Jaco and Charl's Guidebook for Cape Town
Drinks & Nightlife
Creative cocktails on a rooftop terrace, with quirky decor and a trendy young crowd.
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Tjing Tjing
165 Longmarket StCreative cocktails on a rooftop terrace, with quirky decor and a trendy young crowd.
The Inside Guide sums it up nicely: "This hidden gin bar is where the insiders go, come sundown. Tucked neatly behind Honest Chocolate Café in the armpit of the Commune 1 Gallery, this dedicated gin bar, like its chocolately sibling, is all about quality rather than quantity."
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The Gin Bar
64A Wale StreetThe Inside Guide sums it up nicely: "This hidden gin bar is where the insiders go, come sundown. Tucked neatly behind Honest Chocolate Café in the armpit of the Commune 1 Gallery, this dedicated gin bar, like its chocolately sibling, is all about quality rather than quantity."
Lovely enoteca owned by Italians who came to Cape Town as tourists and loved it so much they decided to stay. The focus is on the wines; delicious Italian food paired with it changes all the time. Closing time at 8 pm.
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Openwine
72 Wale StLovely enoteca owned by Italians who came to Cape Town as tourists and loved it so much they decided to stay. The focus is on the wines; delicious Italian food paired with it changes all the time. Closing time at 8 pm.
Parks & Nature
A beautiful urban park with indigenous plants. Great for a picnic.
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Green Point Park
1 Fritz Sonnenberg RdA beautiful urban park with indigenous plants. Great for a picnic.
This public garden has existed since the 17th century, when it was used to grow produce for the ships passing the Cape. The complex includes the Iziko South African Museum, the Iziko National Gallery, an aviary, the popular Company's Garden Restaurant and the planetarium. Walking through the gardens, one passes the Houses of Parliament and at the bottom end find the St George's Cathedral.
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Company's Gardens
This public garden has existed since the 17th century, when it was used to grow produce for the ships passing the Cape. The complex includes the Iziko South African Museum, the Iziko National Gallery, an aviary, the popular Company's Garden Restaurant and the planetarium. Walking through the gardens, one passes the Houses of Parliament and at the bottom end find the St George's Cathedral.
Beautiful hiking trails with views over the City Bowl and, on the other side, the Southern Suburbs.
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Devil's Peak
Beautiful hiking trails with views over the City Bowl and, on the other side, the Southern Suburbs.
A steep but relatively easy hike up a well-trodden path (under an hour for the fit), this route spirals up from the car park right to the top of Lion's Head, from where one has spectacular 306-degree views of the Atlantic seaboard, Cape Town and Table Mountain. Ideal for a picnic at the top. At full moon in warm weather, there is a constant stream of hikers with torches going to the top at night - when one looks up from the city, it looks like a string of jewels around the peak.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill RoadA steep but relatively easy hike up a well-trodden path (under an hour for the fit), this route spirals up from the car park right to the top of Lion's Head, from where one has spectacular 306-degree views of the Atlantic seaboard, Cape Town and Table Mountain. Ideal for a picnic at the top. At full moon in warm weather, there is a constant stream of hikers with torches going to the top at night - when one looks up from the city, it looks like a string of jewels around the peak.
A steep climb, an hour up for the fit and 2 or more for those less so, this is a wonderful trek up to the Table Top. The path is all stepped and busy at peak times. A rewarding way to reach the top of Table Mountain and look over the splendour of Cape Town. At the top, there is a restaurant and bar. If you are tired, take the cable car down.
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Platteklip Gorge Starting Point
Tafelberg RoadA steep climb, an hour up for the fit and 2 or more for those less so, this is a wonderful trek up to the Table Top. The path is all stepped and busy at peak times. A rewarding way to reach the top of Table Mountain and look over the splendour of Cape Town. At the top, there is a restaurant and bar. If you are tired, take the cable car down.
This spectacular botanical garden features the wealth of the Western Cape's floral kingdom. There are great restaurants, a tree-top walkway, and breathtaking public sculptures. One can wander around the gardens endlessly, make a picnic, or do a more strenuous hike up one of the gorges. Look out for the summer evening concerts featuring world-class musicians.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveThis spectacular botanical garden features the wealth of the Western Cape's floral kingdom. There are great restaurants, a tree-top walkway, and breathtaking public sculptures. One can wander around the gardens endlessly, make a picnic, or do a more strenuous hike up one of the gorges. Look out for the summer evening concerts featuring world-class musicians.
Arts & Culture
Housed in repurposed grain silos, this museum is an architectural masterpiece with an unrivalled collection of African art, great restaurants and bars, and stunning views. World class.
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
South Arm RoadHoused in repurposed grain silos, this museum is an architectural masterpiece with an unrivalled collection of African art, great restaurants and bars, and stunning views. World class.
Masterpieces of modern art housed in a spectacular gallery with sculpture garden. The restaurant serves excellent food with a local twist.
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Norval Foundation
4 Steenberg RdMasterpieces of modern art housed in a spectacular gallery with sculpture garden. The restaurant serves excellent food with a local twist.
The amphitheater has a great line-up of performances. There are also several great restaurants for pre-show dinner, or you can buy a picnic basket from the shop for eating on the lawn.
