Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

High-end Indian food. This is as good as it gets. A little pricey $40 per person, but well worth it.
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Bombay Brasserie
1 Wale St
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High-end Indian food. This is as good as it gets. A little pricey $40 per person, but well worth it.
Unbelievably good tapas restaurant. Less than a 5 minute walk away.
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Fork Tapas & Pinchos Bar
13 Main Road
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Unbelievably good tapas restaurant. Less than a 5 minute walk away.
Best pizza on this side of the mountain
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Posticino Italian Restaurant
323 Main Rd
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Best pizza on this side of the mountain
A great vibe and massive burgers. Used to be very secret, but this was a secret that couldn't be kept as it really is such a fun place to visit
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The Dog's Bollocks at YARD
6 Roodehek St
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A great vibe and massive burgers. Used to be very secret, but this was a secret that couldn't be kept as it really is such a fun place to visit
Best steakhouse you can find in the city.
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Nelson's Eye
9 Hof St
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Best steakhouse you can find in the city.
Fantastic Turkish food! Run by an absolute legend called Typhoon. This restaurant was voted in the Top 10 romantic restaurants in the country. On the weekends, you may be treated to a belly dance performance during your meal too
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Anatoli
24 Napier St
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Fantastic Turkish food! Run by an absolute legend called Typhoon. This restaurant was voted in the Top 10 romantic restaurants in the country. On the weekends, you may be treated to a belly dance performance during your meal too
Some of the best burgers in town
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Hudsons - The Burger Joint (Green Point)
Main Road
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Some of the best burgers in town
Best fish 'n chips around. Very well priced, with huge portions that taste amazing! A personal favourite is the calamari and chips.
Lusitania Fisheries
Best fish 'n chips around. Very well priced, with huge portions that taste amazing! A personal favourite is the calamari and chips.
The Saturday market at the Old Biscuit Mill has been a favourite for locals for years now. As evidenced by the crowds that are still present. Mouthwatering food and drinks. A great way to start the weekend. Note - Parking near the market can be an issue. Highly recommend catching an uber instead.
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The Old Biscuit Mill
375 Albert Rd
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The Saturday market at the Old Biscuit Mill has been a favourite for locals for years now. As evidenced by the crowds that are still present. Mouthwatering food and drinks. A great way to start the weekend. Note - Parking near the market can be an issue. Highly recommend catching an uber instead.
Missing the Vaterland? This German deli provides tourists and locals alike with well priced delicious meals.
Raith Gourmet
1 Garret St
Missing the Vaterland? This German deli provides tourists and locals alike with well priced delicious meals.
Best Mexican food around
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Pancho's
127 Lower Main Rd
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Best Mexican food around
Portuguese cuisine at its best. The owner and namesake, Mano, always at hand to ensure a world-class experience. Prego roll heaven
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Mano's
39 Main Rd
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Portuguese cuisine at its best. The owner and namesake, Mano, always at hand to ensure a world-class experience. Prego roll heaven

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food, affordable drinks, beautiful people
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Tiger's Milk - Long Street
44 Long St
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Good food, affordable drinks, beautiful people
Great music, and unbelievably good looking people. Quite affordable. Don't bother going before 11pm, and don't expect to go home before 3am.
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Aces 'n Spades
62 Hout St
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Great music, and unbelievably good looking people. Quite affordable. Don't bother going before 11pm, and don't expect to go home before 3am.
Hipster Central
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Van Hunks
1 Upper Union St
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Hipster Central
Old school joint, with great music
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DecoDance Night Club
66 Main Rd
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Old school joint, with great music
Popular spot with decent drinks and beautiful people
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Tiger's Milk Kloof Street
55 Kloof St
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Popular spot with decent drinks and beautiful people
Very popular spot located in town. Has a wrap-around balcony which is perfect for Summer, and an indoor fireplace for Winter.
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The Village Idiot
32 Loop St
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Very popular spot located in town. Has a wrap-around balcony which is perfect for Summer, and an indoor fireplace for Winter.
One of only two locations that have their own beach, this overpriced bar/restaurant is known for it's scantily clad clientele and bad food. Very popular amongst those wishing to flaunt their wealth
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Shimmy Beach Club
12 S Arm Rd
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One of only two locations that have their own beach, this overpriced bar/restaurant is known for it's scantily clad clientele and bad food. Very popular amongst those wishing to flaunt their wealth
One of only two locations that have their own beach, this overpriced bar/restaurant is known for it's scantily clad clientele and bad food. Very popular amongst those wishing to flaunt their wealth
275 yerel halk öneriyor
Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay Boulevard
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One of only two locations that have their own beach, this overpriced bar/restaurant is known for it's scantily clad clientele and bad food. Very popular amongst those wishing to flaunt their wealth

