Our Cape Town Guide Book
Sightseeing
Lovely hike, great views. Hiking path starts, about a 5mins walk up the road, from house.
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Lions Head Path
Lions Head PathLovely hike, great views. Hiking path starts, about a 5mins walk up the road, from house.
Llandudno
One of the best beaches, beautiful bay, good surf.
Sea kayak rental. Enjoy the beauty of Cape Town from the sea.
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Kaskazi Kayaks & Adventures | Sea Point, Cape Town
Sea kayak rental. Enjoy the beauty of Cape Town from the sea.
Everything Else
Great swimming pool right on the ocean. Great for laps, great for kids. In walking distance to house.
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Sea Point Pavilion Swimming Pool
Beach RoadGreat swimming pool right on the ocean. Great for laps, great for kids. In walking distance to house.
The National botanical gardens are simply stunning. One of my favourite spots in Cape Town. A wonderful way to relax amidst nature with a picnic basket, wine and some friends. Also good for concerts.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveThe National botanical gardens are simply stunning. One of my favourite spots in Cape Town. A wonderful way to relax amidst nature with a picnic basket, wine and some friends. Also good for concerts.
Restaurants & dining - Our favourites
Great Italian seafood restaurant. One of the few with ocean view. Great for lunch and for dinner.
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La Perla
281 Beach RdGreat Italian seafood restaurant. One of the few with ocean view. Great for lunch and for dinner.
Right along the beach promenade, a 3 min walk from our house, lies this colonial institution. It’s great for drinks/lunch and quick bites on the front terrace, but also wonderful for a quick breakfast;/coffee stop after a promenade run. They also do a great Sunday Jazz brunch.
It’s even a stop along the bus route for the Sightseeing tour bus,
making it the nearest stop (Winchester Mansions) you would hop off as well to get to back to the house if ever you decide to do a tour of the Atlantic seaboard by bus.
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The Winchester Hotel
221 Beach RdRight along the beach promenade, a 3 min walk from our house, lies this colonial institution. It’s great for drinks/lunch and quick bites on the front terrace, but also wonderful for a quick breakfast;/coffee stop after a promenade run. They also do a great Sunday Jazz brunch.
It’s even a stop along the bus route for the Sightseeing tour bus,
making it the nearest stop (Winchester Mansions) you would hop off as well to get to back to the house if ever you decide to do a tour of the Atlantic seaboard by bus.
Cape Town's only city beach bar/restaurant. Go for dinner at sunset. Great location. Booking is essential.
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Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay BoulevardCape Town's only city beach bar/restaurant. Go for dinner at sunset. Great location. Booking is essential.
A good popular seafood restaurant in Camps Bay. Booking is essential. To round up a day at the beautiful Camps Bay beach, this would be an excellent choice.
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Codfather Seafood & Sushi
37 The DrA good popular seafood restaurant in Camps Bay. Booking is essential. To round up a day at the beautiful Camps Bay beach, this would be an excellent choice.
Fantastic lunch and dinner place. Hidden away under Chapman’s Peak, overlooking the quaint fishing village of Hout Bay, with uninterrupted views of the Atlantic.
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Tintswalo Atlantic
Chapmans Peak DriveFantastic lunch and dinner place. Hidden away under Chapman’s Peak, overlooking the quaint fishing village of Hout Bay, with uninterrupted views of the Atlantic.
It’s in a mall, but the food is really amazing. Fantastic variety of seafood & sushi. Go
for lunch. Try the cajun & fried calamari. Wash it down with copious amounts of Graham
Beck Brut!
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Willoughby & Co
19 Dock RdIt’s in a mall, but the food is really amazing. Fantastic variety of seafood & sushi. Go
for lunch. Try the cajun & fried calamari. Wash it down with copious amounts of Graham
Beck Brut!
SA’s no. 1 Third wave coffee bar and culinary kitchen. Really great coffee and even better food. It’s one of the best coffee places in Cape Town. I’d also recommend it for good breakfasts and lunches. About a 5 min walk from the house.
Naked coffee
SA’s no. 1 Third wave coffee bar and culinary kitchen. Really great coffee and even better food. It’s one of the best coffee places in Cape Town. I’d also recommend it for good breakfasts and lunches. About a 5 min walk from the house.
This is a wonderful coffee bar/café, where you could grab really good coffee and pastries, on your way to the Promenade for your morning walk. It's the corner café right at the end of our street.
