EXPLORING THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS
Exploring the Southern Suburbs
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Lakeside:
Lakeside Clothing — secondhand charity shop
Earth Fair Market — Wed. 3-8:30 pm // Sat. 9am-2pm- I love their Greek and Thai food stands, and they have affordable fresh flowers for sale!
Estilo Salon — best gel manicure in the area
OB Market — a great spot for coffee, treats, sushi and cocktails - they often have live music
Nibbily Bits Factory Shop — Woolworths treats, before they expire
Steenberg:
Steenberg Wine Farm — wine tasting, spa, tapas at Bistro Sixteen82, golfing
Norval Foundation- art gallery, restaurant (with weekend deals), picnic lunches, music amphitheatre and other cultural events- free entry every Monday- pay for parking or park on the street
recommended Restaurants:
Punjab Express (best local Indian food), Green Beans Cafe - great salads, Jakes in the Village (great cocktails and burger), Vovo Telo Bakery + Cafe - really great sourdough bread
Deals:
Jakes in the Village — 3-10 pm Two for One Burgers
Basilico — Monday Two for One Pasta, Tuesday Two for One Pizza, Wednesday or Sunday Steak or Pork Ribs for R125
Tokai:
Tokai Forest — a beautiful area to explore- baboons are heavily around so keep that in mind- also Cape Cobras
Elephant Eye Hike — an easy hike and you will find great view points en route
Silvermine Hike & waterfall — you pay for entry, so its a safe hike, R40 with great spot to braai, sunbathe and swim
Shopping at Blue Route Mall — the closest medium sized mall and movie theater to us
Chilled Market at The Range — 4:30-9:30 pm Fridays or 10 am - 4 pm
recommended Restaurants:
The Brassierie — French-Italian food with great weekly specials
Bootlegger Coffee Company — a great spot for free wifi, coffee and pastries
Constantia Uitsig Wine Estate— Blockhouse Kitchen is an incredible spot for any meal
Heritage Market has little cottages with Sushi Box, Kristen’s Kickass Ice Cream, Aegier Project Ale House, Nest (brunch spot), Uitsig Wine Shop (wine tasting) and Kind Kitchen (vegan food)-- there’s also a great outdoor play area for kids and a mountain bike park
Katie Aijian met Keith (the owner) and he said that they would love to bless missionaries if we need a place to host things, so its worth reaching out if you’re looking for a spot for a Love Feast
Deals:
The Brasserie — Monday 4-10 pm Two for One Pizza, Tuesday 12-10 pm Two for One Pasta
Cattle Baron — 4-6 pm Monday Burger BOGO, Tuesdays Chicken Schnitzel or 1/4 Chicken R59, Wednesday 300g Sirloin R99, Thursday Steak Night
Diep River :
Lalalicious — cute kid and pet friendly cafe + deli with a mission to help young people on the autism spectrum or with other learning disabilities with trade skills- serves Origin coffee and also host workshops
Lime Tree Cafe — pizzeria
Plumstead: In the Zone art classes for all ages
Wynberg:
Wynberg Park — great place to enjoy the nature.. don’t miss out on the Krakeelwater spring, Conifer Garden, duck pond and water fountain. Great play area, lots of space and grass for kids to run around, several of braai spots and shady trees. Dog friendly
Four & Twenty Cafe — Parisian inspired cafe with all day breakfast, one of the top rated in the city
Chart Farm — cute cafe you need to book because its busy, huge rose garden (get your own bucket where you pick your own roses for R5 each, R3 per rose on Sundays). You can also visit the Farm Stall while you’re there to buy farm fresh goods like lemons, limes, grapes, figs, chestnuts, and cherries
Constantia:
Stillness Manor Spa — have a spa, steam room and different massage therapies available
Ferndale Nurseries — fairy homes, ducks and other birds to see- a very kid friendly cafe
Alphen Trail Walk — walk alongside a river, great for bike riding as well
Purple Rayn Boutique Hotel — restaurant, bar and spa-- all day half price sushi and bar snacks, 4-7 Happy Hour and spa specials
Wine Tasting — you can take the Red Buses from stop to stop to drink- its BEAUTIFUL between the mountains overlooking Cape Town
Little Stream Conference Center, Eagle's Nest, Constantia Glen, Groot Constantia (picnic by a pond + vineyards, chocolate + wine tastings), Buitenverwachting, Klein Constantia (super fancy), Beau Constantia, High Constantia Wine Cellar
recommended Restaurants:
Chef’s Warehouse (within Beau Constantia), Greenhouse, Simon’s Restaurant (within Groot Constantia — you can also book a picnic lunch online), Blanko, Harbor House (Saturday, 1 pm – 6 pm Bottomless Bubbly: R135), 95 at Parks (Italian in a home)
Cocktails — Incognito Bar (at the Alphen Hotel)
Breakfast / Snacks:
Coffee Bloc (in Buitenverwachting Winery) — best pour over coffee in Cape Town, Chardonnay Deli — great outside garden and food + drinks- take away or sit down, la Belle Bistro and Patisserie (within Alphen Hotel), Jonkershuis Restaurant (within Groot Constantia Wine Estate)
Little Stream Conference Center — with a cute little tea garden, rolling gardens and swings its a great kid friendly spot
Deals:
La Parada — 5-7 pm Happy Hour
Claremont:
Shopping at Cavendish Mall — the closest, largest mall and movie theater to us
Arderne Gardens — arboretum, public park and National Historical Monument
recommended Restaurants:
Ragamuffin Curry — brick and mortar shop of the famous curries at the night markets
A Tavola — rated #1 best Italian food in Cape Town (don’t miss out on their tiramisu!)
