Guidebook for Johannesburg
Food Scene
Grant, the owner, is always on hand for a chat, the coffee and salads are delicious and there are great fresh juices. Plus there's high speed wifi and everyone is relaxed about you spending an hour or two on your laptop over a couple of cappuchinos."
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Croft & co
66 Tyrone AveGrant, the owner, is always on hand for a chat, the coffee and salads are delicious and there are great fresh juices. Plus there's high speed wifi and everyone is relaxed about you spending an hour or two on your laptop over a couple of cappuchinos."
If you want a table at Franco's on a Friday or Saturday night you'll need to book, it's always full of groups and local families on a night out. Informal atmosphere, pizzas and pastas and a wide drinks menu. You can also phone to order take-away pizza, allow about 20 mins. 011 646 5449
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Franco's Pizzeria & Trattoria
54 Tyrone AveIf you want a table at Franco's on a Friday or Saturday night you'll need to book, it's always full of groups and local families on a night out. Informal atmosphere, pizzas and pastas and a wide drinks menu. You can also phone to order take-away pizza, allow about 20 mins. 011 646 5449
44 Stanley in Milpark has some great, quirky gift and clothes shops, plus several restaurants. It doesn't really get going until around 10am, so it's not for early birds. Check out the great breads and patisserie in Vovo Telo - you can eat in or take away.
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44 Stanley Ave
44 Stanley Avenue44 Stanley in Milpark has some great, quirky gift and clothes shops, plus several restaurants. It doesn't really get going until around 10am, so it's not for early birds. Check out the great breads and patisserie in Vovo Telo - you can eat in or take away.
Great speciality food and drink, great selection, great prices, vibey atmosphere in the heart of Braamfontein. Parking can be tricky - maybe Uber? 09:00 - 15:00 every Saturday, highly recommended!
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Neighbourgoods Market
73 Juta StGreat speciality food and drink, great selection, great prices, vibey atmosphere in the heart of Braamfontein. Parking can be tricky - maybe Uber? 09:00 - 15:00 every Saturday, highly recommended!
If you love your red meat, this is the restaurant for you - they'll even show you around their cold room and talk you through the beef ageing process and the difference between grass and corn fed cuts. Great sauces and rubs to complement every cut, plus recommendations from their wine list. Very nice staff too.
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The Local Grill
50 7th AvenueIf you love your red meat, this is the restaurant for you - they'll even show you around their cold room and talk you through the beef ageing process and the difference between grass and corn fed cuts. Great sauces and rubs to complement every cut, plus recommendations from their wine list. Very nice staff too.
A combination organic grocery store and restaurant, Fresh Earth is a food shop, but also stocks skin care, natural cleaning products and healthy kids food. Attached is a vegetarian/vegan/raw/gluten free/Banting and diabetic friendly restaurant and deli - something for everyone then (except the carnivores)! Plus there's free wifi.
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Fresh Earth Food Store
103 Komatie StA combination organic grocery store and restaurant, Fresh Earth is a food shop, but also stocks skin care, natural cleaning products and healthy kids food. Attached is a vegetarian/vegan/raw/gluten free/Banting and diabetic friendly restaurant and deli - something for everyone then (except the carnivores)! Plus there's free wifi.
The nearby suburb of Parkhurst is a 10 minute Uber ride away - ask your driver to drop you at the Jolly Roger on 4th Avenue and stroll up the street. It has a great, buzzy nightlife scene with a wide range of restaurants to choose from, all located on either side of 4th Avenue. There are also some interesting shopping options.
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Parkhurst
19 17th StraatThe nearby suburb of Parkhurst is a 10 minute Uber ride away - ask your driver to drop you at the Jolly Roger on 4th Avenue and stroll up the street. It has a great, buzzy nightlife scene with a wide range of restaurants to choose from, all located on either side of 4th Avenue. There are also some interesting shopping options.
One of the most popular restaurants in our area at the moment - great double volume downstairs, wonderfully decorated and a really interesting menu. I'd recommend you book in advance, though, as it's a hot location at the moment!
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La Boqueria
17 3rd AveOne of the most popular restaurants in our area at the moment - great double volume downstairs, wonderfully decorated and a really interesting menu. I'd recommend you book in advance, though, as it's a hot location at the moment!
Parks & Nature
Joburg Zoo is just around a couple of corners from Parkview and has great outdoor spaces as well as being home to a very diverse range of animals. Don't miss the Amazon House and the Lion Enclosure.
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Jardim Zoológico de Joanesburgo
Jellicoe AvenueJoburg Zoo is just around a couple of corners from Parkview and has great outdoor spaces as well as being home to a very diverse range of animals. Don't miss the Amazon House and the Lion Enclosure.
Melville Koppies Nature Reserve is a heritage site dating back to the stone age in the heart of Joburg, covering 150 hectares of indigenous flora and fauna. You can only access it via an organised tour or hike, so you have to phone and book in advance.
