Vanessa’s Cape Town favourite favourites
Name: Vanessa Clark
Where were you born? Cape Town, South Africa
Where do you live today? Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town
What and where did you study? Journalism at Rhodes University in Grahamstown
Why are you looking forward to the 2010 World Cup? I can’t wait for all the visitors to South Africa to see how beautiful, friendly and unique our country is. Oh, and I believe some football is going to be played as well 
What is your favourite thing about living in Cape Town?
Picking one thing is too difficult, I would say the sea, the mountain, the wine, the lifestyle, ….. did I say the wine?
What is your favourite Cape Town restaurant?
For breakfast: Buzz Cafe in Kloof Street or Signal at the Cape Grace Hotel in the Waterfront
For high tea: the Vineyard Hotel in Claremont
For dinner: Posticino’s in Sea Point for pizza, Vintage in Gardens for Indian, Saigon in Kloof Street for Thai, Blowfish in Dolphin Beach for Sushi, and Fat Cactus in Mowbray and Oranje-Kloof for Mexican.
What is your favourite Cape Town bar?
The Waiting Room and Neighbourhood, both in Long Street, for general fabulousness.
Planet Bar at the Mount Nelson for champagne cocktails.
Caveau in Heritage Square or Newlands for a great wine list and south of France vibe.
What is your favorite South African wine?
So hard to choose! I guess a Beyerskloof Pinotage because it’s uniquely South African, any Sauvignon Blanc from 2009 – this vintage is rocking, and for all-round good value for money, the Longmarket Chenin Blanc from Woolworths.
What is your favourite shopping venue?
Any of the city’s markets, especially Green Point market, the Neighbourgoods market in Woodstock, and the Triangle Market for organic goodies in De Waterkant.
What is your favourite outdoor activity?
Hiking especially on Table Moutain or Silvermine in the south Peninsula. And despite the chilly water, Cape Town has some great scuba diving spots as well as the chance to cage dive with great white sharks in Gansbaai!
Tags: 2010, Beyerskloof, Blowfish, Buzz Cafe, Fat Cactus, Neighbourgoods Market, outdoors, Planet Bar, restaurants, shopping, Triangle Market, Vineyard Hotel, Vintage, wine, World Cup
About Cape Town, Activities, Food & drink, Travelling tips | Vanessa Clark November 25, 2009
