Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
A broth bar in the New York style, opened by the people from Honest Chocolate and the Secret Gin Bar. Choose your broth – clear, white, green or brown – in a cup or with toppings in a bowl. Trimmings might include neat slices of perfectly cooked venison, lentils, ribbons of courgette and cubes of apricot. If you’re feeling very hungry, bulk up your portion with sticky rice balls, soft-boiled eggs or chorizo.
Marrow Broth
13 Boundary RoadA broth bar in the New York style, opened by the people from Honest Chocolate and the Secret Gin Bar. Choose your broth – clear, white, green or brown – in a cup or with toppings in a bowl. Trimmings might include neat slices of perfectly cooked venison, lentils, ribbons of courgette and cubes of apricot. If you’re feeling very hungry, bulk up your portion with sticky rice balls, soft-boiled eggs or chorizo.
A broth bar in the New York style, opened by the people from Honest Chocolate and the Secret Gin Bar. Choose your broth – clear, white, green or brown – in a cup or with toppings in a bowl. Trimmings might include neat slices of perfectly cooked venison, lentils, ribbons of courgette and cubes of apricot. If you’re feeling very hungry, bulk up your portion with sticky rice balls, soft-boiled eggs or chorizo.
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Hudsons - The Burger Joint (Green Point)
Main RoadA broth bar in the New York style, opened by the people from Honest Chocolate and the Secret Gin Bar. Choose your broth – clear, white, green or brown – in a cup or with toppings in a bowl. Trimmings might include neat slices of perfectly cooked venison, lentils, ribbons of courgette and cubes of apricot. If you’re feeling very hungry, bulk up your portion with sticky rice balls, soft-boiled eggs or chorizo.
A fantastic bet for delicious Mexican food in the city. The classic ceviche is popular, spiked with lime, coriander, ginger and chilli, and served with crunchy corn chips. The build-your-own-tacos are highly recommended, with fillings like fried fish, pork and grilled chicken and lashings of sour cream, pickled red onions and guacamole. For dessert, churros are an absolute must.
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El Burro Greenpoint
79 Main Rd A fantastic bet for delicious Mexican food in the city. The classic ceviche is popular, spiked with lime, coriander, ginger and chilli, and served with crunchy corn chips. The build-your-own-tacos are highly recommended, with fillings like fried fish, pork and grilled chicken and lashings of sour cream, pickled red onions and guacamole. For dessert, churros are an absolute must.
Dinner is a lively and interactive experience. The menu is broken down into cold and warm, light and rich, old- and new-style, and the chef’s signature tasting menu. Share edamame beans and a few portions of new-style sashimi to start. A better eel California roll is impossible to find; umami-packed baby spinach salad with dried miso is an unexpected highlight; but the pièce de résistance has to be the much-hyped black cod den miso with its spectacularly pared-down presentation. Chocolate fiends are spoilt for choice with three chocolate desserts on offer. But it’s the chocolate bento box with a gooey lava fondant and a scoop of matcha ice cream that ends off the meal perfectly.
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Nobu
Dock RoadDinner is a lively and interactive experience. The menu is broken down into cold and warm, light and rich, old- and new-style, and the chef’s signature tasting menu. Share edamame beans and a few portions of new-style sashimi to start. A better eel California roll is impossible to find; umami-packed baby spinach salad with dried miso is an unexpected highlight; but the pièce de résistance has to be the much-hyped black cod den miso with its spectacularly pared-down presentation. Chocolate fiends are spoilt for choice with three chocolate desserts on offer. But it’s the chocolate bento box with a gooey lava fondant and a scoop of matcha ice cream that ends off the meal perfectly.
Authentic Asian fare. The large menu – predominantly Vietnamese – boasts a wide selection of dishes that extends to Japanese, Chinese and Thai foods. For starters, the duck spring rolls are magnificent. Mains are organised by beef, pork, vegetarian, poultry, seafood and rice and noodles. The famous ginger fish lives up to the hype: it’s fresh, fragrant and flavourful. The menu also stars fragrant soups, yellow, green and red curries.
