The World has recently celebrated the Cocktail Day and Cape Town was among one of them. Cape Town is a home to a slew of cocktail bars where people can sip on some innovative and indulgent drinks.
From lavish cocktails to those that celebrate Cape Town, the Mother City boasts a variety of cocktail bars that the one should add to your bucket list.
The first and foremost in the catalogue is Tobago’s Bar and Terrace, Granger Bay. The bar at the Radisson Blu Hotel boasts some of the most exquisite views of the Atlantic Ocean with delicious cocktails to go along with.
A seat at one of the loungers, while soaking in the views while you sip some over-the-top cocktails. The food menu caters for all taste buds with specially created foodie events offered to guests often a times in a month.
Another one is Fable which is a premier destination for cocktail enthusiasts at Corner Bree & Wale St, Cape Town Centre. Paired with cheeky and talented bartenders and world-class DJs, it creates an enchanting ambiance.
The award-winning bar features unique creations inspired by local fables and legends, which will transport the visitors a world of flavour and storytelling.
Third in the line is Gin Bar which is located at 64a Wale Street and can be reached by entering through Honest Chocolate Café, where the visitors can wander and can taste more gins than the one can shake a stick at the bar.
Besides the enticing gin cocktails alike The Hope, The Ambition and The Soul, the visitors can also indulge in a selection of beer and wine. One in mood of some bubbles can pop into their Bubbly Bar to celebrate with some local crafters, making some of the best bubbly in the world. Apparently, it is a place which is so good that people want to keep as a secret.
Vista Bar & Lounge at One & Only Cape Town, Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, is the next one in the Cocktail’s Bar list. The illustrious café offers a sophisticated yet laid-back experience.
As the visitors indulge in their cocktails, they can take in the floor-to-ceiling windows, framing majestic views of Table Mountain and a sculptural centrepiece above the bar that symbolises the mythical tale of this natural wonder.
Another café that made to the popular list of Cocktail places is Art of Duplicity. The luxurious, glamorous, decadent and hush-hush which will leave you feeling tempted.
Built in a renovated 1894 Victorian warehouse, this speakeasy is inspired by the USA’s prohibition era, a considerable time when unlawful establishments have served alcoholic beverages.
To know its mysteries, people must make bookings to this place. Upon confirmation the one will receive a password, address and a series of prompts. Well what will happen next is all a secret!
Aperitif is a new kid to the Cape Town that showcases the culinary scene, it is an elegant and an understated aperitivo bar that offers a stylish and relaxed space in the CBD.
Café’s major attraction is its features which are carefully curated menu filled with the classic aperitivo spritzers and cocktails and wine. For the ones who are seeking non-alcoholic alternatives are an array of refreshing cocktails and vermouths await.
The drinks are complemented with a limited snack menu, especially inspired by tapas-style bites. Aperitif is located at Bree St, Cape Town Centre.