Guidebook for Cape Town

Cape Town Short Stays
Cape Town Short Stays
Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Go here for a R55 pub lunch - seriously, it's the best value anywhere in Cape Town. 20 options. Really great unless you're a vegetarian - in which case, SKIP!!
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Barristers Grill & Cafe Newlands
Kildare Road
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Go here for a R55 pub lunch - seriously, it's the best value anywhere in Cape Town. 20 options. Really great unless you're a vegetarian - in which case, SKIP!!
My favourite Italian restaurant in Cape Town. They don't do pizza - it's serious stuff. Wonderful service and excellent food.
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A Tavola
Wilderness Road
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My favourite Italian restaurant in Cape Town. They don't do pizza - it's serious stuff. Wonderful service and excellent food.

Parks & Nature

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Національний ботанічний сад Кірстенбош
Rhodes Drive
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Kind of obvious! But don't miss out! It really is spectacular up there. Don't bother eating up there (the food is not great and really expensive). Take warm clothes - even on warm days it gets freezing up there! Pre-book tickets at http://www.tablemountain.net/ to avoid having to stand in the ticket queue as well (there is another queue for actually getting on the cable car). If you're walking, make sure you check out proper walking routes (also available on that website). Take plenty of water! There are also some notes on this in my booklet in the apartment.
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Table Mountain Hike
5821 Tafelberg Road
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Kind of obvious! But don't miss out! It really is spectacular up there. Don't bother eating up there (the food is not great and really expensive). Take warm clothes - even on warm days it gets freezing up there! Pre-book tickets at http://www.tablemountain.net/ to avoid having to stand in the ticket queue as well (there is another queue for actually getting on the cable car). If you're walking, make sure you check out proper walking routes (also available on that website). Take plenty of water! There are also some notes on this in my booklet in the apartment.

Shopping

It's only a stone's throw from the house - a 4 minute walk if you're not in a hurry...
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Площа Кавендіш
1 Dreyer St
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It's only a stone's throw from the house - a 4 minute walk if you're not in a hurry...

Essentials

This is like a Marks & Spencer in the UK - upmarket supermarket attached to a massive clothing store
Woolworths Cavendish
This is like a Marks & Spencer in the UK - upmarket supermarket attached to a massive clothing store
This is where we do our regular shopping. It's kind of like a Sainsbury's in the UK. It's a bit further than Cavendish, but worth the walk/drive. The Pick 'n Pay inside Cavendish is not fantastic, but will do if you're in a pinch. Free parking for 90 minutes. There is also a massive Virgin Active in the same building.
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Pick n Pay Claremont
Corner Main Rd
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This is where we do our regular shopping. It's kind of like a Sainsbury's in the UK. It's a bit further than Cavendish, but worth the walk/drive. The Pick 'n Pay inside Cavendish is not fantastic, but will do if you're in a pinch. Free parking for 90 minutes. There is also a massive Virgin Active in the same building.

Everything Else

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Virgin Active Claremont
Campground Road
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Getting Around

It's exactly one kilometres from our front gate. My husband communes every day. I wouldn't recommend using the train outside of peak times (rush hour week days or most of the day on Saturdays)
Newlands station
Letterstedt Road
It's exactly one kilometres from our front gate. My husband communes every day. I wouldn't recommend using the train outside of peak times (rush hour week days or most of the day on Saturdays)

Sightseeing

Our favourite Sunday mini getaway - Kalk Bay is our happy place. We love it so much we even got married there.
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Kalk Bay
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Our favourite Sunday mini getaway - Kalk Bay is our happy place. We love it so much we even got married there.