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African inspired street food tapas for sharing
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Ask the bar for the current seasonal cocktail rather than a printed classic, since the list changes week to week.
CuisineCocktail Bar
Price$$$
NeighborhoodCity Bowl
HoursMon-Sat 18:00-02:00. Closed Sun.
Open until02:00 Mon-Sat
The dishAfrican inspired street food tapas for sharing
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Address: 61 Loop Street, Cape Town 8001

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Fable ★ 4.0

$$ Cocktail BarCity BowlUntil 01:00 Thu-Sat, 00:00 Tue-Wed and Sun

Fable keeps pouring cocktails past midnight on the corner of Bree and Wale Street in Cape Town, from a menu inspired by South African myths.

TryTapas plates alongside the signature cocktail menu inspired by South African folklore

TipDaytime specials run from noon to 16:00 every day except Monday, so an early start costs less than the late rounds.

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Tiger's Milk ★ 3.7

$$ Cocktail BarGreen PointUntil 00:00 daily

Tiger's Milk on Main Road in Green Point, Cape Town runs a full burger and ribs kitchen alongside its craft beer wall until midnight nightly.

TryBurgers, ribs and pizza

TipIt is a short stroll from Cape Town Stadium and Green Point Common, so it works as a stop before or after a match or a concert.

Yours Truly ★ 3.9

$$ Cocktail BarGardensUntil 00:00 daily

Yours Truly runs a cafe and rooftop bar on Kloof Street in Cape Town's Gardens neighborhood, serving pizzas and gourmet sandwiches until midnight.

TryPizzas and gourmet sandwiches

TipAfter dark head up to Up Yours, the only rooftop bar on Kloof Street, for DJs and acoustic sessions while the cafe below turns into a beer garden.

El Burro ★ 3.8

$$ MexicanGreen PointUntil 23:30 Mon-Sat

El Burro serves Mexican small plates and margaritas on Main Road in Green Point, Cape Town, with the kitchen running until half past eleven.

TryMexican small plates and tacos

TipNo reservations are taken, so walk in; in summer the balcony is the seat to ask for, in winter the fireplace.

Grand Africa Cafe & Beach ★ 3.9

$$$ SeafoodGreen PointUntil 00:00 daily

Grand Africa Cafe & Beach serves pizza, seafood and Mediterranean plates on its own stretch of sand in Cape Town's Granger Bay, until midnight nightly.

TryPizza, seafood and Mediterranean plates

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.

Stud The Burger Shop ★ 3.6

$$ BurgersSea PointUntil 00:00 Fri-Sat, 22:00 Sun-Thu

Stud The Burger Shop serves single-origin Boran beef burgers for takeaway on Main Road in Sea Point, Cape Town, open until midnight on weekends.

TrySingle-origin Boran beef burgers from the brand's own farm, takeaway only

TipPlan to eat your burger on the nearby Sea Point promenade, because Stud sells its burgers as takeaway only.

Fable ★ 4.0

$$ Cocktail BarCity BowlUntil 01:00 Thu-Sat, 00:00 Tue-Wed and Sun

Fable keeps pouring cocktails past midnight on the corner of Bree and Wale Street in Cape Town, from a menu inspired by South African myths.

TryTapas plates alongside the signature cocktail menu inspired by South African folklore

TipDaytime specials run from noon to 16:00 every day except Monday, so an early start costs less than the late rounds.

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