Trip Report: Tribeca Bakery (Kalk Bay, Cape Town, South Africa)
Posted by TheShot on 23 Jul 2010 | Tagged as: Add Milk, Café Society, Foreign Brew, Roasting
Opening in Sept. 2009, this beachfront café in downtown Kalk Bay bustles with lovers of coffee and baked goods. They’ve adopted a theme based on New York City’s TriBeCa neighborhood, which is expressed in NYC imagery on the walls. The tables are pretty classy, actually, and there are often musicians in front along the sidewalk (which has some of its own sidewalk table seating). While popular for breakfast, they also serve sandwiches and dinner after 5pm.
Cappuccinos are on the menu, instead of flat whites, and they also offer the occasional odd South African coffee cocktail, such as the honey nut crunch macchiato. In back there’s an espresso bar that also offers wine, where an older, deep red, three-group La San Marco machine pulls shots of their own espresso blend. (They also have a Mazzer grinder.)
The resulting shot has a flecked, even, medium brown crema. It’s a touch thin, but it’s hard to complain: it’s a potent espresso (surprising as a double-sized single) with a fuller body and a roasted flavor of some pepper and spices blended well. A fine example of espresso in a popular place. R13 (about $1.75).
Read the review of Tribeca Bakery in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Hi, we visisted Tribeca for the fisrt time on Saturday 12 March 2011. What a surprize! We’re, a family of five, were so impressed with the food, coffee and service that it was agreed on that the “unplanned” visit and breakfast at Tribeca was the most outstanding experience and event during our stay in Cape Town the past few days. Really impressive, we will definitely visit again.
I was so impressed with the taste of the salad dressing (balsamic vinager with a sweet taste)that I asked the waitress about it. She said it is a product from Just Food. Can you please give me mre detail on where I can buy the product?
Regards and all the best!
Mathilda Pretorius and family