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No. 36 in the world · November 2026

Espresso Lab

Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock · Cape Town, South Africa

a pour-overNo. 36
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The one cup to order

Whatever single origin is on filter that day: ask the barista which one they're proudest of from African farms

When it's quiet: Weekdays; Saturday is market day.

No. 40 in the world for 2026: Cape Town's best-known roaster, in the old mill that holds the Saturday Neighbourgoods Market.

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A clean pour-over at home, the way the best filter bars do it

A clean pour-over at home, the way the best filter bars do it

6 min · 1 big cup (about 300 ml). The cup the Coffee 100's filter bars are built on: light-roasted beans, hot water poured by hand in stages, and a cup that tastes of fruit and the farm, not of roast.

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