Restaurants Attractions

44 Stanley Avenue

In a previous life, the buildings of 44 Stanley Avenue were Automobile Association garages, where cars that had had a run-in with Johannesburg’s roads came to get fixed. When the AA moved out, a few hundred squatters moved in and the buildings were… Read more

Cyrildene – ‘New Chinatown’

The first Chinese immigrants are believed to have arrived in South Africa in the early 19th century. Once here, they grouped together, establishing communities to provide security and a sense of belonging in a new… Read more

Fourth Avenue, Parkhurst

Parkhurst is an eclectic neighbourhood-cum-tourist venue that sports a vibrant sidewalk cafe culture and some of the best restaurants in… Read more

Goblin’s Cove

Hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the city, nestled in the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range about an hour’s drive from Pretoria, lies a make-believe restaurant, fairy shop and fantasy guest lodge from a land far away.… Read more

Greenside’s Gleneagles strip

Vibrant restaurants are full on most nights and popular places for drinks are often overflowing in Greenside. There are also lots of great shops in between for daytime browsing after… Read more

Haswell Guest House

Haswell Guest House, built in 1913 and the original farmhouse of now-suburban Oaklands, has been beautifully restored and redecorated to provide attractive… Read more

Hatfield Plaza Shopping Centre

The Hatfield Plaza Shopping Centre is located conveniently in the heart of bohemian Hatfield on 1122 Burnett Street in Pretoria. It houses 70 stores on two… Read more

Ingwenya Country Escape

Located in the scenic area of Muldersdrift in Gauteng, Ingwenya Country Escape is the epitome of African luxury. The lodge boasts a lavish African Spa, several conference venues, three restaurants and a chapel for romantic… Read more

Maponya Mall

The R650-million Soweto shopping centre, Maponya Mall, was officially opened on September 27, 2007 by former South African president Nelson Mandela. It is the first such shopping centre in Soweto and the first to be blacked-owned. With more than 200… Read more

Muldersdrift

Muldersdrift is a popular escape from fast-paced Johannesburg and Pretoria. Situated only half an hour away from the noise and stress of city life, Muldersdrift is a country oasis forming part of the Crocodile Ramble, a scenic tourist route running… Read more

Nambitha

Located within the vicinity of the Mandela Family Museum and Hector Pieterson Memorial in Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, Nambitha offers a superb selection of local and traditional cuisine.… Read more

Nelson Mandela Square and the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square

Nelson Mandela Square opens off Sandton City shopping mall, a world-class centre to which tourists and locals flock for some of the best shopping in Africa. A major drawcard to the bustling, cosmopolitan square is the 6m high statue of Nelson Mandela… Read more

Palazzo Montecasino Hotel

The world-class Palazzo Montecasino Hotel, located in Fourways, north of Johannesburg, offers opulent accommodation suited to the discerning business and leisure… Read more

Sandton City

Sandton City is the four-storey cosmopolitan shopping centre situated in Africa’s “richest mile” – the upmarket Sandton central business district in northern Johannesburg. With more than 300 leading local and international brands on sale in the… Read more

The Westcliff

The Westcliff hotel is a five-star, luxury establishment perched on the rocky ridges of one of Johannesburg’s oldest suburbs. Some of the original houses on the Parktown and Westcliff ridges are heritage sites and are distinguishable by the signature… Read more

Wandies Place, Soweto

Wandies Place is a local restaurant in Dube, Soweto, operating out of what used to be a typical Soweto four-roomed house.

During the 1980s the house was used as an illegal shebeen, selling food and drink without a licence. Owner Wandile Ndala was… Read more