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Stories about Cape Town’s restaurants, neighbourhood bakeries, wine farms and bars. Confirm opening hours and availability with each venue before you visit.

Guides and stories for Eat & Drink

12 stories in this guide

Older stories are marked as archive material. Confirm current details with the venue before you go.

Recipe
From the archive · 2019

Barbeque Techniques Two Methods To Consider

Moms are the ones who bandage our boo-boos when we’re little and continue to take care of us as we get older—often sacrificing their own needs so they can help with ours. Cruising on a bike to help heal our injuries is

7 August 2019
5 min
SA’S Oldes Wine Estate Celebrates 334 Years of Uninterrupted Wine Production
Wine Farms
From the archive · 2019

SA’S Oldes Wine Estate Celebrates 334 Years of Uninterrupted Wine Production

1685 was a busy year globally with events such as the Duke of York becoming the King of England and Scotland, whilst rebellions and battles abounded.  Closer afield, the Cape Colonists sent a commissioner to Europe to at

31 July 2019
6 min
Where to find the best waffle places in Cape Town!
Bakery
From the archive · 2018

Where to find the best waffle places in Cape Town!

  Today is National Pancake day and in honour of it we have rounded up some of the best restaurants around Cape Town that serve this delectable treat and more! The Belgium Waffle House- Strand [embed]https://www.ins

26 September 2018
1 min
Food Review: Jerry's Burger Bar (Blouberg)
Restaurants
From the archive · 2018

Food Review: Jerry's Burger Bar (Blouberg)

If delicious, value-for-money burgers are what you’re after, Jerry’s Burger Bar is the place to be. This popular franchise has five branches in Cape Town (Observatory, Willowbridge, Blouberg, Sea Point and the CBD) and o

12 September 2018
2 min
Wine Tasting 101: A first-timer's tips for Wine Tasting!
Wine Farms
From the archive · 2018

Wine Tasting 101: A first-timer's tips for Wine Tasting!

Whether you’re a Mother City local or frequent Cape Town flier, chances are you’ve gone wine tasting. And if you’ve not, well, did you even go to Cape Town?? Just kidding! But then I suggest you do it, like really soon.

5 September 2018
6 min
TRUTH Coffee Roasting Cafe
Coffee Shops
From the archive · 2018

TRUTH Coffee Roasting Cafe

So, just like wine forms an integral part of any Capetonian’s staple diet, so does COFFEE! The coffee culture in Cape Town is pretty STRONG, let me tell you, and exploring it is pretty cool! Ask any Capetonian and they’l

22 August 2018
5 min
How to eat a Gatsby
Fast Food
From the archive · 2018

How to eat a Gatsby

There comes a time when you have to experience the deliciousness that is known as the Gatsby. DevDondidit takes Jessica Da Silva, Deon Bing, Joshua Roode and Garth Malpas on a food adventure to purchase and then try out

6 July 2018
2 min
Celebrating 333 years of wine-making PART 1- The History
Wine Farms
From the archive · 2018

Celebrating 333 years of wine-making PART 1- The History

Welcome to Part 1 of 3 in Celebrating 333 years of wine-making in Constantia Valley Part 1 - The HISTORY with celebrating of 333 years of wine-making in the Constantia Valley Part 2 - The MODERN endeavours of innovat

30 May 2018
9 min
New Winter Menu at The Bistro, Klein Constantia
Restaurants
From the archive · 2018

New Winter Menu at The Bistro, Klein Constantia

Established in 1685, this beautiful Wine Estate is situated on the slopes of the Silvermine mountain range just below Donkerboskloof. Now I've been to Groot Constantia Wine Estate a few times but never to Kl

12 May 2018
9 min
Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free)
Recipes
From the archive · 2018

Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free)

I wanted to bake a "healthy" chocolate cake and in cases like that I usually make a Beetroot chocolate cake. But on this very day I didn't have any beetroot in my fridge and so with some tweaking and hoping and substitut

11 May 2018
4 min
No-bake Protein High Energy Balls
Recipes
From the archive · 2018

No-bake Protein High Energy Balls

I was looking for a recipe for some nutritional snacks for Kosta Nektarios Papageorgiou for his Lion Head hikes. (Check out his page and his mission). I posted this recipe in 2016 and after searching, I finally came ac

9 May 2018
2 min
Where To Get The Best Cheap Munchies In Cape Town
Restaurants
From the archive · 2018

Where To Get The Best Cheap Munchies In Cape Town

Pocket-friendly food that will satisfy your hunger and tastes great without costing you an arm and a leg. Get great value for money at these awesome Cape Town restaurants. Here are the top spots to get your grub when yo

5 February 2018
6 min

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