16 Distinctively South African Things to Buy in Cape Town
The many hopes pinned on this place (Cape of Good Hope) by passing-by sailors over the centuries must have done a good job for Cape Town, seeing it become a colorful cultural hub and prominent metropolis (3rd largest) in South Africa. Overlooking the meeting point of the two oceans (Indian and Atlantic), this place has no shortage of eager visitors and is well-prepared to offer them many interesting things in return. Here's the list of some signature items from Cape Town worth picking up to memorize your trip.
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1. Shine Shine Fabrics and Accessories
Increasingly, young designers are making their mark on the face of Cape Town, often by incorporating local cultural symbols into colorful and bold textiles that are transformed into bags, pillows and other garments, sporting proudly the South African flag in such a colorful way that people can notice you from miles away on the street.
Shine Shine is a popular such example, and can be bought at a couple of cute shops around the city. African Image, on the corner of Church and Burg Street, stocks a range of Shine Shine products. A tray will set you back around R189, and fashionable handbags - between R310 and R365. They describe themselves as an independent, tribal art dealership, but are also known to be the first to offer many contemporary design products, including wire work, recycled craft, funky African print shirts, bags, baskets and numerous other examples of Africa's creativity. The Plush Bazaar, at the Biscuit Mill in Albert Road, also stocks Shine Shine products. If you can, go on Saturday, when the Biscuit Mill hosts a local produce market with a selection of goods fit to leave your mouth watering. Alternatively, you can also make an appointment with the designer by phoning +(27) 21 4242425.
Shine Shine is a popular such example, and can be bought at a couple of cute shops around the city. African Image, on the corner of Church and Burg Street, stocks a range of Shine Shine products. A tray will set you back around R189, and fashionable handbags - between R310 and R365. They describe themselves as an independent, tribal art dealership, but are also known to be the first to offer many contemporary design products, including wire work, recycled craft, funky African print shirts, bags, baskets and numerous other examples of Africa's creativity. The Plush Bazaar, at the Biscuit Mill in Albert Road, also stocks Shine Shine products. If you can, go on Saturday, when the Biscuit Mill hosts a local produce market with a selection of goods fit to leave your mouth watering. Alternatively, you can also make an appointment with the designer by phoning +(27) 21 4242425.
Where to find it:
African ImageAddress: Church Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 15:00
The Plush Bazaar at the Biscuit Mill
Address: 334 Albert Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30
Saturday: 08:00 - 14:30
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2. 鈥淐ape Town鈥� Photography Book
Any visitor to Cape Town would agree that much of the city鈥檚 appeal is locked in its extraordinary natural beauty that is almost impossible to capture on film. Then why not let the professionals do the job for you?
A couple of books, like 鈥淐ape Town 鈥� The peninsula and beyond,鈥� offer a collection of the best images available from well-know photographers. Usually on offer for around R200, it is available at a couple of bookstores throughout the city. Select Books in Surrey Street is a good option, not only because it is situated in vibey Surrey Street, but because the rest of the selection of books on offer are also extraordinary. They specialize in both out-of-print and new publications. It鈥檚 also available at Wordsworth Books in Main Road, Sea Point.
A couple of books, like 鈥淐ape Town 鈥� The peninsula and beyond,鈥� offer a collection of the best images available from well-know photographers. Usually on offer for around R200, it is available at a couple of bookstores throughout the city. Select Books in Surrey Street is a good option, not only because it is situated in vibey Surrey Street, but because the rest of the selection of books on offer are also extraordinary. They specialize in both out-of-print and new publications. It鈥檚 also available at Wordsworth Books in Main Road, Sea Point.
Where to find it:
Select BooksAddress: 56 Surrey St
Wordsworth Books Sea Point
Address: 395 Main Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
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3. Boston Lager
All South Africans love their beer, and Capetonians have contributed to it with a variety of independent breweries that put a bit more tender, loving care into their brews. Craft beer is made using traditional brewing methods. A good option is Boston Lager. It is sold in a variety of shops around the city, among others, Ultra Liquors at 122 Main Road Green Point. Ultra Liquors also has a branch at 300 Main Road, Wynberg. Another stockiest is the Tops Spar, located at 37 Derry Road in Vredehoek. A six-pack of popular Boston Ale variety, Whale Ale, will set you back R52.
