The Kissing Booth (2018)

Los Angeles, United States

The scene : A romantic scene takes place in front of the giant letters, in the heights of Hollywood: it was filmed in front of the real sign, not recreated.

University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

The scene : The university campus serves as the high school attended by Elle, Lee, and Noah, where much of the plot unfolds.

Upper Campus Residence (University of Cape Town)

Cape Town, South Africa

Student residence of the University of Cape Town, long known as Smuts Hall: built in 1928 among the first buildings on the Groote Schuur campus, it notably hosted Mark Shuttleworth, the first African to go into space.

The scene : A good portion of the high school scenes were filmed in this student residence on campus, which is also featured in the sequel.

Ratanga Junction (Century City)

Cape Town, South Africa

Former amusement park of Century City, Cape Town, now closed and demolished.

The scene : The fair organized by the high school, setting of the carnival scene, was filmed in this amusement park in Century City.

Camps Bay Beach

Cape Town, South Africa

White sandy beach lined with bars, nestled against the hills between Lion's Head and Table Mountain.

The scene : The beach party that the film sets at Venice Beach was actually filmed here, like the other seaside scenes.

1 Beach Crescent (Hout Bay)

Hout Bay, South Africa

The scene : The seaside café that the story sets in Santa Monica is the Dunes Beach Restaurant & Bar, situated on the sands of Hout Bay.

Cape Town, South Africa

Wynberg Public Park, formerly known as King Edward Park, was developed in the 1890s at the initiative of Mayor James Bisset; the Krakeelwater River originates here, and the park features several fountains.

The scene : A scene takes place around a kiosk set up in this park of Wynberg.

Cape Town, South Africa

Art Deco building in downtown Cape Town, also known as the Mutual Building, notable for its large banking hall.

The scene : The senior prom takes place in the magnificent former banking hall of this building.

Cape Town International Convention Centre

Cape Town, South Africa

The scene : The scenes set at Los Angeles airport were filmed at this convention center in Cape Town.

12A Belair Drive (Constantia)

Cape Town, South Africa

Villa of approximately 1,400 m² (four bedrooms, five bathrooms) in the upscale Eagles Nest neighborhood, which also served as a villa for the 2020 edition of the British show Love Island.

The scene : This large villa in the Eagles Nest neighborhood serves as the home of the Flynn family.

Santa Monica, United States

The scene : Some scenes were actually filmed on the Santa Monica pier, one of the few authentic Californian locations in a film mainly shot in Cape Town.

Los Angeles, United States

The scene : Scenes were also shot on the real Venice beach, even though the party on the sand that was supposed to take place there was filmed in Cape Town.

Cape Town, South Africa

The scene : Scenes were filmed on Victoria Road, the coastal road that runs from Bakoven to Llandudno, south of Camps Bay.

Santa Monica, United States

The scene : The arcade room at Pacific Park on the pier, where Elle and Lee play Dance Dance Mania, was only filmed from the outside: the interior was recreated in a studio in South Africa.