Guidebook for Knysna

Alan
Guidebook for Knysna

Food Scene

Not correct pin on map! This eatery is on Thesen Isle a pleasant walk from the apartment for breakfast or brunch...cheek by jowl and a babble of sound inside, peaceful sitting under the tree outside.
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île de païn - lunch & breakfast restaurant & artisan bakery
Long Street
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Not correct pin on map! This eatery is on Thesen Isle a pleasant walk from the apartment for breakfast or brunch...cheek by jowl and a babble of sound inside, peaceful sitting under the tree outside.
Breakfast or lunch in a classic Knysna setting with waves pounding through the Heads, tables outside and indoors. Consistently very good food and great coffee. Don't miss Heads viewpoint Coney Glen Rd
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East Head Café
25 George Rex Dr
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Breakfast or lunch in a classic Knysna setting with waves pounding through the Heads, tables outside and indoors. Consistently very good food and great coffee. Don't miss Heads viewpoint Coney Glen Rd
For lunch on the lawn or a romantic dinner this stylish restaurant is on the way to Plett. Interesting menu, well prepared food and good service
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Zinzi Restaurant
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For lunch on the lawn or a romantic dinner this stylish restaurant is on the way to Plett. Interesting menu, well prepared food and good service
Lunch or dinner. What a stunning setting right on the beach! And great food with good service.....worth driving the 30+km.
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The Lemon Grass Seaside Restaurant
Salmack Road
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Lunch or dinner. What a stunning setting right on the beach! And great food with good service.....worth driving the 30+km.
For something different! The freshest fish around, in relaxed 'West Coast' Strandloper style...under a sail with your toes in the sand...a favourite with the budget-conscious locals!
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Freshline Fisheries
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For something different! The freshest fish around, in relaxed 'West Coast' Strandloper style...under a sail with your toes in the sand...a favourite with the budget-conscious locals!
On Sunday a must with 1/2 price Sushi and live, lounge style Jazz on the deck.....or go for cocktails and indulge the 'look at me' Islanders as they swan by on their petits bateaux!!
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Sirocco Restaurant
Long Street
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On Sunday a must with 1/2 price Sushi and live, lounge style Jazz on the deck.....or go for cocktails and indulge the 'look at me' Islanders as they swan by on their petits bateaux!!
Lovely Colonial setting for brunch or a drink in the old tiny, nay...minuscule pub The Bell. Very picturesque, very nice food but relax as service can be slow. Wrongly pinned - rather follow signs!
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Belvidere Manor
169 Lower Duthie Dr
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Lovely Colonial setting for brunch or a drink in the old tiny, nay...minuscule pub The Bell. Very picturesque, very nice food but relax as service can be slow. Wrongly pinned - rather follow signs!

Drinks & Nightlife

Cocktails on the terrace overlooking the bay.....need I say more? Very special!
The Plettenberg Hotel
40 Church St
Cocktails on the terrace overlooking the bay.....need I say more? Very special!

Sightseeing

Great bay for swimming or walking. Eastern bay ends at Brenton the return walk takes about 2 and a half hours. The western beach heads towards Sedgefield and is very wild 14km return.
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Buffels Bay
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Great bay for swimming or walking. Eastern bay ends at Brenton the return walk takes about 2 and a half hours. The western beach heads towards Sedgefield and is very wild 14km return.
Locals favourite picnic spot and small cooling off stream in the forest.
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Jubilee Creek picnic site and walk
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Locals favourite picnic spot and small cooling off stream in the forest.
16km from town our nearest big beach great for walking Lovely viewpoints over the lagoon and ocean en route.
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Brenton-on-Sea
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16km from town our nearest big beach great for walking Lovely viewpoints over the lagoon and ocean en route.
Just a boat ride from the Waterfront, a very relaxing half day trip.
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Featherbed Private Nature Reserve
Waterfront Drive
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Just a boat ride from the Waterfront, a very relaxing half day trip.
Really lovely secluded beach accessed by many steps with a backdrop of wooded hills, cliffs and 3 castles! Safe bathing. No facilities herethough so bring everything you need, drinks, snacks, picnic.
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Noetzie
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Really lovely secluded beach accessed by many steps with a backdrop of wooded hills, cliffs and 3 castles! Safe bathing. No facilities herethough so bring everything you need, drinks, snacks, picnic.
Bollard Bay Beach on Baywater Dr. is sandy with shallow, warm lagoon water! Child friendly but also nice to sit and enjoy the view of Featherbed and the Heads. Try the 5km circular walk around Island
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Leisure Island
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Bollard Bay Beach on Baywater Dr. is sandy with shallow, warm lagoon water! Child friendly but also nice to sit and enjoy the view of Featherbed and the Heads. Try the 5km circular walk around Island

Essentials

If you want to cook for yourself you will find good quality ingredients here.
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Woolworths
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If you want to cook for yourself you will find good quality ingredients here.
Popular eatery with a handy deli. Next door Cafe Mario's also has wifi.
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34 Degrees South
Shop 19 Knysna Waterfront
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Popular eatery with a handy deli. Next door Cafe Mario's also has wifi.

Everything Else

We have a two-man Indian canoe moored at the jetty if you would like to use it - just let us know.
Belvidere Estate
We have a two-man Indian canoe moored at the jetty if you would like to use it - just let us know.