Kalk Bay

By car

Kalk Bay is easily accessible from Cape Town by car. Follow the M3 south until it ends at the junction with the M42 (Steenberg Road). Turn left/east onto the M42 then right/south onto the M4 (Main Road) through Muizenberg. Kalk Bay is a few kilometres south of Muizenberg.

By train

MetroRail operates frequent and regular trains to Kalk Bay from Cape Town via Muizenberg (to the north) and Simon's Town via Fish Hoek (to the south) every day. The station is on Main Road, in the centre of town.

Kalk Bay is small enough that you can cover the entire village on foot with ease.

Watch the incoming boats and the sale of fresh fish.

• Kalk Kay Theatre

  phone: +27 73 220-5430
  address: 52 Main Road

Walk up the small, twisting alleys on the mountain-side of Main Road and look at some of the old houses built by fishing folk. Many of these have now been converted to yuppie apartments or shops but some still remain in their original state.

• Bible Institute of South Africa

  phone: +27 21 788-4116
  address: 180 Main Rd
  Founded in 1923. Offering tertiary theological education through NorthWest University with a three year Bachelors Degree in Theology. The college is non-denominational with a strong emphasis on a scripture-based reformational heritage.

• Media Village

  phone: +27 21 788-9296
  address: 3 Dalebrook Rd
  Christian-based tertiary education in communications and media skills (television, radio, film, etc).

• Save Our Seas Shark Centre

  phone: +27 21 788-6694
  address: 28 Main Road
  Part of the international "Save Our Seas Foundation", the Kalk Bay shark centre aims to improve the public's understanding of sharks and marine conservation through scientific research, education and awareness projects.

Kalk Bay offers a wide selection of shops from hippie clothing to designer labels, from antique shops to contemporary jewellery designers.

• ANPA Jewellery

  address: 44 Main Rd
  Innovative jewellery design in silver, gold and platinum with a strong focus on South African gemstones.

• Big Blue

  phone: +27 21 788-2399
  address: 102 Main Road
  South African brands and designs only.

Be sure to taste some fresh fish in the fish restaurants next to the harbour.

• 19-on-Main Bistro

  phone: +27 21 788-3885
  address: 19 Main Road
  Cosy indoors section with fireplace in winter and a garden and breakfast bar outside with magnificent sea views - separated from the ocean only by the railway line. Very casual and relaxed atmosphere. Excellent value for money.

• Brass Bell

  phone: +27 21 788-5456
  address: Kalk Bay Station
  An ever-popular complex of restaurants and pubs.

• C'est la Vie

  address: 5 Rosmead Rd
  Coffee shop and artisan bakery.

• Excuse my French

  phone: +27 84 287-8824
  address: 25 Main Rd
  French-style coffee and pancakes on a shady outside deck with magnificent views over False Bay

• Habonero's

  phone: +27 21 788-6967
  address: 138 Main Rd
  Mexican and vegetarian food in an eclectic setting.

• Harbour House

  phone: +27 21 788-4133
  address: Kalk Bay Harbour
  Seafood with sea-spray hitting the windows ; expensive but delicious.

• Kalk Bay Expresso

  phone: +27 21 788-8843
  address: 73 Main Road (next to the train station)
  Coffee, tea and pastries in an old train carriage converted into a restaurant.

• Kalky's

  address: Kalk Bay Harbour
  Take-away fish and chips fresh from the sea.

• Kassia & Figg

  phone: +27 21 788-3337
  address: 24 Main Rd
  Coffee shop and artisan deli - organic food only.

• The Annex

  phone: +27 21 788-2453
  address: Majestic Village, 124 Main Road
  Chalk-board menu, with bistro-style food. Indoor and outdoor areas to suit your mood or the weather. Live jazz on Sundays from 11:00.

• Live Bait

  phone: +27 21 788-5755
  address: Kalk Bay Harbour
  Fabulous views of False Bay.

• Olympia Cafe

  phone: +27 21 788-6396
  address: 134 Main Rd
  A perennial favourite, with a bakery, early-morning breakfasts, lunch and dinner.

• Satori

  phone: +27 21 788-1123
  address: 76b Main Road (opposite the train station)
  Pizza, pasta and Lavazza coffee.

• Sirocco

  phone: +27 21 788-1881
  address: 75 Main Road (next to the train station)
  Open-air coffee shop, closed in winter.

• Theresa's

  phone: +27 21 788-8051
  address: Clairvaux Road

• Tribeca

  phone: +27 21 788-3424
  address: 106 Main Rd
  Bakery and coffee shop.

• Brass Bell
• Cape to Cuba drinks with atmosphere and view.

• Chartfield Guesthouse

  phone: +27 21 788-3793
  address: 30 Gatesville Road
  4-star guesthouse.

• The Inn at Castle Hill

  phone: +27 21 788-2554
  address: 37 Gatesville Rd

• The Pink Palace

  phone: +27 21 788-2760
  address: 136 Main Road
  Backpacker's accommodation for women only. Call to confirm availability.

• Vrede Huis Guest House

  phone: +27 21 788-5167
  address: 4 Clairvaux Road
  Positioned on the mountainside directly overlooking Kalk Bay harbour and False Bay.

• Water's Edge

  phone: +27 21 782-4337
  address: 250 Main Road
  Directly above the sea, overlooking False Bay.

The next town towards Cape Point is Fish Hoek, with a safe swimming beach.
Towards Cape Point is the historical village of Simon's Town, a South African Naval base, which is great fun to visit. There is a statue of Just Nuisance, a Teddy Bear Museum and a Gemstone Factory.
A little further on is Boulders Beach, which has one of the few land-based African penguin colonies. These endemic penguins come right up onto the beach and among the resident's gardens, where they nest. Then on to Cape Point, where two oceans meet there are baboons and lots of wild flowers and animals in the Game and Nature Reserve. Curios are available from the African Arts and Crafts village. Kommetjie is famous for surfing (large waves), crayfishing and bird life.
Going towards Cape Town is Muizenberg, famous for its surfing