Guidebook for Johannesburg
Parks & Nature
Zoo Lake
Park around a lake for hiking, picnics and events.
Wilderness reserve with many animals viewable on safari tours, plus concessions & a gift shop. Perfect for travellers who do not have the time to go on safari in the National Parks.
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Lion & Safari Park
R512 Pelindaba RdWilderness reserve with many animals viewable on safari tours, plus concessions & a gift shop. Perfect for travellers who do not have the time to go on safari in the National Parks.
Delta Park is one of the biggest parks in Johannesburg. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Blairgowrie and Victory Park. It comprises 108 hectares of grassland and woodland, and three tree-lined dams. It has walking trails, a "sensory trail" and bird watching hides. Visit for a lazy Sunday.
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Delta Park
77 Craighall RdDelta Park is one of the biggest parks in Johannesburg. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Blairgowrie and Victory Park. It comprises 108 hectares of grassland and woodland, and three tree-lined dams. It has walking trails, a "sensory trail" and bird watching hides. Visit for a lazy Sunday.
Arts & Culture
Everard Read Gallery
6 Jellicoe AveArt museum and gallery
Goodman Gallery
163 Jan Smuts Ave Art gallery
Solemn concrete apartheid exhibit space.
Museum chronicling the story of 20th-century South Africa & the now-defunct apartheid system.
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Apartheid Museum
Solemn concrete apartheid exhibit space.
Museum chronicling the story of 20th-century South Africa & the now-defunct apartheid system.
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became one of the first museums in Soweto when it opened on 16 June 2002. A heart wrenching spot for people with an interest in South Africa's apartheid past.
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Hector Pieterson Museum
8287 Khumalo RdThe Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became one of the first museums in Soweto when it opened on 16 June 2002. A heart wrenching spot for people with an interest in South Africa's apartheid past.
Shopping
Rosebank Mall
15A Cradock AveEverything you could possibly need under one roof.
Art Africa
62 Tyrone AvenueLovely shop with art and souvenirs from all across Africa.
Wonderful collection of African art and objects. Quality stuff.
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Kim Sacks Gallery
153 Jan Smuts AveWonderful collection of African art and objects. Quality stuff.
The largest (and newest) mall in Johannesburg offering up-market stores, movie theatres, restaurants, convenience stores, pharmacies.
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Mall of Africa
The largest (and newest) mall in Johannesburg offering up-market stores, movie theatres, restaurants, convenience stores, pharmacies.
Rosebank Sunday Market
50 Bath AveA souvenir shopping hotspot.
Essentials
Pick n Pay
Affordable convenience store.
Up-market convenience store with quality products and delicious ready made meals.
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Woolworths Rosebank JHB
50 Bath AveUp-market convenience store with quality products and delicious ready made meals.
Food Scene
Lovely gardens. Interesting choice of food and drinks available to tempt you. If the weather is good, then this is a great place to while away an afternoon either the family. House has very nice art and decor.
Beechwood Gardens
25 Christopherson StLovely gardens. Interesting choice of food and drinks available to tempt you. If the weather is good, then this is a great place to while away an afternoon either the family. House has very nice art and decor.
Marble is a celebration of quintessential South African fare and cooking on fire Marble embodies South Africans’ love of cooking with fire, a quality that makes our food culture different from the rest of the world” David Higgs.
Situated in Keyes Art Mile, the growing art and food hub of Rosebank, Marble Restaurant will boast a grand wood-fired grill imported from Grill Works situated in Michigan as the focal point of the restaurant. The concept combines the open-fire trend seen internationally with an added dose of good South African flair.
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Marble Restaurant
Jellicoe AvenueMarble is a celebration of quintessential South African fare and cooking on fire Marble embodies South Africans’ love of cooking with fire, a quality that makes our food culture different from the rest of the world” David Higgs.
Situated in Keyes Art Mile, the growing art and food hub of Rosebank, Marble Restaurant will boast a grand wood-fired grill imported from Grill Works situated in Michigan as the focal point of the restaurant. The concept combines the open-fire trend seen internationally with an added dose of good South African flair.
Level Four Restaurant at 54 on Bath offers guests distinctive fine dining in Johannesburg. The menu combines classic cuisine with contemporary influences. Headed up by Executive Chef is Matthew Foxon, the menu features his bold signature style and distinctive flair, ensuring a memorable culinary experience.
Level Four recommends a delectable Afternoon Tea served daily from 14h30 to 17h00, with a choice of English tea sandwiches, freshly baked scones, pastries and premium tea leaves.
At night Level Four is best known for its champagne bar.
Level Four Restaurant
54 Bath AveLevel Four Restaurant at 54 on Bath offers guests distinctive fine dining in Johannesburg. The menu combines classic cuisine with contemporary influences. Headed up by Executive Chef is Matthew Foxon, the menu features his bold signature style and distinctive flair, ensuring a memorable culinary experience.
