Coffey & Cake

Your guide to great coffee

Mandela Day Coffee Challenge

I am extremely excited to share this Mandela Day Coffee Challenge blog post with you, as it includes two of my favourite aspects of life… generosity and coffee. As many of us know the 18th of July is Mandela Day and each year we are encouraged to spend 67 minutes giving back or making a difference generously. This year a few of the coffee shops around Durban, Upper Highway and PMB have hopped on board with Ingane Yami Children’s Village to make a difference throughout the month of July.

Mandela Day Coffee Challenge

Yes you read right; for the whole of July, when you buy a coffee at one of these coffee shops, 67c of the cost will be donated to Ingane Yami as part of the Mandela Day Coffee Challenge.

The coffee shops to get to are…

Upper Highway
Lineage, Hillcrest & Waterfall
Jooma, Kloof
Caffe Mobile, Shongweni Farmers Market
Sprigs, Kloof
Sam’s Cafe, Kloof
Bellevue, Kloof
Stretta, Hillcrest
Oscars, Hillcrest
Juice Kitchen, Hillcrest
Go Coffee Café, Assagay
I Love my Coffee, Kloof
Assagay Coffee, Cato Ridge/Inchange
Curro HCA School, Hillcrest
Market Cafe, Hillcrest
Highbury School, Hillcrest

Durban: 
Jacksonville
The Boiler Room

Durban north:
Zucca
Colombo (July 18 only)

PMB:
Empire Coffee

Mandela Day Coffee Challenge

Mandela Day Coffee Challenge

How awesome is that! Come on KZN, let’s support this generously and make a difference to the lives of the children at Ingane Yami. This is our challenge for the month of July, not just Mandela Day. Get yourself a coffee at one of the above coffee shops and you’ll be supporting a great cause.

Mandela Day Coffee Challenge

A bit more info about Ingani Yami

Ingane Yami Children’s Village is just over the hill, in Shongweni, and has a powerful impact by rescuing and restoring the lives of previously orphaned and abandoned children. Ingane Yami is bringing change right on our door steps.

For more information about Ingane Yami have a look at their website: www.inganeyami.com. To enquire more about this initiative, you can contact Patricia Deacon on tricia@inganeyami.com.

Parkside Durban

There is a new coffee shop open at the Station Drive precinct in Durban, and it’s called Parkside. Yes they are pouring silky smooth and oh-so tasty espresso shots, using Colombo Coffee beans.  You’ll find Parkside in The Station at 39 Station Drive, which is just off Umgeni Road in Morningside.

Parkside Durban

Parkside Durban

I may be slightly obsessed with this interior… especially the black and copper/rose gold coffee machine!

Parkside Durban

Parkside Durban

The Station is a creative new space in the precinct, and is home to designer, vintage wear, photographers and good coffee. Parkside have free wifi so it is a great spot to get to those emails while enjoying a cup of coffee. Also, make sure you take cash or have the Zapper app to pay for your coffee as they don’t have card facilities at present.

Run by Dan, Parkside also offer an assortment of fresh and healthy lunches. From salads, to quiches, and more healthy goodness, Parkside fits right into the healthy lifestyle of Durban.

Parkside Durban

There are two tables inside The Station and a few places to sit on the verge outside, which really makes Parkside a unique Durban experience. The Station owner, Paul Basson, and his team have plans for an art park outside so this precinct really is starting to boom into something proudly authentic for Durban.

So the next time you have a moment or are in the Morningside area, get to Parkside and grab a coffee to go or sit down for coffee and lunch.

You can follow Parkside on Facebook at Parkside Durban.

Parkside is open Monday to Friday 7am – 4pm and on Sundays from 8am – 1pm.

The NEW Home of Colombo Coffee

You may have seen me posting all over Facebook and Instagram about the new home of Colombo Coffee. Well I’m updating all my blog readers too. The map has been updated and you can now find Colombo Coffee at Shop 1, 59 Kensington Drive (also known as Adelaide Tambo Drive), Durban North. The cafe is perched in the front, serving their usual exceptional coffee, and they will be roasting coffee from the back of the shop.

