Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Codfather: 37 The Drive, Camps Bay, 8040. +27 (0)21 438 0782 http://www.codfather.co.za/ 3 min walk from Geneva Drive Fantastic fish of every kind: sushi/sashimi bar and fish counter from where diners choose their own fish cooked to their personal preference. Very bespoke, original experience, fun and upbeat vibe.
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Codfather Seafood & Sushi
37 The Dr
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Codfather: 37 The Drive, Camps Bay, 8040. +27 (0)21 438 0782 http://www.codfather.co.za/ 3 min walk from Geneva Drive Fantastic fish of every kind: sushi/sashimi bar and fish counter from where diners choose their own fish cooked to their personal preference. Very bespoke, original experience, fun and upbeat vibe.
Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 8040. +27 (0)21 438 0007 http://www.zenzerorestaurant.co.za/ 5 min walk from Geneva Drive Italian: stylish, superb quality, cool and elegant.
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Zenzero
Victoria Road
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Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 8040. +27 (0)21 438 0007 http://www.zenzerorestaurant.co.za/ 5 min walk from Geneva Drive Italian: stylish, superb quality, cool and elegant.
Round House Road, Camps Bay, 8005. +27 (0)21 438 4347 http://theroundhouserestaurant.com/ 7 min drive from Geneva Drive Contemporary European with SA slant: more traditional fine dining in elegant surroundings often with sophisticated tasting menus and an extensive wine list.
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The Lawns at the Roundhouse
Round House Road
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Round House Road, Camps Bay, 8005. +27 (0)21 438 4347 http://theroundhouserestaurant.com/ 7 min drive from Geneva Drive Contemporary European with SA slant: more traditional fine dining in elegant surroundings often with sophisticated tasting menus and an extensive wine list.
37 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 8005. +27 (0)21 438 8315 http://cafecaprice.co.za/ 7-10 min walk from Geneva Drive Diverse/American style menu: very popular drinking spot in particular with younger crowds from lunchtime onwards, late into the night. Uber-trendy, electric atmosphere, great cocktails or good for breakfast
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Café Caprice
37 Victoria Rd
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37 Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 8005. +27 (0)21 438 8315 http://cafecaprice.co.za/ 7-10 min walk from Geneva Drive Diverse/American style menu: very popular drinking spot in particular with younger crowds from lunchtime onwards, late into the night. Uber-trendy, electric atmosphere, great cocktails or good for breakfast
Glen Country Club, 3 Victoria Road, Clifton, 8005. +27 (0)21 438 2018 http://www.thebungalow.co.za/ 5 minute drive from Geneva Drive Diverse menu catering for all tastes. Very cool, beachfront restaurant with plenty of alfresco dining. Great spot for late lunches & sundowners as well as for dinner.
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The Bungalow
3 Victoria Rd
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Glen Country Club, 3 Victoria Road, Clifton, 8005. +27 (0)21 438 2018 http://www.thebungalow.co.za/ 5 minute drive from Geneva Drive Diverse menu catering for all tastes. Very cool, beachfront restaurant with plenty of alfresco dining. Great spot for late lunches & sundowners as well as for dinner.
Great for grocery shopping, good quality food
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Sea Point Spar
94 Regent Rd
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Great for grocery shopping, good quality food
Great for fresh breads and pastries. Also large spacious with friendly atmosphere
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Jason Bakery Green Point
83 Main Rd
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Great for fresh breads and pastries. Also large spacious with friendly atmosphere
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KAUAI Camps Bay
55-61 Victoria Rd
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Paranga Restaurant
Victoria Road
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You get the best cuisines and feel the funky vibe, you can almost taste the freshness of the sea while having lunch or dinner with your family.
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The Butcher Shop & Grill
125 Beach Rd
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You get the best cuisines and feel the funky vibe, you can almost taste the freshness of the sea while having lunch or dinner with your family.
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Sotano
121 Beach Rd
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Great place offering sharing platters in an industrial/eclectic designed restaurant, with stunning views of the city, mountain and harbour – fun, trendy and upbeat.
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The Pot Luck Club
373-375 Albert Rd
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Great place offering sharing platters in an industrial/eclectic designed restaurant, with stunning views of the city, mountain and harbour – fun, trendy and upbeat.
Fish/Seafood/Sushi/Dim Sum with Asian twist: good quality and diverse menu, fun vibe in eclectic style setting.
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Beluga Cape Town
70 Prestwich St
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Fish/Seafood/Sushi/Dim Sum with Asian twist: good quality and diverse menu, fun vibe in eclectic style setting.

