Guidebook for Cape Town
Shopping
A great shopping experience. Anything from food, hairdressers and IT equipment to boutiques and interior design.
387 locals recommend
Cavendish Square
1 Dreyer StA great shopping experience. Anything from food, hairdressers and IT equipment to boutiques and interior design.
Everything Else
A world famous botanical garden. Look over Cape Town from the Boomslang, a bridge high up in the tree canopy; picnic at the outdoor musical concerts on Sunday evenings throughout summer.
1765 locals recommend
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DriveA world famous botanical garden. Look over Cape Town from the Boomslang, a bridge high up in the tree canopy; picnic at the outdoor musical concerts on Sunday evenings throughout summer.
University of Cape Town
Within walking distance.
Beautiful walks on the contour paths through the forests on the slopes of Table Mountain. An easy, scenic walk to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
201 locals recommend
Newlands Forest
Beautiful walks on the contour paths through the forests on the slopes of Table Mountain. An easy, scenic walk to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Artists' studios, arts and craft shops & restaurants for breakfast & lunch.
37 locals recommend
Montebello Design Centre
31 Newlands AveArtists' studios, arts and craft shops & restaurants for breakfast & lunch.
PPC Newlands Cricket Stadium
146 Campground RdThe home of cricket.
Newlands Rugby Stadium
ERF153664 Boundary RdThe home of rugby!
Angsana Spa Vineyard Hotel
Colinton RoadExcellent Thai spa.
Drinks & Nightlife
A very popular pub & restaurant 5 minutes away. If you can't get a ticket for a rugby match, this is the place to go and watch it on the big screens.
153 locals recommend
Foresters Arms
52 Newlands AveA very popular pub & restaurant 5 minutes away. If you can't get a ticket for a rugby match, this is the place to go and watch it on the big screens.
Barristers Grill & Cafe Newlands
Kildare RoadFamous for their steaks!
Wijnhuis
Kildare RoadItalian cuisine.
A charming old flour mill on the Liesbeek River: the perfect place for a drink or light meal. Freshly ground flour for sale!
Josephine Mill Museum
Boundary RoadA charming old flour mill on the Liesbeek River: the perfect place for a drink or light meal. Freshly ground flour for sale!
Food Scene
Help yourself from the wide selection of fresh, interesting dishes and pay by weight. A popular venue for breakfast & lunch. The deli is a fatal attraction!
36 locals recommend
Melissa's the Food Shop
51 Kildare RoadHelp yourself from the wide selection of fresh, interesting dishes and pay by weight. A popular venue for breakfast & lunch. The deli is a fatal attraction!
Sit under the oak trees & enjoy inexpensive, simple, but tasty, fare for breakfast or lunch.
36 locals recommend
The Gardeners Cottage Restaurant
Newlands AvenueSit under the oak trees & enjoy inexpensive, simple, but tasty, fare for breakfast or lunch.
The Vineyard
Colinton RoadFine dining: global fusion cuisine at the Vineyard Hotel
Enjoy delicious & interesting handmade ice cream or a cup of coffee.
28 locals recommend
The Creamery Café Newlands
Enjoy delicious & interesting handmade ice cream or a cup of coffee.
Mamma Roma Newlands
Italian restaurant.
vida e caffè Cavendish
Dreyer StreetDelicious coffee. Another newer one on the corner of Dean & Mains Street.
A Tavola
Wilderness RoadExcellent Italian food & wine: very good value.
Basilico
32 Kildare RdItalian restaurant with good pizza.
Essentials
Pick n Pay Claremont
Corner Main RdLarge supermarket for all your needs.