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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Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May

The case for Everyday

Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…

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