Camps Bay

Camps Bay has beachfront dining with mountain views and upscale restaurants that work for solo meals. Stay on the main strip, expect high prices, and Uber home after dark.

Camps Bay has a white-sand beach backed by the Twelve Apostles mountains, with restaurants and bars lining the beachfront. Summer weekends get busy with locals and tourists having drinks at places like Café Caprice and The Bungalow. During the day you can walk the beach and main strip safely, though everything costs a premium. Restaurants cater to tourists and wealthy Cape Town residents - everyone speaks English, service is polished. Eating alone is normal, especially at brunch spots. The scene is polished and people dress up for dinner. Around sunset the strip fills with the cocktail crowd watching the ocean. Security is visible around the restaurant area, but residential streets off the main strip get quiet and dark. Don't walk anywhere once the sun sets - take an Uber even for short distances. The beach closes at sunset and you shouldn't go there after dark. Treat Camps Bay as a daytime and early evening destination, not somewhere to walk around late.