Guidebook to the Southern Suburbs

Jo And Ben
Jo And Ben
Guidebook to the Southern Suburbs

Food Scene

These restaurants are all within 8 mins drive from the cottage.
Great for breakfast, good ambience and fantastic coffee. But get there early! It's very popular with the locals. Family friendly.
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Four & Twenty Cafe
23 Wolfe St
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Great for breakfast, good ambience and fantastic coffee. But get there early! It's very popular with the locals. Family friendly.
The best Thai food in the Southern Suburbs. Owned and run by a Thai family that take pride in their little restaurant. Booking essential to get your table. Their is a little bar if you'd prefer to wait for your table.
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Erawan - Wynberg
15 Wolfe St
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The best Thai food in the Southern Suburbs. Owned and run by a Thai family that take pride in their little restaurant. Booking essential to get your table. Their is a little bar if you'd prefer to wait for your table.
Situated in a quiet courtyard off Constantia Main Road. It's easy walking distance from the house for either a breakfast or good home baked cake. Pet friendly.
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High Tea
Whitby Road
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Situated in a quiet courtyard off Constantia Main Road. It's easy walking distance from the house for either a breakfast or good home baked cake. Pet friendly.
Set in a beautiful old Wynberg Historical Manor, this Italian Restaurant is a must visit.
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95 at Parks
114 Constantia Main Rd
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Set in a beautiful old Wynberg Historical Manor, this Italian Restaurant is a must visit.
Good grills and family friendly. Pets welcome at the outside seating area.
Botanicum Cafe & Grill
Constantia Main Road
Good grills and family friendly. Pets welcome at the outside seating area.
Fine dining at its best
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Foxcroft
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Fine dining at its best
Great fresh and healthy food. Massive and extremely tasty waffles! Smoothies, juices, breakfast, lunches and dinners. Great for kids and pet friendly at the outside seating area.
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tashas Constantia
Spaanschemat River Road
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Great fresh and healthy food. Massive and extremely tasty waffles! Smoothies, juices, breakfast, lunches and dinners. Great for kids and pet friendly at the outside seating area.
Situated at High Constantia, a gorgeous deli and restaurant for al fresco dining. Breakfasts and lunches. Pet friendly
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Chardonnay Deli
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Situated at High Constantia, a gorgeous deli and restaurant for al fresco dining. Breakfasts and lunches. Pet friendly
This restaurant will take you on a gourmet journey! Recently renovated at the Alphen Boutique Hotel only a 4 minute drive from the cottage.
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Alphen Drive
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This restaurant will take you on a gourmet journey! Recently renovated at the Alphen Boutique Hotel only a 4 minute drive from the cottage.
Amazing bakes and good breakfasts. Set in the main courtyard of the Alphen Boutique Hotel. 4 minutes drive from the cottage. Pets welcome at the outside seating area.
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La Belle Bistro & Bakery
Victoria Road
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Amazing bakes and good breakfasts. Set in the main courtyard of the Alphen Boutique Hotel. 4 minutes drive from the cottage. Pets welcome at the outside seating area.
Very family friendly Italian restaurant.
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PRIMI Constantia
Main Road
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Very family friendly Italian restaurant.