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Saigon
Kamp StreetAuthentic Asian fare. The large menu – predominantly Vietnamese – boasts a wide selection of dishes that extends to Japanese, Chinese and Thai foods. For starters, the duck spring rolls are magnificent. Mains are organised by beef, pork, vegetarian, poultry, seafood and rice and noodles. The famous ginger fish lives up to the hype: it’s fresh, fragrant and flavourful. The menu also stars fragrant soups, yellow, green and red curries.
Named for the Japanese word for salt, this eatery delivers big savoury hits in big portions. The menu is divided into ocean, land, earth and sweet. Many appealing options include everything from poké and nori tuna tacos to yakitori chicken, crispy pork belly and firecracker prawns. Umami, the fifth taste, abounds in the duck-fat fries sprinkled with truffle salt and crushed nori. Beautifully cooked duck breast dumplings are a highlight.
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Shio Restaurant
49 Napier StreetNamed for the Japanese word for salt, this eatery delivers big savoury hits in big portions. The menu is divided into ocean, land, earth and sweet. Many appealing options include everything from poké and nori tuna tacos to yakitori chicken, crispy pork belly and firecracker prawns. Umami, the fifth taste, abounds in the duck-fat fries sprinkled with truffle salt and crushed nori. Beautifully cooked duck breast dumplings are a highlight.
Honest Chocolate, the brand of sugar-free, dairy-free, ethically sourced and raw chocolate, has a cool café to celebrate the bean. Enjoy baked chocolate treats, from brownies to decadent banana-bread ‘bunny chow’, tarts, cookies, bon-bons and dairy-free shakes. You won’t find any savouries here – it’s a before-, after- or between-meals niche café. Vegans and vegetarians will be charmed.
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Honest Chocolate Cafe
64A Wale StHonest Chocolate, the brand of sugar-free, dairy-free, ethically sourced and raw chocolate, has a cool café to celebrate the bean. Enjoy baked chocolate treats, from brownies to decadent banana-bread ‘bunny chow’, tarts, cookies, bon-bons and dairy-free shakes. You won’t find any savouries here – it’s a before-, after- or between-meals niche café. Vegans and vegetarians will be charmed.
Drinks & Nightlife
Victorian townhouse bar with open-roof candlelit courtyard, Asian fusion tapas and cocktails.
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Asoka Restaurant, Bar and Lounge
68 Kloof StVictorian townhouse bar with open-roof candlelit courtyard, Asian fusion tapas and cocktails.
Arts & Culture
Gallery of South African's contemporary modern art.
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art
South Arm RoadGallery of South African's contemporary modern art.
Gallery MOMO Cape Town
16 Buiten StSouth African gallery of Modern Art
Getting Around
Myciti Bus Station Adderley Street
Adderley StreetShopping
You will find everything from groceries to stunning shops, sports equipment, restaurants and so much more.
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Cape Quarter Mall
27 Somerset RdYou will find everything from groceries to stunning shops, sports equipment, restaurants and so much more.
Parks & Nature
Take a stroll through the company gardens and view the beautifully pruned roses, water fountains and the big cage of love birds.
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Company's Gardens
Take a stroll through the company gardens and view the beautifully pruned roses, water fountains and the big cage of love birds.
There are many hiking trails up this beautiful and iconic mountain range. Alternatively you can use the cable car to make your trip up and down a little more gentle.
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Kabelbaanstation Tafelberg
5821 Tafelberg RdThere are many hiking trails up this beautiful and iconic mountain range. Alternatively you can use the cable car to make your trip up and down a little more gentle.
Sightseeing
Take a stroll down the Sea Point Promenade and see countless runners and people taking their dogs for a stroll. Take in the beautiful iconic view of the sunrise or sunset or even sweat off your frustrations at the outdoor gym.
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Sea Point Promenade
Beach RoadTake a stroll down the Sea Point Promenade and see countless runners and people taking their dogs for a stroll. Take in the beautiful iconic view of the sunrise or sunset or even sweat off your frustrations at the outdoor gym.