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November Restaurant of the Month: Kafe Noir

November Restaurant of the Month: Kafe Noir

by 2summers | Nov 30, 2018 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Restaurant of the Month

In the very heart of downtown Joburg, on a block no one would expect, is a magical corner of African style. Papy Nakuw, acclaimed Congolose-South-African founder of Urban Zulu, has his fashion design business there, as well as a hip backpackers and a hair salon. But...
October Restaurant of the Month: Die Kneipe in Kensington

October Restaurant of the Month: Die Kneipe in Kensington

by 2summers | Oct 26, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month

Thursday is Schnitzel Day at Die Kneipe. Die Kneipe, which means “the pub” in German, is — you guessed it — a German pub in Kensington. (I think I’ve said this before but I don’t blog enough about Kensington. It’s the Melville...
September Restaurant of the Month: Lexi’s Healthy Eatery

September Restaurant of the Month: Lexi’s Healthy Eatery

by 2summers | Sep 28, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month, Sandton and Surrounds

Halfway through my recent book club meeting, I felt compelled to interrupt the robust literary conversation with an important statement and follow-up question. “These salads are amazing!” I exclaimed to Cingashe, the host. “Where are they...
August Restaurant of the Month: Ben’s Pizza in Marshalltown

August Restaurant of the Month: Ben’s Pizza in Marshalltown

by 2summers | Aug 20, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Restaurant of the Month

There’s a brick oven pizza restaurant in downtown Joburg and it’s open on Saturdays. It’s called Ben’s Pizza and it’s delicious. Ben’s Pizza. Really, this is all you need to know. It’s not easy to find decent restaurants in...
July Restaurant of the Month: NGC Blairgowrie

July Restaurant of the Month: NGC Blairgowrie

by 2summers | Jul 27, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month

NGC is not what you’d expect to find at the busy intersection of Barkston and Conrad Drive in Blairgowrie. There’s a tire store across the road and a lawnmower repair shop next door, and it just doesn’t feel like the right place for a classy...
June Restaurant of the Month: Sumting Fresh

June Restaurant of the Month: Sumting Fresh

by 2summers | Jun 14, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month

I can describe Sumting Fresh in one (not so) simple word: South-African-Asian-American-fried-chicken-street-food. Sumting Fresh, on Grant Avenue in Norwood. Inside Sumting Fresh. Really though, Sumting Fresh is hard to explain. It was once a food trailer in Midrand,...
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Heather Mason

I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.

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