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Commercial Street, Cape Town

Commercial Street is a mapped street in Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 407 m. The nearest mapped passenger transport record is District Six Museum (bus stop), approximately 160 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
406 m
Connected street names in this directory
1

Street map

Commercial Street
Outline of Commercial Street, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑
© OpenStreetMap contributors
76/ 100

Recorded access nearby

Callejear Score

4 of 4 categories have usable records.

Everyday places75/100
75/100
Passenger transport67/100
67/100
Parks & green spaces75/100
75/100
Education & childcare90/100
90/100

Based on mapped records along this section. Sparse mapping can lower the score. How the score works

Commercial Street at a glance

Place records along this section
155 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
160 mDistrict Six Museum · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped pharmacy nearby
160 mA. White Chemist
Mapped garden nearby
60 mStreetscape Roeland Street Garden

Everyday places nearby

Along this mapped section · within 500 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.

Food & drink

73 records
  • PizzasaurusRestaurant · 30 m
  • Truth Coffee RoastingCafe · 50 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 190 m
Show all 73 food & drink records
  • PizzasaurusRestaurant · 30 m
  • Belly of the BeastRestaurant · 50 m
  • Truth Coffee RoastingCafe · 50 m
  • Art AdminRestaurant · 90 m
  • Swan CafeCafe · 100 m
  • The ElectricRestaurant · 100 m
  • The CousinsRestaurant · 100 m
  • SurfaRosaBar · 110 m
  • RocoMamasRestaurant · 110 m
  • Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCafe · 120 m
  • HarrintonsBar · 120 m
  • Kimberley Hotel BarBar · 120 m
  • La MenaraRestaurant · 140 m
  • Castle Hotel BarRestaurant · 140 m
  • Lebanese BakeryCafe · 140 m
  • Café NUDE & Wild EateryRestaurant · 150 m
  • EscobarBar · 150 m
  • New York BagelsCafe · 150 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 190 m
  • Haas CoffeeCafe · 220 m
  • RAW Espresso BarCafe · 240 m
  • Active SushiRestaurant · 240 m
  • Perseverance TavernPub · 250 m
  • Dias TavernRestaurant · 250 m
  • Café SocietiCafe · 260 m
  • The Crypt Jazz RestaurantRestaurant · 270 m
  • Taj Cape TownRestaurant · 290 m
  • Fyn RestaurantRestaurant · 300 m
  • Hokey PokeRestaurant · 310 m
  • Woolworths Now Now Cafe CTCCafe · 310 m
  • Company’s Garden ResturantRestaurant · 320 m
  • Eastern Food BazaarRestaurant · 330 m
  • Motherland CoffeeCafe · 340 m
  • WimpyTakeaway · 350 m
  • The ShackPub · 350 m
  • KFCTakeaway · 380 m
  • Nü Health FoodCafe · 400 m
  • HmmmCafe · 400 m
  • Texie's Fish & ChipsTakeaway · 410 m
  • Pie CityTakeaway · 410 m
  • Chicken LickenTakeaway · 410 m
  • Yours TrulyCafe · 410 m
  • Moro GelatoIce cream · 410 m
  • Neighbourhood Restaurant Bar & LoungeBar · 410 m
  • RevelasTakeaway · 420 m
  • Beyond BistroRestaurant · 420 m
  • Carne SARestaurant · 420 m
  • PedrosTakeaway · 420 m
  • Food Inn IndiaTakeaway · 430 m
  • Food Lover's MarketFood court · 430 m
  • 169 Sushi, Pizza and BarRestaurant · 430 m
  • Nom NomRestaurant · 440 m
  • StonesRestaurant · 440 m
  • Hey StrangerCafe · 440 m
  • Mama AfricaRestaurant · 440 m
  • SGT PepperBar · 440 m
  • Baghdad CafeRestaurant · 450 m
  • CappelloRestaurant · 460 m
  • Heaven Coffee ShopCafe · 460 m
  • CopaRestaurant · 470 m
  • The dublinerBar · 470 m
  • JulepBar · 470 m
  • Cafe SanteCafe · 470 m
  • Copacabana CafeCafe · 470 m
  • Minato Japaness RestaurantRestaurant · 470 m
  • Nando'sRestaurant · 480 m
  • Pizza CafeTakeaway · 480 m
  • MojitoRestaurant · 480 m
  • Lola's CafeCafe · 490 m
  • WimpyTakeaway · 490 m
  • King's CafeRestaurant · 500 m
  • MaremotoCafe · 500 m
  • AfroDeli EateryRestaurant · 500 m

