Woodstock Guide
Just east of the City Bowl, Woodstock has shifted over the past decade or two from an industrial, working-class neighbourhood into one of Cape Town's most visible creative and food-scene hubs.
Street art and design
Woodstock has one of the densest concentrations of street art and murals in the city, alongside a growing cluster of design studios, galleries and independent shops housed in converted industrial buildings. It rewards a slow walk more than a checklist of sights.
The Neighbourgoods Market
Held on Saturdays at the Old Biscuit Mill, the Neighbourgoods Market is one of Cape Town's best-known food markets — a dense, popular mix of food stalls, craft producers and a lively social atmosphere. See our food markets guide for how it compares to other markets around the city.
A neighbourhood in transition
Worth knowing before you visit: Woodstock's gentrification has been a genuinely contested local issue, with rising rents displacing some long-standing residents and businesses. It's a more honest, textured neighbourhood to explore with that context in mind, rather than purely as a design-and-market destination.