Café Caprice

{{short description|Beach bar and restaurant in Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa}}

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| name = Café Caprice

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| address = 37 Victoria Road Camps Bay

| location = Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|33|57|01.44|S|18|22|43.32|E|type:landmark_scale:1000_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| type = Restaurant
Nightclub

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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|2001|11|3}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.capetownmagazine.com/cafe-caprice-cape-town |title=Café Caprice Bar, Cocktails, Nightlife and Restaurant in Camps Bay |access-date=2018-08-10}}

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| website = [http://cafecaprice.co.za Café Caprice]

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Café Caprice is a beach bar and restaurant located on Camps Bay Beach in Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The café is noted for its cocktails{{Cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/Travel/South-Africa/Cape-Towns-best-cocktail-spots-20140305 |title=Cape Town's best cocktail spots |website=News24 |language=en |access-date=2018-08-10}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.2oceansvibe.com/2017/11/07/heres-where-you-can-find-the-best-cocktails-in-cape-town/ |title=Here's Where You Can Find The Best Cocktails In Cape Town |last=Hunter |first=Slonne |date=7 November 2017 |website=www.2oceansvibe.com |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-08-10}} and for the celebrities that frequent it.{{Cite web |url=https://www.channel24.co.za/Night/News/Where-to-spot-celebs-in-the-Mother-City-20151022 |title=Your handy 'hunting' guide: Where to spot celebs in the Mother City! |website=Channel |access-date=2018-08-10}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Charlize-almost-unrecognisable-in-CT-20121119 |title=Charlize almost unrecognisable in CT |website=Channel24 |language=en |access-date=2018-08-10}} South African rugby player and restaurateur, James Small, was an owner and founder of the club.{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232422/http://entertainment.iafrica.com/music/archives/311927.htm|title=Cafe Caprice|date=2004-03-25|website=iafrica.com|publisher=iafrica|url=http://entertainment.iafrica.com/music/archives/311927.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=10 July 2019}}

On 17 April 2017 the café was the scene of a shooting that injured two people.{{Cite web |url=https://ewn.co.za/2017/10/02/case-against-man-implicated-in-ct-club-shooting-postponed |title=Case against man implicated in Café Caprice shooting postponed |last=Isaacs |first=Lauren |website=Eye Witness News |language=en |access-date=2018-08-10}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/suspect-appears-after-shooting-at-popular-camps-bay-cafe-11462119 |title=Suspect appears after shooting at popular Camps Bay café |date=3 October 2017 |website=iol.co.za |language=en |access-date=2018-08-10}} The shooting was related to an organised crime turf war between competing bouncer companies in Cape Town. Two men were arrested for the shooting.