{"id":65270,"date":"2015-01-13T00:24:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T22:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=65270"},"modified":"2015-01-21T13:50:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T11:50:56","slug":"bree-street-cape-towns-favourite-restaurant-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/bree-street-cape-towns-favourite-restaurant-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Bree Street: Cape Town’s favourite restaurant street!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chefs-Warehouse-Chef-Liam-and-chefs-Whale-Cottage-Portfolio-300x225\"<\/a>Slowly but surely Bree Street in the Cape Town city centre has become the most talked about restaurant street, with ten new restaurants having opened in the past twelve months, and more are to come.<\/p>\n

We have compiled a list of the 26 restaurants on Bree Street below. \u00a0While Kloof Street has about ten restaurants more<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, the Bree Street restaurants generally are of a higher standard, with only one franchised restaurant outlet on Bree Street, unlike Kloof Street. \u00a0We have started our Bree Street restaurant list from the Table Mountain side, moving down towards the harbour, the FNB building being the bottom boundary:<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Crust Caf\u00e9,<\/strong> 243 Bree Street, Breakfast, Lunch, and coffee, some take-away. \u00a0Monday – Friday 7h30 – 15h30. Tel (021) 422-2222.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Sababa Kitchen & Deli<\/strong>, 231 Bree Street, a small Mediterranean and Middle Eastern take-away as well as sit-down restaurant with freshly prepared foods daily, with a sister restaurant in St John’s Arcade in Sea Point. \u00a0Monday to Friday 7h00 – 16h00, Falafel on Thursdays 18-00 – 21h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 424-7480.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Johann’s Dining Room<\/strong> in Orphanage Cocktail Emporium<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, corner Bree and Orphan Street, which has just opened, with Chef Johann Breedt, who was previously at The Westin, Shimmy Beach Club, and The Taj. \u00a0Small plate food. All dishes under R100. \u00a0 Monday – Saturday evening. \u00a0Tel (021) 424-2004<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Mother’s Ruin Gin Bar<\/strong>, 219 Bree Street, offering 60 different gins (soon to increase to 75), and six tonic waters. \u00a0Very rustic interior. Spanish and Italian charcuterie platters offered at R 115, and R95 for a South African cheese platter. \u00a0Monday – Saturday from 16h00. \u00a0Cell 0824552223.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Palma<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, 213 Bree Street, Mama Palma Carluzzo \u00a0is the chef and son Roberto the GM, newly opened after their arrival from\"Palma<\/a> Portofino. \u00a0Full a la carte menu, chic interior, seating on the pavement too. \u00a0Excellent Tiramisu. Monday – Saturday dinner from 18h00, Lunch Monday and Friday. \u00a0\u00a0Tel (021) 422-0948 (right)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Odyssey Gastropub<\/strong>,<\/span><\/a> 199 Bree Street, \u00a0Gastro Pub. Monday – Friday 12h00 – late. Saturday 16h00 – late. Tel (021) 422-4084.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Jason,<\/strong>\u00a0 185 Bree Street. \u00a0‘Beer, Bread, Bubbles’<\/em>. Breakfast and Lunch, Monday – Friday 7h00 – 15h30. \u00a0Saturday 8h00 – 14h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 424-5644<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Caf\u00e9\u00a0Frank<\/strong>, 160 Bree Street. \u00a0Best known for its roast chicken. Coffee Shop, small deli selection. \u00a0 Monday – Thursday 7h30 \u00a0– 18h00. Friday 7h30 – 17h00. Saturday 8h00 – 14h00. Tel (021) 423-0360.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Lattitude33<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, 165 Bree Street, mix of coffee shop, clothing shop, and art. \u00a0 Monday – Friday 7h00 – 15h30, Saturday 8h30 – 14h00. \u00a0 Tel (021) 424-9520<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Issi on Bree<\/strong>, 130 Bree Street, Coffee Shop and Tea Room, Monday – Friday, 6h30 – 17h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 422-1325.