The One Coffee
15 MayThe One Coffee to Have in Cape Town
Cape Town's specialty scene was built on own-roastery operations, several of them going back fifteen years or more.
"Winston is a South African Barista Champion and roasts every bean in the cup. Order the Ethiopian anaerobic natural as a pour-over; it's what serious coffee travellers cite when asked for the best they've had."
Unit 8, Side Street Studios, 48 Albert Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7915, South Africa
One person sources the beans, roasts them, and pulls your shot, all from a counter inside a Woodstock clothing shop. The Kenyan single origins rotate; ask what's on.
A family roastery with Italian-Brazilian roots, built around a single-minded focus on Mogiana single-origin beans. Come for the espresso, leave with a bag that smells like it was roasted this week.
A working roastery in Woodstock where the espresso is pulled with the same care as the sourcing. Come for the shot; leave with a bag of whatever single origin they're running.