Factory Cafe and Colombo Coffee & Tea have merged as one and moved from their previous downtown Glenwood location to this spot in Durban North. They have muffins, donuts and cake on sale and a small menu of toasted sarmies for lunch.

I took a few pictures while I was there. Here’s what it’s looking like.

colombo coffee

colombo coffee

colombo coffee

Look out for Union Square (the burger joint), park your car and walk into that centre and you’ll find Colombo Coffee just behind them. I’m sure I will see you there at some point as this is my favourite coffee in Durban and now they are just down the road from me. #yesplease

Home Bru Graft Cafe

Umhlanga Village is being populated by the week with great new cafes and restaurants, and one of my favourite coffee shops is Home Bru Graft Cafe.

Graft Cafe? Huh? These guys are taking a new look at the term coffice and in true Durban style are living up to their name. Home Bru Graft Cafe is not just your average coffee shop. Step into the back and enter into an aircon fresh, fully functional workspace, with boardrooms and quiet rooms to take calls. The wifi is quick and printing facilities are readily available. Best of all you can order coffee all day long!

Home Bru Graft Cafe

Book a day week or month station, or board room/meeting room per hour.  If you just need a place to grab a coffee and check some emails then sit out in the front of the cafe, out in the sunshine. Home Bru Graft Cafe serve Colombo Coffee and it is seriously good. Their baristas are doing a lot right!

Home Bru Graft Cafe

You can order from their salad or pasta jars, and tasty toasties. Otherwise indulge in a chocolate croissant or nutella crumpets. Up to you.

So where is this Umhlanga gem? Home Bru Graft Cafe is down the road from the Mini dealership (which you cannot miss as you drive into the Village).

Retail 12, Beacon Rock
21 Lighthouse Road
Umhlanga Rocks
KwaZulu-Natal
Home Bru Graft Cafe

Follow Home Bru Graft Cafe of Facebook

Opening Times

Mon- Friday : 6am – 8pm
Saturday : 6am – 2pm

Steampunk Cafe

In my last blog post I mentioned my favourite coffee shops along the Midlands Meander, one of them being Steampunk Cafe. Up until recently Steampunk Cafe was a roadside coffee shop, driven by passionate coffee man Michael Goddard. Now Steampunk is not only a coffee shop, but Michael is roasting on site too.

I recently went through to the Midlands for a day and spent the morning at Steampunk Cafe. I enjoyed a delicious Flat White paired with a custard tart similar to that of a pasteis de nata (Spanish custard tart).

What I so enjoy about Steampunk Cafe is that it really is driven to support community. The locals love stopping by to grab a takeaway en-route to work and when new visitors enter the staff are so friendly and make every effort to create a welcoming environment. Below are some pictures from my visit and more info for you about Steampunk Cafe.

Steampunk Cafe

coffee bar at Steampunk Cafe

Steampunk Cafe

coffee at steampunk cafe

Coffee at Steampunk Cafe

coffee roaster at Steampunk Cafe

Michael is a humble man, who openly admits that he is always learning more about coffee. He told me how he will often spend time listening to people in the industry and learn from trying out their methods, and deducing what works best for his coffee. Michael is roasting all his own coffee now, and he pays special attention to each coffee individually. The source, the size, the harvest method are all taken into account before roasting and Michael tracks his roasts ensuring he is getting the best out of the beans.

I want to encourage you to visit Steampunk Cafe. Ask Michael as many questions as you have about coffee, and he will answer you with the knowledge that he has learnt from practise and trying out new coffee brewing and roasting methods.

Trading Hours

Steampunk Cafe is on the R103 road, at the Tokans Garage. Check them out on Facebook for directions and what coffee they’re pouring. Oh and take cash or pay with Zapper!!!!!