Mangrove Cafe is a small coffee shop on Spaans Lagoenweg in Savaneta, right beside Mangel Halto, the mangrove-fringed snorkelling beach on the south coast. It has a 4.9-star Google rating from its first reviews, and it fills a gap: there is almost nowhere else on that stretch to sit down with a proper coffee after a swim.
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About Mangrove Cafe
It opens 10am to 4pm on weekdays, until 3:30pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday, and serves breakfast and lunch alongside the coffee. Reviewers single out the locally roasted coffee, one calling it the best they had on the island, and a fresh passion fruit lemonade that gets mentioned in nearly every review. The outdoor seating is the reason to linger. The owner, Adrian, is named repeatedly for the welcome, and the place is fine with children.
What reviewers mention
Good espresso, the lemonade, a relaxed outdoor terrace a minute from the beach, and a hospitable owner. Go after snorkelling at Mangel Halto rather than before.
Getting there
Mangrove Cafe is at Spaans Lagoenweg 4 in Savaneta, next to Mangel Halto beach, about 15 minutes from Oranjestad along the south coast road. If you are staying on the hotel strip, a rental car is the easiest way to reach it and everything else on this side of the island; taxis add up fast at night.
Hours and practical details
- Address: Unit 3, Spaans Lagoenweg 4, Savaneta
- Hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; Saturday 10am to 3:30pm; Sunday 10am to 3pm
- Good for: breakfast, lunch, coffee, children, outdoor seating
Rating, review count and opening hours are from Google Maps and change over time; check the live Google listing before you go. We have not reviewed this restaurant in person yet; the impressions above are drawn from what Google reviewers report.
More restaurants nearby
Lunch is a few minutes away at Zeerover or the other Savaneta restaurants, and the beach next door is one of the best snorkelling spots in Aruba. For the full list with filters by area, cuisine and rating, see the Aruba restaurants directory, or our hand-picked best restaurants in Aruba.
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