Bonne Esperance "Pop-up" Coffee Shop

Posted on Mon August 10, 2020.

OPENING 12 August 2020

Bonne Esperance Guest House has been a part of the Stellenbosch landscape since 1907 and has played a major role in the lives of the owners and guests over the years. In the famous words of Winston Churchill: "We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us." If only the walls could talk to share all these stories!

Today the Victorian Villa creates jobs for 15 people with 39 dependents. Bonne Esperance, translated from French, means “GOOD HOPE”. Staying true to the essence of our name, we aim to build HOPE during these trying times. The pop-up coffee shop was opened to keep HOPE alive for our employees and their families. We set out to be a local #ProudlyStellenbosch destination.

Bonne Esperance wants to be the connection point for locals and visitors to our neighbourhood and our story. With this pop-up coffee shop, we aim to add HOPE to many more stories.

“May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears” Nelson Mandela.

We are part of the Stellenbosch Ready campaign and pledge to adhere to the Stellenbosch Ready Covid-19 Protocols to ensure that our guests and visitors have a safe experience.

Operating hours:

Monday to Saturday 8:00-17:00
Sundays 8:00-14:00

Click here for Details of the Stellenbosch Ready Campaign

Menu

Bonne Esperance Covid ninjas Stellenbosch Ready Four women laugh together at a wooden table on a veranda, with a server holding a plate and a flower arrangement nearby. Breakfast buffet on a long wooden table with croissants, pastries, quiches, fruit cake, cookies, and a cheese and fruit board. Two women and a young girl share a coffee break at a table on a sunlit shaded veranda with wooden shutters with other guest in the background. Pastries on a plate and wooden board, with a large green leaf in the foreground, including powdered sugar croissants and palmier-style biscuits. Three women chat on a verandah with ornate white ironwork, while a masked server in an apron stands nearby. Guests chat at a table on the veranda of a white Victorian-style building, with lacework trim and green shrubs in the foreground. White king protea bloom with green leaves in a clear glass vase on a table. Black lantern-style street lamp with a "Bonne Esperance Guest House" sign and a chalkboard "Pop-Up Coffee Shop" sign beside a white gate. Guests chat at a bistro table on the veranda of a white colonial-style building with a tall turret and ornate ironwork.

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