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Neighbourhood guide
The V&A Waterfront, De Waterkant and Green Point
The working harbour with its hotels, museums and shops, the small streets of De Waterkant, and Green Point’s park by the sea.
Neighbourhood guide · Cape Town
The V&A Waterfront and Green Point: where to go
Zeitz MOCAA and The Silo, the boats to Robben Island, De Waterkant’s small streets and Green Point’s park by the sea.
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What to see and do
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UNESCO World Heritage
Robben Island Museum
The island in Table Bay where political prisoners were held, now a museum and World Heritage Site; boats leave the V&A.
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A working harbour
The V&A Waterfront
Cape Town’s working harbour, with shops, restaurants, hotels, the aquarium and the boats to Robben Island.
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In a grain silo
Zeitz MOCAA
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, carved out of the V&A’s old grain silo.
Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002Explore View on map
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Collectible design and art
Southern Guild
A gallery of contemporary art and collectible design in Silo 5 at the V&A.
Silo 5, V&A Waterfront, Cape TownExplore View on map
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Painting and sculpture
Everard Read Cape Town
The Cape Town gallery of Everard Read, on Portswood Road at the V&A.
3 Portswood Road, Cape Town, 8002Explore View on map
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By the stadium
Green Point Urban Park
A city park beside the Cape Town Stadium, with a biodiversity garden and play areas.
Where to eat
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By the sea
Grand Africa Café & Beach
Long lunches on the sand at Granger Bay, by the V&A.
1 Haul Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape TownExplore View on map
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Roasting in De Waterkant
Origin Coffee Roasting
A specialty roaster with its café on Hudson Street in De Waterkant.
28 Hudson Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001Explore View on map
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At Heirloom
Afternoon tea at Cape Grace
Afternoon tea at Heirloom, Cape Grace’s restaurant, with morning tea in the Library Lounge too.
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Saturdays and Sundays
Oranjezicht City Farm Market
A farmers’ market of growers and cooks, from the urban farm in Oranjezicht, with breakfast at the tables.
Bars
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At the top of the silo
The Silo Rooftop
Drinks at the top of The Silo Hotel, above Zeitz MOCAA, looking over the harbour to Table Mountain.
Shopping
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At the harbour
Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront’s shopping centre, with international and South African brands, by the harbour.
Where to stay
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Above Zeitz MOCAA
The Silo Hotel
Suites behind pillowed-glass windows at the top of the old grain silo, above Zeitz MOCAA, with a rooftop bar and pool.
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On its own quay
Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
A harbour hotel on its own quay at the V&A, with Heirloom restaurant, afternoon tea, the Bascule Bar and a Fairmont spa.
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Nobu, ROOI and a spa island
One&Only Cape Town
A resort hotel at the V&A with Nobu, the ROOI grill, the Vista Bar and a spa on its own island.
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Reopened in 2026
InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town
The former Table Bay Hotel at the entrance to the V&A, rebuilt and reopened in 2026 as Cape Town’s first InterContinental.
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