Where to find it:
Ultra LiquorsAddress: 122 Main Road Green Point
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00; Sunday: 11:00 - 15:00
Tops Spar
37 Derry Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 19:00; Sunday: 11:00 - 18:00
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4. Protea Ring
Artists and other creative folk have always flocked to Cape Town. Today, many are expressing themselves through jewelry design, incorporating local emblems, like the Protea (the national flower from the Western Cape Region) or local materials - wood and shells.
Natasha Wood jewellery is sold at a number of markets throughout the city, and ranges from R200 to R5000. She mostly uses sterling silver to bring her Protea designs to life.
Natasha Wood jewellery is sold at a number of markets throughout the city, and ranges from R200 to R5000. She mostly uses sterling silver to bring her Protea designs to life.
Where to find it:
Blue Bird Garage Food and Goods MarketAddress: 39 Albertyn Road
Opening hours:
Thursday, Friday: 16:00 - 22:00
5. Rusks
At this side of the world, coffee and tea equals rusks. A dried snack that you dip in your coffee and tea before you eat it, it is a local and national treasure. The most famous brand, Ouma Rusks, comes in a variety of flavors, like condensed milk, aniseed, buttermilk, whole-wheat and muesli. You can literally buy Ouma Rusks in any Pick 鈥檔 Pay, Checkers or Spar across the city (all of them open regular business hours) for about R22. Buy a box, and you get to 鈥渄ip a Ouma鈥� (as the slogan says, meaning "dunk an Ouma") when you鈥檙e safely back home. A variety of home-baked rusks are also sold at bakeries and home-industry shops. 鈥淯it ons Kombuis鈥� (from our kitchen) is in the Tyger Valley Shopping centre in Bellville at the corner of Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor Streets. They are open during the shopping centre hours.
Where to find it:
Uit ons Kombuis, in the Tyger Valley Shopping CentreAddress: Bill Bezuidenhout Avenue
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00
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6. Ajax Cape Town or Santos Jersey
The city was one of the FIFA 2010 World Cup hosts and specially-built Green Point dominates the cityscape. Capetonians are avid sport-supporters, and few receive more adoration than the two local Premier Soccer League Teams, Santos. A jersey of the local soccer (might as we call "football") team is sure to make you friends and make memories when worn back home. Visit the Sportsman鈥檚 Warehouse, open seven days a week.
Where to find it:
Sportsman鈥檚 Warehouse34 Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 8:30 - 17:00; Sunday: 9:00 - 15:00
7. Cape Jazz Volume 3 鈥� Goema
The Mardi Gras (or Cape Coon festival), famous for the colorful Kaapse Klopse (minstrels) who march through the city, is a yearly highlight. The festivities are associated with a style of Cape Jazz music, or Ghoema Jazz. Today, many songs are jazzed up folk music standards from the Cape and, thus, justify consideration as "world music", even though it has a very distinct, local flair.
Look out for the Cape Jazz series of CDs, specifically Volume 3 鈥� Goema. They can be bought for under R100 at Look & Listen stores in the city. Look and Listen is one of the country鈥檚 biggest music chain stores, and they stock a wide range of local and international artists.
Look out for the Cape Jazz series of CDs, specifically Volume 3 鈥� Goema. They can be bought for under R100 at Look & Listen stores in the city. Look and Listen is one of the country鈥檚 biggest music chain stores, and they stock a wide range of local and international artists.
Where to find it:
Look & Listen, in the Willowbridge Lifestyle CentreAddress: corner of Charl Cronje Drive in Tygervalley
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00
Century City, Milnerton at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Address: Canal Walk, Century Boulevard
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 22:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 22:00, Sunday: 09:00 - 22:00
Cavendish Square, Claremont
Address: on the corner of Vineyard Street and Main Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00
8. Hip Hop Fashion
Cape Town welcomes all types of visitors, but has definite soft spot for the exquisitely clad variety. Many fashionistas have set up shop in glitzy Cape Town, and local designers offer their exclusive gear at boutiques around the city, as well as shopping mega-hubs, like the V&A Waterfront. Based in Cape Town, Hip Hop is one of South Africa鈥檚 iconic fashion labels. The brand is famous for glamorous gowns and is the first choice for many Cape Town fashionistas.
Photographed is the iconic Hip-hop blossom maxi-dress that retails for R1,995. Hip-hop clothing can set you back anything from R500 to R5,000.
