RESTAURANT INFORMATION

Loaves on Long

Loaves on Long is a new artisan eatery in Long Street. They've combined a bakery, restaurant and deli all in one - Heaven! Indulge in delicious sandwiches with a selection of homemade breads, an array of lunch dishes and sweet treats such as croissants, muffins and brownies. Take one of their specialised bread making and cooking classes.

The Big Box Board Games Café

Cool name right? The Big Box Board Games Café opened in June 2015. This eatery in Gardens lets you play a range of enticing board games (for free) in between sipping on a latte and savouring a scrumptious lunch (anything from croissants to quiches to toasties). Choose from wooden, strategy, solo, quick and family games to play.

The Village Idiot

Wanna hang with the who's who? The Village Idiot in Cape Town is the ultimate hot spot. It's also an easy, chilled and quirky restaurant. They serve awesome food and great drinks or you can enjoy a game of pool and challenge friends to board games. Some nights they have live music, spit braais and sport on the TVs. Get there early or you might need to stand in a queue (it's THAT popular). Oh, a little trivia, their mascot is a giant ostrich that goes by the name of the Oskar.

Bacon on Bree

Who doesn't LOVE bacon? Bacon on Bree is appropriately named and specialises in serving various dishes made from bacon, find it on Bree Street in the Cape Town CBD. Taste bacon incorporated in traditional and unique dishes using recipes passed down from generations that have stood the test of time. Did someone say bacon?

Elgin valley wine route

Elgin is proof that all good things require a little patience. This is a place where nobody is in a hurry, no deadlines, no ‘needs to be done yesterdays', where grapes are left in peace and ripening occurs slowly. There's a reason for this laid-back attitude to harvesting, longer ripening produces grapes that hold a broad spectrum of flavours resulting in wines of character, defined by excellent purity and density of fruit, complexity and elegance. All in all, completely delicious ends result.

This is the coolest wine growing area along the south coast and conveniently close to Cape Town. There are many farmstalls just off the N2, offering great pit-stops along the way and the area is surrounded by inspiring mountain passes. Along the Elgin Valley Wine Route, you'll find many award-wining Sauvignon Blancs, with the distinctive minerality, crisp acidity, freshness, and after some maturation, fruitiness typical of cool-climate whites. Elgin's earthy, terroir-driven Pinot Noir and Syrah wines, with excellent ageing potential, are also grabbing awards and wine lovers' attention. Additionally, Riesling, Semillon, Chardonnay, Viognier, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and small experimental quantities of Grenache Noir are grown here. A journey down this wine route is the perfect day out.