In celebration of Heritage Month this September, we are indulging in Cape Town’s delicious cuisine. Join us on a journey of taste to experience the Mother City’s diverse food culture. 🥘
Cape Malay cuisine dates back to the 1600s, when the Dutch brought slaves from Indonesia, Malaysia, and East Africa. Enslaved women worked in Dutch households, introducing a variety of recipes and spices that blended their diverse cultural influences and created the unique flavours we associate with Cape Malay cuisine today. 🫚🌶️
James Vos Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth and Tourism at the City of Cape Town, joined Farouck Salie and his wife Wareldea at their home to learn more about popular Cape Malay dishes.
On the menu this week:
• Bredie
• Masala frikkadels
• Cape Malay Potato Pudding (Aartappel Porring)
• Yellow rice
• Smoortjie (tomato chutney)
Book a cooking class with Halaal Hopper for an interactive experience offering a glimpse into Cape Malay cuisine.
Call 082 515 2415 or email [email protected]
🎵: ROSA Young Men Malay Choir
#capetown #capemalay #capetownfoodie #heritagemonth
Tadaa! Cape Town has a new ice cream store that you must add to your bucket list. 🍦 @tadaa_icecream is located in Kloof Nek Road in Garden, serving over 20 flavours of ice-cream. 🍨The shop is halaal-friendly and vegan options are available.😍
Warm weather in Cape Town calls for a scenic hike, and one that you should add to your bucket list is Lion’s Head.
@nikandjennatravel shares some tips for tackling this must-do activity in the Mother City.
If you are hiking in the city, always remember:
🥾Don’t hike alone; four is the ideal number.
🥾Choose your route carefully and stick to it. Allow yourself enough time – start early. Inform someone of your route and what time you’re expected back.
🥾Always take enough water, especially in summer, and food in case of a delay. Watch the weather and time, and turn back before you start running late or if bad weather threatens.
🥾Do not attract unwanted attention by openly displaying cash, cameras or other valuables.
🥾Save emergency numbers on your mobile phone before your hike.
For more safety info, visit www.capetown.travel/tags/travelwise/
#capetown #capetownhikes #lionshead #thingstodoincapetown #capetownsouthafrica
In celebration of Heritage Month this September, we are indulging in Cape Town’s delicious cuisine. Join us on a journey of taste to experience the Mother City’s diverse food culture.
This week, we learn more about South African Indian cuisine from Sundoo Sea Point. Restaurateur and chef Seelan Sundoo provides insight into the cuisine and the history of the dishes being prepared.
Sundoo, a Capetonian who spent time in Durban, shared that bunny chow has become a must-try meal when visiting South Africa. Originating from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, this hollowed-out bread, usually filled with a curry of your choice such as mutton, chicken, or beans, gained popularity during the Apartheid era, particularly among the Bania family who owned takeaways and restaurants. These meals are typically eaten with your hands and do not require any cutlery.
On the menu this week:
• Bunny chow
• Fish curry
• Soji
• Rice
• Roti
You can sample these and a variety of other South African dishes at Sundoo, located at 77 Regent Road, Sea Point, and Dean Street, Newlands.
Call 021 300 5779.
Looking for something to do this Heritage Month? 🤔
You should visit The Attic Exhibition at the Cape Town City Hall!
Go on a fascinating journey through Cape Town’s rich history, all told through an impressive collection of art and artefacts acquired or donated over the years. 🖼️
The FREE exhibition is arranged around a central compass, which guides you north, south, east and west around the city and through its history. Fun for the whole family, view items like postal stones and water pipes that trace the city’s evolution.🧭
The exhibition is open from 9am to 3pm on weekdays, and closed on weekends and public holidays.
Email [email protected]
In celebration of Heritage Month this September, we are indulging in Cape Town’s delicious cuisine.🥘
Join us on a journey of taste to experience the Mother City’s diverse food culture.
This week, we learn more about Xhosa cuisine from
Mzansi Restaurant
Mzansi’s head chef, Nontuthuzelo Siyo.👩🏾🍳
Joining her to learn more about the cuisine is James Vos Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth and Tourism
The Langa restaurant was established in 2008 with the aim of “Sharing Mama’s Love”.
On the menu this week:
• Umngqusho (samp and beans)
• Umxhaxha (butternut and corn wrapped in aubergine)
• Umleqwa (free-range chicken)
• Isonka Samanzi (steamed bread)
• Chakalaka
You can sample these and a variety of other South African dishes at Mzansi. 😋
There is also entertainment experiences, including an African Marimba band playing indigenous, pop and jazz music while you learn the local dance, or gumboot dancing, face painting, drum circles, and township tours.🥁
Bookings are essential. Mzansi is not a walk-in restaurant.
