Get Caffeinated… Locally
Looking for the freshest coffee in the ‘burbs? Here’s our pick of three local coffee roasteries in the Southern Suburbs area.
I LOVE COFFEE KENILWORTH
This delicious little roastery and coffee shop not only serves up some of the best bakes in Cape Town, but all their coffee is roasted freshly on site. The roastery first opened its doors in 2016 with an aim to be one of the leading artisanal coffee roasters in the country while creating employment for the Deaf community. Today, 70% of the I Love Coffee team is Deaf or hard of hearing, so when you pick up your coffee beans, make sure to practice your sign language skills (using the handy guide on their website) while ordering a cappuccino. ilovecoffeegroup.co.za
How do you source your beans? We source our beans from local agents who import from around the world.
Who’s doing the roasting? Mike Morritt-Smith is our head roaster and Geliano Andrews is his roaster’s assistant. He is Deaf and, as far as we know, the first Deaf roaster’s assistant in the country.
Most popular coffee? Our most popular coffee is Agape which is our blend of beans from Brazil, other parts of South America, Africa and Asia. Mania is our single origin coffee and we have two options – one from Ethiopia and the other Guatemala.
QUAFFEE CONSTANTIA
With its main base on the picturesque Buitenverwachting Wine Estate in Constantia and a second roastery at The Vineyard Hotel, Quaffee is all about fantastic, traceable coffee. They roast green beans sourced from a variety of different countries (including a South African farm) according to seasonality, with full transparency listed on their website. There’s a wide range of blends to choose between – from traditional coffee, to special profile and single origin roasts – ranging in price. If you’re thinking of roasting your own, you can also buy green beans and coffee accessories from their website. quaffee.com
Who does the roasting? Mzukisi is the master roaster at our primary site at Buitenverwachting. Mzukisi was trained in the US by Steven Diedrich, the inventor of the roaster we use, and he is backed up by Warren. We have a second roaster Sinovuyo who we trained internally, and he is the roaster at the Vineyard Hotel-based roastery.
Where can people buy your beans? We sell our beans online, at both our roasteries, via partners like Cape Coffee Beans and the CoffeebloC at Buitenverwachting.
Most popular coffee sold? We have a layered offering of coffees. Our ‘Old School’ blend is a popular dark roast on the entrylevel side, and the most popular speciality blend is ‘Relationship’.
BACK YARD BREW CO | KENWYN
Husband and wife team Mark and Melissa run an online coffee roastery from their home, specialising in small batch coffee roasted freshly to order and delivered within Cape Town. All coffee is roasted on-site and they can tailor your order to the roast you prefer – so, while they mainly offer medium roast, a darker roast can be done specially on request. They also offer free delivery within Cape Town on the last Friday of the month, so keep an eye on their socials. backyardbrewcoffee.co.za
Who does the roasting? We are a small family-run business, so Melissa does all our roasting in house.
Where do you source the beans from? From our local green bean brokers who import coffee from all over the world.
Most popular coffee? Our Cobrata in-house blend is one of our best sellers.