Guidebook for Simon's Town and Surrounds
Food Scene
Simon's Town and surrounding areas offer great restaurant options. Best to book in advance during peak times.
Small intimate restaurant with great food and cosy atmosphere. Make a reservation to get a table.
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The Lighthouse Cafe
90 St George's StSmall intimate restaurant with great food and cosy atmosphere. Make a reservation to get a table.
Great location overlooking the Simon's Town pier and ocean.
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SAVEUR Restaurant
Wharf StreetGreat location overlooking the Simon's Town pier and ocean.
Lovely home-made pastries and delicious coffee.
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The Sweetest Thing Patisserie
82 St George's StLovely home-made pastries and delicious coffee.
Great location on Seaforth Beach and near the African Penguin walkway to Boulders. Good selection of Seafood and Cocktails to be had on the deck.
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Seaforth Restaurant
Seaforth RoadGreat location on Seaforth Beach and near the African Penguin walkway to Boulders. Good selection of Seafood and Cocktails to be had on the deck.
Nice upmarket bar with big screen for watching sport, centrally located at the Simon's Town Waterfront.
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Bertha's Restaurant
1 Wharf StNice upmarket bar with big screen for watching sport, centrally located at the Simon's Town Waterfront.
Easy walking distance from Glencairn Beach. Love the healthy food and vibe.
Eat.Surf.Yoga Lifestyle Centre Independently Blended Health Cafe Surf Africa The Studio Glencairin
24 Glencaird RdEasy walking distance from Glencairn Beach. Love the healthy food and vibe.
Our perfectly aged grain-fed beef is wet-aged ensuring our steaks are consistently juicy, tender and full of flavour. We pride ourselves in delivering to our customers elegant dining and unsurpassed standards of service in relaxed surroundings. Setting us apart from the rest, the Cattle Baron sets the standard for the ultimate dining experience by allowing you to enjoy our complimentary famous creamed spinach and savoury butternut with all main course meals served.
Additionally all mains are served with a choice of chips, savoury rice or potato.
Cattle Baron Harbour Bay
Dido Valley RoadOur perfectly aged grain-fed beef is wet-aged ensuring our steaks are consistently juicy, tender and full of flavour. We pride ourselves in delivering to our customers elegant dining and unsurpassed standards of service in relaxed surroundings. Setting us apart from the rest, the Cattle Baron sets the standard for the ultimate dining experience by allowing you to enjoy our complimentary famous creamed spinach and savoury butternut with all main course meals served.
Additionally all mains are served with a choice of chips, savoury rice or potato.
'Cape Point Vineyards is recognised as one of the top producers of Sauvignon Blanc in the world. Enjoy our fine wine and amazing views of the atlantic ocean at our restaurant, tasting room or with a picnic on our lawns. Don't miss our food market - Thursday evenings as of November.'
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Cape Point Vineyards
Silvermine Road'Cape Point Vineyards is recognised as one of the top producers of Sauvignon Blanc in the world. Enjoy our fine wine and amazing views of the atlantic ocean at our restaurant, tasting room or with a picnic on our lawns. Don't miss our food market - Thursday evenings as of November.'
Harbour House Restaurants offer fine dining in beautiful settings. Enjoy world-class cuisine and wine, beautiful décor and friendly, professional service.
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Harbour House Kalk Bay
Main RoadHarbour House Restaurants offer fine dining in beautiful settings. Enjoy world-class cuisine and wine, beautiful décor and friendly, professional service.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful nature all round.
Boulders Beach and walkway is the ideal place to view the African Penguin up close. Great protected swimming beach.
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Plage des Rochers
Kleintuin RoadBoulders Beach and walkway is the ideal place to view the African Penguin up close. Great protected swimming beach.
Beautiful and unspoilt Nature Reserve, with Cape of Good Hope lighthouse, game, hiking trails and restaurant.
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Cape Point
Beautiful and unspoilt Nature Reserve, with Cape of Good Hope lighthouse, game, hiking trails and restaurant.
