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Shift Espresso BarGreen Point, Cape TownShift Espresso

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Main Rd0.3 mi from Green Point centrelast reviewed April 2026

The espresso earns the name above the door. If you're moving through Green Point, this is where to stop.

The espresso does the work here, not the room.

4.4★★★★(564)
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What we love

  • Espresso bar by name and by operation: the coffee is the point, not background
  • Reviewers who come for the coffee leave satisfied; most come for other reasons
  • The coffee operation is more serious than most of Green Point knows

Location

45 Main Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa

410m from Green Point centre

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