Whether its the beach, the ambiance or WiFi you’re looking for, we have the top coffee & cappuccino spots to get your next caffeine fix.

Words: Rae Dengler. Images :Provided.

Best Venue All Day Venue into Evening…

Mamma G’s, Ballito Junction Shopping Centre, Ballito

Mamma’s always has a buzz about it. The home-styled Pizza-Pasta restaurant is a firm favorite for children and adults alike. The coffee is the pure Italian kind and reeks of European style…perfect for a cappuccino after some rigorous grocery shopping at 5 or a quick Espresso after a casual Al Fresco dinner. More about Mamma G’s.

Most Yummy for Mummies

Burnedale Farm Coffee Shop, 1 Salt Rock Road, Umhlali

The destination center has a little of something for everyone: Gift shops, clothing store, pottery gallery and paint studio for visitors to wander through, petting farm to keep small minds amused. And when that is done? Relax over an extended coffee chat with the girls while kids play on swings and jungle gym. WiFi is uncapped and the service impeccable.Read more about Burnedale…

Distinguished Style and Rich Flavor

The Gentry Cafe, The Quarter Boutique Shopping Centre

Against a backdrop of men’s luxury gifts and accessories, The Gentry Cafe serves a rich cappuccino with impeccable style. Originally geared as a gift store with additional services, the popularity of the venue has quickly burgeoned to dual locations at The Quarter (cafe and eatery) and gift store at Lifestyle Centre.

Most Authentic Coffee Flavor

Beanstruk, Litchi Orchard, Salt Rock.

Nestled under the leafy litchi trees, a Boutique Coffee Roastery exudes the fragrant aromas of the most carefully selected coffee beans lovingly prepared and roasted for the ultimate coffee flavor. Owner, Michelle Hendrikz, is a self-confessed coffee lover and delights in sourcing individual flavors from the world’s premier coffee growers, and then blending these to create coffees with nuances of flavor: distinctive in taste with personalities and characters as varied as the countries from which they are birthed: Malaysia, Guatemala, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania…Premier Coffee Growers – Superlative Coffee!

Early Artisan Breakfast with Ocean Views

Concha Cafe, Compensation Beach Rd, Ballito Old Town

The aroma of freshly baked breads and pastries is enough to draw passer by, the delicious flavors of rich, Mediterranean styled coffee and ocean views encourages one to linger longer… and longer. Concha Bakery and Cafe is an absolute holiday MUST and possibly a weekend ‘regular’ visit!

Maro keeps a keen Greek eye on the quality of food served

Best Light Lunch & Cappuccino

Zara’s, Lifestyle Shopping Centre, Ballito

The family owned Greek style cafe has a loyal following from their Umhlanga roots. Always vibrant with a trendy cafe crowd, Maro Zaroudoukas keeps the food up to her own stringent standards.The Mediterranean styled menu offers a diverse range of healthy food options guaranteed to leave one fully replete. An hour of complimentary WiFi for customers, ask for the necessary log-in codes.

BBM Cafe Photo courtesy SA findit

The Business Meeting Place

BBM Cafe, Tiffany’s Centre, Umhlali

The enormous store space seldom seems too large as customers come and go with ease. Centrally located with direct access to the Tiffany Centre parking lot, BBM cafe is an easy landmark venue for a first or regular business meeting. For an extra treat, the Portuguese Pasteis de Nata (custard pastry tart) are fresh out of the oven in the mornings. WiFi is unlimited for BBM customers (ask for the current pass codes) and service is unobtrusively excellent.

Looking out from the deck of The Galley Beach Bar and Grill, Ballito

Best View

The Galley, Compensation Beach Road, BallitoPerched above the Ballito Promenade with panoramic views across to Durban on a clear day, The Galley is the ideal spot to chill after a brisk early morning or late afternoon stride from one side of town to the other. The sound of the waves wash over you and dolphins are often spotted heading North in the morning or South in the evening.

Serenity Setting for Coffee and Cake!

The Waterberry Coffee Shoppe, Ballito

Nestled within the lush flora of an indigenous coastal forest, The Waterberry is synonymous with decadent delights to accompany their selection of coffees. Settle in for a lazy afternoon with a chorus of bird calls as a backdrop to conversation and then walk it off with an easy stroll through the well marked trail, enjoying nature at her most indulgent.

The Wonder of SuperTubes!

Wonderland Cafe at the LINC Campus….The story goes like this: Once upon a time, when the LINC church operated from the Litchi Orchard Shed, Tithes were placed in what the elders called ‘SuperTubes’ – a cylindrical container strategically placed with the goal to raise funds for the new church building….

One sunny Sunday, the young pastor’s kid complained of thirst in the car after church. “What happened to the R 10 I gave you to buy a cold drink?” the young father asked.

“No, Dad, I put my money in for the Super Tubes at the new church….”

Now, in brightly coloured splendor, to the delight of THOUSANDS of kids in Ballito, the Super Tube jungle gym and slide park towers on a hillside at Foxhill, Salt Rock. Bought and paid for by a pastor’s kid! The cappuccino served at Wonderland is possibly the richest, most aromatic bean in the city.