Volume 01 — The South African coffee field guide

A guide to the coffee
worth driving for

Independent roasteries, neighbourhood cafés and the slow-morning corners we keep going back to — catalogued town by town, from Cape Point to the Soutpansberg.

Shops catalogued
1 915
Provinces
9
Towns
24
A barista crafting coffee in a warm, sunlit South African coffee shop
Fig. 1 — Pour-over, morning light · 33°55′S 18°25′E

Section I

The provincial index

Nine provinces, each with its own coffee character. Start where you are — or where you're headed.

  1. 01Eastern Cape165 shops
  2. 02Free State46 shops
  3. 03Gauteng569 shops
  4. 04KwaZulu-Natal177 shops
  5. 05Limpopo35 shops
  6. 06Mpumalanga41 shops
  7. 07North West31 shops
  8. 08Northern Cape32 shops
  9. 09Western Cape819 shops

Field note

“Good coffee in this country rarely announces itself. It’s a roaster in a warehouse in Salt River, a two-table counter in Dullstroom, a farm stall on the R62 with a grinder that’s older than the road.”
From the introduction — Volume 01
A flat white with latte art beside a croissant and scattered coffee beans

Section IV — For coffee shop owners

Put your shop
on the map

Listings are free — no commission, no tiers, no catch. Add your hours, photos and what makes your coffee yours, and get found by people already looking for it.