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Pauline’s Park Rd GardensGardens & Kloof Street, Cape TownPauline's →

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Park Rd0.2 mi from Gardens & Kloof Street centrelast reviewed April 2026

Two espresso options, with the premium tier rotating. If the Mesquite decaf is on, order it.

The rotating premium espresso is what stops this being another nice Gardens brunch spot.

4.8★★★★½(50)
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What we love

  • •Rotating premium espresso tier available across all milk drinks, alongside the house Classic
  • •8-hour slow-drip cold brew
  • •Mesquite decaf on rotation, a named and sourced product

Location

4 Park Rd, Gardens, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

291m from Gardens & Kloof Street 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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