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Cape Town specialty coffee
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City guide · South Africa · Updated July 2026

The best coffee in Cape Town

23 cafés mapped·1 roaster·17 neighborhoods

This guide to Cape Town's specialty scene is ranked by the Vereda community and the people pouring — and kept current as beans rotate. Every café below is mapped, reviewed, and tracked live: what's dialed in right now, who's open, and where the filter bar is worth the detour.

The ranked listBy neighborhoodLocal roastersFAQ

The ranked list · 12

1
Truth Coffee Roasting Open
Truth Coffee RoastingCape Town City Centre
new on Vereda
2
Honest Chocolate Cafe - Cape Town City Centre Open
Honest Chocolate Cafe - Cape Town City CentreCape Town City Centre
new on Vereda
3
Boston Coffee Roasters Open
Boston Coffee RoastersBoston
new on Vereda
4
The Blue Cafe Open
The Blue CafeTamboerskloof
new on Vereda
5
Origin Coffee Roasting Open
Origin Coffee RoastingDe Waterkant
new on Vereda
6
Seattle Coffee Company Cavendish Square Open
Seattle Coffee Company Cavendish SquareClaremont
new on Vereda
7
Rosetta Roastery Cafe (Bree Street) Open
Rosetta Roastery Cafe (Bree Street)CBD
new on Vereda
8
Red Sofa Café & Deli Open
Red Sofa Café & DeliVredehoek
new on Vereda
9
Houtbay Coffee Open
Houtbay CoffeeHout Bay
new on Vereda
10
Pauline's Open
Pauline'sSea Point
new on Vereda
11
Naked coffee Open
Naked coffeeSea Point
new on Vereda
12
I Love Coffee Roastery and Deli Claremont Open
I Love Coffee Roastery and Deli ClaremontClaremont
new on Vereda

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All 23cafés, plotted and filterable by what's dialed in, open hours, and brew method — live in the app.

By neighborhood

Cape Town City Centre
4 cafés
De Waterkant
2 cafés
Claremont
2 cafés
Sea Point
2 cafés
Vredehoek
1 café
Bergvliet
1 café
Lionviham
1 café
Hout Bay
1 café

Roasting in Cape Town

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The Coffee Project
Diep River
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Frequently asked

What is the best specialty coffee shop in Cape Town?+
Truth Coffee Roasting in Cape Town City Centre currently tops Vereda's community ranking for Cape Town.
How many specialty coffee shops are there in Cape Town?+
Vereda currently maps 23 specialty cafés in Cape Town. The community's top picks are Truth Coffee Roasting, Honest Chocolate Cafe - Cape Town City Centre, Boston Coffee Roasters.
Are there local coffee roasters in Cape Town?+
Yes — The Coffee Project roasts in or around Cape Town, and many of the city's cafés feature their seasonal single-origin coffees.
When is this Cape Town coffee guide updated?+
Continuously. Rankings recompute as community reviews land, and the "on the bar" data is updated live by baristas and the Vereda community.
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