Slow down. It’s only coffee.

A cafΓ© and small-batch roastery in Salt River. Espresso from seven, bakes out of the oven by eight, and a seat by the window if you are early.

A morning at Slow Hour

Between the first shot and the last scone

  • the slow bar, 06:50
    the slow bar, 06:50

    Before the doors open

    Every filter dialled in by hand before the first regular walks through the door.

  • Monday’s roast
    Monday’s roast

    Out of the drum

    Twelve kilograms at a time, cooled, rested, and on the shelf by Thursday.

  • table six, 09:15
    table six, 09:15

    The usual order

    The book club takes the round table. Nobody has ever asked them to hurry.

  • Saturday rush
    Saturday rush

    Worth the queue

    The line goes out the door around ten. The coffee comes out the same either way.

The flat white I measure every other flat white against. And the only place in Salt River where nobody rushes you out.
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TM Thandeka M. Regular since the first week

Left on the counter card

Slow Hour

Brickfield Road Salt River Cape Town
021 447 6620
Mon – Fri
07:00 – 16:00
Saturday
08:00 – 14:00
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