Cafe 1871

Cafe 1871 Intimate cafe in the heart of the Clare Valley serving Organic Australian roasted coffee. Cafe 1871 is a walk in space only. We do not take reservations.

Chickpea & chunky veg soup with sourdough this week
08/09/2026

Chickpea & chunky veg soup with sourdough this week

02/09/2026

Rebecca O'Leary Happy Echidna Art will be carving and chatting in-store for father's day this Sunday — come get to know Rebecca and how her detailed artwork comes to life

No chux cloths here. Rosie Tearle hand knits our wipey-woos with yarn nobody wants. They're durable, absorbent, and best...
27/08/2026

No chux cloths here. Rosie Tearle hand knits our wipey-woos with yarn nobody wants. They're durable, absorbent, and best of all - they prevent single use landfill. That's something to wipey-WOO about!

25/08/2026

This wood-burnt artwork brings together the stories, values and connections that make Cafe 1871 what it is. Each symbol represents a piece of our shared journey:

The snail honours Cafe 1871's Slow Food accreditation recieved for the 1871 Garden and dedication to source local, ethical and artisinal produce.

The pumpkin celebrates our support and joy for the Spalding Giant Pumpkin & Sunflower Competition.

The eucalyptus and native bee acknowledge the rare eucalyptus exhibition held at Cafe 1871, featuring specimens foraged on Mallee + Myrtle, Ngadjuri Country by natural dye expert, Samorn Sanixay.

The Australian native cockatoo is a nod to Chef Darcy’s love of nature walks and bird photography, celebrating his connection with the natural world around us.

Together, these elements reflect the spirit of 'Grind, Compost, Grow' — honouring the process of nurturing, transforming and celebrating the connections between food, nature, creativity and community. This piece has been created in celebration of SALA and the incredible local women in the arts who share their stories and creativity with our region.
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24/08/2026

Jenni lives in Booborowie, a small country town in the Mid North of South Australia. She returned to her childhood home town to help her parents and to raise her daughter, and then she stayed.

Always interested in the natural world, Jenni played with various mediums to portray what she saw before finding her passion, dying silk with plants and flowers.

Whilst gardening to heal and to bring colour back into her life Jenni became intrigued with the coloured stains on her hands. This, coupled with reading an article on extracting dye from flowers began her journey into the world of natural dyes.

Jenni grows most of the plants she uses for dying in her large garden, an excuse to grow flowers as well as vegetables. Her motto is ”If I can’t eat it, dye with it or it has an amazing perfume I don’t plant it”. The beautiful hues born from flowers, the occasional vegetable and leaves never cease to amaze her. It seems the palette is endless. Continual experimentation with techniques for extracting dyes, different plants, even different seasons keep Jenni enamoured with the process.

Each of Jenni’s pieces of wearable art take about 6 weeks to complete, with some of the more intense colours using 5000 flowers. All are individually hand dyed and unique, as every petal has a different concentration of colour to contribute.

Jenni gains great joy in every part of the process. Planting, harvesting, designing, dying and finally, composting all waste to complete the cycle.

Pistachio and ginger slice is back for our early release spring menu! Sweet, nutty and crunchy goodness that perfectly p...
22/08/2026

Pistachio and ginger slice is back for our early release spring menu! Sweet, nutty and crunchy goodness that perfectly pairs with your mid morning coffee.

Sorry, we are CLOSED Sunday 23rd to celebrate our barista Matthew's 21st Birthday! Happy Birthday Matthew! You're a supe...
22/08/2026

Sorry, we are CLOSED Sunday 23rd to celebrate our barista Matthew's 21st Birthday!

Happy Birthday Matthew! You're a superstar and almost all of us love you! Have a great day celebrating with friends & we hope you're next lap around the sun is the best yet ☀️🎉

The first rhubarb of the season! Thanks to local legend Geoff for sharing your beautiful harvest with us — now destined ...
19/08/2026

The first rhubarb of the season! Thanks to local legend Geoff for sharing your beautiful harvest with us — now destined to become fruit friands.

We are so excited for spring and the beautiful seasonal produce we've been receiving, so spring came early on the new Ca...
18/08/2026

We are so excited for spring and the beautiful seasonal produce we've been receiving, so spring came early on the new Cafe menu!

Freshly baked damper for your brekkie rolls 🌼 Choose from bacon, chorizo or halloumi with a fried egg and add your fave...
18/08/2026

Freshly baked damper for your brekkie rolls 🌼 Choose from bacon, chorizo or halloumi with a fried egg and add your faves like mustard pickle, jalapeños or avo. Baked with local

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245a Main North Road
Clare, SA
5453

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 2pm
Tuesday 7am - 2pm
Wednesday 7am - 2pm
Thursday 7am - 2pm
Friday 7am - 2pm
Saturday 7am - 12pm
Sunday 7am - 12pm

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