Where was The Kissing Booth filmed? Filming Locations Guide

The first installment of Netflix's The Kissing Booth trilogy was primarily filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.

Some parts of the popular teen comedy were actually shot in California, where most of the action takes place.

Joey King (The act, The Conjuring) leads the cast as Elle Evans. Australian actor Jacob Elordi (Euphoria, Deep Water) plays Elle's secret crush, the hottest boy in high school, Noah Flynn. Joel Courtney (The Messengers, The Empty Man) is Elle's best friend and Noah's younger brother, Lee Flynn.

Here is our guide to all the filming locations of the first part of the trilogy.

Following these links, you can find all the locations where The Kissing Booth 2 was filmed and our new The Kissing Booth 3 report, including the superb beach house location.

Elle's house is a private home in Hout Bay, a wealthy and picturesque seaside neighborhood.

The Kissing Booth School is the University of Cape Town campus.

A lot of filming took place at Smuts Hall, a student residence set in a gorgeous building constructed in 1928.
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The Playland Arcade, where Elle and Lee play Dance Dance Mania, is located in the Pacific Park pier of Santa Monica.

However, the interior was built in a studio set in South Africa.
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The beach cafe in Santa Monica is the Dunes Beach Restaurant and Bar in Hout Bay Beach, a nice suburb in the south of Cape Town.

The hill on the right side is The Sentinel, a steep cliff that falls into the sea.
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The Los Angeles Country Day School festival in the 'Old Acapulco Bay' was actually filmed at Ratanga Junction.

This old amusement park is located in Century City, also in Cape Town.
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The park gazebo was built just for the film on location at Wynberg Park.
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Although it seems incredible, the iconic Hollywood sign scene was filmed on location in Los Angeles.
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Despite the footage recorded in California, the party in Venice Beach was also filmed in South Africa.

Located between Lions Head and Table Mountain, the amazing white-sand Camps Bay Beach is full of bars backed by impressive mountains.
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The Senior Year Memories Ball was filmed in the beautiful Art Deco Mutual Building (or Mutual Heights). The party was held in the magnificent Banking Hall.
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The scenes in Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were filmed at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).
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3 comments:

1- Anonymous - Jan 29, 2022, 12:03 PM
SA and LA are beautiful.

2- Anonymous - Sep 28, 2023, 1:24 PM
Small correction: the beach cafe scenes were filmed at an actual restaurant in Hout Bay called Dunes.

3- Anonymous - Jun 18, 2024, 3:53 PM
Some of the picturesque motorcycle scenes look to be driving along Clarence Drive, South Africa.