Grand Deli Eats on Long Street, Cape Town
Grand Deli Eats on Long Street, Cape Town CBD
Grand Deli Eats is an urban, all-day café at 38 Long Street in the heart of Cape Town. Shaped by Long Street energy, boutique hotel polish and deli comfort, it brings together coffee, breakfast, brunch style plates, lunch, smash burgers, sweet treats and casual dining in a warm, characterful city-centre space.
Open daily for coffee, breakfast, brunch-style meals, lunch and casual dining, Grand Deli Eats brings Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel personality to Long Street welcoming, food-focused, lightly playful and made for locals, city workers, travellers and guests exploring Cape Town.
A Cafe in the Heart
of Cape Town CBD
Grand Deli Eats is designed for the rhythm of the city. It’s a place for locals grabbing morning coffee on the way to work, travellers exploring Long Street for the first time, hotel guests stepping downstairs for breakfast, and friends meeting for a midday catch-up over something delicious.
Grand Deli Eats caters to locals and tourists in Cape Town CBD – anyone looking for a café that feels like home but sits right in the energy of the city centre. Stop in for a quick cup, stay for brunch-style meals, settle into a lunch break with a salad or a smash burger, pick up a sweet treat, or simply find a quiet corner for a coffee meeting.
Whether you are looking for a café in Cape Town CBD, coffee on Long Street or one of the easy places to eat in Cape Town city centre, Grand Deli Eats brings warmth, flavour and Grand Deli Eats personality to the everyday café experience. It is made for coffee, breakfast, lunch, casual meals and the kind of city-centre pause that feels familiar, welcoming and full of character.
What's on the Menu at Grand Deli Eats
Coffee & Hot Drinks
Breakfast & Brunch
Lunch & Casual Dining
Smash Burgers
Sweet Treats
Grand Deli Eats serves breakfast, lunch and casual dining with a menu shaped around generous café food, fresh flavours, familiar favourites and a touch of local character. From quick coffee stops to sit-down lunches and casual meals, the menu is built for people moving through Cape Town CBD and those who want to stay a little longer.
Every day starts with good coffee. Grand Deli’s baristas serve cappuccinos, flat whites, lattes, Americano Africano, espresso, cortado, café mocha, hot chocolate, rooibos latte and a full tea selection. Whether it’s your first sip of the morning or a mid-afternoon pick-up, the coffee is made with care and designed for everyday ritual.
Breakfast & Brunch on Long Street
Breakfast in Cape Town CBD doesn’t have to be rushed. At Grand Deli Eats, breakfast is served daily until 14:00, giving you time to ease into the day with free-range eggs, homemade toast, avo, flapjacks, yoghurt and granola, or a proper sit-down breakfast before heading back into the city.
Grand Deli Eats brings its own character to breakfast in Cape Town CBD, with a menu that moves from the full Traditional Grand Daddy Breakfast to lighter options like Fresh & Fruity, Avo Toast and the Bacon & Egg Toastie. Brunch is popular in Cape Town’s café culture, and Grand Deli’s brunch-style meals – Daddy’s Benedict., The Hipster, Grandma’s Flapjacks – are built for those late mornings when you want more than just a quick coffee.
Breakfast is served from morning until 14:00, while the wider café menu continues later in the day. Pair everything with a cappuccino, flat white and you’ve got a morning worth slowing down for.
Grand Deli keeps brunch generous, fresh and full of flavour, with honest portions and a central Long Street location that makes it easy to stop in before the day moves on.
Coffee on Long Street
Coffee has its own rhythm at Grand Deli Eats. Made with Camissa Coffee beans, each cup adds a local Cape Town connection to the café experience at 38 Long Street — from a quick espresso before work to a flat white with breakfast, a latte during a meeting, or a slower pause while the city moves outside.
The drinks menu includes cappuccinos, flat whites, lattes, espresso, cortado, Americano Africano, café mocha, hot chocolate, rooibos latte and a full tea selection. Alternative milk is available for guests who need it.
It is coffee with Grand Deli character: warm, confident, familiar and made for everyday moments in Cape Town CBD. Whether you are stopping in before the office, meeting someone on Long Street or settling in with food from the menu, this is a city centre Grand Deli Eats built for good coffee, good food and a little Grand Daddy personality.
Lunch and Casual Dining in Cape Town CBD
For anyone looking through Long Street restaurants or places to eat in Cape Town CBD, Grand Deli Eats offers a café first alternative to formal Cape Town restaurants: generous café food, proper lunch plates, fresh salads, sandwiches, wraps and casual meals in the heart of the city.
The lunch menu runs from light bites to more substantial dishes. Cafés in Cape Town serve traditional South African mains, and Grand Deli Eat’s lunch offering follows suit: Cape Town Fish & Chips, Panko Chicken Schnitzel, Penne Arabiata, Signature Salad, Roast Beef wraps, Chicken Katsu and the Slick Chick Burger. Grand Deli keeps the lunch menu fresh, generous and easy to enjoy, with familiar dishes prepared for a relaxed café setting.
Casual dining experiences often feature a welcoming atmosphere, and Grand Deli’s space is built for exactly that. It’s the kind of place where a solo lunch feels comfortable, a business meeting works naturally, and a family meal doesn’t need to be expensive or over-planned. Among restaurants Cape Town CBD has to offer, Grand Deli sits as a café-first spot that still delivers on real, filling food.
