Kid-friendly Cafés & Coffee Shops in Cape Town

The Gardener's Cottage is a peaceful café under the camphor trees, with a carved wooden playground where you can watch the children from the outdoor tables. It serves breakfast, lunch and baked treats, and booking is a good idea because it fills quickly.

Food

Yes · Breakfast, lunch & baked treats

Can I see them?

Children visible from seating

Hours

Tue–Sat 8–4:30pm · Sun 8:30–4:30pm · closed Mon

Booking

Recommended · book via Dineplan

Deer Park Café is an easy neighbourhood option because it opens directly onto the park's large public playground, with outside tables under the trees and views over the city. Read more

Food

Yes · Café, wood-fired pizza & children's menu

Supervision

Adults supervise at the public playground

Can I see them?

The jungle gym is close to the outdoor seating

Hours

Winter: Mon–Sun 8–9pm · summer: Mon–Sun 8–10pm

Booking

Walk-ins · arrive early on busy summer days

Café Roux is the easiest daytime restaurant at Noordhoek Farm Village for keeping the children in view because its walled-off family corner borders the village playground and lawn. Read more

Food

Yes · Breakfast, lunch, cakes & children's menu

Can I see them?

Family seating borders the village playground and lawn

Hours

Breakfast: Mon–Sun 8:30–11am · lunch 12–3:30pm · selected dinner shows

Booking

Recommended

This coffee-shop branch sits beside Manhattan Park's public children's playground, which makes it an easy breakfast, lunch or coffee stop when the children need outdoor space. The playground is unsupervised, so choose an outside table and keep watch. Read more

Food

Yes · All-day breakfast, lunch & children's menu

Supervision

Adults supervise

The public play area has no childminder; adults need to supervise.

Hours

Mon–Wed 6:30am–5pm · Thu & Fri 6:30am–9pm · Sat 7:30am–9pm · Sun 7:30am–5pm

Booking

Walk-ins welcome

This family-friendly deli is open to the public and has an adjoining indoor play area for children 12 and under, including separate equipment for ages three and under. Read more

Food

Yes · All-day breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee & baked treats

Supervision

Adults supervise

Adults need to supervise children in the play area. Public-holiday and holiday-season hours may differ.

Hours

Tue–Sun 7–4pm · Mon self-service drinks 8–2pm

Booking

Walk in · seating is first come, first served

This garden-centre café has a large outdoor play area, mini farm-animal sanctuary and reptile park, with extra activities such as sand art and pottery painting. It is mostly an outdoor outing, so it works best in dry weather.

Food

Yes · Breakfast, lunch, coffee & cakes

Supervision

No childminder advertised · adults supervise

Hours

Mon–Sun 9–4:30pm

Booking

Walk-ins welcome · enquire ahead for parties

This garden-centre café has a large outdoor jungle gym and offers extra children's activities such as pottery painting and gardening.

Food

Yes · Breakfast, lunch, coffee & cakes

Supervision

No childminder advertised · adults supervise

Hours

Mon–Sun 8:30–5pm

Booking

Walk-ins welcome · enquire ahead for parties

The Scone Shack is a rustic, off-grid farm stop where wood-fired scones come with homemade jam and children can explore the garden among free-roaming farm animals. There are also cakes, desserts and hot drinks. Read more

Food

Yes · Wood-fired scones, cakes & hot drinks

Seasonal venue; it is generally closed in late winter.

Hours

Seasonal · generally Fri–Sun 9:30–5pm

Booking

Check Instagram before going

Ou Meul Pinelands has a large outdoor play area, changing facilities and a children's menu, with outdoor seating close to the play space. Read more

Food

Yes · Breakfast, lunch, takeaway & children's menu

Can I see them?

Outdoor seating is close to the play area

Hours

Mon–Sat 7am–9pm · Sun 7am–4pm

Booking

Walk-ins welcome

Oatlands Café is a relaxed farm stop with a large lawn, jungle gym, swings, sandpit, small play boat and a children's bike track. Outdoor tables near the play area are first-come, first-served, while the farmhouse seating can be booked.

Food

Yes · Farm breakfasts, lunches, coffee & cakes

Hours

Wed–Fri & Sun 8am–5pm · Sat 8am–9pm · closed Mon–Tue

Booking

Recommended · outdoor play-area tables are first-come, first-served