Johannesburg, South Africa — home of Father Coffee

Small team, careful roasts

Father Coffee

Johannesburg, South Africa · 5 coffees

Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash

Father Coffee opened its first roastery-cafe in Braamfontein in 2013 and is one of Johannesburg's most respected specialty roasters. Its flagship roastery is an expansive warehouse in the Kramerville design district housing a roastery, bakery, wine bar and cupping lab. They roast single-origin and provenance-led coffees for filter and espresso.

At a glance

5 Coffees
Johannesburg Based in

What a kilo costs here

€60.30 per kilo, the median across 5 of their bags. 93% above the South Africa median of €31.30.

Where the beans come from

What Father Coffee sources

The origins on their shelf right now. Click through to see who else in the directory is pouring the same coffee-growing country.

Current lineup

What's on the shelf right now

Every coffee Father Coffee is pouring this week, with origins, processing, and tasting notes.

Coffee Coffee - tastes like coffee

Coffee Coffee - tastes like coffee

189 ZAR
Brazil Minas Gerais natural
  • chocolate
Decaf Anaerobic Natural Ombligon by Nestor Lasso, Huila

Decaf Anaerobic Natural Ombligon by Nestor Lasso, Huila

489 ZAR
Colombia Huila anaerobic
  • raspberry
  • cocoa
Edgar Gutiérrez Natural, ET-47

Edgar Gutiérrez Natural, ET-47

789 ZAR
Panama Cordillera, Boquerón, Chiriquí natural
  • mango
  • plum
  • pineapple
  • honey
  • +1
Heirloom Blend

Heirloom Blend

189 ZAR
  • raspberry
  • lime
  • dark chocolate
Karatina Ngunguru, Nyeri

Karatina Ngunguru, Nyeri

289 ZAR
Kenya Nyeri washed
  • grapefruit
  • apricot
  • cherry

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