Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Non-pretentious, excellent fine-dining experience. Most ingredients are organic and all locally-sourced.
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The Shortmarket Club
199 Oxford Road
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Non-pretentious, excellent fine-dining experience. Most ingredients are organic and all locally-sourced.
Great coffee shop just up the road from Ostende.
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Bootlegger Sea Point
39 Regent Rd
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Great coffee shop just up the road from Ostende.
Famous coffee shop in Cape Town CBD. Amazing coffee, great food and really awesome decor.
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Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant St
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Famous coffee shop in Cape Town CBD. Amazing coffee, great food and really awesome decor.
Incredible and well-priced vegan food.
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Planet Bar
8 Buiten St
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Incredible and well-priced vegan food.
The best pizza in Cape Town. Warm, homely atmosphere. Owned by Italians.
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Ferdinando's Pizza
205 Lower Main Rd
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The best pizza in Cape Town. Warm, homely atmosphere. Owned by Italians.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar/music venue located on the balcony of a backpackers called Once. Very trendy and young spot. Local and even international celebrities sometimes come to have drinks there. Dress to impress!
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Yours Truly
73 Kloof St
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Bar/music venue located on the balcony of a backpackers called Once. Very trendy and young spot. Local and even international celebrities sometimes come to have drinks there. Dress to impress!
Bar/nightclub. Very well integrated club, great for dancing to hip-hop, funk and groovy music. Open until 2am.
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The Waiting Room
273 Long St
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Bar/nightclub. Very well integrated club, great for dancing to hip-hop, funk and groovy music. Open until 2am.
Typical European-style nightclub. Mostly electronic music; techno and house. Sort of classy so come dressed well. Not very 'African'. Open till very late (4am?).
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Era Night Club
71 Loop Street
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Typical European-style nightclub. Mostly electronic music; techno and house. Sort of classy so come dressed well. Not very 'African'. Open till very late (4am?).
Awesome bar on Long Street that serves hundreds of both locally-brewed and imported beer. Also have ciders and other drinks for non beer drinkers. Music gets loud at night. They host comedy nights on Wednesdays and often have silent discos on Saturdays. Great place to start a night out.
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BEERHOUSE on Long
223 Long St
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Awesome bar on Long Street that serves hundreds of both locally-brewed and imported beer. Also have ciders and other drinks for non beer drinkers. Music gets loud at night. They host comedy nights on Wednesdays and often have silent discos on Saturdays. Great place to start a night out.
Restaurant/bar. Very lively on Thursday-Sunday nights. Very well integrated, located in a bohemian suburb of Cape Town called Observatory. One of my favourite places to hang out. In-house Dj plays on Thursday nights.
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Cafe Ganesh
38 Trill Rd
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Restaurant/bar. Very lively on Thursday-Sunday nights. Very well integrated, located in a bohemian suburb of Cape Town called Observatory. One of my favourite places to hang out. In-house Dj plays on Thursday nights.
Trendy atmosphere, loud music, open very late.
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Van Hunks
1 Upper Union St
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Trendy atmosphere, loud music, open very late.

Parks & Nature

Hiking trails. Beautiful iconic beaches. Wild animals (no big predators). Incredible flower season during August/September.
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West Coast National Park
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Hiking trails. Beautiful iconic beaches. Wild animals (no big predators). Incredible flower season during August/September.
Lovely hiking trail within the huge Table Mountain National Park. Hike up to a dam where you can have a picnic. Not a very intense hike, more of a scenic stroll.
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Silvermine Dam
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Lovely hiking trail within the huge Table Mountain National Park. Hike up to a dam where you can have a picnic. Not a very intense hike, more of a scenic stroll.
Incredible beach within the native habitat of the African penguin. There is a free walking trail where you can see penguins and dassies, or you can pay to hang out on the beach and swim with penguins in the cold water. I would recommend going to the beach for a few hours on a hot day, bringing along a picnic and drinks. One of the few undamaged African penguin habitats around - tread lightly!
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Boulders Beach
Kleintuin Road
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Incredible beach within the native habitat of the African penguin. There is a free walking trail where you can see penguins and dassies, or you can pay to hang out on the beach and swim with penguins in the cold water. I would recommend going to the beach for a few hours on a hot day, bringing along a picnic and drinks. One of the few undamaged African penguin habitats around - tread lightly!
Quintessential Cape Town nature experience. I recommend hiking up and taking the cable car down - if you're an experienced hiker you could always hike up and down. Very important landmark, also biologically one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Must be pretty fit to do this hike.
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Table Mountain Hike
5821 Tafelberg Road
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Quintessential Cape Town nature experience. I recommend hiking up and taking the cable car down - if you're an experienced hiker you could always hike up and down. Very important landmark, also biologically one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Must be pretty fit to do this hike.
Another quintessential Cape Town nature experience. Not as difficult as Table Mountain trails and definitely busier/more touristy. A must-do. Must be moderately fit.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
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Another quintessential Cape Town nature experience. Not as difficult as Table Mountain trails and definitely busier/more touristy. A must-do. Must be moderately fit.

Arts & Culture

Very important museum dedicated to educating the public about the oppressive Apartheid history of South Africa. A must see!
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Iziko Slave Lodge
Wale Street
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Very important museum dedicated to educating the public about the oppressive Apartheid history of South Africa. A must see!
The island where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail for fighting against the racist apartheid government. You can visit his actual jail cell. Another must-see!
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Robben Island
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The island where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail for fighting against the racist apartheid government. You can visit his actual jail cell. Another must-see!

Shopping

Food, drinks, arts and crafts, jewellery, live music, bar - everything.
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Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour Rd
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Food, drinks, arts and crafts, jewellery, live music, bar - everything.
Huge shopping mall with all the well-known international brands. Also some local stores. Beautiful area as it is located along the ocean - not only a mall but there are lots of restaurants with epic views. Touristy and sometimes overpriced but worth it.
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V&A Waterfront
19 Dock Rd
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Huge shopping mall with all the well-known international brands. Also some local stores. Beautiful area as it is located along the ocean - not only a mall but there are lots of restaurants with epic views. Touristy and sometimes overpriced but worth it.
This road has lots of small boutique-type stores. Similar to Lower Main Road in Observatory but slightly pricier and more upmarket. During the day it's popular for these shops as well as restaurants and bars. At night it turns into a vibrant party scene.
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Kloof Street
Kloof Street
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This road has lots of small boutique-type stores. Similar to Lower Main Road in Observatory but slightly pricier and more upmarket. During the day it's popular for these shops as well as restaurants and bars. At night it turns into a vibrant party scene.

Essentials

3 minute walk up the road from Ostende. Great selection.
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Checkers Sea Point
Saint Andrews Road
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3 minute walk up the road from Ostende. Great selection.