De Waterkant Restaurants

Located along Somerset Road in Green Point, Beefcakes is friendly, fun and on the ball. The décor uplifts with colour and flamboyant attitude starting with pink Flamingo wallpaper, disco balls, feathers and a pimped pink piano patiently waiting on the next performance. Step back in time and discover food that brims with fun, simplicity and indulgent pleasure with wildly entertaining and 50’s fun American burger bar ambiance. The tongue in cheek menu twists and teases with burgers of all shapes and tastes and flavours even offering a ‘build your own burger’ to eager patrons. Take delight in burgers such as Buffy the Hamburger Slayer’ - a gooey mound of bacon, cheddar and beef or the chili string of the Willy Burger. Tables host perfect burgers, well priced wines and cocktails and infectious fun all topped by sequined cowboy hats and live entertainment nights such as ‘Drag Queen, Thursdays’, and ‘Bitchy Bingo, Tuesdays.’

Leaf Sushi, located along Hospital Street is a grand dining experience set over 3 dining choices. If you enjoy the fresh openness and lovely views of alfresco dining, savour a cocktail on the terrace scattered with tables and chairs, and a handy rain cover for less perfect weather. Downstairs sees sushi in the making as the sushi bar hosts an orchestral performance in perfect view of diners paired with relaxed music. For a grand dining experience dine upstairs enjoyed by pleasant views and delightful morsels of sushi for a more secluded experience. Whether you seek a relaxed evening, or a night of mystery and magic, Leaf Sushi seduces with lovely views and exotic Asian cuisine.

Reputed as one of the oldest pubs around, Fireman’s Arms is the place to hangout during big sporting events. A bustling vibe and familier faces makes this place a haven for locals and boasts a fireman’s pole which tempts over indulged drinkers to climb to the top and sign the ceiling. The menu offers the usual suspects like bangers ’n’ mash and fish ’n’ chips and some surprising hearty meals such as slow-cooked fare pork neck or oxtail and thin-based pizzas. Located on the corner of Buitengracht Street, Fireman’s Arms proffers hearty pub grub, beer on tap and bustling sports ambiance.

Located at the bustling V&A Waterfront, set over three floors, with each room capturing a unique mood and tempo, Trinity is a breathtaking venue that must be seen. With choice of three dining options and various cocktail, shooter and private bars, upon arrival Trinity Cafe welcomes with a pipe organ that ascends through three levels, making focal conversation while ordering light lunches, burgers and New York style thin crust pizzas. On the second level, Trinity Grill pampers with sumptuous seafood, specialty steaks and heavenly deserts using the finest ingredients and local produce. The décor follows through with steal fronted marble countertops, warm Oregon pine flooring and striking patchwork bench stitched together in palates of pink and mauve. Sip a colourful cocktail before ordering a meal or make your dining experience extra unique dining on the private dining cube area. Finally, the third level envelops the senses with a truly Asian menu and intimate surrounds and a members only Salon Prive’. Light and dramatic, the large airport style windows offer direct views of the function room and grill café. The menu proffers sushi, combos and platters, making it ideal for festive social gatherings that can be explored over three levels and enjoyed with utter decadence. Expect variety and decadent opulence for a totally unique dining experience.

Take a weird and wonderful trip into a fantasy dining experience that you won’t forget!Walk through the velvet drapes and enter a plush dining area with luxurious red velvet chairs and booths surrounded with mirrors. Interact with the resident penguin, the stilt walkers and carnival ladies as they roam and mingle their way through the tables, ensuring that patrons are happy and well tended to.The tickets, purchased up front, include a sumptuous three course meal, typically with a choice between meat, fish and vegetarian, and a complementary drink, all enjoyed whilst being thoroughly entertained by both local and international acts. Sultry singers, hula hoop fire dancers, energetic tap dancers and aerial scarf comedy shows are just some of the delights on stage throughout the four-act evening. There are hats and masks available as well as glittery face painting.The service is impeccable and the atmosphere is electric at this one of a kind, must-try venue in Cape Town’s bustling city centre!

Located in the Victoria Junction, in what was once one of Cape Town’s oldest telephone exchange warehouses is a light and free flowing space that captures the perfect setting for social dining. The informal surrounds heightened by chic décor set the stage for breakfast, lunch or dinner from the tapas style menu. Enjoy extensive wines by the glass and innovative organic wines, ideally suited for the social tapas and conversation.

Hemelhuijs Restaurant oozes charm and tradition, inspired from picturesque Dutch heritage. Roughly translated, Hemelhuijs means ‘House of Joy”, and this meaning lends itself throughout the charm, décor and overall dining experience. The interior perfectly balanced by a spread of decadent home ware, modern Zen furniture works seamlessly complimenting a perfect day out shopping and indulging. Tables spill out onto walkways, bending at the whim of indulgent faces scanning the A3 menu offering all day breakfasts, and tantalizing lunches. For breakfast/brunch order fruit and yoghurt, poached eggs, prosciutto, artichoke and hollandaise sauce, scrambled egg, salmon and toasted apple cake and omelet with a maple syrup glaze, bacon, figs and goat’s cheese! A salad such as marzipan and dried apricot layered with roasted chicken is a definite must or the slow roasted lamb ribs and the Hemelhuijs burger topped with creamed mushrooms and poached egg. Classic modern touches, therapeutic shopping and mouth-watering cuisine make this daytime eatery one for your foodie calendar.

Set on Rose Street in the colourful Bo-Kaap, Haas Coffee Collective brings you 100% Arabian coffee, ground and roasted in the daddy of coffee roasting machines hailed from Germany. Custom crockery, quirky décor and a collection of local artwork filled to the brim keeps the eye occupied and inspired while light snacks and treats, and the rarest coffees wrap the palate in pure decadence. The menu proffers delights such as smoked Gypsy ham on ciabatta, ciabatta with cheese and vegetables and wonderful looking muffins and croissants to tempt the waistline. Bunny shaped biscotti compliments a cup of ultra smooth cappuccino enjoyed at bare wooden tables and chairs. The wooden counter bar matches the floor and sets off a perfect balance exposed by the wooden beams. Realistic looking insects add humour and disbelief shaped into the moulds of custom crockery, which favours this coffee shop’s attitude and flare as one of the most interesting places to enjoy a cuppa in Cape Town.