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In the high-security Wembley Square mall (just try and guess how to arrive on foot), this installment of the South African café chain fits the chain's model of Portuguese-themed, energetic coffee shops. Inside a mall court, they sport red plastic tables and chairs along with logo parasols (what for, we still don't know). High-energy baristas/servers decked in Vida e Caffè gear will shout out the orders in their ethnic tongues while Brazilian samba plays overhead. Using a four-group, white WEGA Nova machine, they pull shots that are also decidedly Portuguese. It has a thinner layer of a medium brown crema and a somewhat thinner body. The flavor profile is weighted more in the tobacco end of the spectrum, though they are quite excellent at producing dense microfoam with their milk. Served in a Vida e Caffè-logo Protexca cup with a 70% Lindt chocolate on the side. A decent deal at R10.50.
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