A cozy workspace-style cafe in Mombasa serving real espresso and fresh, healthy food after weeks of instant coffee on the road. The waffles are excellent, the eclairs are missed but the service always comes with a smile — perfect for a proper coffee break.
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Read guide →+ •Pleasant staff •Modest interior, workplace setting •Smooth tasting and well-presented espressos •nice to see specials board and cute messages - •The view across the cafe is horrendous, demolished...
After 15 days of coffee like water and instant coffee i got a real coffee here. Its cozy and like a coworker space. Come around you‘ll find it inside of the building
Miss the eclairs but the waffles are excellent! Food is fresh, healthy and tasty. Service always with a smile.
My to go working space . The staff here are so welcoming and warm . The Barista is definitely best friend makes good latte 😋.
Close the Gap is a whole concept. Offices and services (like the caffe) mixed to give to their customers an absolute feeling to be like home. The staff of Close The Gap Cafe is just amazing, and works...
Most tourists rush to the beach. They miss Mombasa's soul: narrow coral-stone alleys where 500 years of Swahili, Arab, Portuguese, and British history lives in every carved door and crumbling wall.