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The 67 ESSENTIALS inner Central City of Cape Useful info Town is an especially vibrant and resources draw card, presenting a BEST OF cape town 2018 copy ICONS TO NOTE ee dizzying range of options for fr r You shopping, gallery-hopping 300place WALLET- A SPECIAL s to en joy in o u r Ce FRIENDLY TREAT OCCASION ntral and stopping for the night! City visit shop eat play stay Must-see museums, From luxury All the best Plan your Hotels, galleries, cultural boutiques & restaurants & social calendar guesthouses and attractions & speciality shops to night time the quick & backpackers to suit WHEELCHAIR- CHILD- CLOSEST PARKING historic spaces trndy fl aarts dining spots easy way every traveller Its entertainment offerings + P Over more places on our website visit capetownccid.org FRIENDLY 900 FRIENDLY (SEE PAGE 70) @CapeTownCCID CapeTownCCID – from cabaret and classical concerts to theatres, clubs To obtain a copy of this magazine, contact Aziza Patandin and pubs – are the rival of any at the CCID on 021 286 0830 or [email protected] international CBD. It’s Festival EDITORIAL Central, with literature, music, jazz Editor Deborah Rudman Group Art director Faranaaz Rahbeeni Senior designer Zaid Hendricks Listings writers Deborah Rudman, James Bainbridge Copy editor Christine de Villiers and art showcases all year round. Group managing editor Catherine Robb Project manager Wayne Cornelius Repro New Media Repro Within these pages you’ll find Printed by Paarl Media Cape ADVERTISING information on just some of the Key Account Manager Anel du Plooy | 021 417 5166 | 082 786 9517 | [email protected] Key Account Manager Cheryl Masters | 021 417 1182 | [email protected] Key Account many places where you can shop, Manager Hannelie Stemmet | 021 417 1217 | [email protected] Campaign visit, eat and stay. Coordinator: Michelle Koetenberg | 021 417 5184 | [email protected] For frequent updates, plus PUBLISHING Head of Entertainment & Retail Raiël le Roux Group editor-in-chief: Entertainment & Retail a peep behind the scenes and Sandy Welch Production manager Shirley Quinlan interviews with the people who EXECUTIVE TEAM Managing director Aileen Lamb Commercial director Maria Tiganis Content director Andrew Nunneley make it one of the world’s great Head of digital Kamiel Ebrahim Chief financial officer Mark Oaten Chief executive officer Bridget destinations, please visit the McCarney Executive director John Psillos Non-executive director Irna van Zyl CCID website, capetownccid.org – PHOTOGRAPHY iStock.com, the CCID, NMP, courtesy of Gate 69, The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Artscape, Heart FM, Nigel Pamplin, Pexels there’s so much more to discover. Published by New Media We’re proud to welcome New Media House, 19 Bree Street, Cape Town 8001 you to our downtown. 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While all precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of information, neither the editor, nor New Media Publishing and the CCID, can be held liable for any inaccuracies, injury or damages that may arise. @CapeTownCCID CapeTownCCID 2018 BEST OF CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY 1 VISIT | SHOP | EAT | PLAY | STAY WELCOME TO THE CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY he Cape Town Central City is the traditional And while you enjoy our Central City, you CBD or “downtown” of the Cape Town can have peace of mind in knowing that the t metropole, and lies within a 1.62km² CCID, with our motto to ensure our CBD is area managed and promoted by the Cape Town “Safe, clean, caring and open for business”, Central City Improvement District (CCID). has four departments working around the clock We annually select around 300 venues with a team of over 600 people in total who WELCOME for this publication, but this is just a taste of provide top-up services to those of our primary what the Central City offers. The full range of partners at the City of Cape Town and the South TO THE everything on offer can be found online at African Police Service. Those departments are www.capetownccid.org. Safety & Security, Urban Management, Social For example, there are about 1 200 retail Development and Communications, and during outlets, including 209 eateries which, roughly your time in the CBD, you will see the CCID CAPE TOWN translated, means that the Central City is presence and our logo all around you. Our 240+ delicious all year round. And when you’re puli saety ofies ea geen and yello not dining out, you can shop till you drop at uniforms, our cleaners wear yellow and our more than 627 shops, enjoy 84 entertainment maintenance teams wear green. They make our CENTRAL CITY venues (from clubs and pubs to theatres), or downtown a safe and pleasant place to be, but visit one of the many sites to see in the area, they are also there to guide you on your way. from world-class museums to art galleries and We’ve dotted information about our public spaces. And for those from out of town, departments and the work their teams do book into one of the Central City’s over 60 around this publication and, in particular, we’ve accommodation establishments ranging from provided safety tips throughout to ensure your luxury hotels to backpackers. visit to the Central City is the best it can be. You can also add to these the numerous And just as you would in any vibrant downtown: “happenings” in the CBD including the monthly be sensible and be aware. First Thursdays when art galleries and bespoke shops join other establishments open til late, or taste the fruits of the Cape’s local vineyards at events such as Tuning the Vine. Our public safety officers are on duty 24/7 throughout our area and our CCID 24-hour control centre can be reached on 082 415 7127. BEST OF CAPE TOWN CENTRAL CITY SEE THEvisit CENTRAL CITY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY FOR A CULTURE FIX, A GUIDED WALKING TOUR OR AN INSTAGRAM walk the OPPORTUNITY, START HERE! history 50+ sights and sites in our guide – for more places to see, please visit capetownccid.org visit There are plenty more sights and sites! Visit capetownccid.org Iziko Museums IZIKO MUSEUMS Iziko Museums GPS This is a fascinating amalgamation of 14 national 33° 55’ 38.725’’ S museums, 11 of which are located in and around 18° 24’ 56.923’’ E the CBD. Collections cover natural history, social history and art, jewellery and historical artefacts providing insights into South Africa’s cultural heritage. The Planetarium (see below), recently MUSEUMS upgraded, offers an unmissable experience. Iziko.org.za District Six Museum P 32 25A Buitenkant Street, 021 466 7200 Iziko Planetarium P 10 The residents of the area between the 25 Queen Victoria Street, 021 481 3900 Central City and Woodstock, known as An upgrade has rendered the star machine old District Six, were forcibly removed and the school. Now, students can see the Milky Way – homes flattened under the Group Areas Act, and even beyond – in a full-dome theatre. The an apartheid law that forbade interracial new technology allows scientists to visualise data neighbourhoods. The museum takes you on from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), Southern an interactive trip back to the past, evoking African Large Telescope (SALT) and MeerKAT the spirit of the old suburb, its atmosphere, radio telescope. Shows for teens and adults take culture and characters, most of whom were place daily, while Davy Dragon entertains five- relocated to the Cape Flats. to 10-year-old astronomers at weekends. Districtsix.co.za Iziko.org.za 6 @CapeTownCCID CapeTownCCID WHEELCHAIR- CHILD- CLOSEST PARKING FRIENDLY FRIENDLY P (SEE PAGE 70) Museum of Gems & Jewellery Central Methodist Mission P 11 P 5 Cnr Loop and Hout streets, Cnr Longmarket and Burg streets, 021 422 0148 021 422 2744 Run by Prins & Prins jewellers, this museum Methodism came to South Africa with British tells the story of a ‘girl’s best friend’, from when troops stationed in the Cape colony, and this diamonds began forming three billion years ago church opened in 1879. Its Gothic Revival onwards. Exhibits cover notable South African interior features stained-glass windows, finds, including the Cullinan Diamond. a large organ filling an arch, and marble Prinsandprins.com plaques remembering missionaries, soldiers and colonial characters.