Die Muschel Art Cafe

Swakopmund


The size of a postage stamp and cute as a button, this fine little cafe next to the bookshop of the same name does great coffee to go with its oven-baked rolls and cupcakes. Enjoy it all at one of the tables on the pedestrianised street outside.


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