 Cape Town offers a myriad of activities and entertainment, and is one of the top destinations in South Africa for good old fashioned fun and excitement. Cape Town has many bars, clubs and restaurants to choose from creating a vibrant nightlife that caters for a variety of tastes. Bars stay open late and clubs get going from 11pm; many restaurants are open till midnight, some later. There are restaurants and bars a-plenty at the V&A Waterfront as well as in the city centre and along the Atlantic Seaboard areas of Clifton and Camps Bay. Alternatively, head to Grand West Casino for a glitzy night of gambling, wining and dining. The casino offers a host of restaurants and bars as well as cinemas and other entertainment.
WINE, WINE EVERYWHERE...
There are 100,000 hectares of Cape soil under vine - and over 500 wine cellars crushing grapes. If you like wine, here are some tips... South Africa makes some excellent wine, a lot of good wine and a lot more ordinary wine. Prices mostly vary accordingly. There are nearly 20 wine regions but amongst the best are Cape Point, Constantia, Durbanville, Franschhoek, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Walker Bay and up and coming Darling.
All these areas are within 90 mins drive of Ansela´s Place. The best whites are coastal, the best reds mature inland. You can taste on the farms in many cases and often eat well too. Quirky highlights are the Goats - and their cheese - at Fairview (Paarl), the Chocolate at Waterford (Stellenbosch) and the Sabrage at Cabriere (Franschhoek). The Full Monty on SA Wines (all 5,400 of them) is to be found in the annual John Platter Wine Guide. If you´re serious about wine, get one...
  
FINE DINING AND FAB DELIS
Live here & you can’t keep up... in Cape Town you’re spoilt for excellent choice - seafood, Thai, Indian, Japanese and a Fusion feast! Take your pick! Seafood: compulsory if pricey - harbor restaurants are best (Hout Bay’s Chapman’s Peak Hotel, Panama Jack’s in Cape Town, The Cabin in Hermanus). Cape and African cuisine? Biesmiellah and Africa Café. For a more dramatic if debatably authentic African experience there’s Moyo at Spier.
Asian is mostly good, but views cost more: Wakame in Mouille Point for views, Kitima in town without. Otherwise? Fine food can be found at quirky Madame Zingara´s (chocolate fillet), über-stylish Manolo´s, and local deli Olympia Café, fusion-fantastic Ginja and Yum (lives up to it!). Out into the Western Cape, the choice expands to Stellenbosch (Tokara) and food haven Franschhoek (Reuben´s, Le Quartier Français). Best of the best? Constantia Uitsig (tricky to say even when sober). Enjoy...
  
CAPE TOWN NIGHTLIFE
Cape Town nightlife kicks into full gear notoriously late. Bars and clubs to sort all tastes can be found in Cape Town and they concentrate in two main areas - Long Street and Somerset Road. Cape Town, with its laid back locals, doesn't have hundreds of clubs to offer but there is enough of a variety to keep party seekers happy. One of the most popular clubs is Opium in the vibey Greenpoint area. With a cigar bar, whiskey lounge and regular events and DJ's it is an extremely popular venue. Somerset Road towards Greenpoint offers the Budda Bar and the Buena Vista Social Club for a sultry Cuban feel.
The top end of Somerset Road and the De Waterkant area offers the traditionally gay scene at Bronx, Angel and Detour - although nowdays the area offers a real mix of clubs and entertainment including the popular Chilli 'n Lime.The city centre is the main hub and offers a range of venues from ultra-trendy to ultra-laid back. The Fez, Rhodes House, Jet Lounge and The Ivory Room are a few which fit the ultra-trendy profile. Club Hemisphere on the 31st floor of the ABSA building in the city centre offers cocktails and dancing with a view! In the District Six area The Jam and 206 attract a more relaxed crowd offering a variety of music and live bands.
  
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