Johannesburg City Centre (Category) - 209 posts

This week I took a cycling and food tour through the eastern side of Joburg with Honest Travel. It was a perfect start to the summer.

I visited Joburg City for the first time since the pandemic started. It was great to see so many exciting new things happening.

Hallmark House, a hip hotel in downtown Joburg, has the city's hottest Sunday rooftop party and also the one of the city's best views.

The Carlton Hotel was once the glitziest hotel in Joburg. It's now been closed for two decades. Recently I managed to sneak a few pictures in the lobby.

On Sunday morning I watched Joburg's Bank of Lisbon Building implode, 14 months after the building was decimated in a massive fire.

Sobae Frozen is the brainchild of two passionate people who love dessert and hate wasting food. It's more than sorbet -- it's sustainability and love.

JoburgPlaces is running several tours and experiences centered around the concept of migration. I participated in two of them and they got me thinking.

The Rand Club, one of Joburg's oldest buildings, has undergone many transformations. The most recent one has made it much more accessible to the public.

There's a cocktail revolution on in Joburg -- bartenders are becoming more and more like chefs. Here are five of the best cocktail bars in town.

I was invited to dinner at Urbanologi, to try out their new #Project150 menu. I was reminded why this is without a doubt my favorite downtown restaurant.

Artivist is a bar/restaurant/art gallery/music venue on the coolest secret street in Braamfontein. If you like art, food, cocktails and music: Go.

After years of gentle prodding by Jay Patel's daughter, I finally visited Langwan Cleaners, a general dealer on Albert Street in downtown Joburg.