Guidebook for Hout Bay, Cape Town

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Guidebook for Hout Bay, Cape Town

Local VILLAGE Activities

In the village
16 locals recommend
The Riding Centre
Main Road
16 locals recommend
In the village
Family fun adventure.
44 locals recommend
Acrobranch Constantia
1 Hout Bay Main Road
44 locals recommend
Family fun adventure.
Lessons and rentals of surfboards, sups, kayaks and wetsuits. In Hout Bay.
Cape Town Surfing
11 Victoria Ave
Lessons and rentals of surfboards, sups, kayaks and wetsuits. In Hout Bay.
Gym with a sea view!
13 locals recommend
Velocity Gym
Chapmans Peak Drive
13 locals recommend
Gym with a sea view!
Our New Exciting world class skate park!
Hout Bay Eyethu Skatepark (SCOOTPARK)
Our New Exciting world class skate park!
NEVER WALK ALONE. Karbonkelberg Tourism (Brent Thomas): guided walks in Hout Bay mountains. Customised walks. The monthly full moon night walk is popular! Enjoy the knowledge sharing of a guide. A community initiative that trains guides, encourages kids to enjoy nature, and offers guided hiking tours in the area. It has public liability insurance. Tours are tailored to your appetite for adventure, and can be customised for all fitness levels.
Karbonkelberg
NEVER WALK ALONE. Karbonkelberg Tourism (Brent Thomas): guided walks in Hout Bay mountains. Customised walks. The monthly full moon night walk is popular! Enjoy the knowledge sharing of a guide. A community initiative that trains guides, encourages kids to enjoy nature, and offers guided hiking tours in the area. It has public liability insurance. Tours are tailored to your appetite for adventure, and can be customised for all fitness levels.
E-bike and e-MTB rentals and tours.
Cape Lion E-Rides
E-bike and e-MTB rentals and tours.
Wonderful family outing in the shade of the lush garden.
178 locals recommend
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary & Monkey Park
Valley Road
178 locals recommend
Wonderful family outing in the shade of the lush garden.
Local fare, local music, cool precinct with art studios & beer & gin distillery.
379 locals recommend
Bay Harbour Market
31 Harbour Rd
379 locals recommend
Local fare, local music, cool precinct with art studios & beer & gin distillery.
Cool gathering spot for locals in the morning - swimming, walking dogs, horse riders - it's a scene & a friendly vibe with epic surrounds!
Sentinel Cafe
Main Beach
Cool gathering spot for locals in the morning - swimming, walking dogs, horse riders - it's a scene & a friendly vibe with epic surrounds!

