The town centre bakery on the corner of Bird and Church, turning out sourdough, pastries and proper coffee from early morning. The natural first stop of a day in Stellenbosch.
SCHOON is where a Stellenbosch morning is supposed to start. The bakery sits on the corner of Bird and Church, and the smell reaches you before the doorway does — sourdough, pastries and coffee going out to the pavement tables from seven in the morning.
It is a working bakery first and a café second, which is the right way round. The counter changes with whatever came out of the oven, the loaves sell down as the day goes on, and by early afternoon the choice has narrowed considerably. Come early if you have something specific in mind; come any time if you simply want good coffee and something warm.
Highlights
- 4 Church Street, on the corner of Bird and Church
- Bread, pastries and speciality coffee
- Open from 07:00 on weekdays, later at weekends
- Wi-Fi, so it works as somewhere to sit and work