From 1808, travellers disembarking from ships at Cape Town’s Castle stayed at the Perseverance Tavern in Slave’s Walk (now Buitenkant Street).
Many notable Cape luminaries became “Persies” regulars. These include Cecil John Rhodes, numerous politicians, academics, artists, sports- and businesspeople, European expatriates and colourful District 6 personalities.
A German publication included Persies as one of the pubs of the world and in 1985 it won the first Pub of the Year award from 170 Western Cape entrants.
Persies has the Cape’s earliest electric street lamps and historic portraits of the Mother city on its walls. An original Tavern menu is one of the exhibits.
Present owner Yorkshireman Ian Sutcliffe has tastefully restored Persies trying to reflect both the taverns history and old world charm.
Traditional pub food is served from 12:00 till 22:00 daily Monday to Saturday.
