Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
Rick's has a really great menu and consistently good food and vibe; it's also big enough to go without booking ahead. Think Mediterranean tapas, traditional tagines and mean burgers! Vegetarians will feel at home.
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Rick's Cafe Americain
Weltevreden StreetRick's has a really great menu and consistently good food and vibe; it's also big enough to go without booking ahead. Think Mediterranean tapas, traditional tagines and mean burgers! Vegetarians will feel at home.
Dan's favourite place to get a biltong snack - the German owner is a local legend, ask him to slice it extra-thin. ;) The deli stocks all styles of meat and even fresh fish and seafood. [walking distance.]
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Gardens Continental Butchery
120 Kloof StDan's favourite place to get a biltong snack - the German owner is a local legend, ask him to slice it extra-thin. ;) The deli stocks all styles of meat and even fresh fish and seafood. [walking distance.]
No frills pizza and pasta eatery. Tip: call to order and walk to collect for take-out if you don't fancy sitting there, but it's great to eat outside in summer. [walking distance.]
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Bacini's
177 Kloof StNo frills pizza and pasta eatery. Tip: call to order and walk to collect for take-out if you don't fancy sitting there, but it's great to eat outside in summer. [walking distance.]
Try the eggs benedict on potato rosti, best in town. Also good for a take away coffee on the go or a place to chill out with your book or the paper. [walking distance.]
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Liquorice & Lime
162 Kloof StTry the eggs benedict on potato rosti, best in town. Also good for a take away coffee on the go or a place to chill out with your book or the paper. [walking distance.]
Great for a social dinner vibe, order a bunch of items to share. Book a spot on the deck for sundown views of the mountain. [walking distance.]
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The Deckhouse Crab Shack & BBQ
108 Kloof StGreat for a social dinner vibe, order a bunch of items to share. Book a spot on the deck for sundown views of the mountain. [walking distance.]
The perfect spot for a slow morning; there is a great bakery and deli offering, as well as an impressive magazine selection. The lemon meringue or cheesecake is such a treat. [walking distance.]
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Khadim's Coffee Shop
68 Church StThe perfect spot for a slow morning; there is a great bakery and deli offering, as well as an impressive magazine selection. The lemon meringue or cheesecake is such a treat. [walking distance.]
If you need some MEAT in your life. Carne is famous for it's selection of cuts and delicious steaks. Great selection of wines too - a dining experience worth every penny. [walking distance.]
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Carne Kloof
153 Kloof StIf you need some MEAT in your life. Carne is famous for it's selection of cuts and delicious steaks. Great selection of wines too - a dining experience worth every penny. [walking distance.]
A family-run Portuguese restaurant with a unassuming, casual vibe but quality dishes and big portions. The peri-peri chicken is a must, as is the chicken or beef trinchado. [walking distance]
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Toni's on Kloof
88 Kloof StA family-run Portuguese restaurant with a unassuming, casual vibe but quality dishes and big portions. The peri-peri chicken is a must, as is the chicken or beef trinchado. [walking distance]
Drinks & Nightlife
Dancing, it's a thing! If you're into clubbing, Era is worth a visit; best local dj's and the odd sneaky international artist on tour. The music is generally house and techno. Easy to Uber there and back.
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Era Night Club
71 Loop StreetDancing, it's a thing! If you're into clubbing, Era is worth a visit; best local dj's and the odd sneaky international artist on tour. The music is generally house and techno. Easy to Uber there and back.
Great little local bar, it's small but good for a drink or two to start the evening. There is often live music; various local bands and musicians doing live and acoustic sets, and they make great pizza's in the back. [walking distance]
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Blah Blah Bar
84 Kloof StGreat little local bar, it's small but good for a drink or two to start the evening. There is often live music; various local bands and musicians doing live and acoustic sets, and they make great pizza's in the back. [walking distance]
A great spot for cocktails in the city, this place generally heaves on the weekends. It's an upmarket venue, but the drink selection is great and the cocktails are worth it. The music is always a vibe, with local djs playing deep house and other decent beats.
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Orphanage Cocktail Emporium
227 Bree StA great spot for cocktails in the city, this place generally heaves on the weekends. It's an upmarket venue, but the drink selection is great and the cocktails are worth it. The music is always a vibe, with local djs playing deep house and other decent beats.
Parks & Nature
It's right next door, grab a shady tree and enjoy. It's also a bit of a best kept secret in terms of local green spaces - not as many dogs or people as De Waal Park down the road. [walking distance.]
