Addis: 41 Church Street, Cape Town: authentic Ethiopian, focusing on traditional vegetarian, vegan and non-vegetarian Ethiopian food.
Arnold's 60 Kloof St. On weekends serves breakfast from early morning until 5:00 pm, great lunches and amazing desserts
Bo Kaap Kumbois Great food and the owners, Yusuf & Nazli, are wonderful people.
Brass Bell: Kalk Bay restaurant between the train tracks and the ocean, great views, good seafood, reasonably priced
Bread, Milk and Honey on Spin St. Cape Town
Bruegels Pizza Studio: 99 Durban Road, Mowbray. Tel: 021 685 6046. Fantastic pizza, some say the best in S.A.
Bukhara: 33 Church St, Cape Town. Very good and very popular. North Indian food (this is one of Vernon’s favorite restaurants)
Burruso’s: 92 Campground Rd, Rondebosch. Great pizza and other Italian food
Cafe Ganesh: located in Observatory ("Obz"), great Middle Eastern Food and amazing lemon meringue pie
Café Paradiso: Kloof Street towards Table Mountain, mediterranean food, outdoor seating, reasonable
Cafe Royale: located on Long Street in Downtown Cape Town, best burgers ever, an absolute must!
Cape to Cuba. If you take the train to Kalk Bay, stop in at this little hut on the beach (165 Main Rd). Live music Saturday and Sunday 4:00-7:00
Cargills: Tiny place located across from the Rondebosch train station. Small menu with very well prepared gourmet food and a delightful owner/chef who personally tells you the menu.
Chai Yo Thai Restaurant: 65 Durban Road, Mowbray. Wonderful Thai food
Charly’s Bakery: 20 Roeland Street
Cape Town. Mon - Fri: 7:30 – 4:00
CoCoa ChaChi’s: The second of the three Cocoa’s in Cape Town. This one is in Obs and is less crowded than WaWa’s. Also there is a great outside patio for nice days. And this one has ice cream. This one is a little cozier and more quiet—perfect for bring your computer and doing homework.
CoCoa Oola on Kloof St, Cape Town
CoCoa Wa Wa's. A favorite restaurant hang out. You meet a lot of UCT students there, have internet access, listen to good music and eat great food. We would go there for their amazing coffee drinks/fruity drinks, chocolate cake, and breakfast on the odd Sunday.
Creamery Cafe' Dean St, Newlands for great ice cream
Crush--Fresh Food Cafe' and Juice Bar, St George's Mall, Cape Town
Diva Pizza (some would say the best pizza in Cape Town
Fat Cactus: 47 Durban Rd, Mowbray. Mexican Food
Forresters Arms: Newlands Ave Newlands. Great relaxed pub with good pizza and outdoor seating.
Gardeners Cottage: On the way to Kirstenbosch in Newlands, parking, open for lunch and breakfast, charming, good food, several crafts shops and studios in the complex (called Monticello), inexpensive.
Great Wazoo Sports Bar, UCT hangout, Rondebosch
Harbour House "Situated in the picturesque old world charm of Kalk Bay’s working harbour, the Harbour House has a world-class position. Built on the breakwater, the restaurant has exquisite views overlooking False Bay and the mountains beyond on one side, and the colourful harbour on the other."
Hussar Grill (Rondebosch)
Jardine: Located on Bree Street – wonderful food. Chef voted best in South Africa! Pricey by ZA standards but very affordable for those with US $!
Long Street Cafe: located on Long Street in Downtown Cape Town, burgers, wraps, shakes etc.
Lyra's on the corner of Belmont and Main Road in Rondebosch has both an indoor and outdoor eating section. Great breakfasts and lunches if you happen to be on Main Rd (and you will most definitely find Marita there every Monday night from 7:00-10:00 for Dan Shout's Jazz Jam)
Mama Africa: Long Street: Great food and even better atmosphere! Live music and a great crowd on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
Melissa’s: Kloof Street and Kildare Rd. in Newlands, gourmet food store with breakfasts and lunch buffets with wonderful prepared foods which you help yourself to and then your plate is weighed, great desserts, few tables and very popular (no reservations) reasonable.
Mimi's Deli: Lower Main Road in Obs. – “I kid you not the best food I've eaten in my life”. Simple wraps, salads, and I'm pretty sure breakfast all day. They made me the most incredible chicken, sun dried tomato, avo, hummas, pesto wrap in the entire WORLD (literally)
Miriam’s: St. George’s Mall, Cape Town. Samoosas, curries, and other great food. An essential place for authentic Cape Town cuisine
Moyo Restaurant at Kirstenbosch Gardens
Mzolis in Gugulethu the best time to go is on Sundays
Nando’s: They're everywhere--closest one is on Main Road, Rondebosch. A very popular chain known for spicing its food up with peri-peri (a type of hot pepper). Chicken, fries, salads
Nino's on Dean: 10 Dean Street Arcade, Newlands: Italian, Light Meals, Breakfast, Coffee Shop
Obz Café: 115 Lower Main Road, Observatory. This little restaurant and bar has amazing veggie burgers. The pizza is pretty good too. Delicious food, wide variety, reasonably priced.
Ocean Basket: A seafood chain restaurant that is excellent. reasonably priced with huge portions. Kloof Street and other locations
Old Biscuit Mill (especially on Saturdays)
Olympia Cafe' Kalk Bay Small little place on Main Rd, great food, homemade breads,
Pancho's: located in Observatory ("Obz"), really good Mexican food
Rhodes Memorial Restaurant
Savoy Cabbage: An absolutely favorite -- located downtown at Heritage Square (101 Hout Street), secure parking or go for lunch and walk from downtown, famous chef, modern décor, considered expensive.
Star Dust 118 Sir Lowry Rd, Woodstock. Theatrical Dining, all servers perform. Great fun.
Stark Ayres: This is a garden center on Liesbeek Pkway (walking distance) that has a tea garden in the center that is open for breakfast and lunch, inexpensive and delightful.
V & A Waterfront Food Market They claim to have something for everyone
You can dine at the most expensive restaurant for what you’d pay for a moderately priced meal in the US!
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NOTE: There are so many other wonderful restaurants. You almost can’t go wrong. Some ethnic foods like Mexican and Chinese and Thai are very different than what we get here. Can’t go wrong with Indian, Cape Malay or Continental. Amazing seafood!!! Fish we don’t get in the US like Kingklip, Cape Salmon, Yellowtail, Kabelou, etc. Great wines and try Appletizer which is a sparkling non alcoholic apple drink in a bottle or can also comes in white and red Grapetizer.
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