Secret Cape Town: Feeling bookish

The Book Lounge, in an old Victorian building in Roeland Street, has won an award for the best independent bookshop in South Africa. Delighted bibliophiles find bestsellers and coffee table wonders upstairs, while downstairs you’re surrounded by books you seldom see elsewhere. Ask for a book and the assistants will often have read it, or will find it for you. There’s no hurry –- you can read there all day if you like. There are book launches, talks and informal chats with authors.

Getting there: Find it on the corner of Roeland and Buitengracht Streets.

Contact: Tel 021-462-2425 or e-mail booklounge@gmail.com.
 

Guide to Cape Town's hotspots

Cape Town's nightlife

Secret Cape Town

* Kalk Bay on foot
* Top mountain biking spots
* Hiking to Tranquillity
* Horsing around
* Pelagic birding
* Einstein for kids
* Coasteering
* Tobogganing round the bends
* Kayak with penguins
* Dive with sharks
* District Six Museum
* Proudly South African handiwork
* Sharing arts and culture
* Weekend markets
* Tea at the Mount Nelson
* Take a cruise

Getting around Cape Town