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Top must-try cocktail bars in Cape Town this season

Summer in Mother City consists of visiting different cocktail bars with friends and loved ones, as the province is widely known for that and its unique cuisines.

Whether you are a drinker or not, cocktails are a must-try as they taste so good. Inside Guide says over the years the province has become a ‘cocktail-obsessed city’, with its colourful and aesthetically pleasing drinks everybody wants to find themselves here.

Here are cocktail bars you need to try:

  1. Bossa Goodtimes

 

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This bar and restaurant are well-known not just in the province but also in the country, as their cocktails are really good as well as their food.

2. Strange Love Cocktail Lounge

According to food hub, TimeOut, this cocktail lounge allows patrons the opportunity to taste their cocktails right from where it is produced. If you enjoy industrial lounge settings this place is definitely for you.

3. Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar

 

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Fancy Japanese-inspired cocktails, then you should try the Tjing Tjing House and experience history in the making.

4. Gigi Rooftop Bar 

 

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If you are a lover of rooftop views then look no further, as Gigi Rooftop Bar has you covered. TimeOut adds that their in-house mixologist Leighton Rathbone will mix up the cocktail of your dreams.

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