Photographed is the iconic Hip-hop blossom maxi-dress that retails for R1,995. Hip-hop clothing can set you back anything from R500 to R5,000.
Where to find it:
Cavendish SquareAddress: Dreyer Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00
The Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Address: Century Blvd
Opening Hours:
Every Day: 09:00 - 21:00
The Tyger Valley Shopping Centre
Address: corner of Bill Bezuidenhout and Willie van Schoor Streets
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00
The Factory Boutique
Address: Buitenkant Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 14:00
Access Park
Address: Chichester Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 14:00
9. Groot Constantia Wines
Once the choice of Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis Philippe of France and members of the British Royal House, the Groot Constantia wines are still synonymous with some of the country鈥檚 favorite wines. Located on the Constantia Wine Route (take Groot Constantia Road off the Constantia Main Road), a visit to this historic wine farm will not only take you through some splendid scenery, but also land you in a historic hotspot. The farm鈥檚 history goes back as far as 1685, and is a fine example of Cape Dutch architecture. A wide range of estate wines are created and sold here, anything from Semillon to Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Merlot and Cap Classique. Prices range from R56 for a 2010 Blanc de Noir to R1980 for six bottles of 2008 Grand Constance (375 m鈩�). Wine can be bought on the estate or delivered, but a visit to the farm is recommended for a leisurely walk on the shady estate, a visit to the museum or a bite to eat in the restaurant.
Where to find it:
Groot ConstantiaAddress: Groot Constantia Road
Opening Hours:
Every Day: 09:00 - 17:00
Constantia Uitsig
Address: Spaanschemat River Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday - Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00
Buitenverwachting
Address: Klein Constantia Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00
10. Waterblommetjies (Pondweed)
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Literally translating from Afrikaans as 鈥榮mall water flower stew鈥�, waterblommetjiebredie is a true South Africa delicacy. The flowers, commonly known as Cape Pondweed (or Cape asparagus), are found in the marshes of the Western Cape, and were probably introduced to Dutch settlers by the Khoi San. A waterblommetjie is a relatively rare sight today, but the plant, commonly used in a mutton or beef stew, is still firm, although rare, favorite. Luckily, this treat does not have to be forgotten. You can find a fresh batch at certain time through the year, but the canned variety is almost just as good. A stew back home, with this added, is sure to be a rare delight for any guest, or just worth a night reminiscing about the Cape.
Canned waterblommetjies can be picked up at some Pick 鈥榥 Pays, Woolworth, Checkers or Spar stores for about R23.99 a can.
Canned waterblommetjies can be picked up at some Pick 鈥榥 Pays, Woolworth, Checkers or Spar stores for about R23.99 a can.
Where to find it:
Pick 鈥榥 Pay in ConstantiaAddress: corner of Spaanschemacht and Main Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 19:00
Sunday: 08:00 - 18:00
Plumstead
Address: Gabriel Road
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 20:00
Sunday: 9:00 - 20:00
Checkers
Address: corner of Cecil and Kennith Roads
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:30 - 19:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00, Sunday: 09:00 - 14:00
11. Amarula
Amarula is the only cream liqueur in the world made from a real Marula fruit (grown in Phalaborwa, South Africa) and is distilled and bottled in the Western Cape. Said to be filled with the African spirit of the marula fruit, you can taste the exotic fruit of Africa. With a bottle of Amarula you can entertain in style, and the drink can be enjoyed on ice, or in a variety of cocktails and coffees. It鈥檚 widely available, and you can pick up a bottle for around R80 at a variety of stores.
Try Midmar Liquors in Strand Street is where you will find a huge variety of other alcoholic beverages, including local wines. Or, if you feel like a road-trip while on the lookout for your bottle of Amarula, try Blue Bottle Liquors.
Try Midmar Liquors in Strand Street is where you will find a huge variety of other alcoholic beverages, including local wines. Or, if you feel like a road-trip while on the lookout for your bottle of Amarula, try Blue Bottle Liquors.
Where to find it:
Midmar LiquorsAddress: Parklands Main Rd, Milnerton Rural, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00
12. Cape Malay Spices
Originally, the Cape of Good Hope was established as a refreshment station for ships traveling the spice route, and Dutch settlers brought the Malays to Cape Town, originally as slave labor. With them, they brought a rich cultural history, specifically their use of spices. Their legacy is entrenched in Cape Town鈥檚 culture, specifically through their cooking and seasoning. Varieties include the use of over 30 chilies, and different combinations of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. You can almost taste 300 years of history in one bite.
