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Travel Guide
Cape Town
Dream beaches beside Table Mountain
02 Quick view 05 Top 10 sights 11 Hotels
02 South Africa 07 Shopping in Cape Town 12 GEO Tip
03 Travel etiquette 08 Restaurants 12 Best of …
04 Health 09 Nightlife 15 Best of ...
04 Phone calls & Internet 09 Calendar of events
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Quick view
Cape Town: Dream beaches beside Table Mountain
Perched by Africa’s southernmost tip, in the shadow of table-top mountains,
flanked by fertile valleys and washed by Atlantic rollers, Capetonians famously
boast that they’ve “got it all”. Add to this the lush vineyards supplying some of the
best restaurants on the continent and the dramatic Twelve Apostles lining the
coast, and it would be hard to disagree.
View sunrise over Cape Town from the summit of Table Mountain; sip a Cape
Chardonnay at lunch in a waterfront bistro; round off the day at a sultry jazz club;
and you can have a share of it all too.
South Africa
General Information
Country overview
A land of golden beaches, jagged mountains, rich safari plains and barren deserts;
South Africa encompasses all these things. The teeming wildlife is as diverse and
spectacular as the scenery, with everything from elusive leopards and plodding
elephants to playful penguins. South Africa's cities are also enormously varied,
with hustling Johannesburg at its heart,
and cosmopolitan Cape Town an enclave of European chic at the edge of the
Atlantic Ocean. In between you can lose yourself for days on safari in the bush or
explore quaint isolated towns breaking up the arid Karoo wilderness.
Geography
The Republic of South Africa fills the southern tip of the continent and is lapped by
the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east, and a swirling
mixture of the two at the very tip.
It totally encloses the independent kingdom of Lesotho, and is bordered by
Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland to the north.
A vast, interior plateau has sharp escarpments that rise above the lowland plains.
Mountainous regions include the Drakensberg and Magaliesberg.
The west coast is arid, while the south and southeast coasts are semi-arid, with
vegetation fringed by sandy beaches and rocky coves.
In contrast, the subtropical northeast has lush wetlands and coastal forests. The
wildlife viewing areas are scattered throughout the country, with the famous Kruger
National Park so vast that it encloses a wide variety of eco-systems.
Of its nine provinces, Gauteng, which houses Johannesburg and Pretoria in the
northeast, is the smallest and most densely populated. The Northern Cape is the
largest province covering between a third and quarter of the country, but containing
only a tiny percentage of the population in this territory of desert and semi-desert
wilderness.
General knowledge
Key facts
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Population: 56.72 million (estimation 2017)
Capital: Cape Town (legislative); Pretoria (executive); Bloemfontein (judicial).
Language
Official languages are Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Ndebele, Sepedi,
Setswana, Siswati, Sesotho, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.
Currency
Rand (ZAR; symbol R) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of R200, 100, 50,
20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of R5, 2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10 and 5 cents.
Electricity
220/230 volts AC, 50Hz. Plugs have three fat round pins.
Public Holidays
Below are listed public holidays for the January 2019 – December 2020 period.
Note
Holidays falling on Sunday are observed the following Monday.
2019
New Year’s Day: 1 January 2019
Human Rights Day: 21 March 2019
Good Friday: 19 April 2019
Family Day: 22 April 2019
Freedom Day: 27 April 2019
Workers’ Day: 1 May 2019
Youth Day: 16 and 17 June 2019
National Women’s Day: 9 August 2019
Heritage Day: 24 September 2019
Day of Reconciliation: 16 December 2019
Christmas Day: 25 December 2019
Day of Goodwill: 26 December 2019
2020
New Year’s Day: 1 January 2020
Human Rights Day: 21 March 2020
Good Friday: 10 April 2020
Family Day: 13 April 2020
Freedom Day: 27 April 2020
Workers’ Day: 1 May 2020
Youth Day: 16 June 2020
National Women’s Day: 9 and 10 August 2020
Heritage Day: 24 September 2020
Day of Reconciliation: 16 December 2020
Christmas Day: 25 December 2020
Day of Goodwill: 26 December 2020
All information subject to change.
Travel etiquette
How to fit in
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South Africa’s biggest cities are very westernised and hold few cultural surprises
for Europeans. Handshaking is the usual form of greeting, sometimes in a more
elaborate African handshake that foreigners will pick up readily. Casual wear is
widely acceptable, especially in less formal Cape Town. Smoking is prohibited in
public buildings and on public transport.