Shops & services

36 records
  • Food Lover's MarketSupermarket · 90 m
  • Circle KConvenience shop · 130 m
  • Book LoungeBooks · 90 m
Show all 36 shops & services records
  • FjällrävenClothing shop · < 10 m
  • Cape Union Mart Head OfficeDepartment store · 80 m
  • Food Lover's MarketSupermarket · 90 m
  • Book LoungeBooks · 90 m
  • East City CyclesBicycle · 100 m
  • Joshua DooreFurniture · 110 m
  • Circle KConvenience shop · 130 m
  • Nude FoodConvenience shop · 140 m
  • Charly's BakeryPastry · 160 m
  • Orms Print RoomPrinting · 160 m
  • Cell ZoneMobile phone · 170 m
  • Bread Milk & HoneyConvenience shop · 190 m
  • WoodheadsLeather · 260 m
  • Harrington HalaalConvenience shop · 270 m
  • TransignalElectrical · 310 m
  • The Catholic BookshopBooks · 320 m
  • Cape Town Framed GiftGift · 330 m
  • Heritage Shop at the Company GardensVariety store · 340 m
  • Muller's OptometeristsOptician · 350 m
  • Sportmans WarehouseSports · 350 m
  • Tops at SparAlcohol shop · 400 m
  • Mia Bella Unisex SalonHairdresser · 410 m
  • African ImageGift · 410 m
  • Mini ShopConvenience shop · 420 m
  • Clarke'sBooks · 420 m
  • The AfricanGift · 420 m
  • ClicksPharmacy · 420 m
  • FreshLaundry · 420 m
  • 1895 GelleryArt · 430 m
  • DiomandeShoes · 450 m
  • Blue DiamondMessage · 450 m
  • Stor-Age Gardens - Storage Units in Cape TownStorage rental · 450 m
  • The Cape GalleryArt · 460 m
  • Pan African Women MarketGift · 480 m
  • SparSupermarket · 480 m
  • SelfiClothing shop · 500 m

Health services

4 records
  • A. White ChemistPharmacy · 160 m
  • District Six Community Day CentreClinic · 250 m
  • Church Square Medical PracticeMedical practice · 220 m
Show all 4 health services records
  • A. White ChemistPharmacy · 160 m
  • Church Square Medical PracticeMedical practice · 220 m
  • District Six Community Day CentreClinic · 250 m
  • Litekem PharmacyPharmacy · 380 m

Education

11 records
  • Harold Cressy High SchoolSchool · 200 m
  • City Edge ResidenceUniversity · 260 m
  • City ResidenceCollege · 190 m
Show all 11 education records
  • Stepping Stones Children's CentreEarly learning · 150 m
  • City ResidenceCollege · 190 m
  • Harold Cressy High SchoolSchool · 200 m
  • City Edge ResidenceUniversity · 260 m
  • College of Cape Town (City Campus)College · 270 m
  • St Mary's Primary SchoolSchool · 280 m
  • Pikkieland CrecheEarly learning · 300 m
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Ophthalmic Sciences)University · 400 m
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Cape Suites CPUT Residence)University · 450 m
  • Alliance Française du CapLanguage school · 470 m
  • Lycée Français du CapSchool · 500 m

Parks & green spaces

5 records
  • Streetscape Roeland Street GardenGarden · 60 m
  • Mckenzie Road ParkPark · 340 m
  • Company's GardenGarden · 270 m
Show all 5 parks & green spaces records
  • Streetscape Roeland Street GardenGarden · 60 m
  • Company's GardenGarden · 270 m
  • Mckenzie Road ParkPark · 340 m
  • The Rose GardenGarden · 350 m
  • Jutland ParkPark · 470 m

Sport & fitness

1 record
  • Virgin ActiveFitness centre · 390 m
Show all 1 sport & fitness record
  • Virgin ActiveFitness centre · 390 m

