Johannesburg (Category) - 923 posts

Despite a strong Jewish community in Joburg, bagels are hard to find in this town. Luckily a reader tipped me off to Feigel's, a kosher deli in Glenhazel and …

Forget Black Friday or the after-Christmas sales. The best deals to be had in Joburg are available all-year-round at Crazy Groceries in Strijdom Park.

In my penultimate #Gauteng52 post I visit the Scala Barber in Melville, where men have been getting their hair cut since 1969.

My friend Michelle and I had a mid-week staycation in Braamfontein, spending the night at Once in Joburg and partying with BCUC at the Orbit.

Chez Fong, aka Su-yen Thornhill, is a chef and a performer. If you crack a seat at one of her dinners, you'll go home full and sore from laughing.

The Richmond Studio Café is a brand-new coffeeshop in Richmond, which is right next to Melville. I'm so excited about this place, I can barely stand it.

Via La Moda produces handmade leather handbags and other accessories at its workshop/showroom in Industria. Don't miss the annual sale on 30 Nov.

Hannah Pirnie and her company, Translating Me, are here to help you with every aspect of moving and adjusting to life in Joburg.

The Wilds, a beautiful park near downtown Joburg, has come a long way since my first blog post about it in April 2016. Help reclaim the Wilds this Sunday.

August House is a building in the Joburg CBD with 50 artist studios and residences. I visited for the first time during their November Open Studios event.

Welcome to Week 45 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I …

The Melville Cat has inspired a work of art: a gray cat designed and created by Shepherd, a 7th-Street bead artist.