Guidebook for Cape Town
Food Scene
This is our favourite restaurant, located on the Groot Constantia Wine Estate. Food is good and price is right.
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Simon's Restaurant
Groot Constantia RoadThis is our favourite restaurant, located on the Groot Constantia Wine Estate. Food is good and price is right.
This Deli/Coffee Shop has unusual and delicious cakes and savories. It's quaint and right in the heart of the Constantia Winelands.
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Chardonnay Deli
This Deli/Coffee Shop has unusual and delicious cakes and savories. It's quaint and right in the heart of the Constantia Winelands.
Best steak ever! Chateaubriand is delicious and reasonably priced.
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Cattle Baron Constantia
Constantia Main RoadBest steak ever! Chateaubriand is delicious and reasonably priced.
Fantastic seafood (and meat dishes if you prefer) right on the edge of the rocks in Kalk Bay Harbour. You cannot get closer to the sea than this. The fishing boats come in about lunchtime and it's on your plate soon after!
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Harbour House Kalk Bay
Main RoadFantastic seafood (and meat dishes if you prefer) right on the edge of the rocks in Kalk Bay Harbour. You cannot get closer to the sea than this. The fishing boats come in about lunchtime and it's on your plate soon after!
This is Cape Town's oldest Wine Estate and has a great wine tasting centre plus cafe, restaurant, historic architecture and walks through vineyards. A lovely place to wander around - free entry.
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Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia RoadThis is Cape Town's oldest Wine Estate and has a great wine tasting centre plus cafe, restaurant, historic architecture and walks through vineyards. A lovely place to wander around - free entry.
Parks & Nature
There is a small entry fee into this fabulous mountainous park (on the way south half way from Cape Town to Cape Point). Great circular walking trails where it's hard to get lost and a refreshing mountain damn where you can swim and have picnics. There's a boardwalk around the edge. It's where locals go to hike, swim, sunbathe, have family gatherings and walk dogs.
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Silvermine Dam
There is a small entry fee into this fabulous mountainous park (on the way south half way from Cape Town to Cape Point). Great circular walking trails where it's hard to get lost and a refreshing mountain damn where you can swim and have picnics. There's a boardwalk around the edge. It's where locals go to hike, swim, sunbathe, have family gatherings and walk dogs.
Entertainment & Activities
We have excellent live theatre in Cape Town and the Baxter is 10 minutes drive and there's always something playing here.
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Baxter Theatre Centre
Main RoadWe have excellent live theatre in Cape Town and the Baxter is 10 minutes drive and there's always something playing here.
Artscape is the largest theatre in Cape Town playing everything from musical to opera and straight theatre.
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Artscape Theatre Centre
Artscape is the largest theatre in Cape Town playing everything from musical to opera and straight theatre.
Every summer Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens hold Sunday afternoon open-air concerts. Music ranges from classical to rock and everything in between. These are very well attended by locals because of big name performers, so try and get tickets in advance (but not always necessary). Take your own picnic and blanket and laze around on the lawn or dance in front of the stage an along the pathways.
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Kirstenbosch Gardens Concert Stage
Rhodes DriveEvery summer Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens hold Sunday afternoon open-air concerts. Music ranges from classical to rock and everything in between. These are very well attended by locals because of big name performers, so try and get tickets in advance (but not always necessary). Take your own picnic and blanket and laze around on the lawn or dance in front of the stage an along the pathways.
Shopping
Constantia Village is a charming small and upmarket shopping mall which has everything you need; supermarkets, boutiques, book shop, decor and health food, and cafes.
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Constantia Village
Constantia Village is a charming small and upmarket shopping mall which has everything you need; supermarkets, boutiques, book shop, decor and health food, and cafes.
Sightseeing
Reach the end of the earth at the furthest south-west corner of Africa where you'll find Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Walk up to the old lighthouse or take the Funicular and marvel at the vase expanse of Atlantic Ocean. Next stop Antarctica! There's a great restaurant here too.
