Proper Coffee

KAYA HQCity Centre, Cape Town

★EverydayThe everyday answer

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

The barista takes the coffee personally, which is rarer than it should be in the City Centre. Good value, local art on the walls, and a cup worth going back for.

The coffee matters here because the barista decided it does.

4.9★★★★½(59)
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What we love

  • •Barista-led coffee focus: one of the few City Centre spots where someone behind the bar is genuinely paying attention to the cup
  • •Value for money on the espresso
  • •Local art throughout; considerably more character than the surrounding options on Loop Street
  • •Food draws most of the crowd; the coffee is the reason to return

Location

35 Loop St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

387m 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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