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UPDATED: Kosher Info from Beth Din in Cape Town (last updated Dec. 2020) http://www.uos.co.za/kashrut/ct_kosher.asp

Kashrus Note According to link above, all meat is glatt however milk is NOT Chalav Israel.

Restaurants

NameTypeHoursContactLocation & Description
Avron's Place (Sea Point)
Meat
S – T: 11am – 3pm; 5pm – 10pm; F: 11am – 2:30pm
+27 (0)21 439 7610 Link
19 – 33 Regent Road - Oldest kosher meat restaurant in SA. The humbly adorned, family-friendly eatery, serves a wide variety of dishes, including beef ribs, burgers, mixed grills, boerewors, Cape lamb curry, vegetarian platters, pastas and sushi. Prices rather reasonable. On Tuesdays there's a special on its beef burger and chips (R49 instead of the usual R59). Offers takeaways and catering and packed Shabbat meals for visitors. For the Sephardim the meat is Bet Yosef. But check to make sure.
The Press (Sea Point)
Meat
S – T: noon – late; F: 11am – 3pm; Sat: 1 hour after Shabbat till late
+27 (0)21 434 7724 Website
176 Main Road - Restaurant and Bar (many craft beers on tap).
Coffee Time (Gardens)
Milk
M – T: 8am – 3:30pm; F: 8am – 3pm
+27 (0)21 461 8414
20 Breda Street - Set in an old house in a lush, garden environment. Lawn seating with views of Table Mountain. Breakfast, brunch or lunch. Menu includes scrambled egg, salmon and humus wrap, fish bobotie with homemade chutney, tuna lasagne, sandwich, salad, quiche or smoothie. Early-morning special between 8am and 11am (a combo of two eggs, grilled tomato and mushrooms goes for R25) and also serves a delicious, and incredibly popular, buffet lunch every Wednesday between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Gluten-free and sugar-free options. Offers catering. Proceeds support the Astra Centre.
Café Riteve (Gardens)
Milk
S – T: 8:30am – 5pm; F: 8:30am – 3pm
+27 (0)21 465 1594
Website
88 Hatfield Street - Located on a piazza that’s part of the same centre as the historical Gardens Shul, the South African Jewish Museum, the Cape Town Holocaust Centre and the Jacob Gitlin Library. Large and varied menu includes three-egg omelette, sushi salad, grilled hake, falafel with dukkah wedges and humus, tuna and mushroom cannelloni, smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich and chocolate ganache-filled croissant. Also sells range of shakes and juices as well as kosher wine and liquors. Offers catering, takeaways, no delivery. They had some CY, just ask. The earlier you go the more likely the have.
Goldies Deli and Diner (Sea Point)
Meat & Pareve
S – T: 8:30am – 8pm; F: 8:30am – 4:30pm
+27 (0)21 439 3008
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174 Main Road - Meat and parev deli and bakery - next door and connected to The Press. Menu include burgers, steak rolls, schwarmas, bagels, salads, fish cakes, breakfast plates and more. Specials every Wednesday and Friday (deals like a three-course meal for four for R120). Delivery is free in Sea Point. Bakery treats include carrot cake, cinnamon twists, chocolate brownies, doughnuts, cupcakes, apple crumble, croissants and teiglach. Offers Shabbat meal orders.
Café B'tayavon @ Highlands House
Milk
021 461 1100
9 Gorge Rd, Highlands Estate - Snacks and Light Meals
Jean's Kitchen @ The Kaplan Centre
Milk
021 650 3064 info@jeanskitchen.co.za
The Kaplan Centre - University of Cape Town - Tea, coffee,
sandwiches, gourmet salads, falafel etc
Baskin Robbins @ Mojo Market (Sea Point)
Note: This is the only kosher B & R
All ice creams, ice cream cones, milkshakes and waffles are Kosher, milchik.
The following topping ONLY are kosher: Crushed Almonds, Crushed Cashews, Fudge, Mini Astros, Mint Crunch
NB: Cakes are NOT KOSHER

Bakeries, Groceries & Ice Cream
Checkers Sea Point- 76 Regent Road - They have a large selection of kosher products including a kosher take out and bakery.
Spar Sea Point - 96 Regent Road - They have a large selection of kosher products including a kosher take out and bakery.

