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Zak's Mother City - Must Visit

1. Cape Grace Hotel

8.0
West Quay Ro. Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, iKapa, Western Cape
Hotel · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 18 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Located on a private quay, Cape Grace is a magnet for Hollywood royalty. Rooms are done up with botanical prints, iron lamps, and whimsical chandeliers made from dangling delft saucers.

2. House Of Machines

8.8
84 Shortmarket Street, iKapa, Western Cape
Café · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 44 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Equal parts men’s outfitter, motorcycle shop, café, and bar, House of Machines caters to various whims (and tastes). Try one of the small-batch bourbons, then shop for a pair of house-brand jeans.

Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

3. Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar

8.3
165 Longmarket Street, iKapa, Western Cape
Cocktail Bar · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 38 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: One of the city’s few rooftop bars is a great place to watch the lights come up on Table Mountain at dusk. Order a negroni.

4. Orphanage Cocktail Emporium

227 Bree St (Orphan St), iKapa, Western Cape
Cocktail Bar · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 55 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: This cocktail emporium is a favorite for late-night drinks; the tapas are equally outstanding.

5. The Roundhouse

Round House Road (Kloof Road), iKapa, Western Cape
African Restaurant · 35 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: The draw of this onetime Dutch East India Company guardhouse? An artful six-course tasting menu (rib eye topped with onion petals; beet carpaccio served with pickled eggplant and shimeji mushrooms).

6. The Test Kitchen

The Old Biscuit Mill, 375 Albert Road, iKapa, Western Cape
Restaurant · Woodstock · 55 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: At Pot Luck Club & Gallery’s older sister, ingredients are pickled and poached to intensify their essence, while dishes are presented in unexpected ways—like biltong topped with plum-cured foie gras.

The Pot Luck Club & Gallery is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

7. The Pot Luck Club & Gallery

9.2
Albert Rd (Mill Street), iKapa, Western Cape
Tapas Restaurant · Woodstock · 83 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: An airy dining room filled with contemporary art sets the backdrop for chef-owner Luke Dale-Robert's creative dishes, prepared in an open kitchen. Get the pork belly with red cabbage and apple slaw.

The Butcher Man is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

8. The Butcher Man

8.5
105 Main Rd., iKapa, Western Cape
Butcher · Green Point · 17 tips and reviews
Giovanni's Deliworld is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

9. Giovanni's Deliworld

9.1
99-105 Main Rd, iKapa, Western Cape
Bakery · Green Point · 86 tips and reviews
Origin Coffee Roasting is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

10. Origin Coffee Roasting

8.9
28 Hudson Street, iKapa, Western Cape
Coffee Roaster · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 98 tips and reviews
Grand Daddy Hotel is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

11. Grand Daddy Hotel

8.4
38 Long Street (Castle Street), iKapa, Western Cape
Hotel · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 32 tips and reviews
Truth Coffee HQ is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

12. Truth Coffee HQ

9.3
36 Buitenkant St (between Barrack & Commercial), iKapa, Western Cape
Café · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 220 tips and reviews
The Old Biscuit Mill is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

13. The Old Biscuit Mill

9.2
375 Albert Rd (Mill St), Woodstock, Western Cape
Market · Woodstock, Cape Town · 125 tips and reviews
Greenmarket Square is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

14. Greenmarket Square

7.3
10 New Market St, iKapa, Western Cape
Flea Market · Cape Town CBD - Foreshore · 36 tips and reviews
Grand Cafe and Beach is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

15. Grand Cafe and Beach

8.3
1 Haul Rd, Granger Bay, iKapa, Western Cape
Café · Green Point · 73 tips and reviews
Bascule Whisky Bar is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

16. Bascule Whisky Bar

8.2
West Quay Rd (Cape Grace Hotel), iKapa, Western Cape
Whisky Bar · 33 tips and reviews
The Bungalow is one of Zak's Mother City - Must Visit.

17. The Bungalow

8.6
iKapa, Western Cape
Lounge · Clifton · 34 tips and reviews