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Pauline's
277 Main RdThis is a wonderful coffee bar/café, where you could grab really good coffee and pastries, on your way to the Promenade for your morning walk. It's the corner café right at the end of our street.
This local chain of coffee cafes, spread throughout the city centre and Atlantic Seaboard, have become a bit institutional. Great for a quick, good & inexpensive breakfast serving great coffee, located along the Main Road. It’s about a 5-10 min walk from the house.
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Bootlegger Three Anchor Bay (Halaal)
257 Main RdThis local chain of coffee cafes, spread throughout the city centre and Atlantic Seaboard, have become a bit institutional. Great for a quick, good & inexpensive breakfast serving great coffee, located along the Main Road. It’s about a 5-10 min walk from the house.
If you don’t want to venture too far, this is a simple but good family style Italian restaurant around the corner from our house. A 5 min walk away on the Main Road to the left. Inexpensive and good pizza and pasta. Family friendly and wonderful ambience.
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Posticino Italian Restaurant
323 Main RdIf you don’t want to venture too far, this is a simple but good family style Italian restaurant around the corner from our house. A 5 min walk away on the Main Road to the left. Inexpensive and good pizza and pasta. Family friendly and wonderful ambience.
Great beachfront café/breakfast place serving up some good omelettes etc. Along Beach road. Ocean view. Can get quite busy on the weekends. About a 30 minute walk from the house along the promenade.
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Sotano
121 Beach RdGreat beachfront café/breakfast place serving up some good omelettes etc. Along Beach road. Ocean view. Can get quite busy on the weekends. About a 30 minute walk from the house along the promenade.
For a cool & stylish night out, try this wonderful restaurant. The space offers panoramic views over Cape Town and is stunning. The food, described as a rollercoaster of flavours, is excellent too. Book very well in advance. Not sure if this place is kid friendly though. But a wonderful experience, get someone to babysit.
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The Pot Luck Club
373-375 Albert RdFor a cool & stylish night out, try this wonderful restaurant. The space offers panoramic views over Cape Town and is stunning. The food, described as a rollercoaster of flavours, is excellent too. Book very well in advance. Not sure if this place is kid friendly though. But a wonderful experience, get someone to babysit.
Nice coffee and lunch place in Kalk Bay. Worth a stop, if you're in the area.
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Olympia Cafe
134 Main RdNice coffee and lunch place in Kalk Bay. Worth a stop, if you're in the area.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is an all time favourite with locals & foreigners alike. Right on the harbour, along the pier at the V&A Waterfront, live music most nights, especially in Summer. A must.
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Quay Four
4 Dock RdThis is an all time favourite with locals & foreigners alike. Right on the harbour, along the pier at the V&A Waterfront, live music most nights, especially in Summer. A must.
Food and drinks on the beach.
A great, vibey informal place serving Cape Town staples such as pizzas, fish and chips, calamari (also something on the menu for kids) along the promenade to the right, with beach view. A nice place to have some local sundowners, pub style bites to eat. Very informal, nice beach type vibe. Best in Summer or on a great day. Opt for dining/drinking al fresco.
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Rockpool
205 Beach RdA great, vibey informal place serving Cape Town staples such as pizzas, fish and chips, calamari (also something on the menu for kids) along the promenade to the right, with beach view. A nice place to have some local sundowners, pub style bites to eat. Very informal, nice beach type vibe. Best in Summer or on a great day. Opt for dining/drinking al fresco.
A Cape Town classic serving Italian & seafood right on Beach Road with ocean views, directly opposite Sea Point swimming pools. Great for a sunset dinner, but also great for lunch. We go here all the time. It’s a nice 20 min walk along the promenade. Although a bit pricey, the views are spectacular as well as the ambience, we’d highly recommend it here.
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La Perla
281 Beach RdA Cape Town classic serving Italian & seafood right on Beach Road with ocean views, directly opposite Sea Point swimming pools. Great for a sunset dinner, but also great for lunch. We go here all the time. It’s a nice 20 min walk along the promenade. Although a bit pricey, the views are spectacular as well as the ambience, we’d highly recommend it here.
Great food, great location. Beautiful beach atmosphere.
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Dunes Beach Restaurant & Bar
1 Beach CresGreat food, great location. Beautiful beach atmosphere.