Shuls
Sea point is the main Jewish area.
Green and Sea Point Hebrew Congregation (Marais Road Shul)
Chabad


Hotels with Points near a Shul (Walking Minutes)
Protea Sea Point

Airport Transfer Options
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Public Bus -
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Major Activities
Name
Cost
Distance from CPT
Description and Notes
Boulders Beach
R17035 min• "I found that there were two different entrances, boardwalk and beach. The boardwalk has a higher density of penguins but if you want a better experience, I recommend visiting the beach side- especially at low tide. Because of the tide I was able to walk past the few dozen folks on the beach, climb under and over some boulders, and encounter effectively a different private beach- with penguins!!"
• For budget travelers, take the train to Simonstown and from there a cab to Boulders beach - R20.
Betty’s Bay
1.25 hoursAlso features African Penguins though less crowded than Boulders beach, though further.
Chapman's Peak Drive
R45/car45 min• Beautiful scenery, you have the mountain on one side and the ocean on the other side, great pics, great to make a BBQ come during daylight hours.
NOTE: You need Rand or an SA issued card to pay for the Chapman's Peak toll.
Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point
R360/pp1.5 hours• LONG but AMAZING drive
• almost a full day activity
Lions Head
• Hike - not difficult
• Paragliding - around $85 (prices might be outdated). Book ahead
Robben Island
Tours depart three times a day and take about 3.5 hours, consisting of a ferry trip to and from the island, and a tour of the various historical sites on the island that form part of the Robben Island Museum. These include the island graveyard, the disused lime quarry, Robert Sobukwe's house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers, and the maximum security prison. Nelson Mandela's cell is shown. Reviews are mixed
Table Mountain (Cable car or hike)
~R350• Follow on Twitter for updates on if open or closed
• Cableway costs ~R350 rand pp - depends if morning or afternoon
• Can repel down
• 895 rand pp (prices might be outdated)
• repel for like 15 mins
• hike back up is 25 mins
• Closes 6pm
• BOOK IN ADVANCE
Signal Hill
Go there for a sunset with bit more a "local" flavor. Views aren't great compared to Lion's Head and can be quite crowded at sunset.
V & A Waterfront
The Garden Route
long scenic drive

Kirstenbosch Gardens
Shark Diving
$88 +$34 for video (prices might be outdated)2 hoursCan do in Gansbaii. Links:1, 2, 3

Sandboarding
Bring goggles!
Skydiving
$170 (prices might be outdated)
Cheaper
Quad Biking (ATVs)

Hout Bay market

Kayaking at Hout Bay
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Amazing experience. Views may very but can often see Heaviside dolphins jumping right in front of you
Cheetah Outreach
Where you can go and pet cheetahs and other animals super cool. Website

Aquila Private Game Reserve

2 hoursPricey but quality accommodations for overnight stays. Good for people who aren't leaving Cape Town area but want to see wildlife. Some dismiss as a "glorified zoo"
Cango Wildlife Ranch

5 hours


Winelands
[Likely way more then listed but those are the few I remember]
(Might be worthwhile to make a trip to the winelands, even if one does not enjoy wine, for the scenery. Only about an hour or two from CPT)
  • Franschoek
  • Kleine Dracken - Kosher
  • Backsberg - Kosher

Johannesburg

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Restaurants
http://www.uos.co.za/kashrut/restaurants.asp

http://yeahthatskosher.com/2013/04/kosher-restaurants-travel-advice-for-johannesburg-south-africa-joberg/