Parks & Nature

Lovely promenade with views of the mountains and Robben Island. Great idea is to rent a bicycle and ride the whole promenade
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Sea Point Promenade
Beach Road
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Lovely promenade with views of the mountains and Robben Island. Great idea is to rent a bicycle and ride the whole promenade
This is a relatively easy hike. Much easier than Table Mountain. Takes about 40-60min to climb up, and then again as much to climb back down. Very popular trail, which means it's pretty safe. Fantastic 360 views from the peak.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
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This is a relatively easy hike. Much easier than Table Mountain. Takes about 40-60min to climb up, and then again as much to climb back down. Very popular trail, which means it's pretty safe. Fantastic 360 views from the peak.
The best botanical gardens in the country. And has several hiking trails that go up the back of Table Mountain
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
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The best botanical gardens in the country. And has several hiking trails that go up the back of Table Mountain
Most popular beach in Cape Town. Expect a lot of eye-candy
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Clifton 4th Beach hotel
Fourth Beach Promenade
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Most popular beach in Cape Town. Expect a lot of eye-candy
the world-famous Kirstenbosch botanical gardens are located on the other side of the mountain from the city bowl. It is home to the Boomslang tourist attraction which affords magnificent views of the gardens and surrounding mountains. Music concerts are held in Summer on Sundays.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
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the world-famous Kirstenbosch botanical gardens are located on the other side of the mountain from the city bowl. It is home to the Boomslang tourist attraction which affords magnificent views of the gardens and surrounding mountains. Music concerts are held in Summer on Sundays.
Should the weather be too hot, I recommend Skeleton Gorge as a hike as the majority of the hike is under a tree canopy as it ascends the mountain.
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Skeleton Gorge / Nursery Ravine Hike
Nursery Ravine
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Should the weather be too hot, I recommend Skeleton Gorge as a hike as the majority of the hike is under a tree canopy as it ascends the mountain.
MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE! The Overseers Cottage allows 6-16 people to sleep on top of Table Mountain
Overseers Cottage
MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE! The Overseers Cottage allows 6-16 people to sleep on top of Table Mountain
A newly refurbished park, neighboring the iconic football stadium
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Yeşil Nokta Parkı
1 Fritz Sonnenberg Rd
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A newly refurbished park, neighboring the iconic football stadium
Affectionately known to locals as the Dog Park, this park usually hosts music concerts in December and January. A great place in the city to hang out with some pooches.
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De Waal Parkı
Molteno Road
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Affectionately known to locals as the Dog Park, this park usually hosts music concerts in December and January. A great place in the city to hang out with some pooches.
A more "liberal" beach. Expect nudity
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Clifton 3rd
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A more "liberal" beach. Expect nudity

Arts & Culture

A humbling experience to see some of the actions of the old regime. Highly recommend bundling this with a trip to the Cape Flats to see where the old residents were forcefully moved to.
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Bölge Altı Müzesi
25A Buitenkant St
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A humbling experience to see some of the actions of the old regime. Highly recommend bundling this with a trip to the Cape Flats to see where the old residents were forcefully moved to.
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Company's Gardens
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Iziko Güney Afrika Ulusal Galerisi
Government Avenue
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Designed by world-renown British architect, Thomas Heatherwick, this museum is housed in the refurbished heritage building that used to be the grain silos for the harbour. A wonder to behold. Free entry on Wednesday mornings between 10am-1pm
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Zeitz Güncel Sanat Afrika Müzesi
South Arm Road
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Designed by world-renown British architect, Thomas Heatherwick, this museum is housed in the refurbished heritage building that used to be the grain silos for the harbour. A wonder to behold. Free entry on Wednesday mornings between 10am-1pm

