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Food & Wine Opinion South Africa

"Plants, coffee and everything else..."

Second Avenue in Harfield Villiage, Kenilworth is surprisingly quiet and peaceful at 9 in the morning. With its lively exterior of colourful flower pots on the steps, Twigs with Beans - a quaint little coffee shop/nursery/vintage furniture shop - is quite inviting.

This is the perfect place with its chilled ambiance and vintage feel to bring a friend for a heart-to-heart, your laptop for catching up on work or emails, your reading book to sink into a world of fiction or fantasy without being disturbed, your hundredth Sudoku puzzle or, apparently, your two French bulldogs for breakfast, lunch or simply a divine cuppa.

"Plants, coffee and everything else..."
"Plants, coffee and everything else..."

Co-owner, Philip Kleinsmith treated me with an oh-so-perfect flat white and a wholesome brekkie consisting of two poached eggs (with a magical sauce like I have honestly never tasted before!), two grilled tomatoes, bacon and fresh rocket. #Nomnomnom.

"Plants, coffee and everything else..."
"Plants, coffee and everything else..."
"Plants, coffee and everything else..."
"Plants, coffee and everything else..."

After taking over the shop from previous management, the Twigs with Beans team is still busy changing a few things to add their own personal touch and flair like painting the walls, bringing changes to the menu etc.

As a bonus, all the vintage furniture customers see in the shop is for sale, so if you are one for gems like that, best you pop in and scout around... and why not pick up some purdy flowers while you're at it?

"Plants, coffee and everything else..."
"Plants, coffee and everything else..."

"I simply want people to experience a comfortable, chilled environment where they can enjoy good coffee," says Philip.

Well, I think Twigs with Beans has nailed it!

Twigs with Beans is located in Second Avenue, Harfield Village, Cape Town, Western Cape. Hours are Monday-Friday from 8am-6pm, Saturdays from 9am-6pm, and Sundays a from 9am-5pm. Call +27 (0)21 674 1193, email moc.em@521pilihpfehc, or go to the Facebook page.

About Ilse van den Berg

Ilse is a freelance journalist and editor with a passion for people & their stories (check out Passing Stories). She is also the editor of Go & Travel, a platform connecting all the stakeholders in the travel & tourism industry. You can check out her work here and here. Contact Ilse through her website here.
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