Map of Kosher Johannesburg

NameTypeContactLocation & Description
Corner Cafe (Glenhazel)
Milk
+27 11 440-3160 Link
Corner of Queens square and cross road in Glenhazel. Corner Café is the best place to go (or maybe the only) for kosher gluten free muffins. I’m told they’re very good. They also have great breakfasts and pastas, but I usually stick with a toasted cheese and chips.
Dee-Jays (Sandton)
Milk
+27 11 883-2265 Link
Morningview Shopping Centre, 100 South Road, 2196 - Dee-Jays provides casual dairy food that is perfect for a breakfast out with the family. Their fishballs are really good and if you need a cake in the Sandton area, they’re the place to go.
Market Cafe (Norood Mall)
Milk
Cholov Yisroel cafe
KosherWorld, Mi Vami Kosher and Chop N Wok (Glenhazel)
+27 11 440 1402 Website
1 Long Avenue, Johannesburg, 2192
Gelatisimo (Glenhazel)
Across the road from Kosher World, authentic Italian gelato. Chalav Yisroel. Absolutely fantastic.
Michelos (Glenhazel)
Milk
+27 11 885-1500 Link
17 Northfield Ave, Johannesburg, 2192 - Michelos is the second best pizza restaurant. They are very centrally located (in the Jewish area of Glenhazel) and their food is nice. Never go there the night after Pesach because you’ll wait hours but most other times are good, plus they serve chalav yisrael.
Nandos Kosher (Savoy)
Meat
+27 11 885-1496 Website
553 Louis Botha Ave, Savoy, Johannesburg, 2090, South Africa - Nandos is a large chain of Portuguese chicken restaurants, but there is only one kosher Nandos in South Africa, so be aware that you can’t step into any of them! They serve top notch chicken but be sure to also try their beef burger (and order extra sauce).
Next Door "Non-CY" (Norwood)
Milk
+27 11 728-2577 Link
80 Grant Ave, Johannesburg, 2192 - Next Door is rated as a top restaurant in Johannesburg, kosher and not, so you know it must be pretty good. It is usually full so booking is highly recommended. While their sushi may not be top class, their pizzas certainly are and, if you’re around in Summer, definitely try their fish braai (barbeque in South African).
Pie Works (Sandringham)
+27 11 485 2447 Website
74 George Ave, Johannesburg, 2192 - Their pies (clearly) are the best kosher pies in the country and are perfect if you want to buy some to take home and reheat. Their burgers are delicious and the have a milk side with pizza that is really good. They’re situated on what is known as the Kosher Strip, so any Jew will be able to direct you.
RTG "Ready to Go" (Norwood)
A fast food place next door to ... Next Door. While they do offer steak and a Chinese menu, the focus is their extensive burger and hot dog menu.
The Deli Store (Sandton)
011-656-3142 / 4915  info@thedelistore.co.za, http://thedelistore.co.za/menus/main-menu/
Shop 52, (opposite Woolworths) Morning Glen Shopping Mall Cnr Bowling & Kelvin Road Gallo Manor - Reviewed in CBS's TR, as having excellent food for very low prices. According to Google is "Permanently Closed".
So Sushi (Glenhazel)
Jozi Blue (Glenhazel)
Milk
They have some items Cholov Yisroel, which they will serve on disposables on request


Bakeries, Groceries & Ice Cream
Kosher World - http://www.kosherworld.co.za/

Shuls

Hotels with Points near a Shul (Walking Minutes)

Airport Transfer Options
Cab - Uber
Executive Bus - Shuttle from HLA airport to anywhere in Sandton for R80 per person.
Public Bus -
Train - Gautrain from JNB airport is R135-155 depending on destination. Must purchase gold card before for R13.

Major Activities
Apartheid Museum
Flea Market
Gold Reef City - amusement park, along with other African themed attractions (tribal dancing, old "gold mine tour")
Lion Park - see lions from your car up close, pet lion cubs.
Monte Casino - Casino and shopping mall, with cool "outdoor" Tuscan style
Soweto Tour
Pilanesberg Safari- If you can't make it to Kruger for malaria, time or other concerns,  this is a much smaller park with less wildlife, and not as good of an experience, but definitely well worth it. About 2 hours out of Joburg, it can be done in your own vehicle, but will be a lot better with a guided game drive.
Sun City Right outside of Pilansberg
Elephant & Monkey Sanctuary- About an hour out of Joburg. Get close to elephants, touch, feed and ride them. The monkey sanctuary has a massive enclosure with hundreds of various monkeys and lemurs. No feeding or touching, unless one jumps on you. If you do go to Pilansberg, this can be done on the way.

Kruger National Park

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Major Activities

Near Kruger:

The Panoramic Route includes a half dozen waterfalls; Lisbon, Horseshoe, Bridal Vail, Mac Mac, Sabie and others; The Potholes, G-d's Window, Wonder View, The Pinnacle, The Three Rondawels and views of the stunning Blyde River Canyon (third largest canyon in the world).