Hudsons — burgers + epic milkshakes
Tortilla Modern Mexican — fast Mexican food, located in Cavendish Mall
Zapata — Mexican food
Foxy Brown Restaurant & Bar — seafood & tapas
WildSprout : Wholefoods Eatery — caters for diets free from meat, dairy, grain and gluten, serving food that contains only organic and free-range ingredients
Breakfast / Snacks:
Starlings Café, i love coffee shop (all deaf barista coffee shop-- how to order)
Deals:
Banana Jam (Caribbean BBQ) — every day Happy Hour
Oblivion Bar & Kitchen — 5-7 pm Happy Hour
Newlands:
The Vineyard Hotel — a beautiful hotel open to the public with two restaurants, Angsana spa, a guided garden walk
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens — is acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain — join a tour here
Experience their Summer Night Concerts
Attend one of the Galileo Open Air Cinema Nights hosted here
Make sure to see the Boomslang Aerial Walkway
Eat at the Moyo Restaurant — one of the best local food experiences
There are specific dog trails at Gate Three, more info here
Join an art class at Montebello Design Centre
Hike in the Newlands Forest
Explore the old Zoo at the University
recommended Restaurants:
Patina Steak & Fine Wine (check out their Botany gin bar)
Basilico (Italian) or The Gardener’s Cottage (restaurant and coffee shop)
Breakfast / Snacks:
The Creamery Ice Cream (open until 11 pm) — people debate whether this or Kirsten’s Kickass Ice Cream is better— you’ll have to try both to find out for yourself ;)
Basilico — Monday Two for One Pasta, Tuesday Two for One Pizza, Wednesday or Sunday Steak or Pork Ribs for R125
Observatory:
Join the Forex Bar Pub Quiz on Tuesday nights
The Drawing Room Café — cafe + unleash your creativity with colouring-in books and sketching utensils provided
Go Stargazing at the Observatory — Open Nights, on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month at 20:00. This includes a presentation on topics of astronomy or physics, and an introduction to the historic McClean telescope, the observatory museum, and the library
recommended Restaurants:
A Touch of Madness — four indoor venues (each room can be hired out separately)
Jerry’s Burger Bar, No Fixed Address (Asian / Mediterranean fusion street food)
Breakfast / Snacks:
Nourish’d Cafe (pet friendly), Queen of Tarts (magnificent sweet and savoury creations)
Cape Flats:
18 Gangster Museum (Khayelitsha) — The first of its kind in Cape Town - the innovative 18 Gangster living museum. The creation of the museum is to help the youths of South Africa better understand gangsterism and the prison system. 18 Gangster Museum aims to provide a positive alternative for those heading down the path of gangsterism by giving susceptible youths a hands-on look into what that life is like.
recommended Restaurants:
Order a Gatsby from Wembly Roadhouse (Athlone)
Cape to India (Athlone) — best takeaway Indian food in Cape Town
Department of Coffee (Khayelitsha) — next to the train station- local coffee connoisseurs serving a special roast, or hot chocolate, tea, muffins and fresh fruit juices
4Roomed The Restaurant (Khayelitsha) — rated one of the world’s best restaurants in 2019, read more HERE
The Milk Restaurant & Bar (Khayelitsha) — dinner, tapas and cocktails with a top floor champagne lounge over the weekend