Healthy, food prepared with love, ideal for vegans, always fresh .
The General store from outside is a place you may have just walked by (like me). It’s a gem. My colleague took me there for lunch once and I have been a fan since. The food speaks - Healthy does not need to be boring and bland..
Favourite place to have breakfast in Cape Town. Excellent daily salads that are often vegan-friendly, attentive staff, and charming atmosphere are all key characteristics that keep me coming at least 3 times a week and the salads selling out within a few hours.
Whether you a chocolate lover or not, the brownies sold at this lovely cafe are just to die for, by far the best I've ever tasted. The mixed veg salad is really good as well, love the flavours and texture of the salad
This is by far my favourite place to grab a quick, healthy lunch! Large varieties of prepared salads that you can mix and match and add a protein of choice with your selection. The salads are beyond amazing (I will walk an extra 5 min from our office block and pass Food Lovers, just to get lunch here). I prefer the way they prepare their red meats and fish over their white meats.
The cafe is tiny (I think it has fewer than 10 seats), so do a take-away on a nice day, and park on a bench in Thibault square.
Oh and their brownies!!!! Oh my soul, best brownie I've ever had....ever!
Update: returned for a takeaway salad! So so good!
Alexandra Louise Matthews
+5
Absolutely loved it. Had 3 amazing salads and some chicken -> It was incredibly good value for money, simple, quick and easy. Will be going back for sure.
A great place for a quick coffee in the morning! Great service, vibey atmosphere and friendly staff. A great little gem in the city ✨💁🏻💫🙏🏼
I love this place - it's perfect for a quick, feel-good work lunch. The General Store makes beautiful, healthy food and the service is super friendly.
A really great fresh food store. The perfect place to grab a lunch.
Clean and current, this place offer a great alternative to fast food. Ready prepared meals, with a great selection. The kind of place you can eat at, every day of the week.
The only thing missing, is a glass of white wine to wash it down.
The coffee is superb and the brownies life-affirming.
While I have not yet tried the food, my colleague was blown away by it. Rating based on the friendly staff and amazing coffee.
Wow I love this small shop so much. Perfect for breakfast or light lunch. White coffee tastes amazing with somehow sweet burnt sugar scent. Moroccan meat ball was delicious. I will definitely go back for patisserie.
On a recent visit to Cape Town from Ireland we discovered this little gem on Bree Street , it became one of our favourite places to eat . Beautiful , healthy, delicious array of foods , the menu was different every day , really high quality and exceptional value for money, the owner and staff were wonderful, always smiling, happy and helpful . 5 stars to everyone involved.
Super good option for tasty and healthy food. Good coffee too. Was next to our hotel and was the best discovery of the week. We had breakfast once, I order coffee another time and got some take away food 2 days, even though I arrived late and they had ran almost of everything, got to try delicious lemon chicken with salad and pasta and another time breaded chicken with pasta. The magic of apparently simple stuff. Super nice the girl at the counter.
Stopped in for breakfast. Delicious croissants with eggs and bacon! Coffee was excellent, too.
Delicious, healthy and great value. Attentive and friendly staff. Fantastic coffee, beautiful food cooked with care and high quality ingredients (their granola is nicely balanced with lots of seeds and nuts and not too sweet, served with a generous portion of fruits and their avo toast is generous and delicious). We came here for breakfast every day during our stay in Cape Town and wish we had this place near home!
The best lunch downtown. The selection changes everyday so I'm not sure if I should describe my lunch in detail. There were 3 protein choices and about 8 salads. I had sumac chicken and the stuffed aubergine, a Greek salad, sauteed potatoes, and a lentil salad. All excellent. The carrot cake we couldn't resist was outstanding!!!!! Leave room for dessert even if you have to share.
The General Store is an institution, for exceptional home cooked food! Lots of fresh ingredients, vegetables and goodness!
Each dish is made with love!
Highly recommended for lunch!
They have sharing plates, where you can share three veggie dishes!
Absolutely delicious! 🌿🌿🌿🌿
Lovely food, creatively combined salads. For us, the meat selection was limited. Mostly a takeaway facility, with very restricted seating. Having said that, I feel it is perfectly placed to service the centre of town offices.
Incredible breakfast and brunch. We had the avo toast and the granola bowl and both were perfect. Service super kind. Came back twice.
Good food and coffee, friendly staff and well decorated place. Love it!
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