CAFÉ MANHATTAN
Read moreLocated in Waterkant and Main Road at Sea Point, Manhattan Café is a popular day bar, frequented by gay people as well as the hetero. Very pleasant tables outside. Wi-Fi.
MARIMBA RESTAURANT
Read moreIn this classy restaurant, jazz concerts easy-listening, world music and lounge music accompany dinner.
OBZ CAFÉ
Read moreA lively café-restaurant, the temple of nightlife in Obs', as Observatory is called, the student district of Cape Town, very bohemian and intellectual as we like them, with its bobos and friendly students in a New York atmosphere. The place is very large and rather relaxed, you can meet there for an aperitif with friends to sip a good craft beer or an elaborate house cocktail. You can even order a pizza to share, cooked on a wood fire, or sit down to taste a delicate cuisine based on meat or fish.
LOLA’S BAR
Read moreTrendy café with large windows on Long Street. Beautiful vintage and colorful decoration, flowers are placed on each table. It is the ideal place to have breakfast, a light lunch or a coffee during the day. Simple and delicious dishes inspired by world cuisines. Examples: poached pear, walnut and gorgonzola salad, fish cake, the chef's specialty, chicken with Cajun sauce. Everything is fresh, good, healthy, well cooked, it quickly becomes a canteen. Fresh detox juice: apple, spinach, cucumber, or carrot, spinach, celery, beet.
THE YARD
Read moreThe Yard is a trendy café and restaurant with a breathtaking view of the MOCCA Museum of Contemporary African Art and its original building. Large room with bar and open kitchen in the central island. In this new developing district right next to the Waterfront: the Silo district. A very pleasant industrial and contemporary atmosphere, but above all, a modern and very nicely served kitchen. It's also nice to stop for a delicious iced coffee at the bend in the walk to cool off on the terrace in the afternoon.
RICK'S CAFE AMERICAIN
Read moreA true Cape Town institution, Rick's Café has taken up residence in the vibrant Kloof Street area. Originally housed in a 110 year old Victorian house, the new home has just as much charm, with the added bonus of the cosy balcony on the corner of Kloof Street and Weltevreden. Inside, the décor is unchanged and reminiscent of the film Casablanca. The décor is cosy, with velvet benches and colourful mosaics on the walls and on the stairs. Wrought iron candlesticks subdue the atmosphere.
CHINCHILLA ROOFTOP CAFE & BAR
Read moreThe highest rooftop on the waterfront in the pretty Camps Bay area. Come up for a drink at the end of the day to enjoy the view at sunset, which is then splendid. The ambience is both chic and casual with soft armchairs, sofas and rattan tables. Colourful cushions and small lanterns bring a cocooningtouch to the placeto taste the delicious cocktails and listen to live music.
HONEST CHOCOLATE (AND GIN BAR)
Read moreIt's a hidden, secret, underground bar... although a little less, now that you've been tipped off. You have to go through the chocolate factory to find the gin bar, nestled in a secret courtyard. Gin is fashionable in South Africa, you will be served cocktails of all colours made from this alcohol. Unfound, almost invisible, welcome to this beautiful space with Mediterranean air where the sun shines during the day and the lanterns sparkle at night, welcome to Gin Bar!
CAUSE EFFECTS
Read moreJust a few years after opening, this new-generation bar is a real success. The concept: a liquid menu! We offer these drinking pleasures in starter, main course and dessert formulas. The bartenders are true artists, playing with flavors and presentations, and putting on a show as they prepare the drinks. The cocktails are creations served on plates just like in a gourmet restaurant. A truly unique experience. It's smoky, it's colorful, it's lively and you want to try it all... Nice!
TRUTH COFFEE
Read moreFancy a coffee break? Just a stone's throw from the District Six Museum, a beautiful space, partly dedicated to the art of enjoying a good coffee, awaits us. This place is called Truth Coffee, and as soon as you walk through the door, it transports you to another era, a bit of a 1930s dandy. The waiters all wear uniforms from the last century, and the menu is read in a newspaper. Everyone is very attentive. For an exceptional coffee break, breakfast or even brunch, the place is ideal. A highly recommended address.