Johannesburg, South Africa — home of Father Coffee

Small team, careful roasts

Father Coffee

Johannesburg, South Africa · 5 coffees

Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash

Father Coffee opened its first roastery-cafe in Braamfontein in 2013 and is one of Johannesburg's most respected specialty roasters. Its flagship roastery is an expansive warehouse in the Kramerville design district housing a roastery, bakery, wine bar and cupping lab. They roast single-origin and provenance-led coffees for filter and espresso.

At a glance

5 Coffees
Johannesburg Based in

Where the beans come from

What Father Coffee sources

The origins on their shelf right now. Click through to see who else in the directory is pouring the same coffee-growing country.

Current lineup

What's on the shelf right now

Every coffee Father Coffee is pouring this week, with origins, processing, and tasting notes.

Coffee Coffee - tastes like coffee

Coffee Coffee - tastes like coffee

189 ZAR
Brazil Minas Gerais natural
  • chocolate
Decaf Anaerobic Natural Ombligon by Nestor Lasso, Huila

Decaf Anaerobic Natural Ombligon by Nestor Lasso, Huila

489 ZAR
Colombia Huila anaerobic
  • raspberry
  • cocoa
Edgar Gutiérrez Natural, ET-47

Edgar Gutiérrez Natural, ET-47

789 ZAR
Panama Cordillera, Boquerón, Chiriquí natural
  • mango
  • plum
  • pineapple
  • honey
  • +1
Heirloom Blend

Heirloom Blend

189 ZAR
  • raspberry
  • lime
  • dark chocolate
Karatina Ngunguru, Nyeri

Karatina Ngunguru, Nyeri

289 ZAR
Kenya Nyeri washed
  • grapefruit
  • apricot
  • cherry

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