Shopping

Perfect place for "African" souvenirs. Expect typical market haggling environment.
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Greenmarket Meydanı
Longmarket Street
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Perfect place for "African" souvenirs. Expect typical market haggling environment.
Quick and easy to place to get fresh fruit & vegetables, along with freshly made cheap meals.
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Food Lover's Market
122 St Georges Mall
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Quick and easy to place to get fresh fruit & vegetables, along with freshly made cheap meals.
Closest very decent shops to get all your grocery needs from
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Pick n Pay Gardens
Mill Street
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Closest very decent shops to get all your grocery needs from
Walking distance grocery
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Pick n Pay Strand Street
58 Strand St
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Walking distance grocery
One-stop-shop for all shopping needs, and a ton of restaurants to choose from. Bit of a tourist trap.
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V&A Waterfront
19 Dock Rd
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One-stop-shop for all shopping needs, and a ton of restaurants to choose from. Bit of a tourist trap.
The second closest high-quality grocer. More variety than the Woolworths located on Adderley Street.
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Sorbet Cape Quarter
27 Somerset Rd
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The second closest high-quality grocer. More variety than the Woolworths located on Adderley Street.
The closest high-quality grocer
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Woolworths Adderley Street
Adderley Street
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The closest high-quality grocer
High-quality grocer with wide variety
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Woolworths
Mill Street
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High-quality grocer with wide variety

Getting Around

You need to get a MyCiti travel card, pre-loaded with credit. You will require 1 card per passenger - no sharing allowed. A typical trip costs about R7. That's about 50cents USD. Timetables are built into Google Maps. The Adderley Station and the Civic Centre station are the two major HUB's for MyCiti
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Myciti Bus Station Adderley Street
Adderley Street
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You need to get a MyCiti travel card, pre-loaded with credit. You will require 1 card per passenger - no sharing allowed. A typical trip costs about R7. That's about 50cents USD. Timetables are built into Google Maps. The Adderley Station and the Civic Centre station are the two major HUB's for MyCiti
The open-top hop on hop off busses affords you the convenience of visiting tourist attractions spread throughout Cape Town, along with tour guides.
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Cape Town Şehir Turu
81 Long St
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The open-top hop on hop off busses affords you the convenience of visiting tourist attractions spread throughout Cape Town, along with tour guides.

Sightseeing

If you come to Cape Town, you really should go visit the mountain. For the energetic people, I recommend hiking up via Platteklip Gorge or Indian Venster. And then catching the cable car back down.
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Table Mountain Teleferiği
5821 Tafelberg Rd
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If you come to Cape Town, you really should go visit the mountain. For the energetic people, I recommend hiking up via Platteklip Gorge or Indian Venster. And then catching the cable car back down.
The famous island where Nelson Mandela was jailed for over 20 years. You will need to take a ferry to get there. Ferries depart from the V&A Waterfront. Offer unbelievable view of Table Mountain
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Robben Adası
395 yerel halk öneriyor
The famous island where Nelson Mandela was jailed for over 20 years. You will need to take a ferry to get there. Ferries depart from the V&A Waterfront. Offer unbelievable view of Table Mountain
These open-top, hop on, hop off, red busses afford tourists and locals with a cheap and convenient method to sightsee around Cape Town. A must if you're all about making sure you see and visit the most iconic tourist locations of Cape Town.
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Cape Town Şehir Turu
81 Long St
289 yerel halk öneriyor
These open-top, hop on, hop off, red busses afford tourists and locals with a cheap and convenient method to sightsee around Cape Town. A must if you're all about making sure you see and visit the most iconic tourist locations of Cape Town.
A tandem skydive is the ultimate way to experience Cape Town.
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Skydive Cape Town
Brakkefontein Road
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A tandem skydive is the ultimate way to experience Cape Town.
For a unique perspective of Cape Town.
NAC Helicopters Cape Town
East Pier Road
For a unique perspective of Cape Town.
Cape Town never looked so good than when viewed from the water. Charter out this catamaran and drop anchor off Clifton 4th Beach for unforgettable sundowners
Tigger 2 Charters
East Pier Road
Cape Town never looked so good than when viewed from the water. Charter out this catamaran and drop anchor off Clifton 4th Beach for unforgettable sundowners