Grab-and-go Mugg & Bean format when you don’t have sit-down time
Mugg & Bean On The Move at Johannesburg’s O. R. Tambo Airport (rating 4.0) is the express version of the South African chain, built around takeaway coffee, pastries, and light bites instead of table service. You still get the same style of muffins, cakes, and strong coffee that regular Mugg & Bean fans look for, just geared to people aiming to be back at gate A or B in under 10–15 minutes.
Pricing lands in the mid-range for JNB: expect coffee around the usual airport mark-up and pastries in the R30–R50 band, cheaper than a full plated breakfast in Terminal A or B but more than a simple convenience-store snack. Portions stay on the generous side, in line with the brand’s reputation across South Africa.
The “On The Move” format means a tighter menu: hot drinks, cold drinks, sandwiches, wraps, and baked goods, with far fewer sit-down items than a full Mugg & Bean restaurant in Johannesburg city. That shorter list helps them move a morning coffee queue quickly, helpful when boarding for regional flights on airlines like FlySafair or Airlink is 30–40 minutes away.
Service typically runs from early morning into the evening to catch the first domestic departures out of Terminals A and B and the last returning business flights. Staff are used to passengers asking for drinks to go in under five minutes, and orders often come out faster here than at full-service spots deeper in the landside shopping area.
Best use case: grab a flat white or cappuccino and a muffin before security if your hotel shuttle drops you at JNB more than 90 minutes before departure. One practical tip: check your gate assignment first, then stop here once, so you’re not backtracking across Terminal A with a hot coffee when boarding for a 737 in the domestic pier is already on final call.