Bo-Kaap Deli is a bakery in Bo Kaap, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Take a bag of koesisters away with you, a Sunday habit in Bo-Kaap; on Friday and Saturday the deli stays open to 22:00.
Private tour · 6 hours
Explore Langa Township and Bo-Kaap on a guided tour. Meet locals, learn about the history, and enjoy a hands-on cooking class to prepare traditional Cape Malay dishes.
2 hours
Cook your own 3-course meal in the historic Bo Kaap neighborhood. Discover what makes Malay cooking different from other traditional South African dishes.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Learn how to cook a typical Malay dish in the iconic Bo-Kaap. Discover the culture and rich culinary traditions of Malay from a friendly local. Savor the delicious fea...
Address: 114 Church Street, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 8001
The Sweetest Thing on St George's Street is a patisserie baking French pastries and cakes, with coffee and light meals, near Simon's Town harbour.
Worth the queueFrench pastries and cakes
TipIt serves coffee and light meals beside the pastry counter every day from 08:00, so it works as a breakfast stop as well as a cake run.
The Dairy Den bakes fresh doughnuts every day at its Rondebosch counter, a soft serve and doughnut bar on the southern suburbs side of Cape Town.
Worth the queueFilled doughnut
TipIt is on the first floor of Riverside Mall next to Checkers; order a cup with a warm doughnut at the bottom and soft serve on top.
Sweet LionHeart is a Cape Town confectionery studio at Wembley Square, Gardens, where every celebration cake and sweet treat is made to order by hand.
Worth the queueCustom celebration cake
TipThe order calendar closes 48 hours ahead for most cake designs, so book online well before the date you actually need it.
Jason Bakery on Main Road, Green Point, is a Cape Town institution for its bacon croissant and the doughssant, a flavour that changes every week.
Worth the queueDoughssant
TipThe doughssant flavour changes every week and can be pre-ordered up to Friday at 15:00; the bacon croissant is on the counter every trading day.
Charly's Bakery on Canterbury Street in Cape Town's District Six has built its name on flamboyant novelty cakes since Charly and Jacqui Biess opened in 1989.
Worth the queueCharacter birthday cake
TipCustom cakes need a lead time, walk in for cupcakes and slices if you want something the same day.
Knead Bakery at Surfer's Corner in Muizenberg bakes sourdough, rye and ciabatta on site, a stop surfers make before or after the waves in Cape Town.
Worth the queueSourdough loaf
TipIt sits at Surfer's Corner on Beach Road, so pick up a loaf before or after a surf; last orders are taken at 17:00.
