Restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels in Cape Town: 10,000+
Dashmote counts 10,000+ on-premise outlets in the Cape Town metro area, within 25 km of the centre (an outlet between two listed cities counts only for the nearer one); that is 9% of all outlets in South Africa. Open on-premise outlets (restaurants, cafes, quick service, bars and pubs, hotels), one record per public map listing.
Johannesburg has the most outlets in South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Cape Town
- Durban
- Pretoria
Where Cape Town stands
Cape Town ranks second for the number of outlets among metro areas in South Africa
Open on-premise outlets per metro area in South Africa, ranked
By outlet type
| Outlet type | Share |
|---|---|
| Restaurants | 43% |
| Hotels | 23% |
| Cafes and coffee shops | 14% |
| Quick service and fast food | 13% |
| Bars and pubs | 7% |
Cape Town has fewer bars and pubs than South Africa as a whole
Share of outlets by type, Cape Town (bar) against all of South Africa (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Cape Town | All outlets in South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 87% | 90% |
| Listed on a delivery app | 19% | 10% |
| Website listed | 43% | 30% |
| 100+ public reviews | 26% | 17% |
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts linked where public.
What the numbers show
Cafes and coffee shops are more common in Cape Town than across South Africa: 14% of outlets, against 9%.
Cape Town is the second largest metro area in South Africa.
Among the 4 metro areas with a page in South Africa, Cape Town has the highest share of outlets with 100+ public reviews: 26%.
Outlets in Cape Town are clearly more likely to list a website than outlets across South Africa: 43% against 30%.
Put these numbers to work
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87% of outlets in Cape Town are independent; filter on the traits that fit your brand, rank what is left and start at the top of the list.
Frequently asked questions
How many restaurants and bars are there in Cape Town?
7,800+ restaurants, cafes, quick-service outlets, bars and pubs, hotels excluded (4,300+ restaurants, 1,400+ cafes and coffee shops, 1,300+ quick-service and fast-food outlets and 700+ bars and pubs); with 2,400+ hotels, 10,000+ on-premise outlets in the Cape Town metro area.