A popular choice is the Atlas Trading Company. This spice shop really gives you a taste of the Cape Malay culture itself. Popular choices include the 100g packet of leaf masala (consisting of twelve different spices) for R5.14. Alternatively, try the Woolworths Cape Malay Curry Cook-in Sauce (R24.95) or their Cape Malay Curry Powder (R12.95).
A popular choice is the Atlas Trading Company. This spice shop really gives you a taste of the Cape Malay culture itself. Popular choices include the 100g packet of leaf masala (consisting of twelve different spices) for R5.14. Alternatively, try the Woolworths Cape Malay Curry Cook-in Sauce (R24.95) or their Cape Malay Curry Powder (R12.95).
Where to find it:
Atlas Trading CompanyAddress: 104 Wale Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:15 - 17:15; (closed from 12:00 to 14:00 on Fridays)
Saturday: 08:30 - 13:00
Woolworths Food Courts in Cavendish Square
Address: Dreyer Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 09:00 - 19:00; Friday: 8:30 am - 19:00;
Sunday: 9:00 - 17:00
Canal Walk Shopping Centre
Address: Century Boulevard
Opening Hours:
Every Day: 09:00 - 21:00
13. Beaded Necklace
Traditional African jewellery are widely recognizable by their bright use of colors, and most often, the use of beads. Beaded accessories are scattered all over the city, from street vendors, trying to make a sale, to sleek boutiques. If you鈥檙e looking for that special beaded necklace to liven up any outfit, head towards Long Street. A major street in the City Bowl, it is a famous bohemian hangout and filled to the brim with restaurants, coffee shops, designer boutiques and quirky shops.
Look out for the Pan African Market, comprising 33 stores and stalls representing at least 14 countries of Africa. As a meeting place for African migrants and visitors from around Africa and the rest of the world, PAM now houses a dynamic market place where traders from all over the continent make and sell their art and run small businesses. Beaded necklaces go for anything between R120 and R360. The Greenmarket Square, just around the corner on a cobbled square between Short and long Market Streets, is also well worth your time.
Look out for the Pan African Market, comprising 33 stores and stalls representing at least 14 countries of Africa. As a meeting place for African migrants and visitors from around Africa and the rest of the world, PAM now houses a dynamic market place where traders from all over the continent make and sell their art and run small businesses. Beaded necklaces go for anything between R120 and R360. The Greenmarket Square, just around the corner on a cobbled square between Short and long Market Streets, is also well worth your time.
Where to find it:
Pan African MarketAddress: Long Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 17:30
Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00; Sunday: 9:00 - 14:00
Greenmarket Square
Address: around the corner on a cobbled square between Short and long Market Streets
14. Fynbos Products
Considered by many to be synonymous with the Cape Region, these aromatic shrubs are also used to make specialty soaps and beauty product 鈥� fresh from the earth. A number of beauty products have been produced, enabling you to take the fynbos goodness even closer to home.
The Kirstenbosch Shop at the world renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (recently voted the best picnic spot in the world) sells Fynbos bath salt at R25, and also stocks the Cape Fynbos range of oils at R50 each. It comes in two varieties, 鈥榃ild鈥� and 鈥楧ream鈥�. You don鈥檛 have to enter the garden the visit the shop, but a walk through the botanical gardens itself is a truly magical experience. You can also visit the Wellness Warehouse, where they keep a small variety of fynbos soap for under R20. Kloof Street itself is lined with quirky shops and restaurants, and you can easily while away the afternoon here.
The Kirstenbosch Shop at the world renowned Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (recently voted the best picnic spot in the world) sells Fynbos bath salt at R25, and also stocks the Cape Fynbos range of oils at R50 each. It comes in two varieties, 鈥榃ild鈥� and 鈥楧ream鈥�. You don鈥檛 have to enter the garden the visit the shop, but a walk through the botanical gardens itself is a truly magical experience. You can also visit the Wellness Warehouse, where they keep a small variety of fynbos soap for under R20. Kloof Street itself is lined with quirky shops and restaurants, and you can easily while away the afternoon here.
