Life Grand Cafe

Top choice in Green Point & ­Waterfront


The food is so-so, but the drinks are fine at this classy all-day cafe serving everything from breakfast coffee and croissants to nightcaps. It's a lovely spot to rest your feet and have some refreshments with a grandstand view onto the buzz of the Waterfront.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Green Point & ­Waterfront attractions

1. Old Port Captain's Office

0.03 MILES

This beautiful gabled building, dating from 1904, was built for the Port Captain, whose office was previously located in the Clock Tower across the 'cut'…

2. Maritime Centre

0.06 MILES

This small museum, stocked with model ships, houses the John H Marsh Maritime Research Centre (www.rapidttp.co.za/museum), a resource for those interested…

3. Clock Tower

0.07 MILES

This red-and-grey Victorian Gothic–style building, dating from 1882, is from where the harbour master used to control the comings and goings in the docks.

4. Cape Wheel

0.08 MILES

What was supposed to be a temporary attraction at the Waterfront has proved so popular that it's been made a permanent fixture. Your ticket gives you four…

5. V&A Waterfront

0.08 MILES

This historic working harbour has a spectacular setting and many tourist-oriented attractions, including masses of shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas and…

6. Chavonnes Battery Museum

0.08 MILES

This museum houses the remains of an early-18th-century cannon battery, one of several fortifications the Dutch built around Table Bay. It was partly…

7. Nelson Mandela Gateway

0.09 MILES

Tours of Robben Island depart from this complex. Even if you don’t plan a visit to the island, it’s worth dropping by the museum here, with its focus on…

8. Nobel Square

0.1 MILES

Here’s your chance to have your photo taken with Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. Larger-than-life statues of both men, designed by the artist Claudette…