"Owner-roasted beans, a cortadito made the Cuban way, and the smell of fresh roasting in the air. A genuinely Cuban coffee stop in Woodstock."
9, Brickfield Park, 18 Brickfield Rd, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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.
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.