The best bars and cafés Johannesburg

In this 1930s factory converted into a shopping mall, The Salvation Café welcomes visitors for a gourmet break with friends or family. It is often necessary to wait a little to see a table available, but it is worth the wait! Waffles, pancakes, crispy croissants, homemade cakes, eggs Benedict... everything is delicious. We also enjoy fresh salads, gourmet burgers and hearty dishes at lunchtime. Great variety of drinks including excellent smoothies. Enough to get your strength back before a little shopping!

The San Deck Bar is simply the hotel bar of the same name. It's an open-air, rooftop party place with a splendid view of the Sandton area, which is a popular area, especially for expats arriving in Johannesburg. On the rooftop, you can lie down in deckchairs to listen to live music and a DJ on weekends. In fact, the popularity of this place is undisputed and indisputable. When the evening comes, the sunsets are magical and the cocktails are particularly delicious.

Probably the coolest rooftop in town to watch the sunset while sipping a beer, a house cocktail or a smoothie. A rooftop garden, a bohemian atmosphere, plants in all directions, wooden furniture and lounge music to spend a great time in the trendy bar of Johannesburg. The goal: the perfect mix between urban and natural, between trendy and green. Feeling peckish? The tapas are fresh, original and colourful! Privatizations are possible.

Just a stone's throw from the Maboneng district, nestles a beautiful rooftop . The AGOG Gallery is above all a beautiful exhibition gallery that you can admire while climbing the floors leading you to the roof. The exhibitions vary regularly, always of a very high quality. Upstairs: a beautiful atmosphere, a swing, sofas and regularly events are organized. These range from concerts to dance classes... For a hundred rand, you come to take a kizomba or samba class on Friday evenings from 7 to 8 pm.

It's in a huge and impressive warehouse full of antiques and worldly trinkets that you're about to have a drink or two! The Sir James Van Der Merwe is like a big glass roof, with black and white checkerboard floor tiles, a central square bar and lounge areas with large sofas here and there. An eclectic, lively and energetic space to spend a good evening dancing, listening to live music when it's available, playing pool or just chatting over a drink or a bite to eat.

Here the glasses are in the spotlight, the drinks, and not the cocktails because we don't call them that here, are all more original one than the other. Orange peel, beetroot sometimes, basil, freshness, a sweet balance in each mix. They are true works of art, worked to seduce you! As beautiful as they are fresh and delicious. For those who would not drink alcohol, there is no worry, we can prepare you non-alcoholic drinks that are also to fall.

Just as in Ireland and England, pubs are an integral part of the daily lives of many South Africans. So on our visits, we stop off for a cappuccino or a fish & chip. At the Jolly Roger, we're in Johannesburg's oldest pub, and believe it or not, it's a veritable institution or simply the perfect place to take a short break during the day and drink a good beer. The catch is that breaks in pubs can be interminable... An address worth discovering.

Here, the chandeliers even overhang the open air spaces, to tell you how out of place the spirit of the place is. The Kitchener's Carvery Bar, which claims to be the sexiest in Joburg since 1906, has every reason to do so: grandma's tapestry, good indie, afro-beat and electro music, an ultra trendy 100-year-old pub that was renovated a few years ago and now attracts a lot of young hipsters. Events are regularly organized, live concerts or stand up comedy nights.

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In the Melville district, on trendy 7th Street, the place is pronounced Shy Shy, a casual lounge bar where you can rub elbows with the poets and short story writers of the South African press. The bar-restaurant takes its name from a small coastal town in Mozambique, so the décor is reminiscent of the neighbouring country, between sea and jungle. The regulars spend endless evenings here, over a traditional Portuguese dish, a good beer or the house cocktails. The atmosphere sometimes takes off when the students are out.

Located in a building with an original architecture, here is a small cosy café with a friendly and warm atmosphere where it is good to stop for a good coffee, a cappuccino or a homemade fruit cocktail if you are passing through the Melville neighborhood. You can also enjoy delicious homemade cakes, including the famous Kourabiedes cookies of Lisa, the friendly owner, prepared according to her grandmother's recipe, and delicious savory sandwiches concocted with quality ingredients. An address to discover.