The man behind The Athletic Club & Social, Athos is the host with the most. But where does he like to hang out? And what’s on his SA jazz playlist?

This classy venue is set over three floors, each with their own distinct, eclectic feel, and complete with a damn-near perfect balcony overlooking Cape Town’s S

Just this past weekend, someone asked me what The Athletic Club & Social on Buitengracht Street is like and I realised… I went, I saw, I conquered… but never shared…

From new on the block to perennially popular, these are the Cape Town hotspots we can’t get enough of for next-level food, drinks and good times.

”The walls of the ACS can generate an emotional response. “I nearly cried,” says Tito Augustus, who has been a doctor in Khayelitsha for three decades. “It brings back memories and a history of who we were.”

Catching up with the erstwhile unofficial mayor of Durban about his new club in Cape Town, music and surfing, and the importance of paying tribute to history.

Everything about The Athletic Club & Social is beautiful. I think we had forgotten beautiful exists. But since it is just a few days before my husband boards a one-way expat flight to Sweden to…

Alden Clapper explores the allure of Cape Town’s Athletic Club & Social, a sophisticated speakeasy where live music, Mediterranean food and friends

Refined yet edgy, this social club stirs up the bar and restaurant scene in downtown Cape Town with whimsical interiors + Mediterranean tapas.

A moody new restaurant inspired by the ’20s and ’30s has opened its doors on Cape Town’s Buitengracht Street. Introducing Athletic Club & Social. Offering three storeys of entertainment and decor bliss...

Cosy enough for romantic dates but equally well-paired to group gatherings, The Athletic Club & Social is a three-storey bar and restaurant in a Victorian building in Buitengracht Street

The past is connected with the present at The Athletic, a sexy, low-lit jazz club in the urban heart of the city.

Mismatched but congruous spaces make up the interior of The Athletic Club and Social, a new dining and bar venue on Cape Town's Buitengracht Street.