02nd Mar 2010
An Array of Eateries
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Kloof Street has become the number one place to visit if your stomach is grumbling in Cape Town. There are a variety of places to eat that cater for a wide range of taste sensations. There is ample accommodation for the tourists who swarm to Cape Town in the summer months to enjoy all the festivities and sunshine. Locals can drive through to Kloof Street, as it can be accessed from two main roads that traverse the famous Cape mountain range.
It is recommended that hungry guests park and walk down the street to get an idea of the options available. If you are new to the Cape and would like to try something along the seafood route, there are two popular restaurants.
Ocean Basket has a reputation for serving some of the best seafood available. Their hospitality is also well known. The Kloof Street branches have options for sit-down or take away. They serve everything from calamari to line-fish of the day. They are known for their enormous platters that can serve from one person up to six.
Further up the road towards the mountain, is another seafood restaurant that opened up within the last few years. Jimmy Killer Prawns has branches in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. The meaning behind the word “Killer” in the title has to do with both the size and the spiciness of their prawns. They are famous for their hot sauce and have many spicy dishes. This includes their North African spicy sauce, which douses prawns that have been flamed in liquor. Not all of their dishes are spicy. They make sushi and steak for those who don’t fancy prawns.
Part of Kloof Street’s buzz is the studio that is placed right in the centre of it all. Long Street Studios is the building where South Africa’s Free T.V. Channel, e-TV, is produced. A lot of advertisements are also shot at the studio. The buzz works its way from the centre out and into the street, where local celebrities can be seen drinking coffee and enjoying the Cape Town sun.
If you are looking for Mediterranean food, you should visit Zucca. It’s a small restaurant for all Italian lovers. Their menu consists of gorgeous pastas with true napoleon sauce and olives. The ambiance is small-town Italian with stunning decorations that make you feel like you are sitting in Italy. They have wood-fire oven cooked pizzas as part of their menu.
There is another restaurant between Zucca and Ocean Basket that does mouth-watering gourmet pizzas. Da Vinci Pizza opened up earlier this year, and is a branch from the famous original in Harfield Village. Don’t think that this is your ordinary pizza place with Hawaii and Margherita pizzas. They have a variety of toppings, with their all time specialty being a cranberry and Camembert cheese pizza. The chef recommends adding bacon as an extra topping to enhance the flavour. Their innovative table clothes are part of the attraction for families and students. Since the name is Da Vinci, after the artist, the table clothes are plain brown paper. All customers get a set of crayons and are encouraged to draw on the tables. The best drawings are placed on the wall.
Café Vespa also has some novelty value. This cocktail bar has Vespa bikes for rental. The café invites tourists to take the bikes out for a drive around the city. Once the evening sets in, tourists and locals alike are encouraged to sit out on the balcony and enjoy the view with one of the cocktails or special coffees available. They have a Tapas menu of salads, skewers and sandwiches. Their cocktails are a delight, the popular one being a chocolate martini. Ask the bartender to add a pinch of chilli to the chocolate martini for a bit of flare.
Kloof Street has its own private multimedia tertiary education centre, City Varsity, situated at the bottom of the road. Here students from all over South Africa join the buzz of the street, adding to its creative flair. City Varsity courses include film school and animation. It’s the only private creative tertiary school in Cape Town.
With a large amount of businessmen meeting clients at the various coffee shops, actors striking deals with film makers and students to ensure that restaurants have reasonable prices, the street has become a community all of its own. People live, eat and work in Kloof. The youthful vibe of the road makes Kloof Street one of the most popular roads in Cape Town.
Kloof Street is becoming one of the popular places for breakfast, lunch and supper. It is ideally situated for businessmen, families and tourists. The atmosphere is relaxed and the view is gorgeous. With good company, a beautiful view and exquisite food, life doesn’t get any better.
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Kloof Street has become the number one place to visit if your stomach is grumbling in Cape Town. There are a variety of places to eat that cater for a wide range of taste sensations. There is ample accommodation for the tourists who swarm to Cape Town in the summer months to enjoy all the festivities and sunshine. Locals can drive through to Kloof Street, as it can be accessed from two main roads that traverse the famous Cape mountain range.
It is recommended that hungry guests park and walk down the street to get an idea of the options available. If you are new to the Cape and would like to try something along the seafood route, there are two popular restaurants.
Ocean Basket has a reputation for serving some of the best seafood available. Their hospitality is also well known. The Kloof Street branches have options for sit-down or take away. They serve everything from calamari to line-fish of the day. They are known for their enormous platters that can serve from one person up to six.
Further up the road towards the mountain, is another seafood restaurant that opened up within the last few years. Jimmy Killer Prawns has branches in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. The meaning behind the word “Killer” in the title has to do with both the size and the spiciness of their prawns. They are famous for their hot sauce and have many spicy dishes. This includes their North African spicy sauce, which douses prawns that have been flamed in liquor. Not all of their dishes are spicy. They make sushi and steak for those who don’t fancy prawns.
Part of Kloof Street’s buzz is the studio that is placed right in the centre of it all. Long Street Studios is the building where South Africa’s Free T.V. Channel, e-TV, is produced. A lot of advertisements are also shot at the studio. The buzz works its way from the centre out and into the street, where local celebrities can be seen drinking coffee and enjoying the Cape Town sun.
If you are looking for Mediterranean food, you should visit Zucca. It’s a small restaurant for all Italian lovers. Their menu consists of gorgeous pastas with true napoleon sauce and olives. The ambiance is small-town Italian with stunning decorations that make you feel like you are sitting in Italy. They have wood-fire oven cooked pizzas as part of their menu.
There is another restaurant between Zucca and Ocean Basket that does mouth-watering gourmet pizzas. Da Vinci Pizza opened up earlier this year, and is a branch from the famous original in Harfield Village. Don’t think that this is your ordinary pizza place with Hawaii and Margherita pizzas. They have a variety of toppings, with their all time specialty being a cranberry and Camembert cheese pizza. The chef recommends adding bacon as an extra topping to enhance the flavour. Their innovative table clothes are part of the attraction for families and students. Since the name is Da Vinci, after the artist, the table clothes are plain brown paper. All customers get a set of crayons and are encouraged to draw on the tables. The best drawings are placed on the wall.
Café Vespa also has some novelty value. This cocktail bar has Vespa bikes for rental. The café invites tourists to take the bikes out for a drive around the city. Once the evening sets in, tourists and locals alike are encouraged to sit out on the balcony and enjoy the view with one of the cocktails or special coffees available. They have a Tapas menu of salads, skewers and sandwiches. Their cocktails are a delight, the popular one being a chocolate martini. Ask the bartender to add a pinch of chilli to the chocolate martini for a bit of flare.
Kloof Street has its own private multimedia tertiary education centre, City Varsity, situated at the bottom of the road. Here students from all over South Africa join the buzz of the street, adding to its creative flair. City Varsity courses include film school and animation. It’s the only private creative tertiary school in Cape Town.
With a large amount of businessmen meeting clients at the various coffee shops, actors striking deals with film makers and students to ensure that restaurants have reasonable prices, the street has become a community all of its own. People live, eat and work in Kloof. The youthful vibe of the road makes Kloof Street one of the most popular roads in Cape Town.
Kloof Street is becoming one of the popular places for breakfast, lunch and supper. It is ideally situated for businessmen, families and tourists. The atmosphere is relaxed and the view is gorgeous. With good company, a beautiful view and exquisite food, life doesn’t get any better.
Tags : cafe tables
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- Cultural Eateries in Chatham-Kent: Tikki Tornado Sushi
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