Sightseeing

This wine farm boasts some of the finest views of the rolling Constantia Hills. A must see for a relaxing wine tasting, a bite to eat or simply to lie on the outdoor couches catching the views over the vineyards at sunset.
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Constantia Glen
Constantia Main Road
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This wine farm boasts some of the finest views of the rolling Constantia Hills. A must see for a relaxing wine tasting, a bite to eat or simply to lie on the outdoor couches catching the views over the vineyards at sunset.
Trawl the harbour and streets of the historically beautiful seaside town of Kalk Bay. Buy fresh fish off the boats, a boho dress or even a rare antique from one of the many quaint vintage and antique shops you'll find there. Stop at the Ice Café for the best gelato's in Cape Town!
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Kalk Bay
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Trawl the harbour and streets of the historically beautiful seaside town of Kalk Bay. Buy fresh fish off the boats, a boho dress or even a rare antique from one of the many quaint vintage and antique shops you'll find there. Stop at the Ice Café for the best gelato's in Cape Town!
A beautiful family friendly wine farm with really good wines. Go for a tasting and try the Rosé, we highly recommend it!
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Eagles' Nest Wines
Constantia Main Road
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A beautiful family friendly wine farm with really good wines. Go for a tasting and try the Rosé, we highly recommend it!
Experience how our local beers are produced and enjoy a tasting afterward. Next to our famous Newlands rugby and cricket grounds.
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SAB Newlands Brewery Tour
ERF46604 Boundary Rd
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Experience how our local beers are produced and enjoy a tasting afterward. Next to our famous Newlands rugby and cricket grounds.
A visit to the oldest wine farm in South Africa is an absolute must! Only a 7 minute drive from the cottage.
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Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia Road
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A visit to the oldest wine farm in South Africa is an absolute must! Only a 7 minute drive from the cottage.
This is a great harbour for tours out to seal island and good fish and chips from a local favourite, Snoekies. Also on the harbour are two great seafood restaurants, Mariners Wharf and The Lookout. On weekends, get yourself to the Bay Harbour Market for good food and local crafts, situated at the far end of the harbour, near Snoekies. Don’t forget your ice cream too!
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Hout Bay Harbour
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This is a great harbour for tours out to seal island and good fish and chips from a local favourite, Snoekies. Also on the harbour are two great seafood restaurants, Mariners Wharf and The Lookout. On weekends, get yourself to the Bay Harbour Market for good food and local crafts, situated at the far end of the harbour, near Snoekies. Don’t forget your ice cream too!

Parks & Nature

The National Botanical Garden of South Africa, situated on the slope of the Newlands mountains on the back of Table Mountain. This park boasts an array of species of plants found only in the Western Cape and South Africa. Take a picnic basket!
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
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The National Botanical Garden of South Africa, situated on the slope of the Newlands mountains on the back of Table Mountain. This park boasts an array of species of plants found only in the Western Cape and South Africa. Take a picnic basket!
Dog walks and picnics in a leafy old park in Wynberg. 5 minutes drive from the cottage.
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Wynberg Park
Trovato Link Road
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Dog walks and picnics in a leafy old park in Wynberg. 5 minutes drive from the cottage.
For beautiful scenic walks and hikes through the lush canopy of the Newlands mountains. Walk straight into Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens! 10 minute drive from the cottage.
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Newlands Forest
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For beautiful scenic walks and hikes through the lush canopy of the Newlands mountains. Walk straight into Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens! 10 minute drive from the cottage.
A scenic and peaceful walk along the Diep River. Safe and great for dogs walks or if you like to run it's perfect and safe and approximately a 6km loop. Fairly flat. It's a 4 minute drive or a 20 minute walk from the cottage.
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Greenbelt
31 Alphen Dr
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A scenic and peaceful walk along the Diep River. Safe and great for dogs walks or if you like to run it's perfect and safe and approximately a 6km loop. Fairly flat. It's a 4 minute drive or a 20 minute walk from the cottage.

Arts & Culture

Here you will see a beautiful private collection of priceless local artists works and sculptures. Well worth the visit and stop by the Skotnes Restaurant while you're there. An 11 minute drive from the cottage to Steenberg Estate.
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Norval Foundation
4 Steenberg Rd
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Here you will see a beautiful private collection of priceless local artists works and sculptures. Well worth the visit and stop by the Skotnes Restaurant while you're there. An 11 minute drive from the cottage to Steenberg Estate.
Here you can see local artists at work from baskets to pottery. Also a great coffee shop in an old Victorian house and a plastic free grocer. Worth an explore. Note that Montebello is closed on Mondays.
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Montebello Design Centre
31 Newlands Ave
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Here you can see local artists at work from baskets to pottery. Also a great coffee shop in an old Victorian house and a plastic free grocer. Worth an explore. Note that Montebello is closed on Mondays.
You'll love the open air plays especially the traditional Shakespeare pieces staged every Summer. Enjoy a drink or dinner before at Cafe Verdi's and then walk yourself over to the theatre. 2 minute drive and 12 minute walk from the cottage.
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Maynardville Opelugteater
Piers Road
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You'll love the open air plays especially the traditional Shakespeare pieces staged every Summer. Enjoy a drink or dinner before at Cafe Verdi's and then walk yourself over to the theatre. 2 minute drive and 12 minute walk from the cottage.