Health
Health
Main emergency number: 10 111
Food & Drink
Mains water is safe to drink. Milk is pasteurised and dairy products are safe for
consumption, as are local meat, poultry, seafood, fruit and vegetables. Diarrhoea
remains the most common cause of ill health in travellers, with South Africa graded
as an intermediate risk country. The standard of food safety and preparation is
generally good and poses little threat to your health, but sensitive travellers should
follow the advice to 'cook it, peel it or leave it.'
Other Risks
Avoid swimming and paddling in stagnant or slow-moving water as there is a low
risk of contracting bilharzia, and a risk of catching E.coli. Cholera is spread by
contaminated food or water and occurs in some rural areas of Limpopo,
Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, where it can be picked up
from swimming in contaminated streams. Swimming pools that are well chlorinated
and maintained are safe. Vaccinations against tuberculosis and hepatitis B are
sometimes recommended.
Department of Health statistics show the prevalence of HIV/AIDS remains high
despite increasing efforts to combat it, with 178 out of 1,000 adults infected,
compared to a global average of just 8 in 1,000. Malaria is found in Limpopo,
Mpumalanga and the north-east of KwaZulu-Natal, and the Department of Health
recommends taking preventative drugs during the peak period between September
and May.
Sunburn is a much more common risk, with the African sun being far fiercer than
most people realise. Tourists are also vulnerable to theft or mugging and the usual
precautions apply – keep jewellery, cameras, handbags and other valuables out of
sight, do not carry large sums of money, and avoid walking at night or along
isolated beaches and streets. Motorists should park in well-lit areas, be alert when
waiting for traffic lights to change, and if a hijacking does occur, keep your hands
where the attackers can see them and do not try to resist.
Contractual physician of Lufthansa
Dr. Pieper, Jens
22 Kloofnek Road
Tamboerskloof 8001
Capetown
Republic of South Africa
Tel. +27-21-4244257
Please note that Lufthansa accepts no responsibility for the treatment nor will it
bear the cost of any treatment.
Phone calls & Internet
Phone calls & Internet
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Telephone/Mobile Telephone
Dialing Code: +27
Telephone
To call home, the cheapest way is to use Skype or an international calling card like
the WorldCall card from the national operator, Telkom (telkom.co.za). That lets you
call any destination from a Telkom line, including those in hotels, at standard
Telkom rates. Area codes are used even for local calls.
Mobile Telephone
When making calls with their own mobile phones, travelers sometimes face high
roaming charges. South African SIM cards can be purchased at convenience
stores in cities and at airports if you show some ID. Mobile network operators
include Cell C (cellc.co.za), MTN (wegotu.mtn.co.za) und Vodacom
(vodacom.co.za).
Internet
In the cities, free Wi-Fi Internet access is available nearly everywhere. In particular,
it is provided in cafes, hotels and at locations frequented by tourists. As a
precaution, one should not enter passwords, credit card details or banking
credentials when using public, unencrypted networks. It is advisable to use a VPN
app or security software to check Wi-Fi hotspots.
Top 10 sights
Top 10 sights in Cape Town
Table Mountain
Cape Town’s crowning glory, protected as a National Park and World Heritage
site; the summit is accessible via cable car in six minutes, or by hiking up in around
three hours via one of hundreds of trails.
Table Mountain National Park Opening times:
7764 Cape Town Trails open daily 0800-2130
South Africa
www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountai
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Company’s Garden
These relaxing city centre gardens feature some 8,000 plant species, as well as an
aviary and tearoom; flanked by the historic Houses of Parliament and St George’s
Cathedral.
Queen Victoria Street Opening times:
8000 Cape Town Daily 0700-1900 (summer)
South Africa 0700-1800 (winter)
Tel:+27-21/40 02 521
www.capetown.gov.za/
South African Museum
Housing one and a half million items of natural, historic and scientific interest, this
huge museum’s best-known feature is the Whale Well, an interactive area formed
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of whale bones.
25 Queen Victoria Street Opening times:
8000 Cape Town Daily 900-1700
South Africa
Tel: +27-21/48 13 800 www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-africa
n-museum
Bo-Kaap Museum
This history museum in the colourful Bo-Kaap district neighbourhood contains
fascinating insights into the district’s past as home to Muslims and freed slaves.
