Cafe
Caffe Java, Umdloti Beach
Updated
Caffe Java, the Italian cafe franchise outlet at Shop 54-56 South Beach Road on Umdloti's beachfront, has closed. This page stays up for the record.
Caffe Java is a local outlet of the national Italian cafe franchise, at Shop 54-56 South Beach Road, Umdloti Beach, with seating for around 40 guests. As a franchise, the food and coffee format is broadly consistent with other Caffe Java branches around South Africa: espresso-based coffee, light Italian-leaning food, and a menu built for breakfast and lunch rather than long dinners.
Tripadvisor reviews describe it as a reliable breakfast spot with good coffee and a view over Umdloti beach, and note it is pet-friendly. It appears consistently in current Umdloti restaurant listings, which is the signal behind this page’s “open” status, though no phone number or opening hours specific to this branch were sourced during research.
For a coffee stop in the things to do in Umdloti category with more sourced detail on hours, see FOAM. For what replaced Manta Cafe nearby, see Salt and Citrus.
What is unconfirmed: exact opening hours, phone contact, and current menu pricing. This page will be updated once a direct confirmation fills in the missing detail.
This venue has closed. Closed. Salt and Citrus now trades from this unit together with the neighbouring one at Umdloti Beach Centre, 1 South Beach Road. Confirmed locally by the site owner, September 2026. The space is now salt and citrus.
- Area
- Umdloti Beach
- Type
- Cafe
- Address
- Shop 54-56 South Beach Road, Umdloti Beach
- Price band
- R
- Website
- unconfirmed
- Listing status
- Closed
Hours and prices are not listed here unless the venue publishes them. Phone ahead.
Questions people ask
- What is Caffe Java known for?
- Breakfast and coffee, per its Tripadvisor reviews, with a view over Umdloti beach and a pet-friendly policy.