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Cafés in Rosebank & Parktown North

Father Coffee at The Zone, Freshly Ground on Keyes Avenue from 06:00, and late tables at Full Stop Café on Parktown North's 7th Avenue.

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Rosebank began as a farm, Rosemill Orchards, and in 1919 the city council renamed its streets after British admirals of the First World War.1 Rosebank Mall opened in 1976, and the Gautrain station followed on 2 August 2011, in the second phase of the line.1

Most of the cafés are on Oxford Road, Keyes Avenue and Jan Smuts Avenue. Father Coffee is at The Zone, 177 Oxford Road; Doubleshot Coffee and Tea and Le Fleur Cafe are at Oxford Parks, 199 Oxford Road; and Freshly Ground, which Time Out notes for its breakfast, lunch and supper menu, is at 19 Keyes Avenue.2 In Parktown North, 7th Avenue has Full Stop Café at 50 and Gabriella's Tea Room at 43.

Local tip: For a coffee before the first train, Freshly Ground at 19 Keyes Avenue opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday; on Sunday it opens at 08:00 and closes at noon.

At a glance

10Cafés listed
5With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Freshly Ground, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–18:00 · Sun 08:00–12:00).
  • Closes latest: Full Stop Café, until 23:00 (Tue–Fri 10:00–22:00 · Sat 08:30–23:00 · Sun 08:30–21:30).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (30%), specialty (30%), indoor seating (20%).

Full Stop Café

  • 50 7th Avenue
  • Tue–Fri 10:00–22:00 · Sat 08:30–23:00 · Sun 08:30–21:30
  • +27118804649
  • Open late
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Coffee chains in Rosebank & Parktown North

Keyes Art Mile and the galleries

Keyes Art Mile fills the Trumpet building on Keyes Avenue, next to the Everard Read, South Africa's oldest commercial art gallery.3 Its sister space, Circa, is known for a circular structure wrapped in metal fins, and on the first Thursday of every month the galleries stay open late for Keyes Art Night.3 A second phase, Keyes Art Mile 2.0, launched in April 2026.1

Oxford Road roasters

Oxford Road, which runs north to south through the suburb, is the main road corridor with Jan Smuts Avenue.1 Father opened its Rosebank shop in 2016, its second after Braamfontein.4 The roastery that once ran there has moved to Kramerville, and the Rosebank space now has a ping pong table.5 Father Coffee at The Zone stays open until 21:00 from Thursday to Saturday. The Zone itself is known for its open piazzas, and the City Sightseeing bus departs from there.3

Doubleshot, on the corner of Oxford Road and Jellicoe Avenue, roasts its own coffee and serves craft iced tea, pastéis de nata (Portuguese custard tarts) and custard-filled cannoli; In Your Pocket recommends its seasonal City blend.5

Parktown North's 7th Avenue

Parktown North was proclaimed a township in 1903, and it is the only Johannesburg suburb with numbered avenues but no numbered streets.6 7th Avenue mixes galleries with restaurants: Gallery MOMO shows contemporary African art at number 52 in a renovated early 20th-century house, and the Stevenson gallery moved to number 46 from Braamfontein in 2019.6

Gabriella's Tea Room is entered through bamboo arches to the right of Ciro's Mediterranean Cucina.6 Full Stop Café opens Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 on weekdays and 08:30 at weekends, and stays open until 23:00 on Saturday.

Jan Smuts Avenue and the Sunday market

Time Out names the corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road as Rosebank's liveliest, and the Rosebank Sunday Market as the weekend draw.7 The market is held on the rooftop of Rosebank Mall.3

Morning Glory Cafe is at 146 Jan Smuts Avenue, and Munch trades inside the Garden Shop at 167 Jan Smuts, on the corner of Bolton Road. Roast Republic and The Newsroom both open on weekdays from 08:00 to 16:00.

Sources

  1. Rosebank, Gauteng, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The 12 best cafés and coffee shops in Johannesburg (February 25, 2025), Time Out Johannesburg, accessed October 2026
  3. 10 great Rosebank experiences, from art, rooftop bars and restaurants to entertainment and shopping, In Your Pocket, accessed October 2026
  4. Why Joburg has been slow to wake up & smell the global coffee culture, Sunday Times (September 30, 2018), accessed October 2026
  5. #JoziCoffeeSpots: 5 great Joburg coffee roasteries, In Your Pocket, accessed October 2026
  6. Parktown North: a neighbourhood guide (updated May 2025), In Your Pocket, accessed October 2026
  7. Where to stay in Johannesburg: the city’s best neighbourhoods (February 24, 2025), Time Out Johannesburg, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Rosebank & Parktown North cafés: questions

What is the Keyes Art Mile in Rosebank, Johannesburg?

Keyes Art Mile is an arts precinct in the Trumpet building on Keyes Avenue in Rosebank, Johannesburg, next to the Everard Read, South Africa's oldest commercial art gallery. Galleries stay open late on the first Thursday of every month, and a second phase, Keyes Art Mile 2.0, launched in April 2026.

Which cafés in Rosebank, Johannesburg, open early or stay open late?

Freshly Ground at 19 Keyes Avenue opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday. Father Coffee at The Zone, 177 Oxford Road, stays open until 21:00 from Thursday to Saturday, and Full Stop Café on Parktown North's 7th Avenue is open until 23:00 on Saturday.

When did the Gautrain station in Rosebank, Johannesburg, open?

Rosebank's Gautrain station opened on 2 August 2011, in the second phase of the line. Rosebank Mall, the suburb's main shopping center, opened in 1976 and hosts the Rosebank Sunday Market on its rooftop.

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