10 Food Landmarks in Cape Town You Need to Visit
10 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Cape Winelands Tram
Franschhoek Station, Franschhoek
The Franschhoek Wine Tram is the most civilised wine-tasting experience in South Africa — a hop-on hop-off service using vintage tram cars and tram buses that winds through the Franschhoek Valley, stopping at 30+ wine estates along two routes.
Constantia Winelands
Groot Constantia Road, Constantia, 7806, South Africa
Constantia is the oldest wine-producing region in South Africa — a valley on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain where Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape Colony, established Groot Constantia estate in 1685.
Franschhoek (Day Trip)
Huguenot Road, Le Roux, Franschhoek, 7690, South Africa
Franschhoek is the food and wine capital of South Africa — a small valley town 75 minutes from Cape Town that was settled by French Huguenot refugees in the late 17th century and has evolved into the most concentrated fine-dining destination in the country.
Greenmarket Square
Greenmarket Square, Cape Town City Centre
Greenmarket Square is Cape Town's oldest public square — a cobblestoned plaza in the city centre that has hosted a market since the 18th century and now operates as a daily open-air craft market where vendors from across Africa sell carved wood, beadwork, textiles, wire art, and the eclectic range of handmade goods that make South African craft markets some of the most diverse shopping experiences on the continent.
Groot Constantia Wine Estate
Groot Constantia Road, Constantia, 7806, South Africa
Groot Constantia is the oldest wine estate in South Africa — established in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape Colony, and continuously producing wine for over 340 years.
Hout Bay & Harbour
Hout Bay, South Africa
Hout Bay is a working fishing harbour in a dramatic mountain-ringed bay on the Atlantic coast — a village that feels separate from Cape Town despite being only 20 minutes from the city centre.
Kalk Bay
Main Road, Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, 7975, South Africa
Kalk Bay is the most charming village on the Cape Peninsula — a fishing harbour and main street of antique shops, bookshops, cafés, and restaurants wedged between the mountain and False Bay that has evolved from a working fishing village into a creative community without losing the harbour that gives it character.
Stellenbosch (Day Trip)
Dorp Street, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Stellenbosch is the most beautiful wine town in South Africa — the second-oldest European settlement in the country (founded 1679, five years after Cape Town), with a perfectly preserved historic centre of Cape Dutch, Georgian, and Victorian buildings shaded by 300-year-old oak trees that line the streets in a canopy so complete it feels like walking through a green tunnel.
V&A Waterfront
Waterfront Road, Tyger Valley, Bellville, 7530, South Africa
The V&A Waterfront is Cape Town's most visited attraction — a mixed-use harbour development built around the historic Victoria and Alfred docks that combines shopping, dining, museums, and the working harbour in a precinct that draws 24 million visitors a year.
Woodstock & The Old Biscuit Mill
373 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
Woodstock is Cape Town's most dynamic neighbourhood — a former industrial district east of the city centre where converted factories, street art, craft breweries, and the Saturday Neighbourgoods Market at the Old Biscuit Mill have created a food and creative scene that is the most exciting in the city.
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