Coffee, Art, and Books on Melville 7th Street
Last week I wrote a story about Brixton High Street. This week's story is about another iconic street: Melville 7th Street, my first Joburg love. The cluster of businesses in Melville Mansions, at [...]
A Hidden Gourmet Coffee Shop in the Oriental Plaza
Hidden at the back of a homeware shop, which is hidden in a dimly lit corridor deep inside the Oriental Plaza, you'll find Joburg's most talented self-taught barista. His name is Ahmed Angamia and [...]
Coffee and Books in Marshalltown
There's no denying the Jozi CBD has a bad reputation, and that reputation is not totally undeserved. There are many places in downtown Joburg that are somewhere between mildly scary and terrifying to walk [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Red Door Café in Edenvale
Twelfth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. I'd nearly forgotten about the chilly day, more than two months ago, when Gail and I had a spontaneous coffee and lunch at [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Vice in Craighall Park
Eleventh in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. Vice, a coffee shop next to CNR Café in Craighall Park, has become a semi-regular coffee hangout for me lately. I've held off [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Toasted in Parkwood
Tenth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. Remember the good old days, when I used to meet people for coffee in interesting places and then blog about it? I'm ready [...]
Magic at Rand Steam: Rialheim and Boho Cafe and Co.
I've already blogged about Rand Steam and how it is by far the most pleasant suburban shopping center in Joburg. But when I wrote that post I didn't yet know about Rialheim and Boho [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Ophelia in Emmarentia
This post, featuring Ophelia Café, is the ninth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. Making a great coffee shop is about more than just serving great coffee. In the global indie [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: AFRIKOA in Rosebank
This post, featuring AFRIKOA Café, is the eighth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. I recently wrote a story about AFRIKOA Café -- an African chocolate café, champagne bar, and [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffee Shops: Loof Coffee in Norwood
This post, featuring Loof Coffee, is the seventh in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. Many years ago I wrote a blog post called Norwood: Almost as Awesome as Melville. I continue [...]
Tips for Visiting Joburg’s Little Addis
I recently visited "Little Addis", the Ethiopian neighborhood in downtown Joburg. Little Addis is a block of old office buildings on Rahima Moosa Street (formerly Jeppe Street) between Troye and Delvers Streets, where there [...]
My Favorite Jozi Coffeeshops: Tilt Coffee in Melville
This post, featuring Tilt Coffee, is the sixth in an occasional series about my favorite new coffeeshops in Joburg. I've lived in Melville for eight years and everyone knows I believe Melville is the best [...]