23 editor picks in Cape Town.
23 cafe places in Cape Town we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cape Town | Cafe across every city.
Olympia Cafe and Deli is a no-bookings harbourside room in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, serving all day breakfasts, bread from its own bakery and simple deli plates.
TipYou cannot book, so join the line like everyone before you and read the chalkboard menu while you wait for a table.
Empire Cafe is a double volume neighbourhood cafe in Muizenberg, Cape Town, serving all day breakfast, burgers and pasta near the surf break.
TipThe chalkboard menu changes morning and afternoon; order a BBQ or mushroom burger with hand-cut chips and look out towards the sea.
Cafe Roux is a farmstyle garden cafe at Noordhoek Farm Village, Cape Town, with breakfast, lunch and evening live music under Chapmans Peak.
TipBook ahead on a dinner show night, and take a table under the umbrellas outside if the wind is calm.
Loading Bay is an all day cafe on Hudson Street in De Waterkant, Cape Town, cooking organic produce into breakfasts and lunches for a design-led crowd.
TipIts sister grocery, Sans Community on Main Road in Sea Point, sells the same organic produce, and the kitchen closes an hour before the doors.
Sonder Cafe is a vintage styled coffee shop on Lower Main Road in Observatory, Cape Town, known for New York bagels and laptop friendly tables.
TipBring a friend for a game of chess over coffee, and order the Hamela Anderson, a bagel with gypsy ham, cheddar and mustard.
Deluxe Coffeeworks is a specialty coffee shop on Buitenkant Street in Gardens, Cape Town, roasting its own beans for espresso and filter brews.
TipPick up a bag of the house beans on the way out; the roasting itself now happens at the Deluxe base in Paarden Eiland.
Spirit Cafe is a community minded deli cafe in the Constantia Village courtyard, Cape Town, serving seasonal breakfasts, salads and espresso.
TipWi-Fi is free with a purchase, and the cafe stays fully running during loadshedding, handy for a laptop morning.
Coffee Time is a garden cafe at the Astra Centre in Gardens, Cape Town, staffed by adults with special needs serving light lunches and cakes.
TipBookings are essential, and it closes mid afternoon, at 15:45 from Monday to Thursday and 15:00 on Friday.
The Lighthouse Cafe is a pavement style eatery on St George's Street in Simon's Town, Cape Town, serving coastal breakfasts and fish and chips.
TipTake a pavement table and order the beer-battered fish and chips, made to Jamie Oliver's recipe, for lunch.
Oatlands Cafe is a farm style garden cafe on Vissershok Road in Durbanville, Cape Town, popular with cyclists for weekend breakfast and lunch.
TipTime a visit around the Tygerberg mountain bike trails, the lawn playground keeps kids busy while you finish your coffee.
Shift Espresso Bar is a specialty coffee counter at Waterway House in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, with espresso drinks and a short food menu.
TipIt is built for lingering, with free wifi for work or study, and it opens at 06:00 for an early coffee before the Waterfront wakes up.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common Ground Cafe sits above a church in Rondebosch, Cape Town, a glass fronted room and shaded verandah looking out over Rondebosch Common.
TipTake a verandah table across from Rondebosch Common on a mild day, and note the sandwiches use free-range chicken.
Hemelhuijs is a chef-run cafe on Waterkant Street in Cape Town's City Centre, cooking a seasonal menu that blends South African heritage with global ideas.
TipSome of the produce comes from the restaurant's own farm in Montagu, so ask the floor staff which vegetables arrived this week.
Stellski Coffee Bar and Cafe is an espresso bar at 129 Bree Street in the City Bowl, Cape Town, serving coffee, toasties and cake from early until 18:00.
TipThere are no bookings, it is first come, first served, and the Bree Street bar stays open until 18:00 on weekdays and Saturdays.
Starlings Cafe hides behind a hedge on Belvedere Road in Claremont, Cape Town, a Victorian house cafe with a shaded garden and Origin coffee.
TipOrder the peri-peri chicken livers the cafe is known for and take a table in the garden of the Victorian cottage.
Z.A. Cafe is a coffee stall inside the Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay, Cape Town, roasting its own Crema Blend beans for market day visitors.
TipIt trades only on market days: Friday until 21:00, and Saturday, Sunday and public holidays until 17:00.
Cafe Roux is a farm village garden cafe in Noordhoek, on the quieter side of Chapmans Peak from central Cape Town, known for live music dinners.
TipBook ahead for a live music, comedy or film night, when dinner is also served outside under the tent.
Oatlands Cafe is a farmstyle garden cafe on Vissershok Road in Durbanville, on the quiet inland edge of metropolitan Cape Town, loved by cyclists.
TipTime a visit around the Tygerberg mountain bike trails, and let kids loose on the lawn while your coffee is poured.
Bootlegger Three Anchor Bay is a halaal-certified coffee shop on Main Road on Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard, with breakfasts from R59 and mains near R80.
OrderHummus toast or the BootEgger breakfast
TipKeep it cheap with the Hummus toast and a flat white, since the burgers and bowls run closer to R100-120.
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