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Hey Stranger Coffee CollectiveCity Centre, Cape Town

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Long St0.2 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

The coffee on Long St is usually forgettable. Hey Stranger is where it's made to count.

Hey Stranger cares about the coffee more than most Long St customers do.

4.8★★★★½(126)
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What we love

  • •Consistently well-made espresso, with bean character that repeat visitors notice
  • •The reason the coffee lands on an otherwise forgettable street
  • •Cinnamon bun is a genuine draw, not background pastry
  • •Regulars arrive having tried elsewhere; this is where comparative coffee-seekers tend to stop looking

Location

172 Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

349m from City Centre centre

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From the Journal

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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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