Here is the list of places I plan to go to in the near future, with a “no stone left un-turned” policy.
Drinks/ Partying:
- Alexander Bar, CBD
- Asoka, Tamboerskloof
- Beerhouse on Long, CBD
- Biergarten, CBD
- Bunker Underground Nightclub, CBD
- Cabrito, Green Point
- Cafe Caprice, Camps Bay
- Cigar Lounge, CBD
- COCO, CBD
- Deco Dance, Sea Point
- Era, CBD
- Fiction, CBD
- Fire & Ice Hotel, Tamboerskloof
- Harveys at Winchester Mansions, Sea Point
- Honest Chocolate (Secret Gin Bar), CBD
- It’s a House, Greenpoint
- Jade Bar, Sea Point
- Nisha, Camps Bay
- Neighbourhood, CBD
- O’Driscolls Irish Pub, CBD
- Publik Wine Bar, CBD
- Pisco Bar, De Waterkant
- Ragazzi Live Bar, CBD
- Republic, CBD
- Shimmy Beach Club, V&A Waterfront
- Salt Vodka Bar, Bantry Bay
- Sorrows Bar, Tamboerskloof
- The Fireman’s Arms, CBD
- The Piano Bar, De Waterkant
- The Mahogany Room, CBD
- The Planet Bar (Mount Nelson Hotel), Gardens
- The Office, Tamboerskloof
- The Sky Bar, Cape Royale Hotel, Greenpoint
- The Bullion Bar, CBD
- The Black Ram, Gardens
- The Sky Bar (Grand Daddy Hotel), CBD
- The Side Show, CBD
- The Dragon Room, Woodstock
- The Waiting Room, CBD
- The Wembley Tap, Gardens
- The Tap Room, Woodstock
- The Loop, CBD
- The Bascule Bar (Cape Grace Hotel), V&A Waterfront
- The Toad and Josephine, Newlands
- The Reserve, St Georges Mall, CBD
- The Dubliner, CBD
- The Village Idiot, CBD
- Tiger Tiger, Claremont
- Twankey Bar, CBD
- Tin Roof, Claremont
Eating:
- 1890, Observatory
- 5 Rooms (Alphen Hotel), Constantia
- 95 on Keerom, CBD
- Andiamo, Green Point
- Andy’s Place, Sea Point
- Atlantic Express Coffee and Cake, Sea Point
- Aubergine, Garden
- Bacon on Bree, CBD
- Barbosa Social Cafe, Greenpoint
- Barristers, Newlands
- Barrusos, Kenilworth
- Basilico, Newlands
- Beijing Opera, De Waterkant
- Beluga, Greenpoint
- Bertha’s Restaurant, Simons Town
- Bhukara, CBD
- Birds Cafe, CBD (Bree Street)
- Bistro 1682, Steenberg, Constantia
- Bistrot Bizerca, CBD
- Blowfish, Blouberg
- Blues, Camps Bay
- Bombay Brasserie (Taj Hotel), CBD
- Bo-Kaap Kombuis, Bo-Kaap
- Borrachos Mexican Restaurant, Plumstead
- Bouchon Bistro, CBD
- Bukhara, V&A Waterfront
- Brads Grill, Harfield Village
- Cassis, Gardens
- Caffe Neo, Mouille Point
- Cafe Chic, Gardens
- Cafe Dijon, Green Point
- Cafe Sofia, Gardens
- Carne, Tamboerskloof
- Chefs Warehouse, CBD
- Cafeen, Harfield Village
- Cafe Manhatten, Green Point
- Cafe Mozart, CBD
- Chalk & Cork, Gardens
- Chandani, Woodstock
- Charango Bar & Grill, CBD (Bree Street)
- Chef Pons Asian Kitchen, Gardens
- Clarkes, CBD
- Culture Club, CBD
- Daily Deli, Tamboerskloof
- Da Vincis, Harfield Village
- Den Anker, V&A Waterfront
- Don Pedro, Woodstock
- Downtown Ramen Restaurant, Zonnebloem
- Dizzy’s, Camps Bay
- Dash, V&A Waterfront
- Dias Tavern, CBD
- Duchess of Wisbeach, Sea Point
- Euro Haus, CBD (Bree Street)
- Eighteen Hundred Restaurant, Cape Royale Hotel, Greenpoint
- Flatteur, Sea Point
- Fork, Long Street
- Foxcroft, Constantia
- Galbi, CBD
- Haiku, V&A Waterfront
- Hoke Poke, Sea Point
- Hudsons, Claremont
- Hudsons, Green Point
- House of H,
- Il Leone Mastrantonio, CBD
- Inside & Out, CBD
- I Love My Laundry, CBD
- Jonkershuis, Groot Constantia
- Jahanaras North Indian Cuisine, Harfield Village
- JC’s, Woodstock
- Jason Bakery, CBD
- Jamaica me Crazy, Woodstock
- Junior, Tamboerskloof
- Koi Restaurant and Sushi Bar, Bantry Bay
- Kloof House, Gardens
- Kyoto Garden Sushi, Gardens
- Kitima, Hout Bay
- La Frasca, Gardens
- La Boheme Wine Bar & Bistro, Sea Point
- La Moutte, Sea Point
- Leinster Hall, Gardens
