Where to Eat in Cape Town

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Honest Chocolate

Cape Town, South Africa

As cocoa connoisseurs, Honest Chocolate’s rich, organic desserts and treats are all handmade with no artificial ingredients.

Address

64A Wale St Cape Town CBD 8000

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Tiger's Milk

Cape Town, South Africa

With branches across Cape Town, the restaurant is designed like an old american saloon.

Address

44 Long Street Cape Town City Centre 8000

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Plant

Cape Town, South Africa

Plant gets creative with its meat-free, plant-based menu that is both delicious and nutritious.

Address

8 Buiten St Cape Town City Centre 8000

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Manna Epicure

Cape Town, South Africa

Consistently voted the best brunch in Cape Town, Manna Epicure is a family-run affair on Kloof Street. They do fresh, healthy breakfasts. (The Eggs Florentine are to die for.)

Address

151 Kloof Street Gardens, 8001

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Tamboers Winkel

Cape Town, South Africa

Tamboers has a lovely vintage feel with hanging baskets and empty watering cans, where guests eat around a single kitchen table. They serve plates of Mediterranean salads as well as delicious doorstopper sandwiches.

Address

3 De Lorentz Street, Gardens, 8001

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El Burro

Cape Town, South Africa

The vibe is laid back at this Mexican restaurant on Green Point, the perfect place for knocking back tequila and chowing down on enchiladas.

Address

81 Main Road, Greenpoint, 8005

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Clarke's

Cape Town, South Africa

One of the trendiest diners in town, Clarke’s attracts a young, hipster crowd, looking for a casual atmosphere and American-inspired dishes.

Address

133 Bree Street Western Cape 8001

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Duchess of Wisbeach

Cape Town, South Africa

A lovely restaurant near the sea, Duchess is the place to come for a romantic dinner. The menu is small but lovingly prepared in front of you in the open kitchen.

Address

3 Wisbeach Rd, Sea Point, 8005

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Bombay Bicycle Club

Cape Town, South Africa

Swings for seats, kitsch decor and antique gramophones about, it’s packed to the rafters with locals, most probably because their dark chocolate infused steak is famous throughout Cape Town.

Address

58 Kloof Street, Gardens, 8001

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Beluga

Cape Town, South Africa

This restaurant is the go-to place for inexpensive sushi and where Cape Town’s fashion pack hang out, so wear your highest heels.

Address

70 Prestwich St, De Waterkant, 8005

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Royale Eatery

Cape Town, South Africa

They have a selection of 50 gourmet burgers at this Kloof Street joint, and seriously delicious banana milkshakes too.

Address

273 Long Street, City Centre, 8000

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Pot Luck Club

Cape Town, South Africa

Culinary experimentation at its best. Pot Luck Club serves playful, unusual small plates – think deep-fried pig tails, and smoked beef with pepper and truffle au lait.

Address

373-375 Albert Rd, Woodstock, 7915

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Jason Bakery

Cape Town, South Africa

If you do nothing else with your Saturday morning, head to this quaint independent bakery for its famous ‘doughsant’, a croissant-donut hybrid. There are delicious new flavours each weekend such as mint creme with a chocolate ganache and minted crystals. Get there early or expect to be queued down the street.

Address

185 Bree St Cape Town City Centre 8000