Western Cape

Best coffee shops in Cape Town

Our guide to specialty coffee in Cape Town: 6 verified shops, including Deluxe Coffeeworks, Espresso Lab Microroasters and Origin Coffee Roasting. Cape Town has one of Africa's deepest specialty coffee scenes, with roaster-cafes clustered across the City Bowl, De Waterkant, and Woodstock. The shops below roast their own beans and serve them on espresso and by hand.

6 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

Cape Town's City Bowl and harbour seen from Table Mountain
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, color-adjusted)

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