What to order at The Wes

Must order
A modern breakfast plate alongside the brunch cocktail list
Editor tip
It sits off the pedestrian-only block of Shortmarket Street; book a weekend breakfast table online through Dineplan.
CuisineBrunch
StyleParisian bistro breakfast bar beneath a boutique hotel
Price$$
NeighborhoodCity Bowl
HoursTue-Sat 07:00-23:00, Sun-Mon 07:00-17:00.
BookingBook ahead for weekend mornings
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Location

Address: 55 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town 8000

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Clarke's Bar and Dining Room runs all day breakfast into a popular weekend brunch on Bree Street, a long standing City Bowl room in Cape Town.

OrderA burger on the butter-fried brioche bun, or anything off the all-day breakfast menu

TipArrive before 09:00 for the cheaper breakfast specials, or from 11:00 for the lunchtime sandwich special such as the sabich.

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OrderA breakfast assembled off the blackboards, with Greek shortbread to finish

TipCome after a walk along the beachfront promenade, and save space for the Greek shortbread and other Mediterranean sweets.

Grand Africa Cafe & Beach ★ 3.9

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OrderPizza or a seafood plate, eaten on the beach with your feet in the sand

TipWalk down to the ocean view decks and the beach itself rather than staying inside, for the view across to Robben Island and back to Signal Hill.

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OrderA breakfast or lunch plate on the terrace, with a glass from the estate wine list

TipChoose the terrace for the vineyard views in summer or the seat by the enormous fireplace in winter, and book ahead for a weekend with live music.

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Clarke's Bar and Dining Room runs all day breakfast into a popular weekend brunch on Bree Street, a long standing City Bowl room in Cape Town.

OrderA burger on the butter-fried brioche bun, or anything off the all-day breakfast menu

TipArrive before 09:00 for the cheaper breakfast specials, or from 11:00 for the lunchtime sandwich special such as the sabich.

Bootlegger XS Muizenberg ★ 3.7

$ BrunchHalaal branch surf side coffee and brunch counterMuizenberg

Bootlegger XS Muizenberg, a halaal branch of the coffee chain, pours coffee and a quick brunch menu across from Surfers Corner, near Cape Town.

OrderA breakfast wrap and a freezo coffee to take onto the promenade

TipTake your order to the promenade wall opposite Surfers Corner and watch the surfers over breakfast.

Kleinsky's Delicatessen ★ 4.1

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Kleinsky's turns Sea Point brunch into a New York deli spread of bagels, latkes and pastrami on Regent Road, opened in 2014 by brothers Adam and Joel Klein.

OrderThe hand-prepared smoked salmon bagel, or the potato latke benedict with hollandaise

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