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★★★PuristDestination coffee

St Georges Mall0.2 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Cedar Coffee Roasters tucked its own café inside a CBD sneaker store, co-founded by a three-time South African and African Barista Champion. Single origins are sourced to village level, with pour-over and AeroPress on hand to show them off properly.

Cape Town's own-roastery counter, co-founded by a three-time national barista champion.

5.0★★★★★(30)
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Competition pedigreeRoasts on-siteSingle originsPour-overBeans to go

What we love

  • •Cedar Coffee Roasters was co-founded by Winston Thomas, a three-time South African and African Barista Champion and SCA-accredited trainer, alongside Leigh Wentzel, formerly of Rosetta Roastery.
  • •Single origins are sourced to village level, with the processing method named on the menu.
  • •Pour-over and AeroPress are both on the menu, with reviewers singling out the precision of the pour-overs.
  • •Retail bags of the house roast go home with you, priced more reasonably than other high-end Cape Town roasters.
  • •Staff are praised by regulars for genuine coffee knowledge, not just polish.

Location

26 St Georges Mall, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

393m from City Centre centre

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From the Journal

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The One Coffee · 15 May

The 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.

Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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