The Piano Bar in Cape Town

Somewhere between the sort of swanky clubs you’d expect to find in New York City’s West Village and the kind of soulful haunts that dotted Joburg’s Sophiatown in the 1940’s, this moody music revue bar and eatery is a vibrant patchwork of people on any given night.  Being inclusive was part of the objective from the beginning. When the intimate spot opened its doors in 2012, it did so with an aim to: “give a stage to up-and-coming Mother City artists who play easy-listening music, and to also create an unpretentious and laid-back environment that’s open to everyone,” says co-proprietor Richard Rubenstein.  It’s all about togetherness and harmony at this cosmopolitan De Waterkant venue.