A warm corner for
slow mornings

Fern & Flour is a neighbourhood café, bakery and micro-roastery in Kalk Bay — single-origin coffee, sourdough made from scratch, and a table that’s always open.

Neighbourhood favourite since 20194.9★ on Google (320+)Beans roasted in-house
A warm corner for slow mornings
Open today · 7am – 4pm
Slow-made in Kalk Bay

A little corner of calm, made from scratch.

01

Slow coffee

Single-origin beans roasted in small batches out the back, pulled by hand.

02

Fresh bakes

Croissants, sourdough and pastries baked before sunrise, every single day.

03

Weekend brunch

Unhurried plates and bottomless filter, Saturdays and Sundays till two.

Made slow, the way good things are.

No rushing, no shortcuts — just honest coffee and warm bread in a room that feels like home.

Our story

From a market stall to your morning ritual

What started as a weekend market stall in 2019 is now a little café built around one idea: good things take time.

We roast in small batches, ferment our dough for two days, and open the doors at seven — because the best mornings are the unhurried ones.

  • Small-batch single-origin beans
  • 48-hour naturally-leavened sourdough
  • Everything baked fresh, on-site
Made by hand

Bean to cup, all under one roof

Our roastery sits right behind the counter, so the coffee in your cup was green a week ago and roasted a few metres away.

Ask the team what’s resting on the shelf today — there’s always a new single-origin on the bar.

  • Roasted on-site every week
  • Beans & merch to take home
  • Barista classes one Saturday a month
Made by hand
Reviews

Loved by the neighbourhood

★★★★★

The best flat white in the south peninsula, and the sourdough sells out by ten for a reason.

TM Thandi M.
Regular
★★★★★

A proper neighbourhood café — warm, unhurried, and everything is made with real care.

JP James P.
Kalk Bay
★★★★★

We come every Sunday for the brunch and never leave before noon. It just feels like home.

L& Lena & Rui
Weekend regulars

Come sit a while.

Pop in for a flat white, take home a warm loaf, or book the big table for the weekend. We’d love to have you.

See you soon
Visit

Find us in Kalk Bay

Right on Main Road, a two-minute walk from the station. Dogs and slow mornings very welcome.

Inside Fern & Flour
112 Main Road, Kalk Bay, Cape Town 021 788 0142 hello@fernandflour.co.za

Opening hours

Mon – Fri
7:00 – 16:00
Saturday
7:30 – 15:00
Sunday
8:00 – 14:00