Bars and Clubs in Cape Town

Karma Lounge

Neighborhood

• Bars

Loft Lounge

• Lounges

Cape to Cuba

After dark, come to this restaurant and head straight for the clubby, library-style cigar bar in the...

• Bars

Julep

This is a favorite among Capetonians and a well-kept secret where you'll find a buzzing crowd clamoring...

• Bars

Boo Radley's

Classic cocktails -- made according to authentic, original recipes -- are signature at this slick New...

• Bars

Taste of Cape Town

A food and wine fest with music, cooking demonstrations, lots of networking, and a fair dollop of schmoozing,...

Decodance

A new hangout for the 30-something crowd -- who would have thought the '80s and '90s could be so cheerfully...

• Dance Clubs

The Martini

Take the plunge and head into the Southern Suburbs green belt, where you'll discover a most elegantly...

• Bars

Club Roosevelt

If you go to one club in town, make it this hot spot -- a new venture from the guys who gave us Rhodes...

• Dance Clubs

Cape Town Jazz Festival

Local and international artists combine in S.A.'s premier jazz event, held toward the end of summer....

Belthezar

This V&A Waterfront wine bar claims to offer the largest selection of wines by the glass in the world...

• Bars

Bronx

Two levels of dance floor and all the characters you'd expect at Cape Town's most established gay club....

• Gay & Lesbian

M-bar

In the city center, at the cool Metropole Hotel, this slinky bar attracts a predominantly gay crowd,...

• Gay & Lesbian

Hemisphere

On the 31st floor of the Absa building in the Cape Town CBD, this club has fantastic views of the Mother...

• Dance Clubs

Opium

Opium is the hottest place in De Waterkant, and just the place to hobnob with Cape Town's globetrotting...

• Dance Clubs

Alba.Lounge

The classiest lounge-bar in the Waterfront, this waterside venue is unpretentious and comfortable; even...

• Bars

Wafu

This indoor-outdoor bar (above Wakame restaurant) features great views, stylish decor, and good tapas...

• Bars

MCQP

More than just an excuse to party in various states of undress, Cape Town's Mother City Queer Project...

Rhodes House

In one of Cape Town's historic mansions, well-dressed Rhodes House has for many years been regarded as...

• Dance Clubs

Galaxy

Home to parties hosted by the local radio station's Goodhope FM and packed with a local "coloured" crowd,...

• Dance Clubs

Ignite

On the beachfront of renowned Camps Bay, Ignite has a small dance floor, a busy bar, and a large balcony...

• Bars

Chevelle

Florentines

• Southern Suburbs

Café Caprice