Kloof Street Park
Kloof StreetIt's right next door, grab a shady tree and enjoy. It's also a bit of a best kept secret in terms of local green spaces - not as many dogs or people as De Waal Park down the road. [walking distance.]
If you're into hiking, this is slightly off the beaten track on the way up Lion's Head - get a local to show you the route, it's easy to miss. Worth it for the magnificent views of Kloof Corner.
Wally's Cave
If you're into hiking, this is slightly off the beaten track on the way up Lion's Head - get a local to show you the route, it's easy to miss. Worth it for the magnificent views of Kloof Corner.
The best of the beaches - for those in the know. Clifton 1st offers best shelter from the wind, is the furtherest from the family beach (Clifton 4th) and is one of the few beaches that allows dogs.
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Clifton 1st
The best of the beaches - for those in the know. Clifton 1st offers best shelter from the wind, is the furtherest from the family beach (Clifton 4th) and is one of the few beaches that allows dogs.
If you surf or like to see the surfers in action, this is a decent spot - good for sundowners on the beach as you don't have to climb up all those stairs in the dark. Also nicely sheltered from the wind and ideal for a quiet beach day.
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Glen Beach
If you surf or like to see the surfers in action, this is a decent spot - good for sundowners on the beach as you don't have to climb up all those stairs in the dark. Also nicely sheltered from the wind and ideal for a quiet beach day.
If you're into running and jogging, this a good safe space to run in a green setting - and the only park in the city with a running track. There's also a weekly Park Run every Saturday, if you fancy group training.
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Green Point Park
1 Fritz Sonnenberg RdIf you're into running and jogging, this a good safe space to run in a green setting - and the only park in the city with a running track. There's also a weekly Park Run every Saturday, if you fancy group training.
The Promenade is a hub of exercise and leisurely walks. A meeting space for friends; work out together or get some fresh air. Bicycles, skateboards and prams aplenty. Outdoor gym, kids playground, ocean views.
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The Promenade
Victoria RoadThe Promenade is a hub of exercise and leisurely walks. A meeting space for friends; work out together or get some fresh air. Bicycles, skateboards and prams aplenty. Outdoor gym, kids playground, ocean views.
Essentials
All the necessities you may need during your stay, it's a quick stroll up the road, less than 2 minutes walk. Perfect pit-stop before heading to the beach. [walking distance.]
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Seven Eleven
Kloof StreetAll the necessities you may need during your stay, it's a quick stroll up the road, less than 2 minutes walk. Perfect pit-stop before heading to the beach. [walking distance.]
A little more expensive than the general grocer, but stocking all the delicious things your heart desires. You can do all your grocery shopping here.
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Woolworths Kloof Street
50 Kloof StA little more expensive than the general grocer, but stocking all the delicious things your heart desires. You can do all your grocery shopping here.
If you are organically inclined or need to cater for a specific diet, this is the place. Also has a pharmacy and all variety of health products.
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Wellness Warehouse Lifestyle on Kloof
50 Kloof StIf you are organically inclined or need to cater for a specific diet, this is the place. Also has a pharmacy and all variety of health products.
Sightseeing
You can see the cableway from the kitchen window - if you haven't been up the mountain, do yourself a favour! There's a new coffee shop at the top with wifi, so you can work from the top too.
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Kabelbaanstation Tafelberg
5821 Tafelberg RdYou can see the cableway from the kitchen window - if you haven't been up the mountain, do yourself a favour! There's a new coffee shop at the top with wifi, so you can work from the top too.
Shopping
A little gem of a place that always has a nice find waiting inside it - go on Wednesday's or Thursday when newly-sourced vintage things arrive, by Saturday all the good stuff is gone! [walking distance.]
Antiques On Kloof
167 Kloof StA little gem of a place that always has a nice find waiting inside it - go on Wednesday's or Thursday when newly-sourced vintage things arrive, by Saturday all the good stuff is gone! [walking distance.]
A great spot for beautifully curated clothing and accessories. Mostly locally produced threads and hand-crafted, gemstone jewellery. [walking distance.]
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MR & MRS
801 Kloof StA great spot for beautifully curated clothing and accessories. Mostly locally produced threads and hand-crafted, gemstone jewellery. [walking distance.]
A great spot to find beautiful trinkets, gifts and home things inspired by the middle-eastern aesthetic, the items are hand-selected and imported on the owners buying trips - she's really lovely too. [walking distance.]
Arabesque Cape Town
15 Wellington RoadA great spot to find beautiful trinkets, gifts and home things inspired by the middle-eastern aesthetic, the items are hand-selected and imported on the owners buying trips - she's really lovely too. [walking distance.]