At the sleek new Loading Bay concept store in Green Point, Capetonians can simultaneously indulge their passion for eating out and shopping…

Pop in for the first coffee of the day (they open at 7am), a Lebanese-style lunch with Manoushe (folded flatbread) and a variety of homemade meza, or a cold Cerveja Sao Gabriel and lazy lounge-session with live jazz on Saturdays.

For dessert choose the Lebanese-style Baklava, Balawi, or browse the polished shop space for bespoke international clothing brands such as Scotch&Soda, Blue Blood Brand and Le Coq Sportif.

The raw concrete walls and huge yellow dome lights – reminiscent of the iconic Baxter theatre – will appeal to modernists and retrophiles alike, while caffeine connoisseurs will find solace in the meticulously brewed Italian-style coffee.

Loading Bay
Hudson Street, De Waterkant
Call 021-446 2266

Early evenings – pairing wine, beer and whisky with Lebanese meza – to be launched soon.