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Cafés in Accra Volta beans, condensed milk

Kaneshie coffee in a former Osu warehouse, garden tables on Koi Street and John Churcher Loop, and Jamestown Café on High Street in old Accra.

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One Accra roaster names its drinks after the city's neighborhoods. Jamestown Coffee Company, whose logo shows the Jamestown lighthouse above the words "Made in Ghana", roasts beans from the Volta Region and opened its first café in late 2020 in the Osu warehouse where it had been roasting.1 Ask for a Kaneshie, espresso with sweetened condensed milk, or a Labadi iced latte, the same over crushed ice; the staff suggest trying both before an Americano.1

Old Accra has its own café. Jamestown and Usshertown grew up around the 17th-century James Fort and Ussher Fort and are the city's oldest districts.2 On High Street, Jamestown Café fills a restored building that the architect Joe Addo built and owns, with art exhibitions, live music and an outdoor space for food and cocktails.3 ArchiAfrika, the design and architecture gallery Addo champions, is across the road in a building from 1915.4

For most people the day starts elsewhere. Time Out notes that Ghanaians tend to breakfast on something savory or on a plain combination of tea, bread and egg.5 Some places carry the drink in their names: God's Time The Best Tea Canteen in Achimota opens Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 17:00, while Big Apple cafe on Kolente Street, in the same part of town, never closes.

From Osu to East Legon

Accra by area

Ring Road divides Osu from Labone to its north.14 Airport Residential lies about 10 km northeast of the center, a five-minute drive west of the airport,15 and East Legon, about 13 km out, is named for its position east of the University of Ghana at Legon.16

Osu

Oxford Street chains, Kukun's garden on Koi Street and a roaster's warehouse café.

5 cafés

Labone & Cantonments

Labone Coffee Shop since 1995, MilkBox on Ndabaningi Sithole Road and the embassy streets of Cantonments.

7 cafés

Airport Residential & Airport City

Café Kwae at One Airport Square, Theia's garden on John Churcher Loop and D Cafe's pastry counter.

11 cafés

East Legon

Doughnuts on La Bawaleshi Road, cafés along Boundary Road and Vida e Caffè at Accra Mall.

8 cafés
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Garden cafés in Osu and Airport Residential, patios in Labone and East Legon.

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Osu 5 cafés

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How coffee works in Accra

Menus follow espresso-bar lines, with sweet and tea-based drinks alongside. At D Cafe in Airport Residential, an espresso costs GH₵35 and a cappuccino GH₵45, and soy or almond milk adds GH₵5.6 Café Kwae at One Airport Square leans on tea: its chai latte is GH₵60, a turmeric latte GH₵55 and a homemade hot ginger tea GH₵35.7

Bring cedis. Easy Track Ghana calls the country basically a cash society: cards work at upscale places in Accra, mobile money (MoMo) is a very common way to pay, and many sellers can't break a GH₵200 note or even a GH₵20.8 A tip is a dash, as in "let me dash you something".8 Tips aren't always expected at chop bars (local eateries), but 10% is a fair guide at upscale restaurants that add no service charge.9

Ghana keeps Greenwich Mean Time all year and has no daylight saving, so opening hours never shift with the seasons.10 For laptop work, Kukun in Osu opens its ground-floor café to anyone who wants to spend the day working, and rents offices and flexible desks on the floors above.11

Most taxis run without meters, so agree on the fare before you get in; Uber and Yango are the app-based alternatives, and tro tros (shared minibuses) run set routes between designated stops.12

What coffee costs in Accra

DrinkTypical price
Espresso
Single shot		GH₵35
D Cafe, Airport Residential, 2026
Cappuccino
Regular size		GH₵25–81
Citywide range, October 2026
Café latte
With dairy milk		GH₵45
D Cafe, Airport Residential, 2026
Chai latte
Spiced tea with milk		GH₵60
Café Kwae, Airport City, 2026
Croissant
Plain		GH₵30
D Cafe, Airport Residential, 2026

Prices as of 2026. Espresso, latte and croissant prices are from D Cafe's online menu and the chai latte from Café Kwae's, both read in October 2026;67 the cappuccino range is Numbeo's crowd-sourced data, updated on 24 October 2026, with an average of about GH₵52.13

Sources

  1. Ghana's coffee industry is awakening, Standart (Chloé Skye Weiser, July 26, 2026), accessed October 2026
  2. Jamestown/Usshertown, Accra, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Accra area guides: Jamestown, Time Out (November 21, 2019), accessed October 2026
  4. ArchiAfrika Design, Time Out Accra (Daniel Neilson, June 5, 2017), accessed October 2026
  5. In search of the brunch-worthy, Time Out Accra (Daniel Neilson, February 22, 2017), accessed October 2026
  6. D Café menu, D Cafe, Airport Residential (online menu, October 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. Menus, Café Kwae (online menu, October 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Money and paying for things, Easy Track Ghana, accessed October 2026
  9. Ghana food and drink, World Travel Guide, accessed October 2026
  10. Time in Ghana, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  11. Kukun, Kukun (official site), accessed October 2026
  12. Accra, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  13. Cost of Living in Accra, Numbeo (updated October 24, 2026), accessed October 2026
  14. Osu, Accra, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  15. Accra Neighborhood Watch: Airport Residential Area, meQasa (September 16, 2014), accessed October 2026
  16. Neighbourhood Watch: Posh East Legon, meQasa (January 27, 2021), accessed October 2026
FAQ

Cafés in Accra: common questions

How much does a coffee cost in Accra?

As of October 2026, D Cafe in Airport Residential charged GH₵35 for an espresso and GH₵45 for a cappuccino or latte. Numbeo's crowd-sourced cappuccino prices for Accra ran from about GH₵25 to GH₵81, averaging around GH₵52. At Café Kwae in Airport City, a chai latte cost GH₵60.

Which neighborhood of Accra has the most cafés?

Airport Residential & Airport City and East Legon have the most cafés, followed by Labone & Cantonments. In Airport Residential they spread from One Airport Square to John Churcher Loop and Patrice Lumumba Street; in East Legon, from Boundary Road to La Bawaleshi Road.

What is a Kaneshie coffee in Accra?

It is a signature drink of Jamestown Coffee Company: espresso with sweetened condensed milk. The Labadi iced latte pours the same over crushed ice. The roaster uses beans from Ghana's Volta Region and opened its café in late 2020 in the Osu warehouse where it roasts.

How do you pay and tip in Accra cafés?

Carry cedis: Ghana runs largely on cash, cards work mainly at upscale places, and mobile money (MoMo) is very common. Small notes help, since many sellers cannot break a GH₵200 or even a GH₵20 note. A tip is called a dash; about 10% is fair at upscale restaurants that add no service charge.

Where is Jamestown Café in Accra?

Jamestown Café is on High Street in Jamestown, which with Usshertown is one of Accra's two oldest districts. The architect Joe Addo built and owns the restored building, which hosts art exhibitions, live music and an outdoor space for food and cocktails. The ArchiAfrika gallery is across the road.

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