Johannesburg - Eating
In this cosmopolitan city of myriad cuisines you’ll find traditional Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Indian and Chinese through to authentic Thai and Argentinean. South Africans are great meat eaters, so steak houses flourish. Greenside is packed with smart restaurants, but all the northern suburbs have their stars. Melville, Parktown North, Melrose Arch and trendy Parkhurst are particularly good locations.
La Belle Terrasse And The Loggia
La Belle Terrasse offers fantastic views – including elephants in the zoo below – opulent colonial decor and terrific food. They’re famed for their Sunday brunch.
Le Canard
Award winning Le Canard is elegant and romantic with flower-filled courtyards and timeless dishes served with style. Le Canard has been around since the late 80’s and has improved over the years into a restaurant striving for nothing less than excellence.
Linger Longer
Linger Longer is situated in a mining magnate’s converted mansion, featuring classic décor and top-class cuisine and service. Linger Longer served its first guests in the early 60’s as a tea room and today the restaurant is a fine dining success.
Carnivore
Ravenous meat eaters sit around a big open fire and tuck into wild game – eland, zebra, springbok, kudu and crocodile – carved off Masai spears. The Carnivore in Johannesburg is a franchise of the equally famous counter part in Nairobi, and it has received awards such as Best Restaurant to Take Tourists To and Best Traditional Restaurant.
Even if you’re not a carnivore, you can still come here and dine fish and veggie dishes, and either way have your dinner accompanied by fine wine.
Moyo Melrose Arch
"moyo is the realisation of one man’s passion for all things African - from art and design to music, cuisine and crafts."
moyo was started in Johannesburg, and today there are no less than seven establishments under that very name. All of them serve urban African cuisine in a soulful environment.
The Butcher Shop & Grill
The Butcher Shop & Grill boasts some of the best steaks in town – game, ostrich, pork, lamb and beef. The atmosphere is laid back and inviting and booking is absolutely essential if you want a table.
Al Dente
Al Dente is a family-friendly restaurant serving Italian favourites and homemade desserts. It is a place that is especially poopular on Sundays when whole families gather here for a peaceful brunch.
-"At Al Dente we don’t eat to live, we live to eat"
Sakhumzi’s Restaurant
Sakhumzi Restaurant has traditional African food served by trestle tables on the grass. The restaurant is located in a historic area, where Nelson Mandela once had his original home.
