The pair are members of the New Zealand team.
Bridgwater secured the title in 1min 37.32sec to Cafe's 1min 37.48sec, finishing sixth overall in the international field.
It was Bridgwater's best result and lowered his ranking.
Cafe, who won the national super G title on Thursday, was seventh-equal with Anton Lahdenperae (23), of Sweden.
National team member Janelle Miller had a convincing run to win the national women's giant slalom title, consolidating a successful series after winning the national super G title on Thursday.
Yesterday's giant slalom result will improve her world ranking.
The men's race attracted 71 competitors, including European and American World Cup athletes.
Spectators were treated to exciting action on the course on the hurdle and there was a high casualty rate, particularly among the top seeds.
The event was won by the winner of Thursday's super G, World Cup skier Niklas Rainer (25), of Sweden, in 1min 35.14sec.
American Ryan Wilson (21) won the silver medal in 1min 36.19sec and Swede Jon Olsson (26) the bronze in 1min 36.30sec.
Thirty women entered the giant slalom, with Swedish World Cup team members, currently training in the region, taking the top three places.
The result was tight, with Veronica Smed (19) and Frida Hansdotter (22) tying for first place in 1min 40.95sec.
Third place went to Therese Borssen (24) in 1min 41.51sec.
Smed also won the women's national super G, with Miller in fifth place overall, in 1min 43.88sec.
Alice Ralston (Auckland) (19) of the Queenstown Alpine Ski Team was the second New Zealander, in 11th place, and Lucy Tait-Jamieson (20), of Auckland, who skis with the Cardrona High Performance Centre, was third, in 13th place overall.
Ski Racing New Zealand general manager Simon Mills said yesterday's giant slalom was of a high standard.
"There were strong performances from Janelle Miller,Mark Bridgwater and TimCafe.
"Considering the high casualty rate, all the New Zealand skiers who finished did incredibly well to get through.
"We had some good results throughout the field."
The slalom, to be held today, has been rescheduled from a night slalom to a daytime event, because of warmer conditions on the mountain.
