Food & wine events in Johannesburg vary from trendy to exclusive and both have to be experienced
Foxwood House Genre: Suburban Theatre What: Hidden amongst the homes of Houghton stands an intimate theatre – Foxwood House. This space seats a small audience of 100 and its far-from-mainstream programmes include top shows, their drag performances are highly rated. This is the Cinema Nouveau of theatre. The owners, both involved in the artsy scene […]
Read More »EATING OUT : THE CODFATHER Adi – adrian@fiftytwo.co.za compiles a weekly newsletter that focuses on a Joburg event for the week. He’s had some great write-ups. This is newsletter 6 FiftyTwo:6 This week’s pick: Codfather Village Outdoor Event Genre: Social culinary experience What: On the 27 March an all day social do will take place […]
Read More »UPDATED 12th Jan 2022 For more see more recent blog 4th Ave Parkhurst For many years now 4th Ave Parkhurst has been a desirable restaurant destination with eateries of all types in every block between 14th st and 6th St. It’s a mere 2km away so wonderful for guests staying at Liz at Lancaster […]
Read More »Indian restaurants Fordsburg and Mayfair are great places to go for really good Indian food. Fordsburg is close to the city centre with Mayfair further to the west. While they are predominantly Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani, there has been a recent increase of Eastern, Middle Eastern and North African immigrants. Don’t expect restaurants with ambience […]
Read More »All these top class restaurants are close to Liz at Lancaster (within a 8km range) DW 11-13 in the Dunkeld West shopping centre is one of only 3 Gauteng restaurants to make it into the top 20 restaurants nationwide Eating Out awards. We have regular foodie guests who come all the way from Pretoria to have […]
Read More »Sushi has only really become popular in Joburg in the last 15 years or so and despite being so far from the sea, we do get some very good fish. While nearly all restaurants will have some fish offering on the menu, there are some which specialize in fish and sushi. Always check though that […]
Read More »Great Vegetarian spots near Liz at Lancaster Service Station, Melville Trendy place for the arty and intellectual set for brunches and light lunches; wonderful quiches and salads which get charged by weight . 011 726-1701 53 Rustenberg Road (corner 9th Street) Nestled in the heart of Greenside, the Greenside Café is a vegetarian and […]
Read More »African style food in Joburg Ethiopian food One of my favourite restaurants is Little Addis in Maboneng. Delicious platters of a selection of traditional Ethiopian dishes are served with injera (soft spongy what ‘bread’) which functions as knife, fork and spoon. 280 Fox St +27 82 683 8675; www.littleaddis.co.za Open 12.30 to 21.00 except Sunday evenings […]
Read More »Restaurants close to Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse Guesthouses and nearby restaurants have an obvious synergy. So I try to keep up with the changing face of the local restaurant landscape. I like to refer my guests to good local eateries and don’t expect anything in return – just want my guests to have a great meal […]
Read More »Unfortunately long closed AMI RESTAURANT CNR CLARENCE AND LANCASTER Except for Sunday evening, Ami is open everyday for lunch and dinner. So … one of the few restaurants open on a Monday evening. The menu has also been changed so light salad lunches and sandwiches are now on offer – all very reasonably priced. The dinner […]
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