by 2summers | Jun 21, 2022 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Sandton and Surrounds, Townships/Informal Settlements
Some of the best tacos in Johannesburg are served at a restaurant in Alexandra Township. Who knew? I certainly didn’t. But luckily I do know Asanda Daza, and Asanda knows everything about food in Alexandra (a.k.a. Alex). Asanda at the Junk Park, our first stop...
by 2summers | Sep 30, 2019 | Food and Drink, Mpumalanga
Picasso’s Mexican Taqueria, which I’ve decided is South Africa’s best Tex-Mex restaurant, is not in Joburg or Cape Town. It’s in a small tourist town in Mpumalanga province called White River, not far from the Kruger Park. My anointment of...
by 2summers | Apr 14, 2016 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg
A couple of weeks ago I received an invitation to visit Azteca Mexican Food Products, a Mexican food factory in Joburg. Azteca’s owner, Gaby Agraz, reached out to me because I had just published a post about Mexican restaurants in Johannesburg. Most of the...
by 2summers | Mar 24, 2016 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
UPDATE (OCTOBER 2017): Alas, Café Mexicho has closed down. It had a good run though. Fortunately there are several good alternatives around town, which are included below. Also, I’m pleased to report that Perron (whose Illovo location is reviewed below) now also...
by 2summers | Jan 20, 2014 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Sandton and Surrounds
Three years ago, right after I moved to Joburg, I ate at a Mexican restaurant in Melville called Café Mexicho. I was very disappointed in the meal and wrote a post about it called “Where Not to Eat in Melville”. I’ve eaten at Café Mexicho a few times...