Coffee
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Deluxe Coffeeworks (25 Church St) - tall ceilings, solid and well priced coffee.
This is pure coffee bar. No tea, no snacks, but they really turn out a great
espresso and the crowd is hip and pretty to look at.
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Truth Coffee Cult (36
Buitenkant St) - steam-punk coffee palace with huge, atmospheric seating area;
decent nibbles; and servers wearing excellent hats. Great place to work or
people-watch.
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Bean There (58 Wale St) - 'fair trade' coffee roasters with a nice cafe too. If you take
your coffee seriously, so do they. Free cup of joe when you buy a package of
coffee to brew at home.
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Bread
Milk and Honey (10 Spin St) - great, well-priced coffee and
very tasty snacks, especially for breakfast. They can make an proper iced
coffee – a rarity in Cape Town. Well-rated but expensive lunch buffet.
Booze - [ note: cocktails will NOT compare in quality to cocktails in major U.S. cities. Visiting Americans might want to stick with the wine, which is much better value and high quality ]
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Roxy’s (14 Wandel St) - pleasant dive/diner.
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Kitima (Hout Bay) - lovely,
old house with a great cocktail menu. You can order their food from the bar
(see Restaurants).
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Julep (Long Street, alley
near Long Street Cafe) - cool, intimate, dark space with solid
cocktail list. Best when they are not playing loud dance music.
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Planet Bar (76 Orange
St) - spacy (and spacious) lounge in the Mount Nelson Hotel that offers solid, boozy
cocktails with worldly ingredients. Expensive.
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Black Ram
(Tamboerskloof, Corner of Kloof Nek Rd & Burnside Rd) - cool space with a nice but pricy selection of microbrews,
wines, and booze. Very crowded and smoky on weekends. A see-and-be-seen kind of
place, especially for hipster types.
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Orphanage Cocktail Emporium (227 Bree St) - Victorian orphan-themed menu delivers tasty
cocktails with stunning presentation and decent small plates. Pleasantly dark
inside. More tea, Vicar?
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Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar (165 Longmarket St) - cool vibe with mixed indoor/outdoor
space. Good music, wine, and cocktails.
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