Kloof Street House

Kloof Street House occupies an old Victorian home in Gardens.

What makes it interesting is not simply the fact that the restaurant sits inside a historic building.

Instead of one large dining room, the house keeps its original sense of separate spaces: individual rooms, a veranda, a garden, different levels of light and a noticeably different atmosphere depending on where you are seated.

By day, it can feel like a relaxed brunch in the garden. By night, the same house becomes darker, more intimate and almost theatrical.

So the architecture is not just background décor. It actively changes the experience of the restaurant.

It is a good example of old residential Gardens continuing into modern Cape Town life rather than becoming a preserved museum piece.

In short: 🏠 Victorian house · 🌿 Garden and veranda · 🕯️ Different rooms, different moods · 🍽️ Brunch and dinner · 🎷 Sunday jazz · 📍 Kloof Street