- Lattitude 33, CBD
- Lefties, Zonnebloem
- La Cuccina, Hout Bay
- Leaf Sushi, Greenpoint
- Loco Lounge, Harfield Village
- Lola’s, CBD
- La Bottega, Woodstock
- La Colombe, Constantia
- La Perla, Sea Point
- Maharajah, Tamboerskloof
- Magic Roma, Pinelands
- Maison, Franschoek
- Manga, Mouille Point
- Mano’s, Sea Point
- Manna Epicure, Tamboerskloof
- Massimo’s, Hout Bay
- Millers Thumbs, Tamboerskloof
- Mink & Trout,
- Mondiall, V&A Waterfront
- Moyo (Kirstenbosch), Constantia
- Narona, Gardens
- Nuri Sushi, CBD
- Nelson’s Eye, Gardens
- Newport Deli, Greenpoint
- Nobu, V&A Waterfront
- Ocean Blue, Camps Bay
- Olympia Cafe, Kalk Bay
- Orinnoco, CBD
- Panchos, Observatory
- Pure Restaurant (Hout Bay Manor), Hout Bay
- Paranga, Camps Bay
- Panama Jacks, Cape Town Harbour
- Pepenero Italian & Seafoood Restaurant, Sea Point
- Peter’s House, Gardens
- Perseverance Tavern, Gardens
- Reuben’s (The One and Only), V&A Waterfront
- Richards Supper Stage & Bistro, Three Anchor Bay
- Ricks Cafe Americain, Gardens
- Restaurante Posticino, Sea Point
- RGB Bar & Grill, CBD
- Round House, Camps Bay
- Sakura (Sushi), Harfield Village
- Shio,
- Sinns (Wembley Square), Gardens
- Sloppy Sam’s, Green Point
- Sotano, Mouille Point
- Superette, Woodstock
- Simons at Groot Constantia, Constantia
- Sticky Fingers, Observatory
- Soho, De Waterkant
- Spasie, CBD
- Spiro’s, Hout Bay
- San Julian Taco & Tequila, Bo Kaap
- Savoy Cabbage, CBD
- Stardust, Woodstock
- Taqueria, Tamboerskloof
- Thai World, Harfield Village
- Thali,
- The 41, Camps Bay
- The Avenue – Restaurant & Grill, Harfield Village
- The Backyard Grill Lounge, Sea Point
- The Black Marlin, Simons Town
- The Black Sheep, Tamboerskloof (Kloof Street)
- The Blend, CBD
- The Codfather, Camps Bay
- The Craft Pizza Company, CBD
- The Creamery, Newlands
- The Deli, Woodstock
- The Dunes, Hout Bay
- The Foodbarn, Noordhoek
- The Greek Fisherman, V&A Waterfront
- The Hog House, Ndabeni
- The Hussar Grill, Camps Bay
- The Round House, Clifton
- The Blue Peter, Blouberg
- The NOB, Woodstock
- The Power and the Glory, Gardens
- The Retreat, Camps Bay
- The Ritz Rooftop Restaurant, Sea Point
- The Silo Hotel, Waterfront
- The Sneaky Sausage, CBD
- The Test Kitchen, Woodstock
- The Wild Fig, Observatory
- Toni’s, Tamboerskloof (Kloof Street)
- Trench Town, Observatory
- True Italic, CBD
- Twigs with Beaks, Harfield Village
- Table Thirteen, Green Point
- The Lookout Deck, Hout Bay
- The Harbour House, Kalk Bay
- The White Room, CBD
- The Pot Luck Club, Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock
- The Brasserie, Constantia
- The Greenhouse, Constantia
- The Rose Bar, Alphen Hotel, Constantia
- The Vineyard Hotel, Newlands
- Terrior, Stellenbosch
- Takumi Sushi, Gardens
- Tintswalo, Chapmans Peak
- Tokyo Sushi Asia, Newlands
- Tigers Milk, Muizenberg
- UMI Sushi, Camps Bay
- Vasco da Gama, De Waterkant
- Vovo Telo, Kloof Street
- Voila (Cape Quarter), Green Point
- Wijnhuis, Newlands
- Woodstock Lounge, Woodstock
- Zapata, Harfield Village
Day Trips (Markets, Wine Farms, Bring Your Own):
- Bay Harbour Market, Hout Bay
- Blaauklippen Market, Stellenbosch
- Root 44 Market, Stellenbosch
- Slow Food Market, Willowbridge/ Stellenbosch
- The Old Biscuit Mill Market, Woodstock
- Theatre on the Bay, Camps Bay
Festivals & Events:
- Cape Town 10’s (1-2 Feb), Green Point
- Madame Zingara, V&A Waterfront
- Oranjezicht City Farm, Oranjezicht
- South African Cheese Agri-expo Festival (26-28 April), Sandrinham farm, Stellenbosch
- Spice Route, Paarl
- The Craft Beer Project (23-25 Feb), Constantia