Where to Find the Best Breakfast in Durban, South Africa

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I’m a big breakfast person. I think a lot of people are, and for us it’s important to know where you can find the best breakfast when you’re in a new city.

Fortunately, Durban, the city I currently call home, has plenty of high-quality eateries serving up delicious breakfasts. I whittled down the list to a few favorites.

The Best Breakfast in Durban: 6 Places to Visit

1. The Glenwood Bakery

Best for: fresh artisanal bread and hipster vibes
Highlights: Delicious coffee and a more ‘foodie’ feel

The Glenwood Bakery is a staple for Durban’s gourmands and coffee aficionados.

Breakfasts are simple but flavourful, with only top-quality ingredients used. Their poached eggs are perfection.

The atmosphere is relaxed, with people working on laptops, reading novels, or perusing the local paper.

The attached bakery sells melt-in-your-mouth breads (several different kinds are produced on a daily basis) and pastries just out of the oven.

I always go to the one on Esther Roberts Road, but they have a second location on Florida Road.

2. Freedom Café

Best for: A hidden-gem breakfast with real personality
Highlights: Unique container-and-garden setting, excellent coffee, creative menu

Tucked behind The Concierge Boutique Bungalows in Greyville, Freedom Café is one of Durban’s most charming breakfast spots, and one of its best-kept secrets.

The setting alone is worth the trip: a converted steel shipping container with glass walls, spilling out into a shaded garden under a towering fig tree. Inside, brickwork and contemporary mirrors give the space a warm, unpretentious personality that pulls people in for the morning and keeps them there until the afternoon.

The menu is creative and health-conscious, with fresh juices made to order and a breakfast selection that ranges from buttermilk pancakes to poached eggs. Their coffee is really good too!

Open Tuesday–Sunday from 7 am. There’s secure parking on site, and it’s child-friendly, with a play area for the little ones.

3. Antique Café

Best for: Delicious food made with love
Highlights: Quirky décor, a beautiful garden oasis

Antique Café is packed with curiosities, funky artwork, and carefully mismatched furnishings.

If indoors is great, outdoors is even better – opt for the spacious backyard, sit under the trees, and soak up the eclectic, peaceful ambiance.

Everything on the menu looks great – so good luck choosing! If you are looking for a vegan breakfast in Durban, that’s an option here as well. And they even roast their own coffee.

4. Bona Terra

Best for: Eating outdoors with lots of space
Highlights: A gorgeous setting, multiple playgrounds for the kids

If you’re willing to travel a bit further from the city, you’ll discover the sprawling Bona Terra up in Assagay, surrounded by lush countryside.

Enjoy a delicious Durban breakfast in one of the elegant seating areas and then take a wander through the premises, where you’ll find a nursery and shops full of second-hand treasures.

Bona Terra is a great breakfast option for families, with plenty of outdoor space for kids to run around.

5. Surf Riders Cafe

Best for: Healthy and fresh breakfast
Highlights: A laid-back breakfast spot by the beach

Surf Riders is a popular local choice for anyone who enjoys breakfast with a view of the beach.

Their staff is great and their food choices are ample, including good vegan breakfast options.
They have different specials every week, making it a nice place to return to regularly.

6. Blue Waters Hotel

Best for: Buffet breakfast in Durban
Highlights: Upmarket ambiance, sweeping view of the city

R250 (US$ 15) gets you into one of Durban’s top breakfast buffets, served in the Versailles restaurant at Blue Waters Hotel on Durban’s beachfront.

The buffet includes everything from fresh fruit compote to bacon and eggs to homemade Belgian waffles.

The setting is elegant, with floor-to-ceiling windows offering an exceptional view of Durban’s pride and joy, the Moses Mabhida Stadium, built for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

The breakfast buffet is from 6.30am to 10am and includes drinks – coffee, tea, and juice.

Enjoy your breakfast in Durban!

Or, if you are not that much of a morning person, brunch or lunch is of course also an option!

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