Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
A great little bakery and longstanding local Cape Town favourite.
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Charly's Bakery
36-38 Canterbury StA great little bakery and longstanding local Cape Town favourite.
An intimate, casual restaurant with amazing asian food.
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Downtown Ramen Asian Restaurant
103 Harrington StreetAn intimate, casual restaurant with amazing asian food.
They take coffee seriously and a very cool place to hang out.
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Truth Coffee Roasting
36 Buitenkant StThey take coffee seriously and a very cool place to hang out.
Lefty's
105 Harrington StA local spot with good burgers, ribs and beer
Bree Street
Bree StreetA great street to find trendy restaurants and bars.
JC Brasserie Pub
18 De Villiers RdAnother great local pub. Good honest affordable food and great service.
Another longstanding hidden local favourite. A great little slightly eccentric coffee shop/restaurant/evening drinks spot.
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Roxy Late Night
14 Wandel StAnother longstanding hidden local favourite. A great little slightly eccentric coffee shop/restaurant/evening drinks spot.
Essentials
Get your laundry and grab a meal or coffee at the same time! A lovely little spot to hang out and not what you'd expect from a laundromat. Happy hour drinks everyday too.
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I LOVE MY LAUNDRY
37 Buitenkant StGet your laundry and grab a meal or coffee at the same time! A lovely little spot to hang out and not what you'd expect from a laundromat. Happy hour drinks everyday too.
Drinks & Nightlife
Kimberley Hotel Backpackers
46 Roeland StDown to earth local pub
Percy's. Another local pub, great for after work drinks and good meals. They have tables in the front and a beer garden out the back.
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Perseverance Tavern
83 Buitenkant StPercy's. Another local pub, great for after work drinks and good meals. They have tables in the front and a beer garden out the back.
Long Street
Long StreetWhere most of the bars and nightclubs are.
The Stack
7 Weltevreden StA longstanding Cape Town favourite. Pool tables and beers.
Evol
69 Hope StIf you fancy a late night dancing to 80's and 90's
Shopping
A convenient bottle store just around the corner, with a good selection of South African wines and beers.
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Roeland Liquors
65 Roeland StA convenient bottle store just around the corner, with a good selection of South African wines and beers.
A large selection of everything fruit and veg (and meat and essentials.)
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Food Lover's Market Roeland Street
Drury StreetA large selection of everything fruit and veg (and meat and essentials.)
Myrtle Street
Myrtle StreetThe biggest, nearby shopping mall. Everything you need.
Arts & Culture
Learn about South Africa's apartheid history and forced relocations.
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Iziko lezwe lonke lwezwe laseSix
25A Buitenkant StLearn about South Africa's apartheid history and forced relocations.
A great book shop just around the corner. They often hold book launches for local authors.
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the book lounge
71 Roeland StreetA great book shop just around the corner. They often hold book launches for local authors.
A really interesting museum of natural history and one of my favourites. You can spend hours wandering around here. See the full size whale skeleton.
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Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium
25 Queen Victoria StA really interesting museum of natural history and one of my favourites. You can spend hours wandering around here. See the full size whale skeleton.
Sightseeing
This tranquil garden was created in 1650 by the Dutch settlers who set up an aid station at the Cape and boasts the oldest pear tree in South Africa (1652). Come here for some peace and quiet and to feed the squirrels.
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Company's Gardens
This tranquil garden was created in 1650 by the Dutch settlers who set up an aid station at the Cape and boasts the oldest pear tree in South Africa (1652). Come here for some peace and quiet and to feed the squirrels.
Parks & Nature
Grab a six pack from Roeland liquors, around the corner from the apartment, and head up here for a sundower with fantastic views of the city and Atlantic Ocean.
(drive towards the cable car and go past it, find a spot, enjoy the view)
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Tafelberg Road
Tafelberg RoadGrab a six pack from Roeland liquors, around the corner from the apartment, and head up here for a sundower with fantastic views of the city and Atlantic Ocean.
(drive towards the cable car and go past it, find a spot, enjoy the view)