Afro-Latin Flavors (and Fun) at Artüro in Melville
Artüro, a new-ish restaurant on 7th Street in Melville, appears Mexican at first glance. As someone who is always on the lookout for Mexican food in Joburg, I was excited to check out Artüro [...]
Mexican Food in Alexandra (and Other Tales From the Kasi)
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 [...]
South Africa’s Best Tex-Mex Restaurant
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 [...]
Joburg’s Best-Kept Mexican Food Secret
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 [...]
Some Updates on Mexican Food in Johannesburg
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 [...]
A Mexican Chef in Johannesburg
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 [...]
Taiwanese Mexican Food, Made in South Africa
Mexican/Latin-American food is one of the things I’ve missed most in South Africa. There are a couple of Mexican restaurants in Joburg, including one in Melville called Café Mexicho. (Read my reviews of that [...]
Café Mexicho: You Can Eat There After All
UPDATE (OCTOBER 2017): Alas, Café Mexicho has closed down. It had a good run though. Fortunately there are several good alternatives around town — read here. Nearly two years ago, soon after I moved [...]
Where Not to Eat in Melville
NOTE: For an updated review of Café Mexicho, click here. Joe and I had planned a pasta dinner last night, but wound up working late and didn’t feel like cooking. We walked up to [...]