Bree and Long may be the hippest streets in Cape Town right now, but Kloof has always been the gleam in the eyes of Capetonians.

Teaming with trendy bars and cafés, it’s not hard to imagine why Kloof is on the hotlist of the world’s coolest streets.

Lifestyle specialists, TimeOut quizzed 20 000 city-dwellers and asked local experts to rank the top streets in the world for food, fun, culture and community. In went through their algorithms and out came Kloof Street.

 

Why TimeOut rated Kloof Street one of the coolest in the world

"Perfect for date nights, hanging out with pals, indulging in wellness treatments or tucking into some of Cape Town’s finest eateries, Kloof Street,  the main thoroughfare of the Gardens district, is both a local favourite and tourist drawcard.”

Timeout also highlighted a few gems that are easy to discover on Kloof. These included 3 categories named Stay, Eat, and Do.

 

Kloof Street highlights as seen on TimeOut

STAY At Kloof Street Hotel, with 360-degree views of Cape Town’s skyline and mountains and its own restaurant, coffee shop and open-air swimming pool.

EAT Anything from the eclectic menu at Kloof Street House, which is an intimate, romantic setting with its stunning garden and old Victorian dining room.

DO Visit the Ubuntu Wellness Centre for massages, natural healing treatments or hydrotherapy.

 

Why we think Kloof is cool

  • Street life
  • Night Life
  • Love life.

We live for the streets. Because street life is the only life we’ve ever known. The streets are where we do our hanging out and eating out. Where we work and play. Where we live and love. Where we party all night long.

When the streets feel alive, we come alive with the energy we need to live our best lives. Kloof definitely fills us with life.

Kloof boasts a diverse range of enterprises that feed, clothe, and dress us, as well as intimate corners that help us keep the romance alive.

  

Cape town has more cool places

Cape Town not only boasts one of the coolest streets in the world, it’s also home to one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world.