Where to find it:
Kirstenbosch ShopAddress: Rhodes Drive
Opening Hours:
Every Day: 09:00 - 17:00
Wellness Warehouse
Address: 50 Kloof Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00, Sunday: 10:00 - 15:00
15. Rooibos Tea
South Africa鈥檚 home-grown and much loved herbal tea is indigenous only to the Cederberg region in the Western Cape. A very popular choice in almost all homes and restaurants, a sip of this red drink, when back home, is sure to bring back fond memories of your holiday. Famed for its relaxing taste, it is also caffeine-free and filled to the brim with anti-oxidants. This herbal drink is widely available in Cape Town and you can pick up a variety of brands at a multitude of shops across the city, like popular supermarkets Pick 鈥榥 Pay, Woolworths, Checkers and Spar. Brands like Eleven o鈥� Clock Rooibos Tea, Freshpak and Clipper Organic are popular choices, especially in its original form, but the tea is also developed into many different flavors.
Almost available around every corner, why not visit the Pick 鈥榥 Pay in the V&A Waterfront for your purchase? Here, Eleven O鈥� Clock can be picked up for R15.49. In the same shopping centre you can also buy your tea at the Woolworths, or visit Melissa鈥檚. This food shop sells rooibos leaf tea at about R36 for 250g. You can tie the occasion up with a trip to the City鈥檚 working harbor, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Africa. Enjoy a cup of tea (or just about anything else you can imagine) in one of the 80 or so restaurants and watch the ships go by while the majestic Table Mountain looks on.
Almost available around every corner, why not visit the Pick 鈥榥 Pay in the V&A Waterfront for your purchase? Here, Eleven O鈥� Clock can be picked up for R15.49. In the same shopping centre you can also buy your tea at the Woolworths, or visit Melissa鈥檚. This food shop sells rooibos leaf tea at about R36 for 250g. You can tie the occasion up with a trip to the City鈥檚 working harbor, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Africa. Enjoy a cup of tea (or just about anything else you can imagine) in one of the 80 or so restaurants and watch the ships go by while the majestic Table Mountain looks on.
Where to find it:
V&A WaterfrontAddress: 19 Dock Road
Opening Hours:
Every Day: 09:00 - 21:00
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16. Sea-Salt Products
Nestled where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, the ocean is a much part of the city as the iconic Table Mountain. Not surprisingly, sea-salt products are available. At selected spots you can find salt harvested of the shores of St Helene Bay on the West Coast, or Nature鈥檚 gift for curing, soaking, marinating, pickling and much more.
Another brand is the Oryx Dessert Sal products (from R24) and Cavendish Mall. Pick 鈥榥 Pay also stocks a product range of plain, fine and course salts, as well as seaweed, tomato and olive and garlic and herb flavors. These are stocked at, among others, the Camps Bay Pick 鈥檔 Pay. You can also visit the Food Lovers Market for the Khoisan range of plain, flavored and African range of products.
Another brand is the Oryx Dessert Sal products (from R24) and Cavendish Mall. Pick 鈥榥 Pay also stocks a product range of plain, fine and course salts, as well as seaweed, tomato and olive and garlic and herb flavors. These are stocked at, among others, the Camps Bay Pick 鈥檔 Pay. You can also visit the Food Lovers Market for the Khoisan range of plain, flavored and African range of products.
Where to find it:
Wellness Centers in Kloof StreetOpening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00, Sunday: 10:00 - 15:00
Cavendish Mall
Address: Dreyer Street
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 19:00
Camps Bay Pick 鈥檔 Pay
Address: Victoria Street
Opening Hours:
Daily: 08:00 - 19:00
Food Lovers Market
Address: Main Road
Opening Hours:
Monday: 09:00 - 19:00 Tuesday - Friday: 8:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 18:00 Sunday: 8:00 - 16:00
Other Interesting Souvenirs from South Africa
If traveling to South Africa is not an option for you right at present, or you simply can't afford extra space in your luggage, fortunately, these days, you can find a wide selection of authentic and truly interesting South African souvenirs online. Presented here are some of the top South African products sought by foreign visitors, now available online for your convenience.
Beadwork crafts - Widely practiced by women of indigenous tribes of Southern Africa, this craft is unique to the region in terms of materials used, which include glass beads as well as natural objects, such as seeds, shells, bone, ivory and more, to make necklaces, earrings, etc.
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