#Johannesburg - 870 posts

Tilt Coffee is Melville's first truly legit coffeeshop. It's a tiny, well-crafted space serving coffee and a few great food dishes.

Lexi's Healthy Eatery is a brand-new, sustainable, mostly vegetarian restaurant in Sandton. The food is as delicious as it is beautiful.

From the Melville Cat. There is a kitten in the house. Her name is Trixie. She chases my tail and I do not like it one bit.

I'm teaching another blog class on October 13 at Bridge Books in Maboneng. You should come! Learn how to blog from a reluctant blogger.

In my latest "Favorite Jozi Coffeeshops" post I feature Bertrand, a coffeeshop on Fox Street in Maboneng that feels more like a Paris cafe.

The wooden Newtown heads, a downtown icon since 2001, have recently been refurbished by Mozambican artist Americo Guambe.

It's not easy to find good pizza in the Joburg CBD, especially on weekends. But Ben's Pizza on Loveday Street fits the bill.

Somerset House, a historic building on Gandhi Square, has become the headquarters for JoburgPlaces. There are big plans in the works for this 1906 building.

The oldest surviviing house in Johannesburg, built by Voortrekker Barend Viljoen in 1852 and later owned by the Bezuidenhout, is hidden in Bez Valley Park.

NGC is an upscale neighborhood restaurant in an unusual spot in Blairgowrie. Don't be put off by the tire shop across the road -- this place is classy.

Zietsies is a guest house and private dining room on the border of Brixton and Auckland Park. I recommend it as a place to both eat and sleep.

Mooteebar is an avant-garde cocktail bar on 4th Avenue in Melville. If you're looking for a bit of adventure at happy hour, this is the place to go.