The Whisky Lounge is a bar in City Bowl, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1 Wale Street, Cape Town 8001
Sky Bar is the rooftop bar of the Grand Daddy Hotel on Long Street in Cape Town, with seating among the hotel's Airstream trailers and Table Mountain views.
DrinkSignature cocktails, South African wines and cold beers
FoodFood menu from the hotel's Grand Deli Eats kitchen
TipWalk-ins are welcome, but the open rooftop closes in bad weather, so check the sky before you climb up for sundowners.
Bascule Bar sits on the Cape Grace hotel marina in Cape Town, a whisky room with over 500 bottles and yacht view tables open until midnight daily.
DrinkTutored whisky tastings from a list of over 500 bottles
FoodBar snacks, oysters, small plates and charcuterie boards
TipBook the daily tutored whisky tasting ahead, the marina facing tables fill first once the sun starts dropping over the harbour.
Sky Bar is the rooftop bar of the Grand Daddy Hotel on Long Street in Cape Town, with seating among the hotel's Airstream trailers and Table Mountain views.
DrinkSignature cocktails, South African wines and cold beers
FoodFood menu from the hotel's Grand Deli Eats kitchen
TipWalk-ins are welcome, but the open rooftop closes in bad weather, so check the sky before you climb up for sundowners.
Planet Bar sits inside the pink facade of the Mount Nelson hotel in Cape Town, a champagne and cocktail room with a terrace for people watching.
DrinkDrink the Story cocktail collection built on local botanicals
FoodChampagne, canapes and a light all day menu
TipSit on the terrace in summer for the people watching, or claim a couch by the fireplace once the Cape winter sets in.
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, 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 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.
