Our story
From a bicycle cart to the harbour's living room
We wanted somewhere you could get properly good coffee, an honest plate of food and a seat by the water, without any fuss. So we built it.
How it started
In 2019 Naledi was roasting coffee in her garage and Sam was cooking breakfasts for friends every weekend. They bolted an espresso machine to a cargo bicycle, parked it on the quay at 6am and sold out by nine.
The fishermen came back the next day. So did the joggers, the dog walkers and the harbour pilots. Two years later, with a waiting list for the cart's cardamom buns, they signed the lease on an old ship chandler's store on Wharf Lane.
Today the store is a 60-seat café with a deck over the water, and the garage roaster has grown into a small roastery two streets away.
- 2019
The coffee cart opens on the quay at sunrise.
- 2021
We move into 21 Wharf Lane and start serving food.
- 2023
Our own roastery opens, two streets from the café.
- 2025
The deck over the water opens, dogs very much included.
What we care about
Three things we won't compromise on
We roast it ourselves
We buy green beans directly from three farms we know by name and roast them in small batches every week.
We cook from scratch
Bread, curries, sambals, sauces and every bake. If we can make it in our kitchen, we do.
We look after the harbour
Compostable cups, a refill discount and a monthly beach clean-up that anyone is welcome to join.
The team
The people behind the counter
Naledi Khumalo
Co-founder & head roaster
Picks every coffee we serve and will happily talk extraction times with anyone who asks.
Sam Jacobs
Co-founder & chef
Grew up on his gran's mutton curry, which is still the recipe behind our bunny chow.
Zaid Moosa
Head barista
Remembers your order after your second visit, and your dog's name after the first.
Come and say hello
We're open seven days a week on Wharf Lane. The kettle's always on.