Cafe
Dolores Cafe, Umdloti Beach
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Umdloti Beach Cafe Price band R
In short
Dolores Cafe is a small beachfront coffee kiosk at the corner of South Beach Road and Margaret Bacon Avenue, Umdloti, popular with locals from sunrise to lunchtime.
Dolores Cafe is a small coffee kiosk at the corner of South Beach Road and Margaret Bacon Avenue, Umdloti Beach, about 20 metres from the sand and across the road from a parking area. Local press called it “smart coffee in a shack”: one barista at a single counter, sometimes helped by the owner, serving hundreds of customers a week. That figure comes from 2023 coverage, so treat it as a guide.
Mornings here belong to the locals. Runners, surfers and dog walkers stop by from sunrise to lunchtime to catch up on news and hang out. There’s no seating and no Wi-Fi, so it’s a grab-and-go stop. The coffee is a medium roast from Coffee Merchant, and the food is kept simple: chocolate croissants, crunchies and biscuits. Everything comes in takeaway cups.
Come here for good coffee, fast. If you’d rather sit down to breakfast, FOAM nearby has a fuller light-meal menu, Caffe Java is further along South Beach Road, and the Umdloti Community Space serves coffee too.
Its Instagram bio gives trading hours of 06:00 to 14:00 every day. Check Instagram (@doloras_coffee) or Facebook for any short-notice closures, or ring 074 892 3563. The beach it serves is covered on the Umdloti Beach page.
- Area
- Umdloti Beach
- Type
- Cafe
- Address
- Corner South Beach Road and Margaret Bacon Avenue, Umdloti Beach, 4350
- Price band
- R
- Website
- Visit site
- Listing status
- Open
Hours and prices are not listed here unless the venue publishes them. Phone ahead.
Opening hours open now
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
Google's hours, not ours. Phone ahead on a public holiday.
Photos and ratings: Google. Google data as of 26 October 2026.
What people say on Google
- Antoinette Kriel7 months ago
Makes the best I've coffee ☕ Beautiful vibes Very friendly and efficient staff 🤩
- Gerry Buitendag2 months ago
Wonderful place to sit and watch the sea, Portuguese tarts are good, as is the coffee
- Alexander Oliviera year ago
Best coffee spot in Umdloti. Lekka vibe right on the beach and great friendly service. We stayed another night down the road just so we can get coffee in the morning.
Reviews are other people's words, published on Google, quoted here in part.
| Fact | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Trading hours | Daily, 06:00-14:00 | 2026-10 instagram.com |
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Questions people ask
- What does Dolores Cafe serve?
- Coffee made from a medium roast sourced from Coffee Merchant, plus a small selection of food such as chocolate croissants, crunchies and biscuits. It is counter service and takeaway cups only, with no seating or Wi-Fi.
- Where is Dolores Cafe?
- A kiosk at the corner of South Beach Road and Margaret Bacon Avenue, Umdloti Beach, about 20 metres from the sand, opposite a parking area.
- What are Dolores Cafe's hours?
- Daily from 06:00 to 14:00, according to the trading hours in its Instagram bio.
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