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a baker's café
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essentially a bakery with café elements 

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discover our story  

out story…

For me, most of life begins and ends with the sharing and celebration of food. I am an Afro-Boer.

An African Traveller is who I am, and what I love doing.

The name describes all that I grew up to become 
- my soul a traveling boeremeisie with my heart in Africa Motherland. 

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visit our on-line bakery

Baked is always better that cooked! 


Our baked goods resemble beautiful old-world style of layered cakes

and deep panned tarts and quiches with heaps of frosting or cheese and a scatter of garnishes to round things off. 

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spot the white elephant as a WineRoom!

A white elephant (directly translated as an expression in Afrikaans),
is something that serves no purpose and is a burden at the very

least

Somewhat expensive or costly to maintain, but ultimately
unnecessary and of little value or use...
When we built the building for Afro-Boer, there was some
comments made about the size and lay-out of the establishment
being slightly too small - and an intense argument between the
developer and the builder ensued as to why it is absolutely
necessary to add the extra room in case the restaurant doesn’t
work - that the building can be turned into offices and have the

necessary specs...

So the name Die Wit Olifant started referring to the extra room that
actually makes us too big, and it is costly, and we are not sure of
its use. Recently leaning more towards a WineRoom especially for
fireplace and winter warmers, our Die Wit Olifant has now turned

into something of value and purpose!

our WineRoom

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afro-boer® gift vouchers

Baked is always better that cooked! 


Our baked goods resemble beautiful old-world style of layered cakes and deep panned tarts and quiches 
with heaps of frosting or cheese and a scatter of garnishes to round things off. 

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afro-boer® awards and press

2014: Pretoria News - Food for Thought

2015: Food & Home - Recipe Feature

2015: Diner's Club - Wine List Awards (Gold) 

2015: EatOut - Top 500

2016: TripAdvisor Recommendation

2016: Get It Pretoria - Mention

2016: Dis op Via!  - Visits Afro-Boer®

2016: EatOut - Top 500 

2016: SARIE TYDSKRIF - Beste Brekfis 

2016: Best of Pretoria - Best Spot to head for Brunch

2016: Diner's Club -  Wine List (Gold)

2017: Sunday Times - Recipes with Roots

2017: Pretoria Food Blog - Online Feature

2017: TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

2017: Best of Pretoria - Best Coffee Shop

2018: Johannesburg Food Blog: Online Feature

2018: Mango Magazine - Waste not, Want not

2018: Diner's Club Wine List Gold

2018: EatOut - Top 500

2019: Best of Pretoria - Best Spot to head for Brunch 

2019: TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 

2019: RASA Rosetta Award

2019: EatOut - Top 500

2020: Feature Coffee Magazine 

2020: Coffee Awards Nominee 

2020: EatOut - Top 500

2022: Best of Pretoria - Best Outdoor Dining

2022: Best of Pretoria - Best Breakfast Spot

2023: Diner's Club - Wine List Awards (Gold)

2023: Best of Pretoria - Best Outdoor Dining

2024: Best of Pretoria - Best Outdoor Dining

2024: Best of Pretoria - Best Breakfast Spot

2024: Leef Tydskrif  - Article

2024L RASA Rosetta Award

 

a baker's café

"A place where words like Loftus, shisa-nyama, braai, koeksister, melktert, bunny chow, springbokkie Jacaranda’s and the real makoya are all words synonymous with home-comings"

- Michelle Cronjé-Cibulka 

📍 1 Meerlust Business Village, Corner of Meerlust and Lynnwood, Pretoria East     

 

✆  012 807 3099

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