Melville Koppies West
Main RoadMelville Koppies Nature Reserve is a heritage site dating back to the stone age in the heart of Joburg, covering 150 hectares of indigenous flora and fauna. You can only access it via an organised tour or hike, so you have to phone and book in advance.
Zoo Lake is right at the other end of Kerry Rd and is a great place for a weekend run, a walk around the lake (bring some bread to feed the ducks or take out a rowboat!) and enjoy some coffee/brunch at one of the outside tables at Moyo restaurant.
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Zoo Lake
Zoo Lake is right at the other end of Kerry Rd and is a great place for a weekend run, a walk around the lake (bring some bread to feed the ducks or take out a rowboat!) and enjoy some coffee/brunch at one of the outside tables at Moyo restaurant.
Arts & Culture
WAM is a great place to check out, with a calendar of exhibitions, usually featuring local artists and craftspeople. It also has a very nice coffee shop, where you can sit and observe the buzz of Braamfontein. They often host free drawing classes and guided 'walkabout' tours.
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Museu de Arte Wits
Bertha StreetWAM is a great place to check out, with a calendar of exhibitions, usually featuring local artists and craftspeople. It also has a very nice coffee shop, where you can sit and observe the buzz of Braamfontein. They often host free drawing classes and guided 'walkabout' tours.
Joburg Theatre hosts a very diverse range of local and international productions, from the annual Christmas panto to musicals, poetry, dance classes and opera, as well as being home to Joburg Ballet.
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Teatro de Joburg
163 Civic BlvdJoburg Theatre hosts a very diverse range of local and international productions, from the annual Christmas panto to musicals, poetry, dance classes and opera, as well as being home to Joburg Ballet.
The Market is a great place to catch up with SA theatre and performance and celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2016.
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The Market Theatre
56 Margaret Mcingana StThe Market is a great place to catch up with SA theatre and performance and celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2016.
SA's oldest contemporary art gallery, Everard Read in Rosebank has a changing calendar of exhibitions featuring artists, printmakers and sculptors.
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Everard Read Gallery
6 Jellicoe AveSA's oldest contemporary art gallery, Everard Read in Rosebank has a changing calendar of exhibitions featuring artists, printmakers and sculptors.
Exploring the history of humankind in Southern Africa, the Origins Centre is located on the Wits University campus in Braamfontein. Open daily from 10:00 - 17:00, the museum gives great insights into the lives of the San people and has a renowned rock art collection. Allow at least two hours for your visit.
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Origins Centre Museum
1 Enoch Sontonga AveExploring the history of humankind in Southern Africa, the Origins Centre is located on the Wits University campus in Braamfontein. Open daily from 10:00 - 17:00, the museum gives great insights into the lives of the San people and has a renowned rock art collection. Allow at least two hours for your visit.
The Linder is the home of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO). It has lovely acoutics and a great central location in Parktown, on the Wits University campus, making it a popular venue for a wide range of classical concerts, choir festivals and other musical events.
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Wits Linder Auditorium
27 St Andrews RdThe Linder is the home of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO). It has lovely acoutics and a great central location in Parktown, on the Wits University campus, making it a popular venue for a wide range of classical concerts, choir festivals and other musical events.
This museum, which was opened in 1947 by Jan Smuts, offers guided tours for adults and children which take you through its displays, dating from the Anglo-Boer War through both World Wars and covering all military conflicts in which South Africans have been involved. It's housed on 80 hectares, next door to Joburg Zoo.
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Museu Nacional da África do Sul de História Militar
22 Erlswold WayThis museum, which was opened in 1947 by Jan Smuts, offers guided tours for adults and children which take you through its displays, dating from the Anglo-Boer War through both World Wars and covering all military conflicts in which South Africans have been involved. It's housed on 80 hectares, next door to Joburg Zoo.
Shopping
If you want to bring home some gifts or mementoes of your trip to Jozi then you have to visit Art Africa. Featuring South African crafts, beadwork, cards, jewellery, ceramics and lots more, to suit any budget.
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Art Africa
62 Tyrone AvenueIf you want to bring home some gifts or mementoes of your trip to Jozi then you have to visit Art Africa. Featuring South African crafts, beadwork, cards, jewellery, ceramics and lots more, to suit any budget.
Knowledgable staff and a wide range of local authors, plus a wonderful children's section. You can grab a coffee and a snack at Service Station next door while they wrap your books for you.
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Love Books
53 Rustenburg RdKnowledgable staff and a wide range of local authors, plus a wonderful children's section. You can grab a coffee and a snack at Service Station next door while they wrap your books for you.
A cross between a shop and a fruit and veg market, this is a local favourite due to the wide range of fruit, veg, fresh meat, flowers and health foods - and don't forget the frozen yoghurt.
