Authentic
hospitality: Sincere family friendliness in Bo Kaap of Cape
Town
Leaving the hectic 21th century City Bowl into Leeuwen
Street to the upper end of Longmarket street through the
intriguing historic streets of Bo Kaap one can feel the
character of one of my favorite areas in Cape Town. Also
known as the malay quarter, the Slamse Buurt or Schotcheskloof.
At the top of Longmarket street, the Noon Gun Café
proves worth the walk (or the extraordinary steep drive).
Stunning views of Table Mountain, Table Bay and the city
are guaranteed from the small but merrily family restaurant.
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Gun Insider
Very
few people know that, a little 50m walk
up from the cafe; one can walk into
the old Navy days by visiting the old
Naval fortress.
Walk up to the gate
of the former Naval Base and you will
find the fence door is unlocked.
Once a fierce
display of large guns and canons, it
now presents one of the best-hidden
and unknown viewpoints of Cape Town.
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Noon Gun
On the top op this hill, from the old Naval Base, Cape Town’s
Noon Gun announces 12 o’clock with a cannon-shot over
the Mother City.
Old Cape Town residents glance at their watches to check
the time, the reason why the noon gun was fired in the old
days.
Tea, Bobotie, Brejany and Curry
The family Misbach welcomes you for a homemade and traditional
Malay meal at the Noon Gun Tea Room on top of the lower
northern slopes of Signal Hill.
Noon Gun Café
Over the years little changes have taken place in this little
family run and always authentic tea-room.
There’s no menu; but Mariam also makes a traditional
and delicious three course meal, which includes for main
course of traditional bobotie, chicken breiany and lamb
curry served with rice and a pot of tea.
Starting of a new tradition
The Noon Gun ritual that has lost its meaning in a world
of digital watches and radio time-signals, but it is very
much part of the changeless traditions, of which lunch at
Noon Gun Café with the Misbach family started being
one of mine in 1999…
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