Lifestyle and Shopping in Cape Town
Ok, so its not London or New York, or even Jo'burg, but by regional standards the shopping in Cape Town is excellent. Fasionistas will miss their favouite boutiques and the latest fashions but even the choice of clothing shops has improved with the new section of the V & A shopping centre. Most shopping in Cape Town does take place in malls, as with many modern cities, but there are also some great markets and also some shops tucked away in local suburbs. Here are some of our favourites:
Furniture
Indonesian furniture shops in the Cape Quarter. Cavendish and the Waterfront. Loft Living, 122 Kloof Street and Klooftique, 87 Kloof St.
Fashion
Cigar Boutique (de Waterkant Street, Green Point and 10 Cavendish street). Jenni Button for evening dresses; Cavendish and Century City.
Jewelery
Aliverti, Kloof Street, or lots of choice in the V & A Waterfront.
Food and Drink
Woolworths is great for most shopping - it is modelled on M&S in the UK. Biscuit Mill market (Saturday mornings) for cheese and cold meats. The German butchers in the Gardens Centre. The fish market in Hout Bay. Vaughan Johnson's Wine Shop in the V & A, or Caroline's Fine Wine on Long Street.
Art
Everard Read (near the V & A), the Cape Gallery (Church Street), and the Hout Bay Gallery. There are also a few good galleries in Fish Heok, and a couple behind the Cavendish shopping centre. Sorry, cant remember the name.
Furniture
Indonesian furniture shops in the Cape Quarter. Cavendish and the Waterfront. Loft Living, 122 Kloof Street and Klooftique, 87 Kloof St.
Fashion
Cigar Boutique (de Waterkant Street, Green Point and 10 Cavendish street). Jenni Button for evening dresses; Cavendish and Century City.
Jewelery
Aliverti, Kloof Street, or lots of choice in the V & A Waterfront.
Food and Drink
Woolworths is great for most shopping - it is modelled on M&S in the UK. Biscuit Mill market (Saturday mornings) for cheese and cold meats. The German butchers in the Gardens Centre. The fish market in Hout Bay. Vaughan Johnson's Wine Shop in the V & A, or Caroline's Fine Wine on Long Street.
Art
Everard Read (near the V & A), the Cape Gallery (Church Street), and the Hout Bay Gallery. There are also a few good galleries in Fish Heok, and a couple behind the Cavendish shopping centre. Sorry, cant remember the name.