Essentials

Great for grocery shopping, good quality food
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Woolworths Da Luz
94 Regent Rd
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Great for grocery shopping, good quality food
Pharmacy
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Dis-Chem Pharmacy The Point Centre - Sea Point
76 Regent Rd
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Pharmacy
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Atlantic Laundry
152 Regent Rd
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Should you need to see a Doctor or attend a Hospital
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Mediclinic Cape Town
21 Hof St
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Should you need to see a Doctor or attend a Hospital

Sightseeing

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Table Mountain (Nature Reserve)
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Visit the most Southern Point in Africa
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Cape Point
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Visit the most Southern Point in Africa
Visit Blaauwberg Beach for the iconic view of Table Mountain and Cape Town City Bowl. This area has wonderful stretches of white sandy beaches, with plenty of kite surfing and water sports to watch
Blaauwberg Road
Blaauwberg Road
Visit Blaauwberg Beach for the iconic view of Table Mountain and Cape Town City Bowl. This area has wonderful stretches of white sandy beaches, with plenty of kite surfing and water sports to watch
Visit here for access t Lions Head Hiking trials and stunning views of the entire city
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Signal Hill
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Visit here for access t Lions Head Hiking trials and stunning views of the entire city
Visit here for access t Lions Head Hiking trials and stunning views of the entire city
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Boulders Beach
Kleintuin Road
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Visit here for access t Lions Head Hiking trials and stunning views of the entire city
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former township, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
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Bo-kaap
71 Wale St
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The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former township, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Hillside De Waterkant is a chic enclave centered on Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, a small, upscale mall with fashion boutiques, commercial art galleries and global eateries. Leafy streets nearby are lined with brightly colored cottages housing craft coffee bars, stylish gift shops and guesthouses. A cluster of gay and lesbian cocktail bars and dance clubs gives the neighborhood its late-night, LGBT-friendly vibe.
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De Waterkant
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Hillside De Waterkant is a chic enclave centered on Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, a small, upscale mall with fashion boutiques, commercial art galleries and global eateries. Leafy streets nearby are lined with brightly colored cottages housing craft coffee bars, stylish gift shops and guesthouses. A cluster of gay and lesbian cocktail bars and dance clubs gives the neighborhood its late-night, LGBT-friendly vibe.
It's surrounded by the vineyards of the Cape Winelands and the mountainous nature reserves of Jonkershoek and Simonsberg. The town's oak-shaded streets are lined with cafes, boutiques and art galleries. Cape Dutch architecture gives a sense of South Africa's Dutch colonial history, as do the Village Museum's period houses and gardens.
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Stellenbosch
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It's surrounded by the vineyards of the Cape Winelands and the mountainous nature reserves of Jonkershoek and Simonsberg. The town's oak-shaded streets are lined with cafes, boutiques and art galleries. Cape Dutch architecture gives a sense of South Africa's Dutch colonial history, as do the Village Museum's period houses and gardens.
Franschhoek is a town in South Africa’s Western Cape with centuries-old vineyards and Cape Dutch architecture. Trails wind through flowers and wildlife at Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve to views over Franschhoek Valley. The Huguenot Memorial Museum and neighboring monument honor the area’s French settlers, who arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries. Franschhoek Motor Museum displays vintage cars amid mountain farmland.
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Franschhoek
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Franschhoek is a town in South Africa’s Western Cape with centuries-old vineyards and Cape Dutch architecture. Trails wind through flowers and wildlife at Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve to views over Franschhoek Valley. The Huguenot Memorial Museum and neighboring monument honor the area’s French settlers, who arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries. Franschhoek Motor Museum displays vintage cars amid mountain farmland.

