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Come evening in the 'Mother City',
temperatures may start dropping, but the heat is on
with bars and party venues lining up
exciting events and shows. The city is
well known for its vibrant and varied nightlife
- most clubs only get going at 11pm and are open all night,
and many are open seven nights a week, promising non-stop
partying.
Start your evening early in Kloof Street or at a bar in
alberton as you watch the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean...then hit the
city and choose from Cape Town's sizzling club venues. Long
Street is the happening place for the young and hip, and you
could spend all night wandering in and out of pubs and
clubs, getting lost in the crowds of fellow revellers. |
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| La Med is one of Cape Town's most
popular sundowner venues due to its spectacular setting overlooking the
Camps Bay and Clifton coastline. The bar pumps even in winter, when you
can enjoy live music and dancing long
after the sun has set. Choose between La Med or watching the night
descend from the Camps Bay promenade and dance to house
played by a variety of DJs at trendy Baraza every Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday. If you're more in the mood for chilled cocktails rather than
frenetic partying, Caprice and Eclipse
in Camps Bay are the ultra trendy, understated alternative. |
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Enjoy live jazz at 169 On Long
every Friday, followed by a good R&B dance party on pumping Long
Street. On Saturdays the mood is Soul Seduction - vibey R&B
Jazz Dance. Marvel, Placebo and
Jo'burg are also on Long Street and offer vibing dance
floors, well-stocked bars and pool tables. The
Jet Lounge on Long Street is a slick venue offering house, funk
and disco beats with a pre-club bar downstairs. Further down Long
Street, Cool Runnings is a chilled out Jamaican-style
bar - jam here to the sounds of Bob Marley before your evening begins in
earnest.
In District Six, the Jam and 206
attract a youngish, casual, unpretentious crowd. The venues are renowned
for pumping hip-hop parties, electrifying drum and bass evenings and
adventurous live music.
Club Unity on Buitensingel is undoubtedly Cape Town's
most popular venue for uplifting house, and resident international DJs
will lift you high at themed parties every Saturday night.
The Fez in Hout Street claims to pull Cape Town's
coolest, trendiest, and most beautiful partygoers. Strut your stuff on a
Friday night, and come back on a Saturday for Fun-da-Mental,
a night of sassy US house and garage.
If it's a stylish top-end club you're after, drop in at Rhodes
House on Queen Victoria Street. It's a cutting-edge venue that
prides itself on being outrageous, yet chic. Different dress codes are
required for themed parties from Wednesdays to Saturdays.
For the more refined visitor (and a boys' nights out!), there is
Kennedy's Cigar Bar, reminiscent of a 1920's cigar lounge, with
vintage cigars and bourbons to match.
While house, dance and trance seem to dominate the club scene, there's a
great choice, so all feet will be kept tapping long into the night. |
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| Buena Vista Social Club is a small
homage to Cuba situated in the heart of Green Point. This restaurant and
bar's relaxed décor, wooden floors and large balcony are accompanied by
live jazz and sultry Cuban music, all combining to provide the perfect
setting for a festive caipirinha-filled evening out. Downstairs, the
trendy News Cafe is a restaurant by day and trendy bar
by night. Head for the Bronx, Angels
or Detour on Main Road, Cape Town's three most popular
gay clubs, or the Buddha Bar, an upmarket spot
frequented by fashionable folk.
If you're in the mood for something bigger and better, then head down
to Dockside in Century City, Milnerton. This mega club
is situated beside the mammoth Canal Walk Shopping Centre and
occasionally hosts international DJs. |
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