71 Wale Street Opening times:
8001 Cape Town Mon-Sat 1000-1700
South Africa
www.iziko.org.za/museums/bo-kaap-m
useum
Two Oceans Aquarium
This environmentally focused aquarium on the V&A Waterfront contains some
3,000 marine animals; its many interactive features include diving in the Ocean
Exhibit and in the underwater forest of the Ocean Basket Kelp Forest Exhibit.
Dock Road Opening times:
8002 Cape Town Daily 0930-1800
South Africa
Tel: +27-21/41 83 823 www.aquarium.co.za
Robben Island
This grimly fascinating site offers tours and exhibitions of the prison where Nelson
Mandela and hundreds of other men were imprisoned during the Apartheid era.
Ferries depart from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront.
Robben Island Opening times:
7400 Cape Town Daily ferry departures
South Africa from 0900-1500
Tel: +27-21/41 34 200
www.robben-island.org.za
Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden
These beautiful gardens on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain are a World
Heritage site, with thousands of native plants as well as many birds and other
animals.
Rhodes Drive, Newlands Opening times:
Cape Town Daily 0800-1900 (summer)
South Africa 0800-1800 (winter)
Tel: +27-21/79 98 783
www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA)
This first museum of contemporary African art on the African continent opened in
2017. Housed in a spectacular building on the waterfront, a former grain store
consisting of 42 concrete tubes, it shows works from the private collection of
Jochen Zeitz, ex-Puma boss and the museum’s founder.
Silo District, South Arm Road Opening times:
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Wed – Mon 1000 – 1800
8002 Cape Town last Friday of each month 1000 – 2100
South Africa
zeitzmocaa.museum/.
South African National Gallery
Housing the most important art collection in South Africa, this museum displays
European masters as well as African artworks.
Government Avenue, Company’s Opening times:
Garden Daily 1000-1700
8000 Cape Town
South Africa www.iziko.org.za/museums/south-africa
Tel: +27-21/48 13 970 n-nation...
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The city’s most popular tourism hub was created out of the formerly rundown
Victorian warehouses; comprising dozens of restaurants, shops, tours and other
attractions.
19 Dock Road Opening times:
8002 Cape Town Information Kiosk inside Victoria Wharf:
Southafrica Daily 0900-2100
Tel: +27-21/40 87 791
www.waterfront.co.za
Shopping in Cape Town
Shopping in Cape Town
Key Areas
The V&A Waterfront is one the nicest traffic-free areas in Cape Town for browsing
its shops and street stalls; though somewhat overpriced; you can find some good
quality handicrafts and artwork here. Other shopping hotspots include Kloof Street,
Heritage Square and the Old Biscuit Mill centre in Woodstock.
Markets
For local arts and crafts, jewellery and tailor-made clothes, head for Greenmarket
Square, the nearby Pan-African Market and the Waterfront Craft Market. The City
Bowl Market on Hope Street is great for food, as is Bay Harbour Market, while the
Flower Market on Adderley Street is also well worth a look.
Shopping Centres
Canal Walk (canalwalk.co.za) in Century City, outside Cape Town, has about 400
stores in the biggest mall in the country, if not all of Africa; or for independent stores
in a smaller mall, try Cape Quarter in De Waterkant.
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Restaurants
Restaurants in Cape Town
With succulent steaks and blowout braaivleis barbecues, you’re in a meat-lover’s
paradise. Fresh fish and seafood are alsodelicious, and besides local cuisine, you
can eat your way around the world; from Argentina to Japan. The wine, of course,
is excellent.
Pigalle
Fine Mediterranean and local cuisine, plus live music and dancing, make this a
special place for a special occasion.
57A Somerset Road, Green Point Price: Luxurious
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
The Test Kitchen
Dazzling contemporary cuisine is served up in this converted old factory, led by
wonder chef Luke Dale-Roberts.
The Old Biscuit Mill Price: Luxurious
375 Albert Road, Woodstock
7915 Cape Town
South Africa
Gold
Offering the full ‘African experience’, from drumming lessons to dishes from all over
the continent, Gold is a fun night out.
15 Bennett Street, Green Point Price: Moderate
8005 Cape Town
South Africa
Miller’s Thumb
Superb fish and seafood are the specialities in this bustling restaurant; worth
booking ahead.
