Pure Café UP

04/12/2025

Dear Pure Café Friends & Partners,
We will be closing for a well-deserved festive break from 5 December and reopening on 8 January 2026. Thank you for your incredible support throughout the year! Wishing you a joyful holiday season — see you in the new year!
Warm regards,
Pure Café UP Team

06/11/2025

A Piece of Art at Our Doorstep!

We at Pure Café UP are absolutely thrilled to share that one of Edoardo Villa’s iconic sculptures now stands proudly just outside our doors!
Born in Italy and later becoming one of South Africa’s most celebrated sculptors, Edoardo Villa (1915–2011) dedicated over six decades to transforming steel, bronze, and concrete into bold abstract forms that spoke of strength, balance, and movement. His work celebrates the human spirit — reimagined through geometry and rhythm — and can be found in galleries and public spaces around the world.

And now, unbelievably, one of these masterpieces lives right here — on our doorstep at the University of Pretoria!

Next time you visit Pure Café for your favourite coffee or lunch, take a moment to pause and admire this striking red sculpture — a daily reminder that art and inspiration are never far away.

Come see it for yourself — and feel the creative energy it brings to campus.

02/11/2025

French Evening in Pretoria!

01/10/2025

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27/07/2025

02/07/2025

Let’s do this. 🥣

Did you know one warm meal can help a student thrive? Pure Café UP’s Soup It Forward campaign is back! Every soup you buy helps provide a nutritious meal for a student in need through the SNAP programme.

💙 Last year, we reached 1,056 students – this year, we’re aiming for 2,000+!

📲 Scan the QR code in-store to donate. Just R15 = one meal.

Let’s Soup It Forward together – one bowl at a time.

11/03/2025

Thank God for Dahlias!

Golden sun and ember bright,
Burnt orange flames in softest light.
They stood in grace, they stood in cheer,
Whispering warmth, autumn near.

Terracotta, white so pure,
Nature’s touch - timeless, allure.
Tables turned to art so fine,
Dahlias, you made them shine.

A fleeting moment, bold yet true,
Tonight was magic - all thanks to you! ✨🌿🧡

05/03/2025

What a privilege to have witnessed Michael Barrett Tuks Camerata (our faithful neighbors) in action tonight. You guys were amazing. It was also a fair well concert - not only to the choir leaving for a USA tour but a sad fair well to Michael. We at at Pure Café UP will definitely miss you in the green section. All the best for the future.

04/03/2025

What a privilege to have witnessed Michael Barrett Tuks Camerata (our faithful neighbors) in action tonight. You guys were amazing. It was also a fair well concert - not only to the choir leaving for a USA tour but a sad fair well to Michael. We at at Pure Café UP will definitely miss you in the green section. All the best for the future.