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Best Date Spots in Cape Town Six Places to Charm & Treat that Special Person in Your Life
WORDS Andrew J Burke & Emily Tidwell
So, you’re fond of someone. Perhaps you’ve been engaged for ten years, perhaps you have a friend you’ve got along with, but then they made you that disc set, shared a bottle of wine and some laughs with you late one night… I digress. Go and grab that person, that person you’re enamoured with, that person who makes you feel those oh-so-good feelings and ask them out on a date. Whether you plan to pop the question or rekindle the fire, Cape Town is THE city to fall in love in.
Trust us. The Mother City is not short on romantic ideas. But for the purpose of this article, we selected six spots to get the sparks flying. So, if you want exotic, erotic, relaxing, adventurous, romantic, look no further.
Pick your own roses together at Chart Farm
Bringing flowers on a date is so overrated. Why not take your significant other to picturesque Chart Farm and pick beautiful roses together? At R5.50 per stem, this date is affordable and the whole time you are picking roses with your special someone you have a beautiful view of Table Mountain. Just picture this, your date’s hair blowing in the wind with a bouquet of roses in hand, with a magnificent background. Sounds quite romantic to us.
Nothing symbolises romance more like roses. Chart Farm boasts an ample diversity of roses, with many well-loved for their scent, distinct hues and variety. Photo: Alisa Anton/StockSnap.io
Set up a picture-perfect picnic
Buy some delicious food. Buy a lovely bottle of wine. Take your pick from the myriad of beautiful and alluring outdoor locations in Cape Town. Seat yourself and your companion down underneath any old tree, and try not to have a wonderful time. We dare you. Find all the ‘beautiful and alluring outdoor locations’ to have a picnic in the Western Cape with this superb article from Travel Ground.
If there is one thing Cape Town isn’t lacking, its picturesque locations for a romantic picnic. Make sure you bring some comfy cushions, picnic blanket and tasty snacks for your date. Photo: Andrew J Burke
Go ice skating at GrandWest Casino & Entertainment World
Perhaps you can’t buy happiness, but if you can spare R55 you can come damn close with ice skating at GrandWest. Your age doesn’t matter. Your skill doesn’t matter. We assure you there is a good chance that reaching out and taking someone’s hand, as you glide over the Ice at GrandWest, will be the beginning of a journey or the start of true infatuation.
There are few things more magical than an evening of ice skating with someone you fancy. Set the date and put on those skates. Photo: Pilin_Petunyia/iStock.com
Go to an outdoor movie at Galileo Open Air Cinema
The venue opens to a market of mouth-watering artisanal food and delicious wine. Galileo Cinema claims to provide a ‘magical movie experience of cinematic delight’ with a glittering line-up of rom-coms, classics, musicals, and documentaries. So, screw your trite dinner and scanty table manners. Rather, snuggle up underneath an inviting canopy of stars with a bottle of wine and some grub and indulge in the beautiful and provocative creation that is outdoor cinema. Movies start at 6pm on weekdays, 5pm on Saturdays and 4pm on Sundays. BOOK MOVIE.
The feeling of contentment you get from snuggling up to someone while enjoying an outdoor movie is akin to the sereneness that you feel from watching a sunset from a top a horse striding along the shallow water of a tranquil beach. Photo: Retroyspective
Go bookshop hunting
For those who prefer the comfort of a book, then going bookshop hunting would fill your afternoon with pure happiness. There are no words to describe the enjoyment of walking down the street with your date and looking for your next amazing read. New and secondhand bookstores in Cape Town.
Kalk Bay Books, a charming bookstore off Main Road. Grab that person you get a kick out of, and introduce them to your favourite novella and most cherished poets. Photo: Andrew J Burke
Listen and shop for music at Mabu Vinyl
Music is to love as milk is to cookies, so go on and procure some captivating records with your sweetheart at Mabu Vinyl. Mabu Vinyl has a broad range of rock, pop, jazz, soul, country, blues, South African and classical LP records. There is also a wide range of CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes and books, at sale prices. The shop is situated just off the corner of Kloof Street, spitting distance from Vida e Caffé. Commandeer an espresso, and a croissant and saunter on down.
Mabu Vinyl is the quaint vinyl shop that will surely fulfil all your vinyl needs. Acquire the sensual music of Marvin G or Miles D and shake or sway with your lover to some vintage records. Photo: Andrew J Burke
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