Entertainment & Activities

From the end of October until March you can catch a Summer concert in the National Botanical Gardens. From local to international acts every Sunday. The most beautiful setting for a concert! Booking essential.
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Kirstenbosch Gardens Concert Stage
Rhodes Drive
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From the end of October until March you can catch a Summer concert in the National Botanical Gardens. From local to international acts every Sunday. The most beautiful setting for a concert! Booking essential.
For the adventurous!
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Cape Town Ziplines Sa Forest Adventures
Hout Bay Main Road
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For the adventurous!
Take your kids for a bicycle ride with a difference! Great fun for the family and a great restaurant for hungry tummies afterwards - Open Door restaurant. Situated at Constantia Uitsig wine farm, 10 minutes drive from the cottage. You can rent bikes from Trail and Tar which is just around the corner at Forest Glade House shopping centre on Tokai Road.
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The Bike Park
ERF3347 Spaanschemat River Rd
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Take your kids for a bicycle ride with a difference! Great fun for the family and a great restaurant for hungry tummies afterwards - Open Door restaurant. Situated at Constantia Uitsig wine farm, 10 minutes drive from the cottage. You can rent bikes from Trail and Tar which is just around the corner at Forest Glade House shopping centre on Tokai Road.
Watch a whole lot of classic movies in the beautiful surrounds of Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
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The Galileo Open Air Cinema
0A Rhodes Ave
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Watch a whole lot of classic movies in the beautiful surrounds of Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
A few minutes from the cottage you will find Chart Farm. A charming little experience where you can pick your own roses from the rose orchards and enjoy a cuppa with breathtaking views of the Constantia Valley.
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Chart Farm
1A Klaasens Rd
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A few minutes from the cottage you will find Chart Farm. A charming little experience where you can pick your own roses from the rose orchards and enjoy a cuppa with breathtaking views of the Constantia Valley.
Rent your bikes or bring your own here for repairs and if you're in the mood for a cycle or trail run, Trail and Tar does group cycles and runs which are a favourite with the locals. Pop in and ask about cycle/run times.
Trail and Tar
Tokai Road
Rent your bikes or bring your own here for repairs and if you're in the mood for a cycle or trail run, Trail and Tar does group cycles and runs which are a favourite with the locals. Pop in and ask about cycle/run times.

Shopping

Here you can shop for just about anything you need. The Constantia Village is small but well equipped with shops and restaurants. You will find a Woolworths food shop here. For the healthy, there is the Organic Living health shop and a Kauai food for healthy takeaway. There is also a Pick 'n Pay, Pet shop, Vodacom shop, Cape Union Mart, Pharmacy, Vida and Seattle Coffee and an Exclusive Books. You will also find a Bureau de Change and Nedbank, Standard Bank, ABSA and FNB.
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Constantia Village
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Here you can shop for just about anything you need. The Constantia Village is small but well equipped with shops and restaurants. You will find a Woolworths food shop here. For the healthy, there is the Organic Living health shop and a Kauai food for healthy takeaway. There is also a Pick 'n Pay, Pet shop, Vodacom shop, Cape Union Mart, Pharmacy, Vida and Seattle Coffee and an Exclusive Books. You will also find a Bureau de Change and Nedbank, Standard Bank, ABSA and FNB.
This little mall is walking distance from the house where you can get your essentials. There is also a laundromat in the centre.
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Pick n Pay Family Plumstead
29 Gabriel Rd
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This little mall is walking distance from the house where you can get your essentials. There is also a laundromat in the centre.

Drinks & Nightlife

This vibey venue is a quiet place for breakfast and lunch during the day but a great place to let your hair down at night. Situated at the top of Constantia Nek approximately a 10-12 minute drive from the cottage along Constantia Main Road.
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La Parada Constantia Nek
1 Main Rd
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This vibey venue is a quiet place for breakfast and lunch during the day but a great place to let your hair down at night. Situated at the top of Constantia Nek approximately a 10-12 minute drive from the cottage along Constantia Main Road.
A restaurant pub with a great outdoor atmosphere under the oak trees in Constantia. About 8 minutes drive from the cottage.
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Peddlars
Brounger Road
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A restaurant pub with a great outdoor atmosphere under the oak trees in Constantia. About 8 minutes drive from the cottage.
Set at the Alphen Boutique Hotel. An upbeat cocktail lounge with beautiful views of the Alphen's gardens. 4 minutes drive from the cottage.
Incognito Bar
Alphen Drive
Set at the Alphen Boutique Hotel. An upbeat cocktail lounge with beautiful views of the Alphen's gardens. 4 minutes drive from the cottage.