A coffee town worth the detour
Cape Town
South Africa · 12 specialty roasters
Photo by Tobias Reich on Unsplash
Cape Town's 12 specialty roasters have 85 coffees on the shelf between them right now, led by Colombia, Ethiopia, Brazil.
At a glance
- Roasters
- 12
- Country
- South Africa
- Coffees in stock
- 85
On the shelf
Where Cape Town's coffee comes from
Origins across every roaster in town, counted from their live catalogues.
- Colombia 10 coffees 6 roasters
- Ethiopia 8 coffees 5 roasters
- Brazil 5 coffees 3 roasters
- Kenya 5 coffees 3 roasters
- Rwanda 5 coffees 4 roasters
- Costa Rica 4 coffees 3 roasters
Most common process: washed (53%)
Most-used tasting notes: chocolate · caramel · citrus · dark chocolate · peach
Where to start
A shortlist of Cape Town's roasters
Every one of these is worth an afternoon. Click through for what they're pouring this week.
Backyard Brew Coffee Co.
Cape Town
5 coffees
Cedar Coffee Roasters
Cape Town
13 coffees
Coffee Guy Roasters
Cape Town
3 coffees
Deluxe Coffeeworks
Cape Town
3 coffees
Espresso Lab Microroasters
Cape Town
17 coffees
Legado Coffee
Cape Town
1 coffee
Origin Roasting
Cape Town
5 coffees
Quaffee
Cape Town
0 coffees
Rosetta Roastery
Cape Town
10 coffees
Tribe Coffee
Cape Town
5 coffees
Truth Coffee Roasting
Cape Town
16 coffees
Yellow Jacket Coffee
Cape Town
7 coffees