Aroma Café Restaurant | 94 Loop St, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape

This charming, delightful coffee shop is centrally located in the CBD on the corner of Loop and Longmarket Streets. It offers outside seating or al fresco dining for those wishing to relax and enjoy watching those passing by or seating within the restaurant. Aroma Café has been in this location for decades catering to not only the early birds from 7am but to those wishing to linger after work to miss the traffic. Its also open on First Thursdays to cater for the huge crowd that descends once a month and has been rumoured to stay open until the wee hours of Friday, should the patrons insist on staying on. The interior is sophisticated and reminiscent of the nostalgic 50s featuring velvet seating areas, small tables, an exquisite bar/serving area, screeded flooring and an abundance of horse photographs on the walls. The delightful owner Jason who hails from the USA dedicated this business to a relative who had an interest in horse racing. The relative was also the owner of the famous race horse the Sea Bi