"100% African origin, direct fair trade, with the Salisbury Street Blend on the shelf to take home. Get an espresso alongside the smoked trout on rye."
34 Salisbury St, Woodstock, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Winston is a South African Barista Champion and roasts every bean in the cup. Order the Ethiopian anaerobic natural as a pour-over; it's what serious coffee travellers cite when asked for the best they've had.
One person sources the beans, roasts them, and pulls your shot, all from a counter inside a Woodstock clothing shop. The Kenyan single origins rotate; ask what's on.
A family roastery with Italian-Brazilian roots, built around a single-minded focus on Mogiana single-origin beans. Come for the espresso, leave with a bag that smells like it was roasted this week.