VILLAGE Food Scene

Quality fresh authentic Italian, warm interior and good service. Jungle gym outside.
102 locals recommend
Massimo's
Hout Bay Main Road
102 locals recommend
Quality fresh authentic Italian, warm interior and good service. Jungle gym outside.
Right on the beach, lovely views for outdoor weather. Kids' sandpit playground.
143 locals recommend
Dunes Beach Restaurant & Bar
1 Beach Cres
143 locals recommend
Right on the beach, lovely views for outdoor weather. Kids' sandpit playground.
Many options for great food and great style. Kids' playground.
210 locals recommend
Noordhoek Farm Village
Noordhoek Main Road
210 locals recommend
Many options for great food and great style. Kids' playground.
Good food and good service from a mom and daughter team.
17 locals recommend
Delish
8 Beach Cres
17 locals recommend
Good food and good service from a mom and daughter team.
Authentic Hout Bay gem with amazing coffee! Good snacks and cakes. Sit outside by the stream.
14 locals recommend
Houtbay Coffee
Princess Street
14 locals recommend
Authentic Hout Bay gem with amazing coffee! Good snacks and cakes. Sit outside by the stream.
Delicious fusion gourmet tapas style food with sexy dark luxurious decor!
102 locals recommend
Cheyne's
Main Road
102 locals recommend
Delicious fusion gourmet tapas style food with sexy dark luxurious decor!
Hip and stylish
14 locals recommend
Lucky Bao Hout Bay
Main Road
14 locals recommend
Hip and stylish
Really good tasty fresh Indian food
9 locals recommend
The Indian Oven
18 Main Rd
9 locals recommend
Really good tasty fresh Indian food
Popular, busy, people watching, great food, live DJ sometimes.
179 locals recommend
La Parada Constantia Nek
1 Main Rd
179 locals recommend
Popular, busy, people watching, great food, live DJ sometimes.
A firm local favourite. Good affordable Italian food. Dario is a wonderful guy and his wife works in the kitchen too.
49 locals recommend
Dario's Cafe
30 Main Rd
49 locals recommend
A firm local favourite. Good affordable Italian food. Dario is a wonderful guy and his wife works in the kitchen too.
Gourmet contemporary Mexican in characterful historic building.
Mexicola Locale
ERF1136 The Promenade
Gourmet contemporary Mexican in characterful historic building.
Great seafood & views over the bay. Iconic Hout Bay! I first went there at age 21 (on holiday from Durban) for their renowned calamari.
143 locals recommend
Chapmans Peak Hotel
2 Chapmans Peak Dr
143 locals recommend
Great seafood & views over the bay. Iconic Hout Bay! I first went there at age 21 (on holiday from Durban) for their renowned calamari.
A grand gourmet experience in a historic Cape barn. Ambiance and nostalgia.
45 locals recommend
Quentin at Oakhurst
3 Dorman Way
45 locals recommend
A grand gourmet experience in a historic Cape barn. Ambiance and nostalgia.
Laptop culture free Wi-Fi. GREAT breakfast menu. Lots of alternatives to bread!! Also bagels etc. Huge space with different rooms and outdoor areas.
16 locals recommend
Deus Cafe
140 Main Rd
16 locals recommend
Laptop culture free Wi-Fi. GREAT breakfast menu. Lots of alternatives to bread!! Also bagels etc. Huge space with different rooms and outdoor areas.

Essentials in the VILLAGE

Organic fresh produce and gourmet products. In Mainstream Centre near Woolworths. Locally owned.
Organic Route
Main Road
Organic fresh produce and gourmet products. In Mainstream Centre near Woolworths. Locally owned.
Everything you need from good meat to great vegan products. Locally owned PLUS they contribute to community needs in our village. They have a good liquor store next door. Helpful parking guards.
35 locals recommend
SPAR Hout Bay
Victoria Road
35 locals recommend
Everything you need from good meat to great vegan products. Locally owned PLUS they contribute to community needs in our village. They have a good liquor store next door. Helpful parking guards.
A locally owned business and excellent convenience store that opens until late. They make efforts to support local community needs.
OK Minimark Hout Bay
A locally owned business and excellent convenience store that opens until late. They make efforts to support local community needs.
Pamper & preen at the gorgeous Hout Bay Manor Hotel
Inzolo Spa
5 Baviaanskloof Rd
Pamper & preen at the gorgeous Hout Bay Manor Hotel
Popular for massage.
Protea Day Spa
3 Main Rd
Popular for massage.

