Exciting new restaurants, coffee shops, bars, clubs, markets, venues and hot spots to discover and explore. PLUS: Support a friend's business

Terracotta hues, interesting Portuguese ceramics, beautiful illustrations and fresh branding 

Plus a beach clean-up and your last chance to see a smash hit play

Things for couples, singles, and friends over the entire Valentine’s weekend

Pierneef à La Motte is for extended lunches inside or under an oak tree

Something for everyone: Food, adventure, relaxed activities, and adrenaline-pumping experiences

Art gallery, a kids' corner designed by a 4-year-old, and pink babycinos

A bounty of breakfast and lunch buffet – from country cooking and sushi to Italian and halaal

It's got vintage decor, mountain views, and contemporary food seven days a week

A guide to Mother City eateries with refreshing ocean vistas and menus to match

Set on the edges of a sparkling blue tidal pool and ocean, Ficks serves pinchos, flammkuchen, cocktails and wine

Function venues with a difference, plus plenty of traditional options, for your next event

Make a toast to a beautiful day in Hermanus right on the beach

Baby, it’s cold outside… stay toasty with fireside drinking and dining

Finally: from child-friendly veggie spots to places where you can proudly ask for the vegan menu. This is where to take all your friends

Today’s tshisanyamas offer more than meat, pap and chakalaka

Also where the fireworks, fine-dining, family festivities are happening

Bar and tapas for easy pop-in, pop-out meals with friends in Sea Point

17 Things to (re)discover on one of Cape Town most-visited streets

Chat, learn, eat, relax, listen to vinyl classics, grab a book and admire local art at Café Zör in the Bo-Kaap

Comforting country cuisine, burgers and free beer, and soup and sherry for R55 at the new Rotterdam Restaurant

A bonus is the exquisite views, and there's a sushi menu, too

Epic Seaboard sunsets in shorts and slops on the Corona Deck, tucking into scrummy (and surprisingly affordable) meals while the kids make their own pizza – Strolla tonight anyone?

Chef Matt Manning does it all with so much flair

A pintxos bar, half-price sushi Monday to Saturday, reggae on Wednesday and a DJ on Friday

Croquetas, tacos, popcorn made from cauliflower and an all-over good time, plus happy hour from 5PM to 7PM every weekday

Car guards, petrol attendants, safari rangers and trackers, and other service industry workers

It’s a tasting menu with an ever-rolling sorbet trolley of palate cleansers

Quick-service 100% plant-powered food that’s air-fried and guilt-free

Because why leave it up to management

African Relish has a cooking school, the Chef's Café eatery, a deli, and rustic and luxurious accommodation

From chilled pub vibes to intense stadium experiences

2 floors, 2 balconies, 2 vibes. DJs, fireplace, hookah pipes, big screens, beer, buffet, and German food

A Japanese restaurant at a family home in Athlone

Dining here is not only a sensory delight; it’s an interactive experience

Try this at Chopsticks & Table, the Korean restaurant in town

From north to south, cycling to soccer

Markets by the seaside, the suburbs and the township

There’s lots to love between these pink walls and cheeky neon signs

Akni, named after the humble food made of protein, basmati rice, potato, spices and love

The Woodstock-based eatery that not only facilitates a roaring good time for patrons but has also launched some major singing careers

Jagger Lounge has a hot line-up of bands

A place for grown-ups to be spoilt with fine food, good wine and entertainment

If it’s your birthday and you love getting free stuff, this is the list for you!

At Guiltless Protein Bakery in Sea Point

Three things make this coffee shop special: a health elixir, historical artefacts, and wholeheartedness

No plate or cutlery needed to eat a McKay Cabbage Bowl

There’s Taiwanese flavoured milk and rose tea, too

Asian and Middle Eastern flavours with South African chutneys and syrups

Meals by a top chef, award-winning chardonnay and sauvignon blanc, and large, luxurious suites

The question is: can you finish the 1kg rump? (For the more moderate, there’s tapas, too)