You come to Lekker Kalk Bay for coffee and generous plates on Main Road, a short walk from the harbour. The café serves breakfast until midday — eggs benedict on English muffins, avocado on rye, flapjacks with bacon — then shifts to burgers, poke bowls and churros dusted in cinnamon sugar. The kitchen makes kimchi fried rice, bobotie pie and a bacon-and-brie burger with onion marmalade.

The coffee is barista-made, with flat whites and chai lattes for the regulars and iced versions when the sun is out. Upstairs, a working bench takes laptops; downstairs, the tables fill with harbour walkers and swimmers from the tidal pools. The place is built for easy conversations, whether you stay for one coffee or settle in for lunch.

The menu changes with the day’s availability, but the rhythm stays the same: quick takeaway cups in the morning, slow plates at midday, and a late-afternoon window for drinks. The harbour buzz is part of the view.