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #160 on: February 03, 2015, 10:16:21 PM »
Not worth 8-10 hours of driving for half of one day and the other half of another. Sure, you can see things in Kruger that you wouldn't in Piburg, but you can just as likely not see anything.

Stick with Piburg.

Is it doable? Yes. Should it be done? Probably not. It depends on what type of traveler you are. You'll spend 10-12 hours of those 2 days driving at crazy hours on stretches of sketchy roads. (though mostly highway)

But if you like to live on the wild side, and Kruger means that much to you, I guess you could go for it. it will make for a memorable trip, if not the most practical.

ETA: As AJK said far more succinctly ;-)

Thanks. Kinda stuck with Kruger because its the real one and there will be a lot more wildlife there. Big difference for me and my friend, would also be the lack of having to rent a car to shlepp on the drive for such a short stay, for Kruger we looked into Nhongo Safaris and seemed quite impressed, didn't look into PIburg so much yet.

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« Reply #161 on: February 05, 2015, 11:41:52 AM »
Thanks. Kinda stuck with Kruger because its the real one and there will be a lot more wildlife there. Big difference for me and my friend, would also be the lack of having to rent a car to shlepp on the drive for such a short stay, for Kruger we looked into Nhongo Safaris and seemed quite impressed, didn't look into PIburg so much yet.

I agree with your sentiment that Kruger Park is the real deal and worth the effort.  Another couple of options is to stay overnite in a private game park that abuts Kruger. You will pretty much be guaranteed seeing the big 5. Its expensive though. If you can fly there thats even better.  The other option is to self drive to Kruger early Sunday morning(leave 3am) and overnite in one of the restcamps e.g. Lower Sabie.  Sign up for a walking safari in the afternoon and a night safari for the evening(You cant self drive at night).  You can also sign up for an early morning safari for Mon.  At noon drive back to JNB.  Even though you can self drive in Kruger, you can find yourself driving for hours and seeing nothing not even a bird. The guys who do the safaris can spot a leopard behind a tree at 300 yards.     

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« Reply #162 on: February 05, 2015, 12:08:45 PM »
I agree with your sentiment that Kruger Park is the real deal and worth the effort.  Another couple of options is to stay overnite in a private game park that abuts Kruger. You will pretty much be guaranteed seeing the big 5. Its expensive though. If you can fly there thats even better.  The other option is to self drive to Kruger early Sunday morning(leave 3am) and overnite in one of the restcamps e.g. Lower Sabie.  Sign up for a walking safari in the afternoon and a night safari for the evening(You cant self drive at night).  You can also sign up for an early morning safari for Mon.  At noon drive back to JNB.  Even though you can self drive in Kruger, you can find yourself driving for hours and seeing nothing not even a bird. The guys who do the safaris can spot a leopard behind a tree at 300 yards.   

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #163 on: February 05, 2015, 02:55:48 PM »
I agree with your sentiment that Kruger Park is the real deal and worth the effort.  Another couple of options is to stay overnite in a private game park that abuts Kruger. You will pretty much be guaranteed seeing the big 5. Its expensive though. If you can fly there thats even better.  The other option is to self drive to Kruger early Sunday morning(leave 3am) and overnite in one of the restcamps e.g. Lower Sabie.  Sign up for a walking safari in the afternoon and a night safari for the evening(You cant self drive at night).  You can also sign up for an early morning safari for Mon.  At noon drive back to JNB.  Even though you can self drive in Kruger, you can find yourself driving for hours and seeing nothing not even a bird. The guys who do the safaris can spot a leopard behind a tree at 300 yards.     

Thanks for the advice, after speaking to many people visitors and natives, we are leaning more toward Piburg now, still not sure.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #164 on: February 05, 2015, 10:38:27 PM »
There's a new kosher safari lodge called Thandeka that's about 2 hours north of Johannesburg http://www.thandekalodge.com/ - saves at least a full day of travel in lieu of Kruger. If anyone goes there, please let me know how it is

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #165 on: February 05, 2015, 10:53:50 PM »
There's a new kosher safari lodge called Thandeka that's about 2 hours north of Johannesburg http://www.thandekalodge.com/ - saves at least a full day of travel in lieu of Kruger. If anyone goes there, please let me know how it is
I know nothing of the lodge, and it may be very nice, but it's most certainly not something that would be "in lieu of Kruger."

