De Waterkant
De Waterkant
De Waterkant, Cape TownD e Waterkant is a small, cosmopolitan suburb located between Cape Town’s City Centre, Green Point, and the V&A Waterfront. This is the area that is closest to the central business district on the south eastern end of Somerset Road. A sought after address for young professionals, the upper class gay and lesbian community and niche restaurants and retailers. De Waterkant is a cultural urban hub highlighted by the abundance of up market residential developments, art galleries, restaurants, gay clubs, tapas bars, salsa clubs and Parisian inspired café’s. Most accommodation is within walking distance of bars and fashionable nightclubs and cocktail lounges.
Drawing comparisons from cultural and artistic villages from all over the world, De Waterkant embraces individuality and theatricality, echoed in the architecture and vibrancy of its residents and visitors. De Waterkant is the perfect destination for the on go traveller planning to experience the heart of Cape Town’s vibrant culture. Colourful De Waterkant Village is a unique European influenced village of semi-detached quaint cottages and cobbled streets preserved from the 1760’s. Walking on the beautiful sidewalks, one cannot help but be caught up in its spell, cast by the beauty of the Dutch influenced architecture, with flower boxes under the windows, sprawling balconies and rooftop decks providing exquisite views and majestic old trees that line the streets.
De Waterkant's history dates back to the 1700s when it was part of the neighbouring Bo-Kaap region. Following the abolition of slavery, Malays began migrating to the Malay Quarter in the 1830s as individuals who had been taken to the Cape against their will made their homes there.