Culture & places to visit

25 records
  • District Six MuseumMuseum · 150 m
  • National Library of South Africa (Cape Town Campus)Library · 250 m
  • Artists AdminGallery · 90 m
Show all 25 culture & places to visit records
  • Artists AdminGallery · 90 m
  • Louis BothaArtwork · 110 m
  • District Six MuseumMuseum · 150 m
  • National Council of ProvincesAttraction · 150 m
  • Table Mountain Yellow Frame (District Six)Attraction · 180 m
  • Queen VictoriaArtwork · 190 m
  • Iziko Slave LodgeMuseum · 220 m
  • J.C. SmutsArtwork · 230 m
  • An Arch for ArchArtwork · 230 m
  • Rust en VreugdMuseum · 250 m
  • National Library of South Africa (Cape Town Campus)Library · 250 m
  • HCC: Homecoming CentreCommunity centre · 260 m
  • Star TheatreTheatre · 270 m
  • Avalon AuditoriumTheatre · 270 m
  • Berlin Wall segmentAttraction · 320 m
  • South African National GalleryGallery · 340 m
  • Cape Town Central LibraryLibrary · 360 m
  • Creative NestlingArtwork · 400 m
  • Museum of DogsMuseum · 410 m
  • Centre for the BookLibrary · 410 m
  • South African Jewish MuseumMuseum · 430 m
  • Statue of Edward VllArtwork · 440 m
  • Old Town House MuseumMuseum · 440 m
  • Greenmarket SquareAttraction · 490 m
  • Cape Town Holocaust CentreMuseum · 490 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

60 passenger transport records. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.

  • District Six MuseumBus stop · 160 m
Source record details
  • District Six MuseumBus stop · 160 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 170 m
Source record details
  • RoelandBus stop · 170 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 190 m
Source record details
  • RoelandBus stop · 190 m
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 310 m
Source record details
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 310 m
  • St. George's CathedralBus stop · 310 m
Source record details
  • St. George's CathedralBus stop · 310 m
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 330 m
Source record details
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 330 m
Show all 60 passenger transport records
  • District Six MuseumBus stop · 160 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 170 m
  • RoelandBus stop · 190 m
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 310 m
  • St. George's CathedralBus stop · 310 m
  • Lower BuitenkantBus stop · 330 m
  • Groote KerkBus stop · 350 m
  • The CastleBus stop · 380 m
  • Groote KerkBus stop · 380 m
  • DarlingBus stop · 390 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 390 m
  • SA Jewish MuseumBus stop · 390 m
  • The CastleBus stop · 400 m
  • DarlingBus stop · 410 m
  • Hanover StreetBus stop · 430 m
  • DorpBus stop · 430 m
  • Hanover StreetBus stop · 450 m
  • RoodehekBus stop · 460 m
  • CPUT Cape Town CampusBus stop · 480 m
  • Lower PleinBus stop · 500 m
  • LeeuwenBus stop · 510 m
  • LongmarketBus stop · 510 m
  • South African MuseumBus stop · 510 m
  • Upper LongBus stop · 520 m
  • ChurchBus stop · 570 m
  • Lower PleinBus stop · 570 m
  • Hop On - Hop Off Bus StopBus stop · 570 m
  • CastleBus stop · 590 m
  • Castle of Good HopeBus stop · 590 m
  • Upper LoopBus stop · 590 m
  • Cape Town TourismBus stop · 610 m
  • CastleBus stop · 620 m
  • CPUTBus stop · 630 m
  • St George'sBus stop · 640 m
  • MichaelisBus stop · 650 m
  • CPUTBus stop · 660 m
  • St George'sBus stop · 660 m
  • MichaelisBus stop · 680 m
  • Mid LongBus stop · 690 m
  • Hidding CampusBus stop · 700 m
  • NazarethBus stop · 750 m
  • Cape Town StationRailway station · 760 m
  • Lower KloofBus stop · 770 m
  • Government AveBus stop · 770 m
  • Lower KloofBus stop · 770 m
  • Government AveBus stop · 780 m
  • StrandBus stop · 790 m
  • Mid LoopBus stop · 810 m
  • StrandBus stop · 820 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 830 m
  • AdderleyBus stop · 850 m
  • AnnandaleBus stop · 870 m
  • Gold MuseumBus stop · 870 m
  • Intercape Bus TerminalTransport station · 900 m
  • RiebeekBus stop · 910 m
  • GardeniaBus stop · 930 m
  • Lower LongBus stop · 960 m
  • RiebeekBus stop · 980 m
  • Lower LoopBus stop · 990 m
  • Thibault SquareBus stop · 990 m
Source detail: 65 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 125 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • RoelandVehicle stopping position · 160 m
  • RoelandVehicle stopping position · 190 m
  • Lower BuitenkantVehicle stopping position · 310 m
  • Lower BuitenkantVehicle stopping position · 330 m
  • Groote KerkVehicle stopping position · 350 m
  • Groote KerkVehicle stopping position · 380 m
  • RoodehekVehicle stopping position · 390 m
  • The CastleVehicle stopping position · 390 m
  • The CastleVehicle stopping position · 390 m
  • DarlingVehicle stopping position · 390 m
  • DarlingVehicle stopping position · 400 m
  • DorpVehicle stopping position · 430 m
  • Hanover StreetVehicle stopping position · 430 m
  • Hanover StreetVehicle stopping position · 450 m
  • RoodehekVehicle stopping position · 460 m
  • LeeuwenVehicle stopping position · 500 m
  • Lower PleinVehicle stopping position · 500 m
  • LongmarketVehicle stopping position · 520 m
  • Upper LongVehicle stopping position · 520 m
  • ChurchVehicle stopping position · 560 m
  • Lower PleinVehicle stopping position · 570 m
  • Upper LoopVehicle stopping position · 590 m
  • CastleVehicle stopping position · 590 m
  • CastleVehicle stopping position · 610 m
  • GardensVehicle stopping position · 620 m
  • CPUTVehicle stopping position · 630 m
  • GardensVehicle stopping position · 650 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 650 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • MichaelisVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • CPUTVehicle stopping position · 660 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 670 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 670 m
  • MichaelisVehicle stopping position · 680 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 690 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 690 m
  • Mid LongVehicle stopping position · 690 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 700 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 710 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 720 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 720 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 740 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 740 m
  • NazarethVehicle stopping position · 750 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 750 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 760 m
  • Lower KloofVehicle stopping position · 760 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 770 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 770 m
  • Lower KloofVehicle stopping position · 770 m
  • Government AveVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • Government AveVehicle stopping position · 780 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 790 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 790 m
  • Mid LoopVehicle stopping position · 800 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 800 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 810 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 820 m
  • AnnandaleVehicle stopping position · 830 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 840 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 850 m
  • Cape TownVehicle stopping position · 860 m
  • AnnandaleVehicle stopping position · 860 m
  • RiebeekVehicle stopping position · 900 m
  • GardeniaVehicle stopping position · 930 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
406 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM
City of Cape TownThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area
Cape Townpilot area
Province
Western CapeSource-backed territorial context
OSM locality polygon overlaps
District Six (142 m, 35%), City Centre (265 m, 65%)Length of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
Representative point
-33.928633, 18.422410Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
City Centre · 519 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Cape Town OSM area.
Section scope
Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code
Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
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Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

