Proper Coffee
★★ SpecialtyLast reviewed April 2026

Folk Cafe St. JamesKalk Bay, Cape Town

"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."

4.3★★★★(1,219)
Reviews from Google Maps
Roasts on-siteBeans to go

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

Also in Cape Town

See all →
Olympia Bakery★ Everyday

Old-school Kalk Bay institution where the baking has drawn people across Cape Town for years. Truth Coffee on espresso makes the cup worth having.

Cedar Coffee Roasters★★★ Purist
Woodstock

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.

Cedar Hatch★★★ Purist
City Centre

Cedar Coffee Roasters put their café inside a CBD sneaker store on St Georges Mall. The pour-overs through a Timemore Crystal Eye Dripper are the best in Cape Town.