Cape Area Nature

Golden sunlight over blue ocean and nature's beauty, small, quiet beach cove.
219 locals recommend
Llandudno Beach
219 locals recommend
Golden sunlight over blue ocean and nature's beauty, small, quiet beach cove.
A long stretch of beach for a long inspired walk
186 locals recommend
Noordhoek Beach
186 locals recommend
A long stretch of beach for a long inspired walk
Charming, artsy neighbourhood with cute stores down small alleys with cobbled streets. Eat at Ohana next to the railway lines for delicious light meals and to smell the sea breeze.
485 locals recommend
Kalk Bay
485 locals recommend
Charming, artsy neighbourhood with cute stores down small alleys with cobbled streets. Eat at Ohana next to the railway lines for delicious light meals and to smell the sea breeze.
1765 locals recommend
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
1765 locals recommend
This is my favourite little piece of Heaven in beach sand and sea form!! It's still a secret gem, the mainstream crowds do not know about it. Have lunch at Bootleggers around the corner and then go back to the beach for your last swim before leaving.
26 locals recommend
Beta Beach
3 Twenty Steps St
26 locals recommend
This is my favourite little piece of Heaven in beach sand and sea form!! It's still a secret gem, the mainstream crowds do not know about it. Have lunch at Bootleggers around the corner and then go back to the beach for your last swim before leaving.
Another magical place of beauty. Easy swimming sea pools for kids.
36 locals recommend
Bakoven Beach
12 Kreef Lane
36 locals recommend
Another magical place of beauty. Easy swimming sea pools for kids.
Awesome hidden cove with small pools for easy dipping and swimming. Best times to go are during the week, not weekends nor public holidays.
Cosy Beach
Awesome hidden cove with small pools for easy dipping and swimming. Best times to go are during the week, not weekends nor public holidays.

Art / creative outings

Nearby in Constantia
99 locals recommend
Norval Foundation
4 Steenberg Rd
99 locals recommend
Nearby in Constantia
Stellenbosch. (Also a family option as most kids love walking around the ‘animals’). Visits/ tours by appointment only, Tues-Sat. 9-5. Expansive vistas, scents and sounds of nature, with tranquil groves, hidden paths and lush indigenous vegetation (seven-hectares) on the slopes of the Stellenbosch Mountain looking out over vineyards towards the ocean. Suggested duration 1-2 hours.
32 locals recommend
Dylan Lewis Studio & Sculpture Garden
Paradyskloof Road
32 locals recommend
Stellenbosch. (Also a family option as most kids love walking around the ‘animals’). Visits/ tours by appointment only, Tues-Sat. 9-5. Expansive vistas, scents and sounds of nature, with tranquil groves, hidden paths and lush indigenous vegetation (seven-hectares) on the slopes of the Stellenbosch Mountain looking out over vineyards towards the ocean. Suggested duration 1-2 hours.

Takeaways

Iconic Hout Bay fish and chips with a view!
42 locals recommend
Fish on the Rocks
1 Harbour Rd
42 locals recommend
Iconic Hout Bay fish and chips with a view!
32 locals recommend
Casareccio Cucina Italiana
14 Main Rd
32 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Papino's Restaurant
14 Earl St
9 locals recommend
K1 Sushi
6a Main Rd
8 locals recommend
Ice Dream
Main Road
8 locals recommend

Young Families

A large outdoor playground and family style restaurant
6 locals recommend
EarthWorx Garden World
6 locals recommend
A large outdoor playground and family style restaurant
Nice playground park where there's other young kids to play with and meet their parents or nannies.
Carmel Community park
Nice playground park where there's other young kids to play with and meet their parents or nannies.
A huge playground at this German Pub & Restaurant
Zur Holzbucht
The Promenade
A huge playground at this German Pub & Restaurant
Fantasy playground at the outdoor garden area. Chic Hipster vibes. Good healthy food and pizza.
16 locals recommend
Deus Cafe
140 Main Rd
16 locals recommend
Fantasy playground at the outdoor garden area. Chic Hipster vibes. Good healthy food and pizza.
Groot Constantia Vineyards. Picnic menu and service is available which is a fab option for young families! Includes picnic chairs and blankets :)
33 locals recommend
Simon's Restaurant
Groot Constantia Road
33 locals recommend
Groot Constantia Vineyards. Picnic menu and service is available which is a fab option for young families! Includes picnic chairs and blankets :)
Pony rides and farm animals. Stable Shop has light meals and refreshments.
16 locals recommend
The Riding Centre
Main Road
16 locals recommend
Pony rides and farm animals. Stable Shop has light meals and refreshments.
Baby / toddler swimming lessons with parents. Kids & people of all ages. Scheduled times of swimming lane hire.
Hout Bay Swimming Academy
Baby / toddler swimming lessons with parents. Kids & people of all ages. Scheduled times of swimming lane hire.