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Where to eat and what to do in the City Bowl

180 listings across the City Bowl, De Waterkant, Table Mountain, Gardens and the City Centre - including 35 places to stay, 33 restaurants, 26 things to do, 22 coffee shops, 21 outdoors, 21 weddings, 18 bars & nightlife, 17 services, 17 shops, 2 travel, 1 market and 1 wine farms. Every one is checked against its Google Business Profile on a rolling cycle, so hours, phone numbers and trading status stay verified rather than copied once and forgotten.

  • 35 places to stay
  • 33 restaurants
  • 26 things to do
  • 22 coffee shops
  • 21 outdoors
  • 21 weddings
  • 18 bars & nightlife
  • 17 services
  • 17 shops
  • 2 travel
  • 1 market
  • 1 wine farms

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Black Sheep Restaurant

Restaurants Table Mountain

Black Sheep Restaurant is on Kloof St in Gardens, serving an eclectic menu spanning starters, mains and desserts with influences from Asian,…

The Strangers Club

Coffee Shops City Bowl & De Waterkant

The Strangers Club is a café and breakfast restaurant in Green Point, serving simple, seasonal dishes made with ingredients sourced from small-scale…

CLUB KLOOF

Restaurants Table Mountain

Club Kloof is an Italian-ish restaurant and bar on Kloof St in Tamboerskloof, serving lunch from midday and dinner from 6pm. It…

Upper Union

Restaurants Table Mountain

Upper Union is a restaurant in a heritage building in Gardens, offering food, wine and cocktails across two levels with terrace, interior…

The Athletic Club & Social

Bars & Nightlife City Bowl & De Waterkant

A three-storey bar and restaurant in Cape Town’s CBD, combining dining, cocktails and live music across multiple levels, including a basement bar…

Pepperclub Hotel

Restaurants City Bowl & De Waterkant

Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town City Centre offers several dining options within the hotel, including COPA restaurant for sit-down meals and Ruby’s…

GOLD Restaurant

Restaurants City Bowl & De Waterkant Halaal

GOLD is an African restaurant in Green Point offering a 14-dish tasting menu drawn from across the continent, meant to be shared.…

Mamacita’s on Kloof

Restaurants Kloof Street

Mamacita’s on Kloof is a Mexican restaurant and cocktail bar on Kloof Street, Gardens. Expect street-style tacos, nachos and birria alongside signature…

Marble Restaurant

Bars & Nightlife City Bowl & De Waterkant

Marble Restaurant at the V&A Waterfront is a fire-focused steakhouse and wine bar built around a wood-fired grill, cooking meat, fish, poultry…

Ou Meul Oranjezicht

Restaurants Table Mountain

Ou Meul Oranjezicht is part of the Ou Meul Bakkery and Cafe group, a farmstall-style bakery and restaurant offering family-friendly breakfast and…

Makers Landing

Markets City Bowl & De Waterkant

Association / Organization in City Bowl & De Waterkant. The Cruise Terminal’s food incubator doubles as a working market of small South…

Our Local Kloof Street

Restaurants City Bowl & De Waterkant

Our Local Kloof Street is a neighbourhood restaurant in Gardens, serving home-cooked meals such as meatballs, melanzane and Moroccan vegan curry, plus…

Utopia Cape Town

Restaurants City Bowl & De Waterkant

Utopia Cape Town is a fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar on the 15th floor in De Waterkant, known for its rooftop…

Kloof Street House

Restaurants City Bowl & De Waterkant

Set in a Victorian house on Kloof Street in Gardens, this restaurant offers a brasserie-style menu with free-range, responsibly sourced meat, alongside…

Grand Africa Café & Beach

Restaurants City Bowl & De Waterkant

Beachfront restaurant and bar at the V&A Waterfront, offering feet-in-the-sand dining alongside five bars and ocean decks. The menu features seafood, sashimi,…

Mamacita’s on Harrington

Restaurants Harrington Street

Mamacita’s on Harrington is a Mexican restaurant and cocktail bar in Gardens, serving street-style tacos, nachos and birria alongside handcrafted cocktails and…

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