Mugg & Bean

Mugg & Bean
IndustryRestaurants
GenreCoffee & Generous Food
FoundedCape Town, South Africa (1996 (1996))
FounderBen Filmalter
Headquarters,
Number of locations
184 stores (2015)
Products
ParentFamous Brands Limited
Websitewww.muggandbean.co.za

Mugg & Bean is a full-service coffee-themed restaurant franchise, founded in Cape Town, South Africa.

The restaurant chain was founded in 1996 by Ben Filmalter after a visit to a Chicago coffee shop in the early 1990s inspired him to open a similar restaurant in South Africa. The first restaurant was opened at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town in 1996. The franchise was bought by Famous Brands in 2009.

As of 2015 they had 184 outlets throughout South Africa and the rest of Africa, as well as a number of overseas operations, including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.