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Cape Point
Reach the end of the earth at the furthest south-west corner of Africa where you'll find Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Walk up to the old lighthouse or take the Funicular and marvel at the vase expanse of Atlantic Ocean. Next stop Antarctica! There's a great restaurant here too.
You can't come to Cape Town and not go up Table Mountain! Walk it in 2.5 hours (shortest route) or take the 4 minute cablecar to the top. There's a shop and cafe up there and lots of walking paths and viewpoints. It's a MUST DO in Cape Town!
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg RdYou can't come to Cape Town and not go up Table Mountain! Walk it in 2.5 hours (shortest route) or take the 4 minute cablecar to the top. There's a shop and cafe up there and lots of walking paths and viewpoints. It's a MUST DO in Cape Town!
They always come back with Gold from the Chelsea Flower Show, so go and take a look why at this magnificent Botanical Gardens on the lower slopes of Table Mountain. There are shops, restaurants, cafes or take your own picnic and spend the day here. Great for families, quiet walks, plant-lovers and walkers (there's a 4 hr walk from here to the Table Mountain cablecar for the fit)!
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveThey always come back with Gold from the Chelsea Flower Show, so go and take a look why at this magnificent Botanical Gardens on the lower slopes of Table Mountain. There are shops, restaurants, cafes or take your own picnic and spend the day here. Great for families, quiet walks, plant-lovers and walkers (there's a 4 hr walk from here to the Table Mountain cablecar for the fit)!
Franschhoek is the prettiest and most charming village in the Cape Winelands in a scenic valley surrounded by vineyards and mountains. It has a single main street crammed with little shops, boutiques, craft and arts and LOTS of restaurants; a couple of which are always voted in the Top Ten in South Africa. It's easy to spend a whole day or two here indulging in food, wine, local cheeses and chocolates, visiting wine estates and buying gifts.
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Franschhoek
Franschhoek is the prettiest and most charming village in the Cape Winelands in a scenic valley surrounded by vineyards and mountains. It has a single main street crammed with little shops, boutiques, craft and arts and LOTS of restaurants; a couple of which are always voted in the Top Ten in South Africa. It's easy to spend a whole day or two here indulging in food, wine, local cheeses and chocolates, visiting wine estates and buying gifts.
Stellenbosch is famous for 300 wine estates, historic architecture in this old university town, with lots to do and see. The area hosts more restaurants voted in the Top Ten of South Africa (at wine estates) than any other place in SA. Treat yourself and book ahead for these (look on the South African Eat Out Guide website or ask us). With a weak Rand you'll laugh at the prices for our very best haute cuisine!
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Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch is famous for 300 wine estates, historic architecture in this old university town, with lots to do and see. The area hosts more restaurants voted in the Top Ten of South Africa (at wine estates) than any other place in SA. Treat yourself and book ahead for these (look on the South African Eat Out Guide website or ask us). With a weak Rand you'll laugh at the prices for our very best haute cuisine!
Simon's Town has an Historic Mile of mainly Victorian architecture leading along the main street of this very quaint seaside Navy Town. The Navy has all the best locations on the seafront but you can get a good view of the bay from the Town Square overlooking the yacht basin. There are some great beaches nearby (Water's Edge on the way to Boulder's Beach is the secret local beach spot)! Another secret is that you can go and eat at the cheap False Bay Yacht Club cafe right on the water if you sign in at the gate...shh don't tell everyone!
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Simon's Town Police Station
136 St George's StSimon's Town has an Historic Mile of mainly Victorian architecture leading along the main street of this very quaint seaside Navy Town. The Navy has all the best locations on the seafront but you can get a good view of the bay from the Town Square overlooking the yacht basin. There are some great beaches nearby (Water's Edge on the way to Boulder's Beach is the secret local beach spot)! Another secret is that you can go and eat at the cheap False Bay Yacht Club cafe right on the water if you sign in at the gate...shh don't tell everyone!