The best restaurants Johannesburg

On the same principle as the famous Nairobi Carnivore, this restaurant offers a clientele mainly tourism a choice of thirteen meats, including zebra, giraffe and crocodile.

Alan, who grew up in his father's butcher shop near Cape Town, now offers exceptional meats in the Sandton area. Beware, the name of the establishment can be quite misleading, so don't be fooled: this is not a grill-snack but a gourmet restaurant. Here, the meats are selected according to the origin and the feeding of the cattle, then put to stale in particular rooms. Once in your plate, you can enjoy the perfect cooking at the Butcher Shop & Grill.

Finally, here's a casual restaurant that's not in a shopping mall or next to the road! Leave your car in the parking lot and enter the realm of fresh fish. Walk down the wooden steps, leave the first room behind and reach a beautiful tropical garden. There, under the soft foliage, beware all the same of birds' nests, you will finally feel... in Africa. Simply choose your fish or seafood on the ice bench and off you go to the grill! Extra.

Ministers and big bosses speak here aloud and know the valuable offerings of a very @ brigade. Specialties of the Anglo-Asian dress market for the most demanding. Closed Saturday noon and Sunday. For a much more relaxed atmosphere, the bistro version, next to Turtle Creek Winery (Tel 011 884 0466), closed on Sunday evening.

Modeuse and goûteuse (this is the "and" that counts!), this address is a form of guarantee: potentially colors clientele and cosmopolitan food more pleasant than scholarly. Bar in Champagne and Martini. Closed Sunday evening and Monday.

This is the new trendy place in the Dunkled West neighborhood where young and old alike can enjoy fresh, delicate food from all over the world. The concept is simple: several gastronomic stands share the space and you order according to your desires before settling down on large convivial tables. You can choose between Japanese, Mexican, Indian and Mediterranean cuisine. For dessert or as a snack, don't miss the gourmet waffles from Ms. Waffles, served in an original way, in sticks and dipped in Belgian chocolate.

Italy invites itself to Johannesburg with this restaurant of Italian specialties which, since its opening in 2022, has conquered many locals with its tasty and hearty dishes. Of course, on the menu, you will find the unavoidable Italian dishes, pasta and pizzas! The latter are cooked over a wood fire for a crispy dough. Soups, antipasti, salads, sandwiches and other hearty dishes complete the menu dedicated to the flavors of Italy. Some good Italian wines to accompany your dishes. Pleasant service.

On the top floor of Rosebank's contemporary art center, Keys Art Mile, this top-notch gourmet restaurant boasts superb views of northern Johannesburg. At the bar or in the restaurant, you will be served refined and creative dishes concocted by the famous chef David Higgs and his team. Like the traditional cuisine of the country, everything is cooked over a wood fire on a large barbecue. The meats are of very good quality, with a perfect cooking in the plate. Some vegetarian dishes are also on the menu. Great wines and very good cocktails.

The Bespokery is the trendy restaurant of Parkview. In a bright, soft and comfortable atmosphere, you can sit here to share a meal with friends or family, because the concept here is to share. The plates are served in the form of tapas to share. The Bespokery is keen to take you on a journey through the essential flavours of Mediterranean cuisine according to the seasons. The place offers a tasty brunch, all orchestrated by a delicate and friendly service.

Lebo's Soweto Backpackers is also a superb open-air restaurant where you can sit under the straw huts on the wooden tables or in the garden on a blanket to have a picnic. In the centre, the fire heats up the braai or often the potjiekos, those famous and traditional stews that cook in cast iron pans, giving off delicious smells that whet our appetite. A salad bar for starters and a fresh juice bar to quench your thirst.

Saigon is surely the best Asian restaurant in the Riviona area of northern Johannesburg. The setting is beautiful, but above all the food is absolutely delicious. If you want our advice, order the angry duck, if you like spicy dishes, and the chocolate mousse... We are still salivating. But also soups, curries with multiple flavours, pork, beef, chicken with all the sauces, as well as many vegetarian dishes, shrimps or a traditional caramelized fish.

In the Parkwood neighborhood, it's a little piece of Argentique that you'll find in Joburg. Oscar and Bernardo, one from Uruguay the other from Argentina, share their love for good meat. The pieces are hearty, tender, cut and cooked before your eyes, on the grill, if you sit at the bar. It's up to you to choose your side dish: grilled vegetables, sweet potatoes, garlic-fried potatoes... The room is huge, airy and decorated with industrial elements, obviously, that's where the soul of Parkwood lies.

The owner of Pomodoro is a Spaniard who studied in France and opened an Italian restaurant in South Africa! What could be more logical? It has been a success for years. The pizzas and pasta are delicious, and even if the surroundings are not very sexy, here the welcome is always there! The atmosphere of the place is family and convivial will make you appreciate your meal all the more whether it is for a lunch on the go or a dinner on the go. You will find an excellent quality/price ratio.

Be the epicurean that this good table calls. Sophisticated African cuisine revisited by Chef Coco in Epicure's lovely modern decor. This Belgio-Congolese does miracles with flavours. A new gastronomic wave, innovative dishes, magnificent on the plates and exciting. On one side is the restaurant and its blue, beautiful and comfortable benches, with a nice sample of the cellar on the surrounding shelves, and on the other is the bar, an establishment you are sure to remember!

The name of the restaurant is reminiscent of the famous song by Miriam Makeba, a South African singer committed to the fight against apartheid. But today's Pata Pata is a nice little restaurant in the heart of the trendy Maboneng district. Here, you can enjoy local cuisine and delicious cuts of meat like T-bone, for example. Large wooden tables, live music almost every night and cocktails that announce a nice atmosphere and above all a very good evening in prospect!

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