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Best Cafés in South Africa (2026)

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

12 places · Updated October 23, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in South Africa

  1. Bean There Coffee Company Fairtrade coffee roaster and café, MilparkBean There, founded in 2005 as South Africa's first roaster of Fairtrade certified coffee, serves single-origin African coffees at its café in the 44 Stanley precinct.
  2. Truth Coffee Roasting Steampunk coffee roastery and café, City CentreTruth Coffee Roasting on Buitenkant Street is a steampunk-styled warehouse café where coffee is roasted on site and breakfast is served all day until 16:00.
  3. Origin Coffee Roasting Speciality coffee roastery and café, De WaterkantLong-established speciality roaster Origin Coffee Roasting runs a café and brew bar on Hudson Street in De Waterkant.

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4. Salvation Café

Breakfast and lunch café$$Milpark

Salvation Café is a popular outdoor breakfast and lunch spot in the 44 Stanley precinct, known for its cheesecake and fresh, free-range ingredients.

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6. 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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7. Olympia Café

Bakery and deli café$$Kalk Bay

On Kalk Bay's Main Road, Olympia Café is a long-established bakery and deli restaurant known for fresh bread, pastries and relaxed breakfasts and lunches by the sea.

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9. Arbour Café

French-style café and crêperie$$Birdhaven

Arbour Café in Birdhaven is a French-inspired café with a hidden courtyard, known for galettes, omelettes and sweet crêpes, with brunch, lunch and dinner.

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