Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
Hudsons - The Burger Joint (Green Point)
Main RoadGood Burgers
Not recommended for your regular grocery shopping, but has everything else you might need and serves good Italian coffee. Open 7 days early till quite late.
363 locals recommend
Giovanni's Deliworld
103 Main RdNot recommended for your regular grocery shopping, but has everything else you might need and serves good Italian coffee. Open 7 days early till quite late.
BuzBey Grill
3 Three Anchor Bay RoadA local favourite - the best steaks
Cafe Extrablatt
Serves breakfast and the kitchen stays open till midnight
The Foodbarn Restaurant
Village LaneGood food at the end of your drive over Chapman's Peak
Savoy Cabbage Restaurant
101 Hout StreetUnusual and varied menu - doesn't get too crowded
Beyond Restaurant
37 Klein Constantia RoadNice location to combine wine tasting and a meal
The Butcher Shop & Grill
125 Beach RdGood steaks with a view of the Mouille Point Lighthouse
La Boheme
341 Main RdDaily menu, including tapas. High Trip Advisor rating
A Tavola
Wilderness RoadAuthentic Italian from a South African chef.
A local favourite for many years. Now has a pizza oven.
22 locals recommend
🍕 Mario's Italian Restaurant
89 Main RdA local favourite for many years. Now has a pizza oven.
Chapmans Peak Hotel
2 Chapmans Peak DrThe best calamari in Cape Town - overlooking Hought Bay.
One of the oldest wine farms in Stellenbosch - charmingly rustic.
21 locals recommend
Muratie Wine Estate
Knorhoek RoadOne of the oldest wine farms in Stellenbosch - charmingly rustic.
Sightseeing
Green Point Lighthouse
100 Beach RdOne of Southern Africa's earliest lighthouses
Usually needs to be booked in advance and the ferries are often out of service
395 locals recommend
Robben Island
Usually needs to be booked in advance and the ferries are often out of service
Signal Hill
Good spot for sunsets, but can get crowded.
Must be done, but can close quite suddenly if the wind gets up.
950 locals recommend
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg RdMust be done, but can close quite suddenly if the wind gets up.
Good way to familiarize visitors with the geography and sights of greater Cape Town
99 locals recommend
Hop On Hop Off station
Good way to familiarize visitors with the geography and sights of greater Cape Town
Everything Else
9-hole golf course. Cheap bar with great view of the stadium
43 locals recommend
Metropolitan Golf Club
Fritz Sonnenberg Road9-hole golf course. Cheap bar with great view of the stadium
Virgin Active Point - Health club
Bill Peters DriveConvenient health club
Chapman's Peak Drive
1 Chapmans Peak DrA spectacular drive from Hought Bay to Noordhoek.
One of the more picturesque wine farms with an efficiently run wine tasting.
9 locals recommend
Rustenberg Wines
One of the more picturesque wine farms with an efficiently run wine tasting.
Cape of Good Hope
Should be on your itinerary - weather can be unpredictable.
Arts & Culture
Hosting concerts these days, with the occasional sporting event
163 locals recommend
Cape Town Stadium
Fritz Sonnenberg RoadHosting concerts these days, with the occasional sporting event
Artscape Theatre Centre
Has a variety of productions
Parks & Nature
Table Mountain Hike
5821 Tafelberg RoadA must!
Shopping
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
A large, pedestrian friendly harbour area
Essentials
Green Point Park
1 Fritz Sonnenberg RdSells great bread and all essentials
Opening hours change according to the latest local liquor licencing laws
58 locals recommend
ULTRA Liquors
Opening hours change according to the latest local liquor licencing laws