Coffee & cafés in South Africa
4,687 coffee shops and cafés across 449 cities and towns — the most complete South Africa coffee directory anywhere.
South Africa has 2,230 coffee venues across 271 cities. Cape Town has 196 venues, Pretoria has 167, Gqeberha has 107, Randburg has 102, and Johannesburg has 101. The local coffee-culture term is the kopitiam. About 80% of venues are independent.
Notable cafés in South Africa
- EL&N London - Mall of Africa — Midrand — ★ 4.7
- Truth Coffee Roasting — Cape Town — ★ 4.5
- The Waterberry Coffee Shop — Ballitoville — ★ 4.4
- Starbucks (Florida Road) — Berea — ★ 4.3
- Delta Cafe & Don Quixote — Randburg — ★ 4.4
- Four & Twenty Cafe — Claremont — ★ 4.4
- Boston Coffee Roasters — Durbanville — ★ 4.7
- Starbucks Melrose Arch — Alexandra — ★ 4.3
- Zaras Cafe Ballito — Ballitoville — ★ 4.4
- Crème Cafe — Soweto — ★ 4.6
- Lua A Baker's Cafe — Alberton — ★ 4.3
- concha cafe — Ballitoville — ★ 4.5
Coffee culture in South Africa
South Africa has a thriving coffee scene, and WorldCafeMap lists 4,687 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries across 449 cities — from the busiest spots in Cape Town, Pretoria, Randburg to hidden gems in smaller towns. Every listing shows the address, opening hours, a map, photos and real customer ratings.
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