Nature & outdoors
Table Mountain
Take the rotating cable car up for huge views.
17 min drive from the center · 6.7 km · 4.2 mi
Photo: Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Africa
Cape Town
8 shuls (1 Chabad) · 6 kosher · 146 hotels on our map
Photo: Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Table MountainCape PointBoulders BeachV&A WaterfrontKirstenbosch GardensSouth African Jewish MuseumChapman's Peak DriveRobben Island
About
Mountains meet the ocean in one of the world's most beautiful cities. A strong Jewish community lives in Sea Point and the City Bowl, with shuls, kosher restaurants and supermarkets near the waterfront.
Good to know: only 8 shuls and 6 kosher places are on our map here so far, and the real number is likely higher. Before you book, check with the local Chabad (search Chabad Cape Town) and look up kosher on Google Maps.
Shabbos food: Chabad House Cape Town. What each one offers, how to order and the hechsher to ask about are in Travel Info ›
Best time to goNov–Mar (their summer).
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Cape Town
Nature & outdoors
Cape Point
Dramatic cliffs at the tip of the Cape Peninsula.
71 min drive from the center · 64 km · 40 mi
Photo: Ernmuhl at lb.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Boulders Beach
A beach colony of African penguins.
43 min drive from the center · 41 km · 25 mi
Photo: Olga Ernst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stroll & shop
V&A Waterfront
The harbor district with shops, restaurants and the aquarium.
6 min drive from the center · 3.4 km · 2.1 mi
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Kirstenbosch Gardens
Beautiful botanical gardens with a treetop walkway.
14 min drive from the center · 12 km · 7.4 mi
Photo: Discott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jewish heritage
South African Jewish Museum
Museum in the Gardens with the country's oldest synagogue building.
3 min drive from the center · 1.7 km · 1.1 mi
Photo: KNewman1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Chapman's Peak Drive
One of the world's great coastal drives.
38 min drive from the center · 26 km · 16 mi
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum
Robben Island
The prison island, reached by ferry from the Waterfront.
28 min drive from the center · 23 km · 14 mi
Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
9 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from Chabad, kashrut-agency and community websites (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
Search kosher on Google Maps for places not on our map yet.
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