  • Segment e645f674-987b-5528-aac4-ef9c2425bbd5 · OSM way 5368658
    alt_name
    Commercial Straat
    highway
    residential
    name
    Commercial Street
    oneway
    yes

Other names in the source

  • Alternative name recorded in OpenStreetMap: Commercial Straat

Connections

1 street name in this directory

Mapped topology

Connected sections in this directory share source nodes at compatible levels. Junctions with streets outside this directory are not listed. Names appear once here; nearby sections are listed separately below.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

Show 22 more nearby street names

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Residential100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

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  • highway
    • highway=residential · 1 segment · 406 m · ways 5368658

    Recorded on 1 of 1 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 407 m of 407 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Road surface
Asphalt100% of represented geometry
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  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 1 segment · 406 m · ways 5368658

    Recorded on 1 of 1 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 407 m of 407 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 1 of 1 mapped segments.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Street lighting
Lighting recorded100% of represented geometry
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  • lit
    • lit=yes · 1 segment · 406 m · ways 5368658

    Recorded on 1 of 1 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 407 m of 407 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 1 of 1 mapped segments.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Traffic direction
One-way tag100% of represented geometry

Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.

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  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 1 segment · 406 m · ways 5368658

    Recorded on 1 of 1 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 407 m of 407 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Pavements
Unknown

No sidewalk tag recorded

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  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 1 mapped segments; 1 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 407 m (0.0%). Unknown: 407 m (100.0%).

Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Mapped area overlaps

  • District Six

    142 m, 35% of the mapped length inside this OSM locality polygon.

  • City Centre

    265 m, 65% of the mapped length inside this OSM locality polygon.

Questions about this street

Where is Commercial Street?

The mapped section is in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

What is the closest mapped public transport to Commercial Street?

District Six Museum is approximately 160 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the mapped street. This is a source record within the 1 km search radius, not a walking route or confirmation of operating services.

What is the postcode of Commercial Street?

A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.

What roads connect with Commercial Street?

Mapped topology: Buitenkant Street.

Where are nearby distances measured from?

Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.