welbedacht LnThe Social is inside the Knysna Hollow Country Estate. Great food and a tranquille setting.
Fabulous food in perfect setting at the Knysna Heads. Closes at 3PM.
197 locals recommend
East Head Café
25 George Rex DrFabulous food in perfect setting at the Knysna Heads. Closes at 3PM.
Sirocco Restaurant
Long StreetGreat food, excellent views and half price sushi every Sunday.
Enrico’s is my favorite place to stop after a scenic trip on the Garden Route. It is about 45 minutes from Knysna, but it’s perfect if you have been to Plettenbergbay or Storms River. The food is amazing and it is nestled above the rocks on Keurboomstrand.
220 locals recommend
Ristorante Enrico
296 Main StEnrico’s is my favorite place to stop after a scenic trip on the Garden Route. It is about 45 minutes from Knysna, but it’s perfect if you have been to Plettenbergbay or Storms River. The food is amazing and it is nestled above the rocks on Keurboomstrand.
My favorite place to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down. Lookout for their specials - currently cocktails are half price on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
28 locals recommend
Project Bar
My favorite place to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down. Lookout for their specials - currently cocktails are half price on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Essentials
Good for groceries and basic clothing.
Woolworths
Groceries
Village Pharmacy - Knysna Mall
57 Main RdLife Knysna Private Hospital
Hunters Estate DriveHope you will not need to visit a hospital, but if you do, here it is.
Sightseeing
Spring Tide Charters
21 Waterfront DrIf you want to take a trip on the lagoon.
Ocean Odyssey Whale Watching Knysna
TH22 Long StIf you want to have a whale of a time.
Enjoy a 2KM, 5KM, 9KM coastal walk on the Robberg peninsula in Plettenbergbay. Magnificent views and a definite “must do”.
327 locals recommend
Robberg Nature Reserve
Enjoy a 2KM, 5KM, 9KM coastal walk on the Robberg peninsula in Plettenbergbay. Magnificent views and a definite “must do”.
A trip across the lagoon and a downhill walk along the west head makes for a great way to see Knysna.
62 locals recommend
Featherbed Private Nature Reserve
Waterfront DriveA trip across the lagoon and a downhill walk along the west head makes for a great way to see Knysna.
Enrico’s is my favorite place to stop after a scenic trip on the Garden Route. It is about 45 minutes from Knysna, but it’s perfect if you have been to Plettenbergbay or Storms River. The food is amazing and it is nestled above the rocks on Keurboomstrand.
220 locals recommend
Ristorante Enrico
296 Main StEnrico’s is my favorite place to stop after a scenic trip on the Garden Route. It is about 45 minutes from Knysna, but it’s perfect if you have been to Plettenbergbay or Storms River. The food is amazing and it is nestled above the rocks on Keurboomstrand.