Guidebook for Johannesburg

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Guidebook for Johannesburg

Food Scene

Be sure to book ahead, great ambience and exceptional menu.
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The Leopard
127 Greenway
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Be sure to book ahead, great ambience and exceptional menu.
Warm space, good Italian fare.
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Franco's Pizzeria & Trattoria
54 Tyrone Ave
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Warm space, good Italian fare.
Indian food at its best. Note: vegetarian, no alcohol.
Shayona Mayfair
72 Church St
Indian food at its best. Note: vegetarian, no alcohol.
Fresh beautiful shwarmas and middle-eastern fare
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The Schwarma Co
71 Grant Ave
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Fresh beautiful shwarmas and middle-eastern fare
Lovely to sit outside in courtyard
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Salvation Cafe
44 Stanley Ave
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Lovely to sit outside in courtyard
Bit out of the way. Great for breakfast/brunch on Saturdays.
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Warm & Glad
357 Jan Smuts Avenue
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Bit out of the way. Great for breakfast/brunch on Saturdays.
Lovely view, Asian/Fusion, tad over-priced, but a lovely 'out'.
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The Great Eastern Food Bar
30 Rudd Road
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Lovely view, Asian/Fusion, tad over-priced, but a lovely 'out'.
Worth the drive for Northern Chinese cuisine and warm ambience, a definite recommend. Do have a selection of starters, including the hand-break bread, dry fried beans.
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PRON - People's Republic of Noodles
69 7th St
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Worth the drive for Northern Chinese cuisine and warm ambience, a definite recommend. Do have a selection of starters, including the hand-break bread, dry fried beans.
Try their lunch-time harvest table with freshly baked quiches, beautiful salads.
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Service Station
24 9th St
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Try their lunch-time harvest table with freshly baked quiches, beautiful salads.
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Fournos Dunkeld.
24 Bompas Rd
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Freshly baked bread, great rye and all sorts.
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Black Forest Bakery
126 11th St
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Freshly baked bread, great rye and all sorts.

Drinks & Nightlife

The music is the draw, but food is great too.
Afrikan Freedom Station
91 5th Avenue
The music is the draw, but food is great too.
It's an institution
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Kitcheners Carvery Bar
71 Juta St
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It's an institution
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Living Room Jozi
20 Kruger St
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And Club
39 Gwigwi Mrwebi St
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Kong Club Rosebank
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Would recommend the slow turning booths and cocktail menu for a slightly over-the-top after work drinks experience...
Crowne Plaza Johannesburg - the Rosebank
Sturdee Avenue
Would recommend the slow turning booths and cocktail menu for a slightly over-the-top after work drinks experience...
Great food, live-acts, off the beaten track. Well worth the effort.
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The Roving Bantu Kitchen
34 Wimbledon Rd
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Great food, live-acts, off the beaten track. Well worth the effort.
Bar and music venue, it is one of the oldest in town, an institution...
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The Radium Beerhall
282 Louis Botha Ave
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Bar and music venue, it is one of the oldest in town, an institution...

Parks & Nature

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Zoo Lake
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Johannesburg Zoo
Jellicoe Avenue
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Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Olifants Road
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Shopping

One block from the flat with everything you need...
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MAMATACO Killarney Mall
60 Riviera Rd
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One block from the flat with everything you need...
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Tsonga
50 Bathlaan
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Local industrial design
DOKTER AND MISSES
17 Juta St
Local industrial design
Great clothing designer.
GUILLOTINE
44 Stanley Ave
Great clothing designer.
To see and be seen on Saturday mornings to early afternoons, party moves to venues in the area after...
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Neighbourgoods Market
73 Juta St
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To see and be seen on Saturday mornings to early afternoons, party moves to venues in the area after...
Designer
superella
Designer
Every kind of local and imported cheese...
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Cheese Gourmet
71A 7th St
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Every kind of local and imported cheese...
Up-market market, great for Sunday morning browsing, onto afternoon, evening partying...
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Maboneng Precinct
Kruger Street
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Up-market market, great for Sunday morning browsing, onto afternoon, evening partying...
Worth checking out 'Workshop Newtown' for local fashion, design and lifestyle.
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Cell Care centre Newtown Junction
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Worth checking out 'Workshop Newtown' for local fashion, design and lifestyle.
Great for art book - see too David Krut Print Workshop with limited editioned works by South African artists.
David Krut Bookstore
151 Jan Smuts Ave
Great for art book - see too David Krut Print Workshop with limited editioned works by South African artists.
Good way to spend a Saturday morning picking through an amazing selection of pottery...
Liebermann Pottery
1 Annet Rd
Good way to spend a Saturday morning picking through an amazing selection of pottery...

Entertainment & Activities

Great independent cinema
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The Bioscope Independent Cinema, Johannesburg
44 Stanley Avenue
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Great independent cinema
Walking distance cinema, with very confortable seating :)
CineCentre Killarney
60 Riviera Rd
Walking distance cinema, with very confortable seating :)
For a good conversation and great selection of DVDs before that becomes a completely obsolete technology. Specialises in Art House releases and series.
The Majestic
34 Gleneagles Rd
For a good conversation and great selection of DVDs before that becomes a completely obsolete technology. Specialises in Art House releases and series.
This one is a right little gem. Less well known for bowles, than for cheap student drinks, pub fare, reasonable pizza and every now and again, live acts.
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Zoo Lake Sports Club
Prince of Wales Drive
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This one is a right little gem. Less well known for bowles, than for cheap student drinks, pub fare, reasonable pizza and every now and again, live acts.
Would swim the Olympic size pool (and smaller pools too) and just a rather beautiful space.
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Ellis Park Stadium
South Park Lane
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Would swim the Olympic size pool (and smaller pools too) and just a rather beautiful space.

Getting Around

Gautrain to OR Tambo
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Rosebank Gautrain Station
130 Oxford Rd
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Gautrain to OR Tambo
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Gautrain Park Station
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Sightseeing

You need to book ahead at Flames restaurant. It described as 'artisan-braai' and not the best, but the view over the Northern suburbs is worth it.
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Four Seasons Spa Westcliff
67 Jan Smuts Ave
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You need to book ahead at Flames restaurant. It described as 'artisan-braai' and not the best, but the view over the Northern suburbs is worth it.
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Constitutional Court of South Africa
1 Hospital St
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Iconic building. There are walking tours available.
Ponte City Apartments
Towers
Iconic building. There are walking tours available.
Gandhi lived there from 1908-1909, one out of his 21 years in and around JHB.
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Satyagraha House
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Gandhi lived there from 1908-1909, one out of his 21 years in and around JHB.
Apparently L. Ron Hubbard lived there. How very entertaining Johannesburg is.
Linksfield Ridge
Apparently L. Ron Hubbard lived there. How very entertaining Johannesburg is.