South African café franchise Vida e caffè is steadily expanding its reach in Accra, which makes us very happy indeed.

This café serves light lunches and brunches. Its sandwiches are popular, especially the chicken, cheese, bacon and avocado extravaganza.

The international ci gusta! franchise specialises in frozen yoghurt, ice cream, smoothies, coffee and pizza. This is a lovely little air-conditioned spot for a cooling break.

This casual and well-designed café serves freshly brewed coffee, cold-pressed fruit juices and tasty homemade cakes and desserts.

The Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel’s Deli offers freshly made sandwiches, light meals and the signature Mövenpick ice cream in a contemporary coffee-shop atmosphere.

Coffee snob and proud of it? Then this place is for you.

The deeply appealing Cupcake Boutique in Labone is reminiscent of the popular American cupcake bakery Sprinkles.

This lovely little Labone outlet has good coffee, pastries and lunchtime sandwiches. The baked goods have always been of a decent quality and freshly made, while time has also been spent on training the staff to make a good coffee.

Stepping inside Milkbox and checking out its sleek decor and tantalising patisserie counter for the first time, you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking you’d walked into a high-end Paris bakery.