Shopping

The place for all your retail shopping needs. Largest shopping mall in the Western Cape, has 100's of shops and indoor entertainment centre.
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Canal Walk Shopping Centre
490 Century Blvd
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The place for all your retail shopping needs. Largest shopping mall in the Western Cape, has 100's of shops and indoor entertainment centre.
Local mall with restaurants, retail clothing stores, grocery shopping, pharmacy, post office and liquor store
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The Point
76 Regent Rd
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Local mall with restaurants, retail clothing stores, grocery shopping, pharmacy, post office and liquor store
Supermarket with a wide variety of produce at good prices
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Checkers Sea Point
Saint Andrews Road
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Supermarket with a wide variety of produce at good prices
They stock fresh, organic and best quality products and you can easily order from the comfort of your home. Delivery cost is very cheap as well
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Woolworths Piazza St John
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They stock fresh, organic and best quality products and you can easily order from the comfort of your home. Delivery cost is very cheap as well

Parks & Nature

Great park to visit if you have small children. It has large green spaces for picnics and children's play areas
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Green Point Park
1 Fritz Sonnenberg Rd
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Great park to visit if you have small children. It has large green spaces for picnics and children's play areas
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain
Park in the middle of the city which is flanked by parliamentary buildings, statues and museums
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Company's Gardens
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Park in the middle of the city which is flanked by parliamentary buildings, statues and museums
Lots of hiking and biking trials, overlooking beautiful wine estates and scenery
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Helderberg Nature Reserve
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Lots of hiking and biking trials, overlooking beautiful wine estates and scenery

Entertainment & Activities

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Två Havens Akvarium
Dock Road
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Arts & Culture

Visit to learn the rich history of Cape Town, exhibiting mainly the material culture of the descendants of the Dutch and British colonists.
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Iziko Slave Lodge
Wale Street
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Visit to learn the rich history of Cape Town, exhibiting mainly the material culture of the descendants of the Dutch and British colonists.
See cutting-edge art from Africa and the Diaspora in over 100 galleries
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
South Arm Road
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See cutting-edge art from Africa and the Diaspora in over 100 galleries
The rich cultural diversity and the origins of our land can be unearthed and fully understood by looking into the past. The best way to start is by visiting the SA Museum
Sa Museum Library
The rich cultural diversity and the origins of our land can be unearthed and fully understood by looking into the past. The best way to start is by visiting the SA Museum
This museum is the last remnant of Walendorp, an early residence in what would become the Bo-Kaap area. The house was built between 1763 and 1768. The building is a rare example of early urban Cape Dutch architecture from the mid-eighteenth century. It was restored in the 1970s and opened in 1978 as a museum displaying aspects of Muslim cultural heritage.
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Iziko Bo Kaap Museum
71 Wale St
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This museum is the last remnant of Walendorp, an early residence in what would become the Bo-Kaap area. The house was built between 1763 and 1768. The building is a rare example of early urban Cape Dutch architecture from the mid-eighteenth century. It was restored in the 1970s and opened in 1978 as a museum displaying aspects of Muslim cultural heritage.
Originally established as a community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and immigrants. District Six was a centre with close links to the city and the port. This museum pays homage to them and how the area has changed over the years
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District Six-museet
25A Buitenkant St
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Originally established as a community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and immigrants. District Six was a centre with close links to the city and the port. This museum pays homage to them and how the area has changed over the years
local productions take place in this iconic theatre in the city centre
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Fugardteatern
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local productions take place in this iconic theatre in the city centre