Strand Street

For the major road in London, UK, see Strand, London.

Strand Street

Arial view northwards down the length of the Strand Street, with newly-installed African daisy-styled pedestrian artwork crossing in the foreground
Interactive map of Strand Street
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates	33°55′17″S18°25′27″E / 33.92139°S 18.42417°E / -33.92139; 18.42417

Strand Street's African daisy-styled pedestrian artwork crossing, situated at the St George's Mall intersection. Designed by Heather Moore, it was installed in late 2025

Artwork on a major pedestrian crossing in Strand Street

View southwards down Strand Street, from the St. George's Mall intersection

The dotted blue line in this map indicates the original Cape Town CBD shoreline. Strand Street is visible below and to the left of it

Strand Street is a major road in Cape Town CBD, the economic center of Cape Town, South Africa. ^{[1] [2]} It crosses the CBD north to south, just behind the Foreshore area, running from the southern part of Green Point, to the start of the northeastern part of District Six.

Location

Strand Street runs northwest-southeast through the middle of the suburb, from Green Point to Woodstock. passing the Golden Acre shopping centre, the Cape Town railway station, the Lutheran Church in Strand Street, ^[3] the Koopmans-de Wet House, ^[4] and the Castle of Good Hope.

Originally, in the vicinity of the Castle, Strand Street ran along the Table Bay shore - "strand" being the Dutch and Afrikaans word for "beach" - but land reclamation to create the Foreshore and the modern Port of Cape Town has moved the shoreline about a kilometre to the northeast. ^[5]

East of the city centre, Strand Street passes under the N2 freeway, to which it is connected by ramps. It continues as New Market Street and then Albert Street, eventually becoming Voortrekker Road, the original road route from Cape Town to Bellville and the interior. West of the centre it becomes High Level Road to Sea Point.

Features

At its widest (to the south), Strand Street has 8 passenger vehicle lanes - 4 in each direction - plus wide sidewalks on both sides of the road, and a wide, bricked median dividing it.

Unlike numerous other large roads in Cape Town CBD, Strand Street does not feature bicycle lanes, however it crosses streets that do.

Strand Street also does not have any dedicated lanes for the MyCiTi BRT system. It is close to Adderley Street and Hertzog Boulevard, which do have dedicated bus lanes, and is also near the Civic Centre MyCiTi station - one of the city's main bus hubs.

The street has one of Cape Town CBD's busiest pedestrian crossings, situated at the St George's Mall intersection. The culmination of 6 months of artwork revealed a new African daisy-themed crosswalk in late 2025. Designer Heather Moore had to work within the constraints of legal road paint legislation, and said she chose daisies because they're, "happy, everyday flowers". ^[6]

The project, which received a positive response from road users, was driven by nonprofit Mission for Inner City Cape Town, which works to bring private money to public spaces, improving safety and comfort for residents. ^[6]

Notable addresses

• Cape Town Station (the largest in the city for its Metrorail train system) and the surrounding precinct, which has been redeveloped in recent years ^[7]
• Golden Acre, a large shopping center that began being turned into a modern2025 mixed-use development in 2025 ^[8]
• One on Bree, on the corner of Strand and Bree streets, which entered the tender phase in 2025, and is set to become Cape Town's second-tallest building ^[9]
• Strand Street Quarry, bordering the suburbs of Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant, is the largest of three quarries in the Bo-Kaap, the oldest quarry in South Africa, and the source of stone quarried for use in the construction of various historic buildings in the area ^[10]
• Origin Coffee's roastery
• The Capital Mirage hotel and apartments
• Private tertiary education institution Vega School's Cape Town campus
• 117 on Strand, a modern, mid-rise office tower
• The Sun Square Cape Town City Bowl and StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl hotels (in the same building)
• The Southern Sun Cape Sun hotel
• The Castle Street Golden Arrow Bus Station

See also

• Koopmans-de Wet House
• Grand Parade
• Lutheran Church in Strand Street

References

1. Pinchuck, Tony; McCrea, Barbara (2002). Cape Town . Rough Guides. pp. 3–4. ISBN   978-1-85828-841-3.
2. "Strand Street, Cape Town City Centre". property24. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. Pinchuck & McCrea 2002, p. 75.
4. Pinchuck & McCrea 2002, p. 76.
5. Pinchuck & McCrea 2002, p. 74 and 78.
6. Paul Herman. "Famous Cape Town street crossing's new look stops traffic". news24. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
7. Vivian Warby (15 August 2025). "Golden Acre, Cape Town Station, The Mutual: How this CBD precinct got its groove back". Business Report. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
8. IOL Reporter (18 August 2025). "Golden Acre Shopping Centre sold: A new chapter for Cape Town's historic site". IOL. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
9. Ash Müller (8 August 2025). "Cape Town's 2nd tallest skyscraper under construction". Time Out. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
10. "Redevelopment of Strand Street Quarry, Cape Town". The City of Cape Town. Retrieved 28 January 2026.