Mødular
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33.9249°S 18.4241°E
Cape Town's dedicated house & techno specialist — a 350-capacity, three-room boutique club with a strict no-photos floor.
The night (is it house?)
Mødular is Cape Town's dedicated forward-thinking house and techno room — a boutique, three-room club (opened February 2017 in a former basement disco) built specifically as a specialist electronic-music space, not a mixed-genre venue. It has hosted internationally respected house and techno bookings, including a fabric (London) x Mødular night with Ben UFO, Axel Boman and Ralph Lawson. Check Resident Advisor or Instagram for the week's line-up.
- DOOR
- Mødular runs a well-enforced no-photos policy on the dancefloor — reportedly the first club in Cape Town to do so — plus a no-phones-on-the-floor rule, both aimed at keeping the focus on the music rather than door exclusivity. There's no reported strict look-policy beyond that; it's a music-first crowd, not a bottle-service scene.
- DRESS
- No strict code on most house floors — dark, comfortable, easy to move in.typical
- PHOTO
- Assume no photos on the floor — many clubs cover phone cameras.typical
- AGE
- 18+ (South Africa's legal age for licensed venues) — bring photo ID.
- CASH
- From R100 at the door (varies by night and line-up; bigger international bookings cost more), as of 2026 — confirm via Instagram before you go.
- GETTING IN
- Check Resident Advisor for tickets or a guest list ahead of bigger international bookings; smaller Tuesday/Thursday sessions generally run on walk-up door entry from roughly R100 (cash or card). Leave the camera in your pocket once inside — photos are actively discouraged on the floor.
Hours
- Tuesday22:00–04:00
- Thursday22:00–04:00
- Friday22:00–06:00
- Saturday22:00–06:00
- Nearest station
- No metro system in Cape Town — the club sits in the walkable City Bowl CBD; MyCiTi bus routes and taxis/Uber serve the area, and it's an easy walk from Long Street
- Capacity
- 350
FAQ
- Is Mødular hard to get in?
- No — it runs a music-first door, not an exclusivity game. Walk-up entry works for the smaller Tuesday and Thursday sessions; bigger international bookings can sell out or run a guest list, so check Resident Advisor first.
- Can you take photos at Mødular?
- No. Mødular enforces a strict no-photos, no-phones-on-the-floor policy — reportedly the first club in Cape Town to do so — to keep the focus on the music. Leave the camera in your pocket once you're on the dancefloor.
- How much does it cost to get in?
- From around R100 at the door, more for bigger international line-ups. Prices aren't published in advance — confirm the night's cover on Mødular's Instagram before you go.
- Is it 18+?
- Yes — 18+ is South Africa's legal age for licensed venues. Bring photo ID.