10B Kloof Nek Road Price: Moderate
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
Clarkes
This self-styled bar and dining room does all-day breakfasts and freshly pressed
juices. Its beef and veggie burgers are equally popular, and many people come for
the avocado toasts.
133 Bree Street Price: Budget
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
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Nightlife
Nightlife in Cape Town
Cape Town offers a vibrant cultural programme to satisfy all tastes: from Cape Jazz
in basement bars, to indie and electro sounds in hip nightclubs, to live concerts in
open-air theatres.
Alexander Bar
This relative newcomer to Cape Town’s arts scene offers an eclectic mix; from live
music to performance art.
76 Strand Street
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
The Crypt
Feel the spiritual vibes of this pioneering new jazz club beneath St George’s
Cathedral, featuring top local musicians. Closed on sunday and monday.
1 Wale Street
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
Asoka
This super-trendy bar has an olive tree growing through the roof; a romantic setting
for late-night cocktails and dancing to the DJ’s sounds and live jazz.
68 Kloof Street
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
Artscape Theatre Centre
The largest arts complex in Cape Town, hosting classical concerts and opera, as
well as popular shows, live music and big-band jazz.
D F Malan Street, Foreshore
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
De Waal Park
Bring a picnic to this spacious city centre park and listen to free concerts at the
bandstand, held every Sunday from November to March.
Camp Street
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
Calendar of events
Calendar of events
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Cape Town Minstrels Carnival
The colorful Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parades hark back to the first parade in
1838 when former slaves painted their faces white and made fun of their rulers with
music and pantomime. Today, thousands of revelers celebrate in the streets, led by
the drum majors of the Kaapse Klopse carnival troupes that also play an important
social role in the city.
2 January 2019
www.capetownmagazine.com/tweede-nuwe-jaar
Venue: Between Bo-Kaap and Adderley Street
Cape Town Carnival
Although still in relative infancy on the city's events calendar, the Cape Town
Carnival gets more and more popular each year. It's a fantastic affair with around
2,500 dancers in costume, colourful floats, DJs and live music throughout the day.
The Stadium Forecourt hosts band performances and stalls in the afternoon before
the main Carnival parade kicks off at 1900, culminating in a festive after party.
16 March 2019
www.capetowncarnival.com
Venue: Fan Walk, Somerset Road, Green Point
Two Oceans Marathon
Race regulars call it the 'most beautiful marathon in the world' and it's a great one
to watch. Beginning at Newlands at the foot of Table Mountain, the scenic route
passes Chapman's Peak, Hout Bay and Constantia Nek, with ascents rewarded by
peninsula views. As well as Saturday's full 56km (34.8 mile) Ultra Marathon, and
21.1km (13.1 mile) Half Marathon, there are Fun Runs and a Trail Run on Friday.
19 - 20 April 2019
www.twooceansmarathon.org.za
Venue: Various venues
Africaburn Festival
Art, music and performance set against a dramatic backdrop: Africaburn is to South
Africa what the Burning Man festival is to the USA: Every year, this wild artists’
festival takes place on a farm in the dusty Karoo some 300 kilometers from Cape
Town. It’s been a tradition since 2007.
29 April - 5 May 2019
www.afrikaburn.com/
Venue: Karoo, Stonehenge Private Reserve in Tankwa Karoo National Park
New Year's Eve Bash
It's hard to beat the location of Cape Town's V&A Waterfront especially around the
festive period. Live music, street performers and a host of other entertainers add an
extra-special buzz to the waterfront for the ever-popular New Year's Eve Bash, one
of the biggest New Year parties in the city which always attracts thousands of
visitors. At midnight, an impressive fireworks display lights up the spectacular
harbour.
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Venue: V&A Waterfront
Hotels
Hotels in Cape Town
Cape Town has hundreds of budget hostels, bed and breakfasts, luxury boutique
hotels, as well as elegant country house hotels.The V&A Waterfront has some of
the smartest upscale hotels, but for somewhere more adventurous, try trendy Kloof
Street, or a converted lodge in the winelands.
Sugar Hotel & Spa
Pamper yourself at this exquisite boutique hotel with seven luxurious rooms; also
has a pool, restaurant, spa and gift shop.
1 Main Road, Green Point Category: Luxurious
8005 Cape Town
South Africa
The Grand Daddy
The special feature of this quirky boutique hotel is the Airstream trailers on the
rooftop; its Daddy Cool bar is also highly rated.
