Shift Espresso Bar is a cafe in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 4 Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001
Pauline's is a specialty coffee cafe behind the arched entrance of a former monastery on Somerset Road, Green Point, known for sourdough and cardamom buns.
DrinkFlat white
TipGo on a weekday morning for a quieter visit, take the cloister courtyard when it is open, and ask about the daily pastry special.
Good Thyme Cafe sits inside the Stodels garden centre in Milnerton, Cape Town, serving eggs Benedict, milkshakes and breakfasts beside a huge kids' play area.
DrinkCappuccino
TipSit on the deck: the play area is attached to the back of the cafe, and both look out at Table Mountain.
The Siba Deli Foodshop and Eatery serves Chef Siba Mtongana's home style breakfasts on Park Road in Gardens, Cape Town, from 07:00 every day.
TipOrder Siba's Famous Chakalaka and Egg on Toast, from R105 one of the cheaper plates on a breakfast menu that climbs to R195.
District Cafe is a family run, Muslim-owned cafe on Roodebloem Road in Woodstock, Cape Town, serving bagels, burgers, grills and an extensive cake counter.
DrinkSpeciality coffee
TipBook for Friday or Saturday evening, when the grill menu is the draw: the Chef's Platter covers steak, chops, sausage and ribs.
Big Bay Waffle Company is a family run waffle cafe at Eden on the Bay mall in Blouberg, Cape Town, serving sweet, savoury waffles and coffee.
DrinkCappuccino
TipTry a Liege waffle studded with pearl sugar or build your own dessert waffle, and call ahead if you are a group of five or more.
Bootlegger XS Salt River is a halal branch of the Cape Town coffee chain on Brickfield Road, serving all day breakfast and coffee to the area.
DrinkWhite hot chocolate
TipThe white hot chocolate and the peri peri livers are the orders reviewers single out at this halaal branch.
