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Best Cafés in Africa (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

103 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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41. Aster Bunna

Coffee roaster and cafe$Kirkos

Cosy roaster-cafe opened in 1998 by Aster Mengesha, serving macchiato and spris and selling Ethiopian single-origin beans roasted on site.

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43. Café de France

Parisian-style café and brasserie$$Centre Ville

A classic Parisian-style café on United Nations Square, between the old medina and the modern centre, serving coffee, pastries and French dishes from breakfast to dinner.

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46. Café Kwae

All-day café and brunch spot$$Airport City

An all-day café on the ground floor of One Airport Square, popular for business brunches and coffee meetings, with bagels, avocado toast, salads and iced drinks.

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47. Café Riche

Historic literary café$$Downtown

A Downtown café opened in 1908 that became the meeting place of Egypt's writers, artists and revolutionaries, with photographs of famous regulars on its walls.

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49. Diwan

Shisha café$$$New Karnak, East Bank

The Hilton Luxor's waterfront shisha café, serving Arabian-style teas, Turkish coffee and flavoured water pipes with views over the Nile.

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50. Fondouk Bazaar

Rooftop café-restaurant$$Fes el-Bali

A rooftop café-restaurant above Tala'a Kebira near Bab Bou Jeloud, known for small plates, shakshuka and an orange-blossom and cinnamon lassi.

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51. Freedom Cafe

Halaal brunch cafe$$Greyville

Freedom Cafe is a fully halaal brunch and lunch spot in a converted shipping container at the heart of The Concierge boutique hotel in Greyville.

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53. Hemelhuijs

Breakfast and lunch eatery$$De Waterkant

Founded by chef Jacques Erasmus in 2009, Hemelhuijs on Waterkant Street is an elegant daytime restaurant serving breakfast and lunch from Monday to Saturday.

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55. Maple

Brunch cafe$$$Lekki Phase 1

Run by the twins behind The Smiths, Maple in Lekki Phase 1 is a popular brunch cafe serving avocado toast, buttermilk biscuits with crispy chicken and steak and eggs.

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56. Pink Bear

Cafe, brunch and bubble tea$$Wuse 2

A pastel-pink Wuse 2 cafe opened in 2021 for coffee lovers, brunch fans and bubble tea drinkers, serving an all-day breakfast menu with dine-in, takeaway and delivery.

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57. Stone Town Café

All-day café and guesthouse$$Shangani, Stone Town

All-day café on Kenyatta Road serving breakfasts, local dishes and desserts, in a family-owned merchant's house with guest rooms upstairs.

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58. Sweet Coffee

Café and snack bar$$Les Almadies

Terrace café on the road to King Fahd Palace in Les Almadies, serving coffee, homemade pastries, crêpes, salads and sandwiches.

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60. Tin Roof Café

Outdoor garden café$$Karen

A pair of outdoor gastro-cafés in Karen and Lang'ata built around fresh food in fresh air, with salads, burgers, wraps, smoothies and garden seating.

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