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Best Cafés in Cape Town (2026)

Cape Town takes coffee seriously, and the city has a strong community of independent roasters. Truth Coffee Roasting on Buitenkant Street is the most theatrical, with its steampunk warehouse interior and all-day breakfasts, while Origin Coffee Roasting in De Waterkant is the place for coffee enthusiasts who want to try different brewing methods. Deluxe Coffeeworks runs small, coffee-focused cafés around the City Bowl, including one further along Buitenkant Street.

For something more substantial, Hemelhuijs on Waterkant Street serves elegant breakfasts and lunches on weekdays and Saturdays, and Kleinsky's in Sea Point is a deli and bakery known for bagels, open every day and a good stop after a walk on the promenade. On the False Bay coast, Olympia Café in Kalk Bay combines a bakery and a deli restaurant, and it fits neatly into a day trip to Boulders Beach and Cape Point. Weekend mornings are the busiest time at most cafés, so arrive early.

6 places · Updated October 23, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Cape Town

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Hemelhuijs Breakfast and lunch eatery, De WaterkantFounded 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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3. 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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4. 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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