Lunacy is a wine bar in City Bowl, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Seasonal small plates for sharing, from cold starters to oxtail gnocchi and grilled prawns.
Tip: Book a seat online for the seasonal small plates, from oxtail gnocchi to grilled prawns, with the mostly local list.
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Address: 48 Harrington Street, Cape Town 8001
Cultivar Wine Bar inside Time Out Market pours sommelier led flights of South African terroir, a boutique V&A Waterfront wine stop in Cape Town.
PourA sommelier led tasting flight across South African regions such as Stellenbosch and Swartland
WineA boutique, sommelier-led South African list inside Time Out Market, with terroir flights across Stellenbosch and Swartland.
FoodNo kitchen of its own; pair a glass with any of the market's food stalls.
TipIt has no kitchen, so order from any Time Out Market stall; the market trades to 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday.
Furny's Fine Wines and Taste Room pours over 70 wines by the glass beneath milkwood trees, a family run wine find in Noordhoek, near Cape Town.
PourWhatever is on the Friday complimentary tasting, drawn from the 400-bottle shop list.
WineOver 70 wines by the glass and 400 bottles to buy from the attached shop, family run beneath the milkwood trees.
FoodShared platters, cheese and charcuterie, plus a deli counter of local produce.
TipCome for the free Friday tasting from 4:30pm, and bring the family, they welcome children and dogs outdoors.
Buitenverwachting pours a five wine tasting for R150 in its thatched, 250 year old cellar on a historic Constantia farm, a short drive from central Cape Town.
PourA five wine tasting for R150, chosen from the estate's current list
WineA Constantia estate list running from Sauvignon Blanc and Hussey's Vlei to the Maximus red and a Brut Rose.
FoodCharcuterie platters with fresh baguettes at the tasting centre; Beyond Restaurant on the same farm covers full meals.
TipThe Double Cab is poured for tasting only on Fridays and Saturdays, so time a visit for those days to include it.
Steenberg's tasting room pours a benchmark cool climate Sauvignon Blanc flight on its Constantia estate, a short drive from central Cape Town.
PourA glass from the Sauvignon Blanc collection, the variety the estate is best known for
WineA global benchmark for cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc, tasted through a dedicated varietal flight and the small-batch Canvas Collection.
FoodNo kitchen at the tasting bar; Bistro Sixteen82 on the same estate covers meals.
TipBook ahead, since the tasting room takes no walk-ins, and bring a card, because the estate is a cashless facility.
Wine Concepts Newlands pours free tastings six days a week behind its retail counter in the Cardiff Castle building, a Cape Town specialist wine shop.
PourWhichever bottle is open at the daily free tasting counter that week.
WineA specialist wine, beer and spirits shop in the Cardiff Castle building with a standing free tasting counter.
FoodRetail only, no kitchen; tastings are poured alongside the shop shelves.
TipTastings run on weekdays from 16:00 to 19:00 and on Saturdays from 12:00 to 15:00, so time a visit to that window.
Groot Constantia's tasting room pours from South Africa's oldest wine estate, in the historic Constantia valley a short scenic drive from Cape Town.
PourThe Grand Constance dessert wine, a revival of the estate's 18th century original.
WineSouth Africa's oldest wine estate, pouring its Sauvignon Blanc, Pinotage and dessert Grand Constance in the Cloete Cellar and Manor House.
FoodNo kitchen at the tasting counter; Jonkershuis and Simon's restaurants sit on the same estate.
TipBuy the Visitors Route Experience ticket, which adds the Manor House Museum and Cloete Cellar to a five wine tasting.