The café serves sandwiches, wraps, burgers, salads and bigger plates with the kind of care that turns a casual lunch into something you would recommend to a friend.
Smash Burgers with Grand Deli Eats Personality
Grand Deli Eat’s smash burgers deserve their own moment. These aren’t an afterthought – they’re a proper part of the casual dining menu and an ideal pick for lunch, dinner or a more indulgent café meal.
The line-up includes the Grand Smash Burger, Daddy’s Chaka-Smash, Daddy’s Truffle Shuffle and The “Not So Innocent” Daddy. Each one is built around big flavour, fresh ingredients and a little Grand Deli Eats creativity. They’re the kind of burgers that make you want to come back and try the next one on the list.
Smash burgers sit alongside the broader menu of sandwiches, wraps, salads and mains – so if a burger isn’t your thing, there’s always something else to love. But if it is your thing, this is a spot worth popping into.
Our Story
Our Story on Long Street
Grand Deli Eats brings together Long Street energy, deli comfort and the polish of the Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel address. It is a city café with grand personality: warm, welcoming, lightly playful and made for the everyday moments that give Cape Town CBD its rhythm.
Contact
Visit Grand Deli Eats at 38 Long Street
Grand Deli Eats is located at 38 Long Street, Cape Town City Centre – right in the heart of Cape Town CBD, surrounded by offices, shops, galleries and the daily bustle of one of the city’s most iconic streets.
- Address
- 38 Long Street, Cape Town CBD, 8001
- Opening hours
Open daily, 07:00 – 21:00
- Breakfast
Served until 14:00
Whether you’re working in nearby offices, exploring the CBD as a tourist, walking through Long Street between meetings, or simply looking for a place to sit with a coffee and watch the world go by – Grand Deli Eats is easy to find and easier to stay.
Grand Deli Eats is located at 38 Long Street, Cape Town. The café is well positioned for anyone moving through the city centre, and the daily 7am opening means you can start your day here with coffee before most of the CBD has woken up.
Reviews
What
Customers Say
journal
Latest journal
articles
There is something about a thin patty hitting a screaming-hot surface that changes everything. The sizzle, the smell, the way the edges go golden brown and crispy in seconds. That is a smash burger, and once you have had one, other burgers feel like they are missing something. Quick Answer: What Is a Smash Burger? […]
Introduction to Smash Burgers at Grand Deli Eats There is a sound that stops people mid-stride on Long Street: the sharp sizzle of a cold beef ball hitting a screaming-hot griddle, followed by the rich aroma of browning meat drifting through an open door. That is the sound of a smash burger being made, and […]
Introduction to Long Street, Cape Town Long Street Cape Town is one of the city’s oldest and most recognisable streets, running through the heart of the CBD from Strand Street near the harbour up towards Orange Street and the residential slopes beyond. Along its length, preserved Victorian-era architecture lines both sides – two-storey buildings with […]
Grand Deli Eats FAQs
Everything you need to know about dining with us in the heart of Cape Town CBD.
Where is Grand Deli Eats located? +
Grand Deli Eats is located at 38 Long Street in Cape Town CBD. It's on the ground floor, accessible directly from Long Street - easy to find whether you're on foot, driving, or exploring the city centre.
Is Grand Deli Eats a café or a restaurant? +
Grand Deli is a café-first casual dining spot. It serves coffee, breakfast, brunch-style meals, lunch, sweet treats, smash burgers and relaxed meals in Cape Town CBD. While the menu is substantial enough to compare with Long Street restaurants, the identity and atmosphere are built around being a warm, everyday café.
What food does Grand Deli Eats serve? +
The menu includes breakfast plates, brunch-style dishes, sandwiches, wraps, salads, smash burgers, main dishes like Cape Town Fish & Chips and Panko Chicken Schnitzel, sweet treats and a full range of café drinks. Grand Deli Eats includes vegetarian-friendly options on their menu. Cape Town cafés offer South African-inspired dishes, and Grand Deli follows that same approach with fresh, locally influenced food.
Does Grand Deli Eats serve breakfast? +
Yes. Breakfast is available daily, served until 14:00 based on the current menu. The breakfast menu includes eggs, omelettes, Dad's Egg Benedict, Avo Toast, flapjacks, fruit and granola, and a Continental Breakfast Buffet.
Can I get coffee at Grand Deli Eats? +
Yes. Grand Deli serves barista-made café drinks including cappuccinos, flat whites, lattes, Americano Africano, espresso, cortado, café mocha, hot chocolate, rooibos latte and a full tea selection. It is one of the easy options for coffee on Long Street from early morning through to evening.
Is Grand Deli Eats good for lunch in Cape Town CBD? +
Yes. Grand Deli Eats offers sandwiches, wraps, salads, burgers and casual lunch dishes, making it a relaxed option for people looking for places to eat in Cape Town CBD. Lunch prices at Grand Deli Eats range from ZAR 100 to 300.
Does Grand Deli Eats offer takeaway? +
Sandwiches and wraps are available to eat in or take away. For the full range of takeaway options, ask the team when you visit or check the menu for details.
Does Grand Deli Eats cater for vegetarian diets? +
Yes. Grand Deli Eats includes vegetarian-friendly options on the menu, including dishes marked vegetarian. Guests with specific dietary needs should speak to the team before ordering.