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Spier Hotel
R310 Baden Powell DrThe amphitheater has a great line-up of performances. There are also several great restaurants for pre-show dinner, or you can buy a picnic basket from the shop for eating on the lawn.
Theater centre with great drama, comedy, music and caberet, as well as a restaurant for pre-show dinner.
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Baxter Theatre Centre
Main RoadTheater centre with great drama, comedy, music and caberet, as well as a restaurant for pre-show dinner.
See the programme for a wide variety of performances, including caberet, drama, opera, symphony and ballet. Cape Town's largest theater complex.
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Artscape Theatre Centre
See the programme for a wide variety of performances, including caberet, drama, opera, symphony and ballet. Cape Town's largest theater complex.
Theatre on The Bay
Link StreetGreat entertainment!
One of the few independent movie theatres remaining in South Africa. Named after the Countess Labia, this theatre shows quality and arthouse movies. And you can take your glass of wine in! (Not allowed at other cinemas.)
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The Labia
68 Orange StOne of the few independent movie theatres remaining in South Africa. Named after the Countess Labia, this theatre shows quality and arthouse movies. And you can take your glass of wine in! (Not allowed at other cinemas.)
Everything Else
Cape Town’s inner city is abuzz with activity on the first Thursday of every month, when Capetonians (and visitors) wander through the various galleries and stores, which stay open until 9 pm, says http://insideguide.co.za/. To start off your evening, grab a map of the city at your first stop, which is any one of the participating galleries, so that you can plot out your route. Some of Insideguide's favourite participating shops and galleries include the City Bowl Market on Hope Street, the Book Lounge on Roeland Street, Michaelis Galleries at UCT’s Hiddingh Campus on Orange Street and Youngblood Gallery and Beautifull Food. And, should you need a pick-me-up between art-browsing and fashion-
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Cape Town City Centre
Cape Town’s inner city is abuzz with activity on the first Thursday of every month, when Capetonians (and visitors) wander through the various galleries and stores, which stay open until 9 pm, says http://insideguide.co.za/. To start off your evening, grab a map of the city at your first stop, which is any one of the participating galleries, so that you can plot out your route. Some of Insideguide's favourite participating shops and galleries include the City Bowl Market on Hope Street, the Book Lounge on Roeland Street, Michaelis Galleries at UCT’s Hiddingh Campus on Orange Street and Youngblood Gallery and Beautifull Food. And, should you need a pick-me-up between art-browsing and fashion-
Shopping
Africa's top tourist destination, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, is much more than a shopping mall. A working harbor, this expansive area has theaters, restaurants, night-clubs, five-star hotels, a huge Ferris wheel, a world-class aquarium, arts and crafts, cinemas and boat trips. The shopping includes world brands such as Zara, Hamleys, H&M and TopShop, as well us upmarket boutiques such as Louis Vuitton.
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V&A Waterfront
19 Dock RdAfrica's top tourist destination, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, is much more than a shopping mall. A working harbor, this expansive area has theaters, restaurants, night-clubs, five-star hotels, a huge Ferris wheel, a world-class aquarium, arts and crafts, cinemas and boat trips. The shopping includes world brands such as Zara, Hamleys, H&M and TopShop, as well us upmarket boutiques such as Louis Vuitton.
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86 Kloof StInterior store with great designs
Health store with a drug store/pharmacy, cosmetics and a cafeteria
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Wellness Warehouse Lifestyle on Kloof
50 Kloof StHealth store with a drug store/pharmacy, cosmetics and a cafeteria
Essentials
For quality food, this is situated nearby in the Life Style Centre in vibey Kloof Street. (Woolworths South Africa is upmarket and carries some Marks & Spencer products. It is not like Woolworths UK at all.) Also check out the Olive Branch deli and Wine Concepts vinotique next to Woolworths.
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Woolworths Kloof Street
50 Kloof StFor quality food, this is situated nearby in the Life Style Centre in vibey Kloof Street. (Woolworths South Africa is upmarket and carries some Marks & Spencer products. It is not like Woolworths UK at all.) Also check out the Olive Branch deli and Wine Concepts vinotique next to Woolworths.
Getting Around
If you are coming from the USA, continental Europe or other places where you drive on the right-hand side of the road, in South Africa we drive on the left. This can be tricky if you are not used to it, especially when you get to traffic circles or need to react on reflex in an emergency.
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Europcar Cape Town City
34 Prestwich StIf you are coming from the USA, continental Europe or other places where you drive on the right-hand side of the road, in South Africa we drive on the left. This can be tricky if you are not used to it, especially when you get to traffic circles or need to react on reflex in an emergency.
If you are coming from the USA, continental Europe or other places where you drive on the right-hand side of the road, in South Africa we drive on the left. This can be tricky if you are not used to it, especially when you get to traffic circles or need to react on reflex in an emergency.
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Hertz Rent a Car
1 Strand StIf you are coming from the USA, continental Europe or other places where you drive on the right-hand side of the road, in South Africa we drive on the left. This can be tricky if you are not used to it, especially when you get to traffic circles or need to react on reflex in an emergency.