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \"Bocca-Interior-Whale-Cottage-300x225\"<\/a>Bocca<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, corner Bree and Wale Street, sister restaurant to Burrata<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, serving pizza and small plate sharing dishes. \u00a0Seating inside and on deck outside. \u00a0Monday – Saturday, Lunch and Dinner. \u00a0Tel (021) 422-0188. (left)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0Clarke’s Bar & Dining Room<\/strong>, 133 Bree Street. \u00a0Monday 7h00 – 17h00, Tuesday – Friday 7h00 – late, Saturday 8h00 – late, \u00a0Sunday 8h00 – 15h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 424-7648<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Lucky Fish<\/strong>, 120 Bree Street. \u00a0Very good value fish and calamari with chips. Sit down or take away. \u00a0Belongs to Harbour House Group. \u00a0Monday – Sunday, 10h00 – 21h00 Tel (021) 426-4659.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Peruvian restaurant, corner Bree and Church Street – to be opened, no details available yet.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bird’s Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, 127 Bree Street. \u00a0Bistro. \u00a0Monday – Friday 8h00 – 16h00, Saturday 8h00 – 15h00. \u00a0Dinner from 18h30 Wednesday – Saturday. Tel (021) 426-2534.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Weinhaus & Biergarten<\/strong>, 110 Bree Street. \u00a0 Owned by Jason Lilley of Jason’s Bakery. \u00a0Monday – Saturday. Tel (021) 422-2770<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 La Parada<\/strong>,<\/span><\/a> 107 Bree Street. \u00a0Very inexpensive Spanish tapas and beverages, very popular. \u00a0Spanish Chef Andres Cond\u00e9 has lifted the quality of the tapas dishes. \u00a0 Monday – Sunday 12h00 – late. Tel (021) 422-2770<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Chef’s Warehouse & Canteen<\/strong><\/a>, 92 Bree Street. \u00a0Offers pre-prepared starters and desserts, as well as 8-dish tapas to share amongst two. \u00a0Star outlet on Bree Street, with five stars in Diners Club Rossouw’s Restaurant Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and Eat Out Best Everyday Eatery<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Chef Liam Tomlin hands-on in the kitchen (main photograph). \u00a0Monday – Friday 9h00 – 20h00, Saturday 12h00 – 14h30. Tel (021) 422-0128<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Street Food<\/strong>, below Chef’s Warehouse & Canteen. \u00a0Top quality take-away food in the main, made by Chef’s Warehouse. \u00a0Coffee by Deluxe. Pastries by Jason. \u00a0Monday – Friday 7h00 – 15h00.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Silver Moon Deli<\/strong>, 34 Bree Street, ‘Continental Deli with Turkish Twist<\/em>‘. \u00a0Monday – Friday 6h00 – 18h00, Saturday 8h00 – 13h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 421-0788.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 B @ 1<\/strong> (formerly\u00a0Tribakery), Bowman Gilfillan House, 22 Bree Street. \u00a0 Monday and Tuesday 7h00 – 18h00, Wednesday – Friday 7h00 – 21h00, Saturday 8h00 – 14h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 421-9171.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Orinoco<\/strong>,<\/span><\/a> 17 Bree Street. \u00a0 Latin American restaurant, hands-on run by Venzualan owner Midgalia Bellorin. \u00a0Tuesday – Friday\"orinoco-interior-whale-cottage-portfolio-225x300\"<\/a> 10h00 – 22h00. \u00a0Saturday 17h00 – 22h00. \u00a0Tel (021) 418-4544. (photograph)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Tru Italic<\/strong>, 15 Bree Street. \u00a0 Charming young Italian owner Luca, hand-made pasta. \u00a0 Monday – Saturday 10h00 – 22h00 Tel (021) 418-7655<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 I Love my Laundry<\/strong>, 14Bree Street. \u00a0 Part laundry, part coffee shop and dim sum bar, part wine sales, part events venue, part Fondues on Thursday evenings. Monday – Sunday, 7h00 – 19h00. \u00a0Cell 0739397619<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Hard Pressed<\/strong>, Portside, FNB\u00a0Building, 4 Bree Street. \u00a0Coffee Shop serving light snacks, name reflects that they play vinyl records. \u00a0 Monday – Friday 7h30 – 17h30, Saturday 9h30 – 14h30. \u00a0Cell 0790668883<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Active Sushi<\/strong>, Portside, FNB Building, 4 Bree Street. \u00a0Asian food. \u00a0Monday – Saturday, 11h00 – 22h30. Tel (021) \u00a0418-0064<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Vida e Caff\u00e8<\/strong>, Portside, FNB Building, 4 Bree Street. \u00a0Coffee, Breakfast food, muffins, pastries. \u00a0Monday – Friday, 7h00 – 17h00 Tel (021) 461-0424 (head office)<\/p>\n

Interesting will be to see what the Peruvian restaurant will turn out to be like. \u00a0There is talk of a brewery opening on Bree Street too. \u00a0Snob Food and a fining dining restaurant are to open on the mountain side of Bree Street. \u00a0Giancarlo’s Italian Deli has just closed next door to Tribakery, so this space is available for a new restaurant too.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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