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Folk Cafe St. JamesKalk Bay, Cape Town

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Main Rd0.4 mi from Kalk Bay centrelast reviewed April 2026

Folk runs Espresso Concepts, a working roastery with 30 years behind Terry the roast master. That's serious coffee pedigree in a neighbourhood that doesn't advertise it.

Espresso Concepts puts 30 years of Terry's roasting on the counter in St James.

4.3★★★★(1,219)
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What we love

  • •Own roastery: Espresso Concepts
  • •Retail beans available to buy in-cafe
  • •Supplies equipment to trade accounts alongside the coffee

Location

54 Main Rd, St James, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa

690m from Kalk Bay centre

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