Restaurants · Our pick in Cape Town
Kalky’s
Fish and chips since 1996
Fish and chips on Kalk Bay harbour since 1996: hake or snoek, calamari and the catch of the day.
Our take
- Since 1996
- Hake or snoek and chips
- Daily 10am–8pm
- Address
- Kalk Bay Harbour, Kalk Bay, Cape Town
Kalk Bay · the harbour, Cape Town - Phone
- +27 21 788 1726
- Website
- kalkys.co.za
About Kalky’s
Kalky’s has fried fish on Kalk Bay harbour since 1996, in a cabin-style room where you order at the counter and your number is called. Battered hake or snoek with chips are the favourites, with calamari, kingklip, yellowtail, crayfish and prawns. It opens every day from 10am to 8pm; weekends bring queues.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Kalky’s before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Kalky’s are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Kirstenbosch16 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- The Table Mountain cableway21 kmCar or taxi 55 min
- Cape Town International Airport22 kmCar or taxi 59 min
- Zeitz MOCAA25 kmCar or taxi 64 min
- Robben Island boats25 kmCar or taxi 64 min
- The V&A Waterfront25 kmCar or taxi 65 min
- Cape Point26 kmCar or taxi 67 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station23 kmCar or taxi 60 min
Location
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