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My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Red Door Café in Edenvale

My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Red Door Café in Edenvale

by 2summers | Aug 10, 2021 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg

Twelfth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg.  I’d nearly forgotten about the chilly day, more than two months ago, when Gail and I had a spontaneous coffee and lunch at Red Door Café in Edenvale. We had just gone shopping for...
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Vice in Craighall Park

My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Vice in Craighall Park

by 2summers | Jun 1, 2021 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Sandton and Surrounds

Eleventh in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg.  Vice, a coffee shop next to CNR Café in Craighall Park, has become a semi-regular coffee hangout for me lately. I’ve held off on blogging about it because it’s a tricky...
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Toasted in Parkwood

My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Toasted in Parkwood

by 2summers | Feb 11, 2021 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Sandton and Surrounds

Tenth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg.  Remember the good old days, when I used to meet people for coffee in interesting places and then blog about it? I’m ready to bring those days back. Last week the Johannesburg in Your Pocket...
Magic at Rand Steam: Rialheim and Boho Cafe and Co.

Magic at Rand Steam: Rialheim and Boho Cafe and Co.

by 2summers | Feb 11, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping, Melville and Surrounds

I’ve already blogged about Rand Steam and how it is by far the most pleasant suburban shopping center in Joburg. But when I wrote that post I didn’t yet know about Rialheim and Boho Café & Co. — in fact I don’t think they’d opened at...
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Ophelia in Emmarentia

My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Ophelia in Emmarentia

by 2summers | Jul 5, 2019 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds

This post, featuring Ophelia Café, is the ninth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg.  Making a great coffee shop is about more than just serving great coffee. In the global indie coffee culture of 2019, coffee shops must also have style....
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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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