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Signature drink
Drink the Story cocktail collection built on local botanicals
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Sit on the terrace in summer for the people watching, or claim a couch by the fireplace once the Cape winter sets in.
CuisineCocktail Bar
TypeHotel bar
Price$$$$
NeighborhoodGardens
HoursDaily 11:00-01:00.
Signature drinkDrink the Story cocktail collection built on local botanicals
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Food program: Champagne, canapes and a light all day menu

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Address: 76 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town 8001

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Perseverance Tavern ★ 4.1

$$ Cocktail BarNeighbourhood pubGardens

Perseverance Tavern has traded on Buitenkant Street in Gardens since 1808, and locals who call it Percy's will tell you it is the country's oldest pub.

DrinkDraught beer and a pub-standard gin and tonic

FoodPub classics served at the heritage listed bar counter

TipLook at the bar counter, made from oak wine barrels of the Van der Stel era, then find the regrown vine in the courtyard.

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Perseverance Tavern ★ 4.1

$$ Cocktail BarNeighbourhood pubGardens

Perseverance Tavern has traded on Buitenkant Street in Gardens since 1808, and locals who call it Percy's will tell you it is the country's oldest pub.

DrinkDraught beer and a pub-standard gin and tonic

FoodPub classics served at the heritage listed bar counter

TipLook at the bar counter, made from oak wine barrels of the Van der Stel era, then find the regrown vine in the courtyard.

Foresters Arms ★ 4.0

$$ Cocktail BarNeighbourhood pubNewlands

Foresters Arms, known as Forries, has poured drinks in Newlands, Cape Town since 1852, with an oak shaded garden and a Sunday carvery near the stadium.

DrinkDraught beer from the nearby Newlands brewery plus craft taps

FoodPub menu of homemade pies, wood fired pizzas and a Sunday carvery

TipBook ahead on a Test match or Currie Cup weekend, the beer garden near Newlands stadium fills up hours before kickoff.

The Fireman's Arms ★ 3.8

$ Cocktail BarDive barForeshore

The Fireman's Arms has served Cape Town's Foreshore since 1864, a sports pub of big screens, fireplace corners and firefighter themed pizzas.

DrinkFourteen craft beers on tap

FoodPizza named after the old fire brigade, plus burgers and bobotie

TipArrive early for a big match, since nine HD screens and the fireplace corner fill fast; Thursday is quiz night.

Cafe Caprice ★ 4.1

$$$ Cocktail BarBeach barCamps Bay

Cafe Caprice has anchored Camps Bay's beachfront strip in Cape Town since 2001, a sundowner bar that fills up as the sun drops over the ocean.

DrinkArtisan cocktails made with fresh seasonal fruit

FoodBreakfast by the sea, sushi at sunset and coastal dinners

TipGrab a table on the front deck for sunset, and expect the crowd and the music to pick up fast after dark on weekends.

The Conservatory Bar ★ 4.1

$$$$ Cocktail BarHotel barConstantia

The Conservatory Bar, once the Martini Bar, sits off reception in the Cellars building of The Cellars-Hohenort hotel in Constantia, Cape Town.

DrinkSignature cocktails, Constantia wines and champagne by the glass

FoodSingle origin coffees and tea by day, cocktails by night

TipThe hotel is cashless, so bring a card; high tea is served in the Greenhouse, Wednesday to Sunday, not in this bar.

Brass Bell ★ 4.0

$$ Cocktail BarNeighbourhood pubKalk Bay

Brass Bell began as a council tea room on the Kalk Bay sea wall near Cape Town in 1939, and its Waters Edge Terrace takes spray from the tidal pool.

DrinkDraught beer and sunset cocktails in the Cabin pub

FoodFresh seafood, wood fired pizzas and breakfast at Seaweed and Salt

TipAsk for the Waters Edge Terrace, built into the sea wall at the tidal pool edge, where waves send spray over the tables.

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