Oatlands Cafe is a cafe restaurant in Durbanville, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Mountain bikers finishing the Tygerberg trails treat this farm cafe as their regular stop, while it sits far enough inland that most visitors skip Durbanville entirely.
Tip: Time a visit around the Tygerberg mountain bike trails, and let kids loose on the lawn while your coffee is poured.
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Address: Oatlands Farm, Vissershok Road, Durbanville, Cape Town 7550
Snoekies is a fish and chips takeaway at the far end of Hout Bay harbour near Cape Town, where the brand began in a converted bus parked there in 1951.
Why locals goIt sits at the far end of Harbour Road, past the point on the Hout Bay waterfront where most visitors turn back, on the spot where its founder parked a converted bus in 1951.
TipHead upstairs if you have children: the Hout Bay branch has a big indoor play area with a jungle gym and sandpit beside the dining room.
Bo-Kaap Kombuis serves home-style Cape Malay bobotie and denningvleis from a house on August Street in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, with a Table Mountain view.
Why locals goIt operates out of an ordinary house on August Street rather than a Bo-Kaap storefront, so the Table Mountain view from the dining room stays a surprise until you sit down.
TipAsk for a window table before you sit; the view over the City Bowl is why regulars book ahead for weekend dinners.
Plumstead Fisheries fries fish and chips on Main Road in Plumstead, a southern suburb of Cape Town well away from the coastal harbour counters.
Why locals goSouthern suburbs regulars queue here straight after work instead of driving to the coast, since the fryer turns out the same fish and chips without the trip to Kalk Bay.
TipAsk what came in fresh that morning before ordering, since the counter also sells whole fish to take home and cook.
Baps Shayona cooks pure vegetarian Indian meals in a back room behind its Rylands grocery counter, in a Cape Town suburb most visitors skip.
Why locals goThe shopfront looks like a spice and toothpaste grocer from the street, and only the small back room with a few tables gives away that it also cooks a full vegetarian Indian menu.
TipOrder from the hot counter rather than the printed menu, the fresh curries and sweets change with what was cooked that morning.
Hooked on Africa Fresh Fish Market sells the day's catch and fried fish straight off Hout Bay harbour, on the working side of Cape Town's fishing fleet.
Why locals goHout Bay's own restaurants buy their fish here before it reaches any menu, and the wharf side counter still sells the same catch to anyone willing to queue with the trade.
TipAsk which fish came in that morning before choosing, the counter fillets to order and the selection changes with the boats.
Dias Tavern has served Portuguese trinchado, prego steaks on hot skillets and grilled chicken on Caledon Street in Cape Town's District Six since 1988.
Why locals goIt has cooked Portuguese food on Caledon Street in District Six since 1988, often with live music, on a stretch most City Bowl visitors walk straight past.
TipBook ahead for a weekend table, order the rump trinchado in its homemade sauce, and note it is closed on Sundays.
