Cafes for sale in South Africa
- Bistros1
- Cake Shops2
- Catering Companies1
- Cheese Shops1
- Chicken Shops2
- Chinese Restaurants1
- Coffee Shops12
- Fast Food Restaurants8
- Fish & Chip Shops1
- Indian Restaurants2
- Italian Restaurants2
- Mexican Restaurants1
- Mobile Catering Businesses1
- Pizza Restaurants7
- Pizza Takeaways and Delivery Shops2
- Restaurants36
- Sandwich Shops1
- Seafood Restaurants5
- Shisha Bars1
- Sushi Restaurants2
- Takeaways Businesses (Other)7
- Truck Stops1
Device care and Portuguese cafe turnkey opportunity available in Cape TownSouth Africa, Western CapeView moreAsking price:ZAR R3 900 000
Turnkey device care and Portuguese cafe in high foot traffic area of JohannesburgSouth Africa, GautengView moreAsking price:ZAR R3 750 000
Sugar Beans Eatery, is a well-established café, events venue, and lifestyle destination.South Africa, GautengView moreAsking price:ZAR R460 000
Premium Café And Restaurant Franchise Opportunity For SaleJohannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaView moreAsking price:ZAR R4 500 000
Established Café And Licensed Hospitality Venue Opportunity For SaleGarden Route, Western Cape, South AfricaView moreAsking price:ZAR R1 500 000
Speciality Coffee Cafe For SaleCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaView moreAsking price:ZAR R600 000
Business for sale by regions of South Africa
FAQ
- Which food-premises documents should I check for a cafe?Verify the current Certificate of Acceptability, named person in charge and approved food-handling scope. Review municipal inspections, pest control, cleaning, water, waste and temperature records, especially where the cafe prepares meals rather than only serving packaged food.
- How should I assess the cafe's location and footfall?Compare POS transactions by hour and day with independent site visits, nearby offices, schools, parking and public transport. Test exposure to landlord works, road changes, seasonal tourism and anchor tenants that may move after completion.
- What should I check about kitchen and coffee equipment?Match ovens, refrigeration, coffee machines, grinders and extraction systems to invoices, serial numbers and finance. Review maintenance and energy demand, and separate owned assets from equipment supplied under coffee, beverage or rental agreements.
- How can I verify cafe margins?Calculate contribution by breakfast, lunch, beverage and delivery channel using recipes, portions, packaging and platform commissions. Reconcile theoretical consumption to purchases and stock counts, investigating spoilage, staff meals, discounts and menu items with low throughput.
- What should I review in loyalty and prepaid accounts?Reconcile loyalty points, gift vouchers, meal credits and customer deposits to system records and receipts. Review privacy notices and marketing permissions under POPIA, then include unredeemed commitments and data-transfer controls in the sale agreement.
- How should load-shedding resilience affect the valuation?Inspect backup power, gas, refrigeration monitoring and business-interruption procedures. Verify ownership, capacity, fuel or battery costs and maintenance, then compare outages with lost sales, spoiled stock and reduced menu availability recorded by the cafe.