Long Street (Cape Town)

:" For the town located in England, see Long Street"

Long Street is a major street located in the City Bowl section of Cape Town, South Africa. It is famous as a bohemian hang out, as the street is lined by many bookstores, various ethnic restaurants and bars. Restaurants include african restaurants like Zula, and indian restaurants like Masala Dosa. Long Street shows off a diversified culture and tourists from all over the world. It also has various backpackers hostels for youth from all over the world. Several theatres that showed anti-apartheid plays were located on the street during the 1970s and 1980s, although most have now closed in favour of restaurants or stores.

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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=cape+town&ll=-33.926087,18.414733&spn=0.001994,0.005407&t=k Aerial Photograph on Google Maps]