Restaurants · Our pick in Cape Town
Upper Union
Spice-route plates to share
Sharing plates with spice-route flavours from South Africa, North Africa and the Middle East.
Our take
- Plates to share
- Open every day
- Bar until 10pm
- Address
- 3 Upper Union Street, Cape Town
City Bowl · Upper Union Street, Cape Town - Nearest MyCiTi
- Union
100 m · 1 min walk
More distances - Phone & reservations
- +27 21 891 0360
- Website
- upperunion.co.za
About Upper Union
Upper Union cooks bold, spice-route flavours drawn from South Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, in generous plates designed to be shared at the table, under executive chef Amori Burger and head chef Jason Jonker. Lunch runs from noon to 4pm and dinner from 6pm to 9pm every day; the bar stays open until 10pm.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Upper Union before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Upper Union 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.
Nearest MyCiTi stops
- UnionMyCiTi100 m1 min walk
- WelgemeendMyCiTi300 m4 min walk
- Lower KloofMyCiTi500 m6 min walk
Key sights
- The Table Mountain cableway1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Zeitz MOCAA2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The V&A Waterfront3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Robben Island boats3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kirstenbosch6.4 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Cape Town International Airport18 kmCar or taxi 49 min
- Cape Point48 kmCar or taxi 120 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
Location
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