38 Long Street Category: Luxurious
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
Casa Elena
This cosy little hotel is situated in the Sea Point suburb of Cape Town, on the
Atlantic Seaboard, but still within close reach of the city centre.
182 Main Road Category: Moderate
8005 Cape Town
South Africa
Sweet Ocean View Guesthouse
This delightful guesthouse has nicely decorated bedrooms and a spacious lounge
and kitchen; also with a small outdoor pool.
9 Barkly Road, Sea Point Category: Moderate
8005 Cape Town
South Africa
Signal Lodge
This modern guesthouse has spotless bedrooms, a small pool and great views
from its hillside sundeck.
29 Military Road Category: Budget
8001 Cape Town
South Africa
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GEO Tip
District Six
The District Six Museum
District Six had been home to about 60,000 people of different backgrounds,
religion and color since the 1860s, but in 1966, the apartheid regime declared it a
“white area” and the inhabitants were forcibly resettled in townships. In the early
1980s, the regime had almost all of their houses torn down. Occupying one of the
few buildings still standing, a former Methodist church, the District Six Museum
traces the history of the neighborhood. Its guides all used to live in the area, and
they take visitors on a tour of the exhibition that’s like a tour of the old District Six
itself. Original photos can be viewed in faithfully reconstructed rooms, and old
notices and posters on advertising pillars show what once interested the people
here.
www.districtsix.co.za/
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Best of …
… Woodstock in Cape Town
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The hip neighborhood Woodstock, east of downtown Cape Town, has undergone
an amazing transformation from colonial port in the 19th century to crime-ridden
part of town in the days of apartheid – to its present incarnation as an exciting
creative cell. The brightly painted Victorian terraced houses are flanked by
converted warehouses now housing galleries and stores.Today, the most
interesting restaurants in town are found where dealers, streetwalkers and dubious
second-hand car dealers once plied their trade. Visitors will encounter street art on
many corners – and watching over all of this is jagged Devil’s Peak.
Neighbourgoods Market in the Old Biscuit Mill
Cape Town’s most popular market is held every weekend on the site of an old
cookie factory. More than 100 vendors sell their wares here: textiles with colorful
African prints, vegan breakfast mueslis and vertical garden arrangements. Organic
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vegetables, artisanal chocolate, crisp, fresh Chardonnay – all just waiting to be
sampled! Tip: Take a taxi to the end of Albert Road and make your way to the Old
Biscuit Mill on foot. That way, you avoid the heavy traffic around the market.
The Old Biscuit Mill Opening times:
375 Albert Road Sat 0900-1500
Cape Town
South Africa www.neighbourgoodsmarket.co.za
The Test Kitchen
The Test Kitchen in the second courtyard of the Old Biscuit Mill has been dubbed
the continent's best. Head chef Luke Dale-Robert creates menus inspired by Africa
and Asia, like kingklip with cashew-carrot mash and pickled fish in a pleasantly
sour aspic. The restaurant seats around 40, and reservations are a must for the
evening – at lunchtime, the chances of getting a table are better.
Shop 104A Opening times:
The Old Biscuit Mill Tue-Sat two dinnerseatings: 1830-2030
375 Albert Road
Cape Town www.thetestkitchen.co.za
South Africa
Street art on William Street
A dozen street artists have made their mark behind a converted textile factory, the
Woodstock Exchange. Is that really Will Smith in the blue hospital gown on the
back wall of the building? A magnificent, brightly colored rhinoceros moves along
the wall of the two-story, 19th-century buildings, and a giant index finger points
artistically down the road, while fantasy figures on the corners add a touch of
futurism to the scene – and all of this before a monumental mountain backdrop.
35 William St
Woodstock
Cape Town
South Africa
Honest Chocolate
For some years now, two young men from Cape Town have been devoting
themselves to the elixir of life – to chocolate. They use only organically grown
cocoa and blend it with either Kalahari salt, orange oil or minted agave juice,
depending on the variety, and sell it at a small shop in Woodstock Exchange. The
packaging itself is artwork in miniature, and the designs – a tarsier amid branches,
pirates in the desert – will look great on your kitchen shelf when the chocolate’s
long gone. The store is in Woodstock Exchange, the café is downtown on Wale
Street.