Kruger is home to animals in their natural habitat. This is more like a zoo, with a few (trained/tamed) animals inside enclosures.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #166 on: February 05, 2015, 10:55:54 PM »
A lot of people only have a day or two on the ground in South Africa, so this is a more feasible option time-wise

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« Reply #167 on: February 05, 2015, 11:26:57 PM »
There's a new kosher safari lodge called Thandeka that's about 2 hours north of Johannesburg http://www.thandekalodge.com/ - saves at least a full day of travel in lieu of Kruger. If anyone goes there, please let me know how it is

It's about $450/night for 2 people - includes kosher meals, lodging and two safari activities. Is that a decent price? I know that private game lodges are generally expensive, how does this fall in?
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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #168 on: February 05, 2015, 11:36:32 PM »
This is the only other place I found with the option of an onsite kosher kitchen http://www.royalmalewane.com/rates/ - it starts at about $2564 per couple per night

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« Reply #169 on: February 05, 2015, 11:52:34 PM »
This is the only other place I found with the option of an onsite kosher kitchen http://www.royalmalewane.com/rates/ - it starts at about $2564 per couple per night

Well by that price, $450 is a bargain!!
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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #170 on: February 06, 2015, 02:39:12 PM »
And the Holiday Inn costs less than the Waldorf. Must be a bargain
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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #171 on: February 06, 2015, 02:51:41 PM »
So Nhongo Kruger Safari is now fully booked for the dates I was interested in, seems like it will Pilanesberg now, thanks Yehuda57 for the tips, tr and the pics of that. I hope to be able to see some lion if I go to Piburg for 2 days, will def have to return for Kruger and bungee jumping.

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« Reply #172 on: February 06, 2015, 04:10:18 PM »
So Nhongo Kruger Safari is now fully booked for the dates I was interested in, seems like it will Pilanesberg now, thanks Yehuda57 for the tips, tr and the pics of that. I hope to be able to see some lion if I go to Piburg for 2 days, will def have to return for Kruger and bungee jumping.
Enjoy. Check the pilansberg twitter to see where animals are being spotted if you self drive.

If you stay in the park overnight, the lodge price should include morning or night drives, or even bush walks. As others have said, a good ranger can drastically improve your sightings and overall experience. And if you do a game drive, take a sweater!

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« Reply #173 on: February 06, 2015, 04:48:24 PM »
Enjoy. Check the pilansberg twitter to see where animals are being spotted if you self drive.

If you stay in the park overnight, the lodge price should include morning or night drives, or even bush walks. As others have said, a good ranger can drastically improve your sightings and overall experience. And if you do a game drive, take a sweater!


Thanks, we are looking into doing it with a tour from Pilanesberg Safaris, camping in a sleeping bag overnight, what do you think?

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #174 on: February 07, 2015, 07:36:52 PM »
Thanks, we are looking into doing it with a tour from Pilanesberg Safaris, camping in a sleeping bag overnight, what do you think?
If camping is your thing, by all means. I slept in tent in pilansberg, but that was in high school more than 15 years ago. Now I'm more of a comfy bed kinda guy.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #175 on: February 07, 2015, 07:39:32 PM »
If camping is your thing, by all means. I slept in tent in pilansberg, but that was in high school more than 15 years ago. Now I'm more of a comfy bed kinda guy.

For one night camping is my thing, especially when it means saving a few hundred..

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #176 on: February 16, 2015, 10:32:03 PM »
Any way to get kosher food delivered to jnb airport? Have stop over there on way to cape town.

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #177 on: February 16, 2015, 10:57:08 PM »
Any way to get kosher food delivered to jnb airport? Have stop over there on way to cape town.

I doubt it, but if there is I could use it too. Where's Dan's comment about Ubering it..?

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #178 on: February 16, 2015, 11:47:56 PM »
You can - I asked the same question in the Jewish Johannesburg group - the members listed the restaurants. How long is your stopover?

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Re: South Africa Master Thread
« Reply #179 on: February 17, 2015, 01:14:26 AM »
You can - I asked the same question in the Jewish Johannesburg group - the members listed the restaurants. How long is your stopover?

Mine is 2h25m.