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Deluxe CoffeeWorks, Roodehek Street Cape Town. Source: Deluxe.

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Cape Town Has the Best Coffee Shops in South Africa

Certain cities around the world get a name for great coffee. San Francisco, Seattle, London, Tokyo, Taipei. Now add Cape Town to the pack, especially over the last year or two as specialty coffee shops have exploded all over the Mother City. We sniffed out the best brew to be found. 1. The best coffee shop for over-the-top […]

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Deluxe CoffeeWorks, Roodehek Street Cape Town. Source: Deluxe.

Certain cities around the world get a name for great coffee. San Francisco, Seattle, London, Tokyo, Taipei. Now add Cape Town to the pack, especially over the last year or two as specialty coffee shops have exploded all over the Mother City. We sniffed out the best brew to be found.

1. The best coffee shop for over-the-top splendid ambiance: Haas, Buitenkant Street.

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2. The best for doing some office work in at the same time: Mischu, Harrington Street.

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Mischu on Harrington Street, Cape Town.

3. The best replica of Brooklyn, New York, hipsterdom: Deluxe CoffeeWorks, Roodehek Street.

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Deluxe CoffeeWorks, Roodehek Street, Cape Town. Source: Deluxe.

4. The best latte artist in town: Häzz, Main Street, Newlands.

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Häzz.

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5. The best place you might walk by without noticing: Habb, Albert Road, Woodstock.

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6. The best coffee shop in the world (at least according to a British newspaper): Truth, Buitenkant Street.

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Source: Truth Coffee.

7. The best area for coffee: Woodstock.

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Source: The Love Cape Town Neighbourhood Series.

8. The best coffee shop at explaining the difference between its single-blend coffee beans: Rosetta, Woodstock.

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9. The best coffee stall at the Neighbourgoods Market: Origin.

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10. The best coffee shop at keeping followers coming back again and again: EspressoLab, Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock. And YoursTruly, Long Street.

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Source: YoursTruly.

11. The best coffee trolley to have at an event: The Magnificent Barista Boys.

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12. The best name and sidewalk coffee experience: Che Cafe at Revolution Bicycles, Bree Street.

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Che Cafe.

13. The best coffee shop to go to when you also want something to eat: Superette, Blue Cafe, Bird Cafe, The Power and the Glory, Skinny Legs & All, Cafe Frank and Bootleggers.

14. The best fail-safe alternative when there is no good coffee shop nearby: Woolworths.

15. The best coffee shop that most people still have to make a trip to:  Department of Coffee, Khayelitsha.

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