66 Albert Road Opening times:
Woodstock Exchange Mon-Fri 0900-1700
Cape Town Sat 1000-1400
South Africa
www.honestchocolate.co.za
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Kingdom
Yet another Woodstock Exchange highlight: This store is the self-proclaimed
“home of the traveller, the poet, the cultural anthropologist, the dreamer, the lover.”
Behind the name lies an extravagant selection of accessories, hats, bits and pieces
for the home, watches and colorful bast shoes – in fact, everything necessary to
embellish your home kingdom. Many of the products come from local
manufactories.
66 Albert Road Opening times:
Woodstock Exchange Mon-Fri 0900-1700
Cape Town Sat 1000-1500
South Africa
www.kingdomshop.co.za
Stevenson Gallery
Michael Stevenson opened his gallery in 2003, when the area was still pretty
rough. These days, he exhibits at major art fairs, such as Art Basel Miami Beach
and Frieze New York. In three large rooms inside a converted industrial building,
Stevenson shows contemporary art – from large-format paintings to cubist
installations.
160 Sir Lowry Road Opening times:
Buchanan Building Mon-Fri 0900-1700
Cape Town Sat 1000-1300
South Africa
www.stevenson.info
The Kitchen
From outside, this delicatessen resembles a converted shed, but inside, owner
Karen Dudley has lovingly arranged china, hung botanical etchings and piled up
all manner of delicacies: honey-mustard sausages, falafel, almond croissants and
her own salad creations. The tiny shop rose to surprising fame when Michelle
Obama lunched here in 2011. Neighbors, and since 2011 also globetrotters, come
here to sample her Love Sandwiches.
111 Sir Lowry Road Opening times:
Cape Town Mon-Fri 0800-1530
South Africa
www.lovethekitchen.co.za
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Best of ...
Design
© Sydelle Willow Smith
POD Hotel Camps Bay
Glass facades and an infinity pool: Guests at the design hotel created by Greg
Wright Architects in the Camps Bay district of Cape Town enjoy a breathtaking
view of the Atlantic Ocean. Slate, granite, African timber and ample glass dominate
the look. Elegance and simplicity are the defining attributes of the architecture here,
which unites typical South African materials with modern contours.
3 Argyle Street www.pod.co.za/
Camps Bay
8005 Cape Town
South Africa
Tel. +27-21/43 88 550
Haldane Martin
Huge wave-shaped sofa, round ostrich-feather ceiling lamp, table made up of
brightly colored plastic octahedrons that’s reminiscent of giant molecules: Haldane
Martin’s furnishings look as though they could fly away or melt at any moment. “The
point of design is to inspire and to be distinctive. It’s important that the look of an
object should betray its origin,” says Martin.
219 Albert Road, Woodstock haldanemartin.co.za/
7925 Cape Town
South Africa
Tel. +27-21/44 71 308
Cavendish Square
A mall with over 200 outlets. At the Space Store, shoppers can also find the colorful
creations of fashion designer Cari Stephenson, another South African designer
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proud of her heritage. Her figure-hugging dresses are resplendent in the traditional
patterns of her hometown, Durban, the land of the Zulus. “I adore their colors,” says
Stephenson, “and I want to prove that fashion which identifies with the culture of
South Africa can be worn all over the world.”
Dreyer Street, Claremont www.cavendish.co.za/
7708 Cape Town
South Africa
Tel. +27-21/65 75 620
Pedersen + Lennard
The designer duo specializes in elegant home accessories, and their company,
with its small showroom and café is one of the many famous brands resident at
Woodstock Exchange. “Good design speaks a simple language,” says Luke
Pedersen. European influences are unmistakable. Both designers love the unfussy
functionalism of the Bauhaus school, but they also like to take inspiration from the
everyday culture of their native country.
66 Albert Road, Woodstock pedersenlennard.co.za/
7915 Cape Town
South Africa
Tel. +27-21/44 72 020
Maboneng Township Arts Experience
Rapper Siphiwe Ngwenya began organizing art exhibitions at private homes in
townships nearly 20 years ago. One of the most famous cultural projects in South
Africa emerged from that initiative. The project is highly successful today and
brings artists, residents and visitors together in different locations across the
country. Every month for an entire week, an ordinary residential street is
transformed into an exhibition space and a platform for the visual arts, dance, film
and music.
Cape Town www.maboneng.com/
South Africa
Tel. +27-21/82 41 773
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