Braeside House is located in the picturesque Green Point Village, a short distance from the centre of Cape Town on the Atlantic Seaboard of the Cape Peninsula.

The area is well served with numerous good restaurants, bars and food outlets. Within 2 minutes walk is Clyde Grocers convenience store and Gran’s Coffee Shoppe – which serves a halal breakfast.

Down the hill on Main Road, within 10 minutes walk towards the centre of Cape Town, are:

• Ultra Liquors – 122 Main Road, +27 21 434 4302
• KwikSpar convenience store, +27 21 433 2318
• RocoMamas – 107a Main Road, +27 21 433 2816
• Big Route Coffee Bar & Pizzeria with takeaway pizzas – 105 Main Road, +27 21 433 2530
• The Butcher Man – buy, sit down or take away, open 7 days – 105 Main Road, +27 21 434 1111
• Best of Asia Restaurant – Paramount Place, +27 21 439 4918
• The ever popular Giovanni’s Deliworld and Expresso Bar – serves great Italian coffee – 103 Main Road, +27 21 434 6893
• 7 day Hypermed Pharmacy – Corner of York & Main Road, +27 21 434 1414
• Reds Hair & Beauty Salon – 91 Main Road, +27 21 434 0781
• Mario’s Italian Restaurant – the longest established restaurant in the area – 89 Main Road, +27 21 439 6644
• El Burro Mexican Restaurant – 81 Main Road, +27 21 433 2364
• Cafe Extrablatt – serves breakfast and the kitchen stays open until midnight – 79 Main Road, +27 21 434 3759
• Salathai Restaurant – Thai food – +27 21 434 6815
• The Glam Bar – 65 Main Road, +27 21 434 1032
• Maggie’s Cafe – 65 Main Road, +27 21 433 1442
• Brew Coffee – 57 Main Road, +27 21 439 3529
• The Cape Royale Hotel has 7 restaurants fronting onto Main Road – 47 Main Road
• Hudsons on Somerset – a bar and burger joint – Corner of Somerset & Portswood Rd, +27 21 433 1496
• Spoilt Hair & Nails – Shop 3, Portside, Main Road, +27 21-434 7112
• nu health food cafe, + 27 21 433 1429
• Vida e Caffe, +27 21 434 7266
• Woolworths convenience store
• Mano’s Portugese Restaurant – 39 Main Road, +27 21-434 1090

You should be aware that the return walk from Main Road up to Braeside Road is quite steep.

Braeside House overlooks the Green Point Common , which hosts the magnificent Cape Town Stadium, a 10 minute walk away. Next to the stadium is a 24hr McDonalds. The Common also boasts several other sporting/leisure activities:

• Metropolitan Golf Club
• Green Point Tennis Club
• Virgin Active Health Club
• Definitely worth a visit is the Green Point Biodiversity Gardens, behind Virgin Active on Green Point Common. This explains and shows off the Cape Floral Kingdom.

Beyond the Green Point Common is the Moullie Point Esplanade and lighthouse with a number of restaurants on Beach Road overlooking the esplanade and the Atlantic Ocean:

• The Hussar Grill – 163 Beach Road, +27 21 433 2081
• Cafe Neo – 129 Beach Rd (opposite the lighthouse), +27 21 433 0849
• The Butcher Shop & Grill – 125 Beach Road, +27 21 434 0813
• Newport Deli – behind The Butcher Shop & Grill, +27 21 439 1538
• Sotano – 121 Beach Road, +27 21 433 1757
• Manga Bar Dining – Corner of Beach Road and Rothesay Place, +27 21 202 2720
• Pepenero – Bay Road (off Beach Road), +27 21 439 9027
• The Grand Africa Cafe & Beach, Granger Bay Road (off Beach Road), +27 21 425 0551

To the East of Moulie Point, a 20 minute walk from Braeside House, is The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront – with extensive shopping, restaurants, the ferry to Robben Island – and other attractions.

To the West of Moulie Point is the adjoining seafront suburb of Sea Point with several supermarkets, more restaurants and a municiple open air swimming pool.

Opposite the library on Three Anchor Bay Road as you first enter Sea Point from Green Point is Busbey Grill, +27 21 439 5900, which serves great steaks.

Beyond Sea Point are the famous and popular beaches at Clifton and Camps Bay, a 15 minute drive.

To the South of Braeside House is Signal Hill – and behind that, Lions Head (for tandem paragliding) and Table Mountain. All three are National Parks. Driving to the Cable Car to take you up Table Mountain takes 10 minutes.