Germans in Cape Town

Looking for information on Germans living in the Cape Town?

Here you will find all the relevant information and resources for German expatriates moving to or living in Cape Town South Africa.

There is a big German community living in Cape Town and therefore it is easy to feel at home in the city.

The areas where many of them live are the suburbs Tamboerskloof, Gardens, Oranjezicht and Higgovale as these suburbs are close to the German School. Many Germans also live in the Blouberg area and many of them feel at home in Hout Bay.

Another huge community lives in the Helderberg area around Somerset West, where the big German supermarket is located too.

German Education

The German International School (DSK or Deutsche Schule Kapstadt) is located in Tamboerskloof and a satellite school of the DSK in Parow.

This school offers instruction with German as mother tongue and classes for non-german speaking children from grade 5 onwards. There are evening classes offered for parents and the general public at the school too.

The annual German Bazar is one of the events in Cape Town which is not only popular with the German community. With great kids entertainment while the parents will enjoy German specialties and German beer, wonderful wine or Swiss raclette. Large beer tent, talent show, skate park, fuffie-slide, Christmas Market, Ice-cream stand and Mozart Cafe.

There are several German kindergartens in the Cape Town area with German instruction and German kindergarten teachers.

• St. Martini Kindergarten in Long Street, Cape Town - Website

• German Kindergarten in Wynberg. Website

• German Kindergarten in Bellville. Website

German language classes

Should you have any questions regarding learning German or maintaining your communication skills, please contact me .

As a German language teacher by profession I have loads of tips on effective learning and language skills development and will gladly pass these on. I taught many classes at Goethe-Institute, colleges and universities in several countries around the world and have a treasure of secrets to learning German fast and effectively.:-)

Deutsch lernen macht Spass!

German Bakery

• Le Bon in Milnerton sells rye bread, German rolls and cakes. They have even fresh delicious brezels on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Be sure to order in advance as they run out quickly with big orders.

• Foodlover's Market in Fruit & Veg City at Willowbridge Shopping Centre in Durbanville also have a wide range of different German breads and brezels.

• Dinkel is a newly established and well loved bakery located in Tamboerskloof.

Should you - for a change - want to taste the freshest French baguette in Cape Town, make sure you read my findings about French boulangeries and more.

German Butchery

They also offer a bakery selection with the most popular breads as sourdough and mixed rye breads. They have a good section of German delicatessen as matjes, fresh German cheeses, gherkins, preserves and sweets.

Raith Gourmet is located in Gardens Shopping Centre is very popular with locals and travelers. Especially at lunchtime there is always a crowd as there is always a huge selection of freshly prepared meals, like Bockwurst and Sauerkraut, Schweinebraten or Eisbein on offer. Hmmmm! They offer Take-aways and Catering too. Tel: 021 465 2729

• Euro Deli and Take-Away in Blaauwberg Rd. in Table View have got a wide range of Raith sausages, Le Bon Bread and Brezels, homemade delicacies, such as Spaetzle and other German and Italian treats on offer. Tel: 021 556 5562

• Euro-Delicatessen in Bloubergstrand also sell Raith sausages, German bread and delicatessen.

• Black Forest Butchery , German Master Butcher in Plumstead has got a wide range of German sausage and meat. Also with Bread and Delicatessen section.

• Uli Heydt’s butchery in the southern suburb of Wynberg also offers a good selection of high quality German sausages and meat.

German Delicatessen

• Gardens Shopping Centre in Mill Street is always my first stop for German specialties. So if you are looking for something special always remember the German section at Raith Delicatessen in Gardens. In the Gardens centre you also find a little chocolate shop called Bravissimo which has great German and Swiss chocolate produce on sell especially for Christmas and Easter you should not miss it.

• German Supermarket Woermann & Brock. You will definitely make this supermarket in Somerset West one of your favorite stops when you crave for German food, toiletries and homeware. This Namibian supermarket chain which opened its first business over 100 year ago knows what its customers crave for. In 2006 it opened its first supermarket in South Africa which has become a firm favorite for the Germans in the area. Tel: 021 852 6400

• eurolane also in Somerset West, import German delicatessen from Germany. Tel: 021 852 1363

• Treasures or TCM-Shops which sell the wide palette of the Tchibo products, with clothing and homeware ranges, have shops in Kloof Street Tamboerskloof and Paddocks Shopping Centre Milnerton.

• The local supermarket chains, especially Spar and Pick and Pay offer in some areas a wide range of German food as Leibnitz biscuits, white asparagus in glass, gherkins, Eduscho Coffee and more.

German Bookshops in Cape Town

• La Novita in Gardens Centre sells a selection of German toys as well as DVDs and German children’s books and stationary.

German Restaurants in Cape Town

• The Paulaner Brauhaus located near the clocktower at the V & A Waterfront. They serve fabulous German food and they have got their own brewery on site.

• The Alpenstube in Hout Bay also caters to the German tastebuds. Great food and atmosphere. Much loved by the Germans living in Hout Bay.

German Consulate General

German Consulate General in Cape Town

They are located in the 19th Floor Triangle House (formerly Safmarine House) 22 Riebeek Street, Cape Town 8001, Tel: 021 405 3000

Opening Times: Mondays to Fridays from 9 to 12 am

Churches with German services

• St. Martini (evangelisch-lutherisch) in the Long Street, City Centre

• Kreuzkirche (evangelisch-lutherisch) in Middel Street in Bellville

• Nazareth House (katholisch) in Vredehoek

• Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Stellenbosch/Somerset West

This listing is still very basic; however a start:) and therefore this section will be updated regularly to give you more information for this specific national group.

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