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Tyrone Fruiterers
56 Tyrone AveA cross between a shop and a fruit and veg market, this is a local favourite due to the wide range of fruit, veg, fresh meat, flowers and health foods - and don't forget the frozen yoghurt.
Uber to downtown Joburg (parking can be hard to find) and check out the vibey Maboneng Precinct, with a great range of independent galleries, food outlets, local designers and nightclubs.
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Maboneng Precinct
Kruger StreetUber to downtown Joburg (parking can be hard to find) and check out the vibey Maboneng Precinct, with a great range of independent galleries, food outlets, local designers and nightclubs.
Essentials
Our local Spar on Tyrone Avenue has all the basics you might need, plus a deli and bakery on site and is open seven days a week.
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Spar - Parkview
58 Tyrone AveOur local Spar on Tyrone Avenue has all the basics you might need, plus a deli and bakery on site and is open seven days a week.
There are several branches of Woolworths nearby, but the Greenside branch is probably the closest. It's not as large as the branch in Victory Park or Rosebank, but it has all the usual Woollies favourites and a good range of healthy convenience foods, fruit and veg.
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Woolworths Greenside
There are several branches of Woolworths nearby, but the Greenside branch is probably the closest. It's not as large as the branch in Victory Park or Rosebank, but it has all the usual Woollies favourites and a good range of healthy convenience foods, fruit and veg.
Opposite the PostNet, Tyrone Pharmacy has friendly, knowledgeable pharmacists who can help with advice and over the counter medicine. They also have a large homeopathic range. Phone number and opening hours provided on your Contact Numbers sheet on arrival.
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Tyrone Pharmacy
54 Tyrone AveOpposite the PostNet, Tyrone Pharmacy has friendly, knowledgeable pharmacists who can help with advice and over the counter medicine. They also have a large homeopathic range. Phone number and opening hours provided on your Contact Numbers sheet on arrival.
If you're travelling further in Africa and need advice about shots, or if you pick up a bug on your travels, this drop in family clinic is a great option. You don't need an appointment and there are clinic nurses always on duty but, if you want to see a doctor, do phone in advance to make sure they can fit you in, as doctors hours vary. Phone number and opening hours provided on your Contact Numbers sheet on arrival.
Tyrone Family Clinic
54 Tyrone AveIf you're travelling further in Africa and need advice about shots, or if you pick up a bug on your travels, this drop in family clinic is a great option. You don't need an appointment and there are clinic nurses always on duty but, if you want to see a doctor, do phone in advance to make sure they can fit you in, as doctors hours vary. Phone number and opening hours provided on your Contact Numbers sheet on arrival.
Drinks & Nightlife
The bar at the Four Seasons in Westcliff has panoramic views over Joburg - it's a great place for a sundowner (but be prepared to pay over the odds). If it's quiet you can sometimes hear the lions roaring from nearby Joburg Zoo. Dress up!
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Four Seasons Spa Westcliff
67 Jan Smuts AveThe bar at the Four Seasons in Westcliff has panoramic views over Joburg - it's a great place for a sundowner (but be prepared to pay over the odds). If it's quiet you can sometimes hear the lions roaring from nearby Joburg Zoo. Dress up!
If you're looking for a traditional pub atmosphere with no frills, this is the place and there are lots of lovely restaurants just a stroll away down 4th Avenue in Parkhurst, if you fancy a meal after your drinks. This is a good spot to watch big sporting events live on screen.
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The Jolly Roger
If you're looking for a traditional pub atmosphere with no frills, this is the place and there are lots of lovely restaurants just a stroll away down 4th Avenue in Parkhurst, if you fancy a meal after your drinks. This is a good spot to watch big sporting events live on screen.
This is our newest local spot, on Tyrone Avenue. With 1920s decor and cocktails, it also has an interesting light menu, offering Asian and Mexican-inspired snacks and eats. It's only open 3pm - 10pm, but they have plans for longer opening hours soon.
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Blind Tiger Cafe
62 Tyrone AveThis is our newest local spot, on Tyrone Avenue. With 1920s decor and cocktails, it also has an interesting light menu, offering Asian and Mexican-inspired snacks and eats. It's only open 3pm - 10pm, but they have plans for longer opening hours soon.
Entertainment & Activities
If you fancy a movie, Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank Mall always has a great selection of independent and art house films. If you'd prefer to see the latest blockbuster in 3D, then Ster Kinekor next door in The Zone at Rosebank has all the latest big screen releases.
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Ster-Kinekor Theatres: Cinema Nouveau - Rosebank
50 Bath AveIf you fancy a movie, Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank Mall always has a great selection of independent and art house films. If you'd prefer to see the latest blockbuster in 3D, then Ster Kinekor next door in The Zone at Rosebank has all the latest big screen releases.