
Love Thy Neighbour
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
Restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa
The Read
Dress
Casual
Why go
Love Thy Neighbour on Bree Street is one of Cape Town's more practical late-night options in the City Centre — easy to book, social in atmosphere, and well-positioned on the strip that anchors the city's eating and drinking scene. Best suited to groups, post-show visits, or casual evenings rather than destination dining occasions.
About Love Thy Neighbour
Quick Verdict
Love Thy Neighbour on Bree Street is one of Cape Town's more reliable late-night options in the City Centre — a neighbourhood spot that stays open when most of the competition has already called last orders. If you're looking for somewhere to land after a show, a long dinner elsewhere, or a night moving through the Bree Street corridor, this is worth knowing about. Booking is easy, which puts it in a different bracket from the destination dining rooms that dominate Cape Town conversations.
What to Expect
Bree Street has become the spine of Cape Town's eating and drinking scene, and Love Thy Neighbour sits in the middle of that energy. The mood here leans social over ceremonial — expect a room that's animated rather than hushed, with the kind of noise level that suits groups and drinks-first visits better than quiet conversations over a tasting menu. For explorer-minded visitors working through the city's food scene, it functions well as an opening act or a late closer rather than a standalone centrepiece evening.
The venue's draw is partly its address and partly its accessibility. Bree Street after dark has a density of options, Arthur's Mini Super nearby adds to the late-night character of the strip, and Love Thy Neighbour benefits from being part of that cluster. It's the kind of place that works well when you understand what it's offering: a social, unpretentious room rather than a high-effort dining destination.
For context on the wider city, our full Cape Town restaurants guide covers the range from casual Bree Street spots through to the fine-dining tier. If your trip includes wine country, our Cape Town wineries guide and venues like Delheim Wine Estate in Stellenbosch are worth pairing with a city itinerary. For those coming from or comparing to Johannesburg, Foundry in Sandton and Sympathy's Restaurant offer useful reference points on what a social neighbourhood room looks like in a different South African context.
Practical Details
Address: 110 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, 8000. Reservations: Easy to book, walk-ins are likely viable, especially early in the evening. Dress: No formal dress code expected for this style of venue. Budget: Price range not confirmed; plan for mid-range city centre pricing and check directly before visiting. Late-night: Relevant as an after-dinner or post-show option on Bree Street. Groups: The social atmosphere suits groups better than intimate two-tops looking for a quiet room.
Planning details
- Location
- 110 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
- Website
- facebook.com/lovethyneighbourct
- Phone
- +27 21 422 2770
The take
The Take
The Vibe
Love Thy Neighbour sits on Bree Street and reads like a purposeful neighbourhood bar: warm and present without ceremony. The room trades on an approachable confidence—comforting rather than performative—and leans into the street’s energetic dining culture while remaining distinctly independent. It occupies a middle ground in Cape Town’s culinary map, offering Mediterranean flavours and direct, unshowy hospitality instead of the technical spectacle of the city’s tasting‑menu addresses. The result is a convivial, characterful spot that feels curated for locals and visitors who prefer lively, human-scaled dining over formal ritual.
Best For
This is a go-to for relaxed evening meals where conversation and shared plates matter. The venue is well suited to casual hangouts, group dinners and date nights, especially for diners who want something less formal than Cape Town’s fine‑dining temples but more considered than a typical bar. Its Bree Street address makes it a convenient pick for an early or main evening out in the city centre, and the approachable Mediterranean menu supports convivial, multi-course evenings among friends or couples seeking a lively yet intimate setting.
Ordering Tips
Keep the menu’s highlights in mind when ordering: the Grilled Octopus, Halloumi, Taramasalata and the Wood‑Fired Kabeljou are all listed as signature dishes and make sensible choices. Opt to sample several of the standout plates across starters and mains so the table experiences the kitchen’s strengths. Given the venue’s group- and neighbourhood-oriented positioning, building a selection to share is practical—order a couple of the seafood and cheese highlights and follow with the wood‑fired fish to get a clear sense of the kitchen’s flavour profile.
Venue details
Ambiance
Inviting garden courtyard with picnic tables, lively casual atmosphere, and wood-fired grilling ambiance.
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At the Table
- Dress Code
- Casual
- Noise Level
- Conversational
- Service Style
- Upscale Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Leisurely
- Capacity
- Medium
Signature Dishes
- Grilled Octopus
- Halloumi
- Taramasalata
- Wood-Fired Kabeljou
Know before you go
Know Before You Go
- Getting there
- 110 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Planning details
Location
110 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa · Directions
Also consider
Also Consider
- Fyn, Japanese Fusion, Japanese Fusion
- La Colombe, South African, South African
- Salsify at the Roundhouse, South African, South African
- The Test Kitchen, South African, South African
- Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia, South African, South African
Restaurant context
Against Cape Town's serious dining tier, Love Thy Neighbour is a different kind of venue entirely. The Test Kitchen and Fyn both require advance planning, commitment to a full tasting format, and meaningful spend per head, they're destination evenings that reward the effort. Love Thy Neighbour is the easier, lower-stakes choice on a night when you want flexibility over formality.
La Colombe and Salsify at the Roundhouse occupy the upper-mid tier of Cape Town dining, both deliver considered cooking in settings that reward a booking made in advance. Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia adds a scenic, out-of-town option for afternoon or early-evening visits. None of these are natural late-night choices. If the evening has already started and you need somewhere that fits into a moving night rather than anchoring it, Love Thy Neighbour's Bree Street location gives it a practical edge the destination rooms can't match.
For food-focused travellers building a full Cape Town itinerary, the honest split is this: save The Test Kitchen or La Colombe for your main event night, and treat Love Thy Neighbour as a useful bookmark for the nights that don't need a set-piece experience. Further afield, Le Quartier Français in Franschhoek and Wolfgat in Paternoster represent the regional alternatives worth planning a day trip around, a different category of visit altogether.
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| Venue | Awards |
|---|---|
| Love Thy Neighbour | No published awards |
| Fyn | Star Wine Lists 2026 · #12026 Relais Chateaux Restaurants2026 La Liste Top Restaurants2025 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #82We're Smart World Top Restaurants 2025We're Smart World Top 100 20252025 The Best Chef Three Knives2025 La Liste Top Restaurants2025 Relais Chateaux Award |
| La Colombe | Star Wine Lists 20262026 La Liste Top RestaurantsWe're Smart World Top Restaurants 20252025 La Liste Top Restaurants2025 The Best Chef Two Knives2024 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #492023 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #942010 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #122009 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #38 |
| Salsify at the Roundhouse | 2025 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #88We're Smart World Top Restaurants 20252025 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence2025 The Best Chef One Knife |
| The Test Kitchen | 2019 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #442018 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #502016 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #222015 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #282014 World's 50 Best Restaurants · #48 |
| Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia | 2026 La Liste Top RestaurantsWe're Smart World Top Restaurants 20252025 The Best Chef One Knife2025 La Liste Top Restaurants |
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Where is Love Thy Neighbour located?
Love Thy Neighbour is located in Cape Town, at 110 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa.




