📍45 Harlem Ave, Langa
Call: +27 (0) 73 709 2324
Morning hikes up Lion’s Head, cycling on the promenade, ice cream on the beach, dips at Saunders’Beach, sunsets on Signal Hill…you know Cape Town is gonna be a vibe in December. 😜
Introducing our Official Visitors’ Guide 2024/25 to Cape Town🥳
This year’s edition is themed “Limitless,” dedicated to promoting an inclusive Mother City and creating a Limitless Cape Town for all. Our cover star is Africa’s first qualified blind tour guide, Winston Fani, who hosts engaging tours in the city and is paving the path for inclusive travel in Cape Town. 🧑🦯🚶♀️🚶
You can download the Visitors’ Guide for free here: www.capetown.travel/plan-your-trip/cape-town-maps-and-guides/
Or grab a copy from our Visitor Experience Centres at City Hall, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, and Cape Town International Airport.
#capetown #lovecapetown #visitorsguide
Freedom to Wish is back this September! 😁
We’re giving you the freedom to wish. To enter, nominate yourself or a loved one, and tell us one thing you’d love to experience in the city and why.
This year, you can send us your wish via WhatsApp at 0726620626, email [email protected], or look out for our wish boxes at top tourist spots in Cape Town from 2 - 13 September 2024.
Drop in your wish, meet our awesome mobile team and penguin mascots, and win epic tourism experiences on the spot!
Our team will be at the Clock Tower at the V&A Waterfront with Heart FM and the Heart Squad from 3 to 6 pm tomorrow, 2 September 2024. Come by to have your wish granted.
Local has never been so lekker. 🫶
#freedomtowish #lovecapetown #capetowntourism
It’s snowing on Table Mountain! ❄️☃️
Check out the footage taken this morning by Matt Ashwell
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is set to reopen on 2 September 2024.
#tablemountain #snow #thingstodoincapetown #travel
Taking in the beauty of Cape Town 😍
@travelling_gypsy captured this view during a hike to Llandudno Ravine.
#capetown
Surf’s up!🏄
Winter months are particularly great for surfing in Cape Town. Here are some of the best surfing spots in Cape Town:
📍Surfer’s Corner, Muizenberg
📍Big Bay Beach,Bloubergstrand
📍Long Beach, Kommetjie
📍Llandudno
Share some of your favourite surfing spots in Cape Town?
📹: @zimbo_with_a_drone
#capetown #surf #capetownsurf #thingstodoincapetown
While it’s lekker cold in Cape Town this winter, is there anyone else craving days like these? ☀️😎📹: @octavia.overseas via Instagram #capetown #lovecapetown #travel
Snow Safari ✅
It’s not everyday you’ll see lions in the snow. Yvette Carmen captured this beautiful moment earlier this week at Aquila Private Game Reserve 😍❄️🦁
Our Official Visitors’ Guide 2024/25 is out! 🥳
This year’s edition is themed “Limitless,” dedicated to promoting an inclusive Mother City and creating a Limitless Cape Town for all. Our cover star is Africa’s first qualified blind tour guide, Winston Fani, who hosts engaging tours in the city and is paving the path for inclusive travel in Cape Town. 🧑🦯🚶♀️🚶
You can download the Visitors’ Guide for free here:
www.capetown.travel/plan-your-trip/cape-town-maps-and-guides/
Or grab a copy from our Visitor Experience Centres at City Hall, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, and Cape Town International Airport.
#capetown #lovecapetown #visitorsguide
Yoga in Cape Town
Happy International Day of Yoga 🧘
Yoga lovers will find many spots in and around the city to enjoy a yoga session.
Here are some of our recommendations:
📍Yo Yoga: 2 Fir Street Black River Park, Observatory
📍House of Yoga: 43 Heather St, Claremont
📍YogaLife: 127 Waterkant St, De Waterkant
📍The Shala Yoga Studio
Drop some of your suggestions in the comment section...
📹: @yo_yoga_ct
#internationalyogaday #lovecapetown #capetown
Mother City nights ✨What’s your ideal night out in Cape Town? 📹: @nasreenroberts via Instagram #capetown #lovecapetown
She said what she said 🤷♀️
The Mother City boasts many budget-friendly and free activities to do, and if you are a local, you can get to enjoy some free entry to many attractions on your birthday 😎
Read more here: www.capetown.travel/free-birthday-treats-in-cape-town/
Tell us, what is on your Cape Town bucket list?
📹: @keasefako via Instagram
