Pauline's
Sea Point, Cape Town
Best first brunch
Sourdough, pastries and coffee at a small Sea Point café.
Pauline's Sea Point cafe for specialty coffee, batch brew, slow-fermented sourdough, in-house pastries, and a compact promenade-side brunch.
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The Cape Town brunch and coffee shortlist
Four Cape Town cafés for breakfast or brunch with specialty coffee, from small Sea Point tables to an all-day café in De Waterkant.
Try Pauline’s for sourdough and pastry, Loading Bay for a fuller meal, Ground Art for a quiet breakfast surrounded by art, or Shift for espresso and signature drinks.
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Loading Bay
De Waterkant, Cape Town
Best De Waterkant all-day room
An all-day menu and Espressolab coffee in De Waterkant.
De Waterkant cafe for Espressolab coffee, regenerative brunch plates, laptop-friendly tables, and curated apparel and Aesop upstairs.
Ground Art Caffe
De Waterkant, Cape Town
Best art-led breakfast stop
Breakfast and coffee in a calm café that also shows art.
Compact De Waterkant coffee bar and micro-gallery for house coffee, breakfast, light lunch, local art, Wi-Fi, and a calmer central sit.
Shift Espresso Bar
Green Point / Main Road, Cape Town
Best bold espresso breakfast
Espresso, signature drinks, breakfast and lunch in Green Point.
Green Point espresso-bar anchor for bold coffee, signature drinks, breakfast, lunch, a busy industrial Main Road room, and the wider official Cape Town branch network mapped as secondary locations.
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City: Cape Town
Intent: Strong Brunch