The Block List, Cape Town
Best-rated bars in City Bowl, Cape Town
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
City Bowl, bars
Top 15 on GoogleTo get in: #15 has ★ 4.2 with 1,407 reviews.
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Google data as of September 25, 2026. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
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Bars in City Bowl, in short
The best-rated bars in City Bowl, Cape Town, are Sessions Cape Town, Talking To Strangers and ANTHM Cocktail bar. Sessions Cape Town leads the list with 4.9 stars across 114 Google reviews. We looked at 16 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 15 on this list add up to 10,730 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5.
City Bowl is number 1 of 3 neighborhoods in Cape Town for bars, with a score of 4.64.
Questions
What is the best bar in City Bowl?
By this list, Sessions Cape Town: number 1 with 4.9 stars and 114 Google reviews. Next come Talking To Strangers and ANTHM Cocktail bar.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Which other neighborhoods in Cape Town are good for bars?
Updated September 25, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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