Glencairn Tidal Pool
Main RoadSafe, clean swimming near Glencairn Beach. Great for kids!
Beautiful scenery, nice for picnics, hiking and swimming.
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Silvermine Dam
Beautiful scenery, nice for picnics, hiking and swimming.
Shopping
Simon's Town has limited grocery shops, even though you can buy essentials here. Longbeach Mall, 15 minutes drive from Simon's Town, offers everything you might need.
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Woolworths Longbeach Mall
Buller Louw BoulevardSimon's Town has limited grocery shops, even though you can buy essentials here. Longbeach Mall, 15 minutes drive from Simon's Town, offers everything you might need.
Harbour Bay Mall
Main RoadCraftart and Gallery
128A St George's StBeautiful and unique "proudly South African" gifts and interior shopping.
The Studio Art Gallery
Main RoadBeautiful local art.
Essentials
Longbeach Medical Centre
Carlton CloseThey always have a doctor on call.
Easy access and parking for buying groceries, restaurants, beauty and hair salon and other shopping.
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Harbour Bay Mall
Main RoadEasy access and parking for buying groceries, restaurants, beauty and hair salon and other shopping.
Sightseeing
Peninsula Road
Peninsula RoadBeautiful, unspoilt scenery.
Scarborough
A beautiful drive around the coast.
Chapman's Peak Drive
1 Chapmans Peak DrBeautiful drive.
Interesting story behind this statue. Also departing point for Simon's Town Historical Ghost Walks.
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Able Seaman Just Nuisance
113 St George's StInteresting story behind this statue. Also departing point for Simon's Town Historical Ghost Walks.
Entertainment & Activities
The Cape Peninsula offers great outdoors activities for the more and less adventurous. For those few bad weather days, there are lovely shops for unique, high quality locally produced clothing and interior items in Simon's Town and Kalk Bay, as well as museums, cave golfing and the theater.
African Shark Eco-Charters
4 Wharf StShark diving in False Bay - see the breaching Great White Sharks.
Southern Africa is often considered the “gemstone capital of the world” as almost half of the world’s gemstones are found in this part of the world. For this reason, experiencing the amazing beauty and variety of gemstones is an absolute “must” for visitors to Cape Town.
One of the most popular and convenient places to see and buy gemstones in Cape Town – and see an amazing variety of gemstone products – is at The Scratch Patch and Mineral World outlets at Simon’s Town and the V&A Waterfront, and the West Coast Ostrich Farm.
We also have an awesome indoor Cave Golf mini course - fun for the whole family!
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Scratch Patch Mineral World and cave golf
Dido Valley Road Southern Africa is often considered the “gemstone capital of the world” as almost half of the world’s gemstones are found in this part of the world. For this reason, experiencing the amazing beauty and variety of gemstones is an absolute “must” for visitors to Cape Town.
One of the most popular and convenient places to see and buy gemstones in Cape Town – and see an amazing variety of gemstone products – is at The Scratch Patch and Mineral World outlets at Simon’s Town and the V&A Waterfront, and the West Coast Ostrich Farm.
We also have an awesome indoor Cave Golf mini course - fun for the whole family!
No experience needed and great opportunity to see sea life.
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Kayak Cape Town (Simon's Town)
Wharf StreetNo experience needed and great opportunity to see sea life.
No experience needed and easy, safe water activity.
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Cape Town Water Bike Ocean Adventures
1 Wharf StNo experience needed and easy, safe water activity.
S A NAVAL MUSEUM
Saint George's StreetGood quality and informative museum.
Pisces Divers
1 Main RdFantastic diving experience.
World class crowd pleasing entertainment. The space is eclectic & intimate, and they serve sensational food in the vibrant restaurant before the show.
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The Kalk Bay Theatre
Main RoadWorld class crowd pleasing entertainment. The space is eclectic & intimate, and they serve sensational food in the vibrant restaurant before the show.