Level Four recommends a delectable Afternoon Tea served daily from 14h30 to 17h00, with a choice of English tea sandwiches, freshly baked scones, pastries and premium tea leaves.
At night Level Four is best known for its champagne bar.
The best place to experience meat prepared the South African way.
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The Grillhouse Rosebank
The best place to experience meat prepared the South African way.
Food is always great here - they do have one of the best wood pizza ovens this side of town!
Piza e Vino
Tyrwhitt AvenueFood is always great here - they do have one of the best wood pizza ovens this side of town!
KOI Restaurant
Cradock AvenueDecent Asian style restaurant.
The perfect vibe for a long dinner. You should have meat, but the tapas are also great. They have good wine and the lighting is just right. It is in Maboneng so you can always end up in a livelier place after dinner for jazz and drinks.
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Che Argentine Grill
128 Jan Smuts AveThe perfect vibe for a long dinner. You should have meat, but the tapas are also great. They have good wine and the lighting is just right. It is in Maboneng so you can always end up in a livelier place after dinner for jazz and drinks.
Amazing spot with a rich selection of traditional South African cuisine. The location is perfect for getting a feel for Johannesburg city life. This restaurant embodies South African cuisine in such a delicately respectful way, that I would recommend this to anyone - including the locals. Decently priced & fantastic value for money!
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Pata Pata
286 Fox StAmazing spot with a rich selection of traditional South African cuisine. The location is perfect for getting a feel for Johannesburg city life. This restaurant embodies South African cuisine in such a delicately respectful way, that I would recommend this to anyone - including the locals. Decently priced & fantastic value for money!
This cozy spot has a lovely laid back atmosphere where you could eat delicious food and drink from the excellent wine & craft beer selection while watching the extrinsic Melville people go by. The pork belly is superb. Also a great place to try traditional South African foods cooked with flair as the menu has a traveller's section. Excellent service too and really reasonably priced.
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Lucky Bean Restaurant
16 7th StThis cozy spot has a lovely laid back atmosphere where you could eat delicious food and drink from the excellent wine & craft beer selection while watching the extrinsic Melville people go by. The pork belly is superb. Also a great place to try traditional South African foods cooked with flair as the menu has a traveller's section. Excellent service too and really reasonably priced.
This ethnic chain restaurant with a sun-deck and live music offers modern, pan-African dishes.
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moyo Zoo Lake
This ethnic chain restaurant with a sun-deck and live music offers modern, pan-African dishes.
Drinks & Nightlife
There isn’t a night time venue in Joburg that offers quite what Katzy’s does – a place to be seen, and which has resident bands performing five nights a week, the Grillhouse menu, a stellar wine, cocktail and cigar list, and more than 100 different whiskeys, fine cognacs and bourbons to choose from. The newly enlarged Katzy’s, which has a wraparound garden and outdoor area, now caters for lunch. Purpose built as a sophisticated music venue, Katzy’s has the latest stage, sound and audiovisual equipment. The programme includes an exciting line-up of the best local and international artists.
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Katzy's Live Rosebank
19 Biermann AveThere isn’t a night time venue in Joburg that offers quite what Katzy’s does – a place to be seen, and which has resident bands performing five nights a week, the Grillhouse menu, a stellar wine, cocktail and cigar list, and more than 100 different whiskeys, fine cognacs and bourbons to choose from. The newly enlarged Katzy’s, which has a wraparound garden and outdoor area, now caters for lunch. Purpose built as a sophisticated music venue, Katzy’s has the latest stage, sound and audiovisual equipment. The programme includes an exciting line-up of the best local and international artists.
The Marabi Club is the home of superb food and drink accompanied by fine live jazz performances. Visible from the street only by the discreet black canopy above a small metal door in Doornfontein, downtown Johannesburg, the Marabi Club harks back to a vibrant history.
New York gave the world the Harlem Rennaisance, a flourishing black cultural and intellectual movement that saw an outpouring of artistic, literary and musical talent. Across the ocean Johannesburg’s Doornfontein’s slumyards, created in the wake of one of the world’s richest gold rushes, gave life to Marabi. A must visit while in Johannesburg!
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The Marabi Club
54 Siemert RdThe Marabi Club is the home of superb food and drink accompanied by fine live jazz performances. Visible from the street only by the discreet black canopy above a small metal door in Doornfontein, downtown Johannesburg, the Marabi Club harks back to a vibrant history.
New York gave the world the Harlem Rennaisance, a flourishing black cultural and intellectual movement that saw an outpouring of artistic, literary and musical talent. Across the ocean Johannesburg’s Doornfontein’s slumyards, created in the wake of one of the world’s richest gold rushes, gave life to Marabi. A must visit while in Johannesburg!
Technically this isn’t just one great nightlife spot. 1Fox at The Sheds has a couple of awesome places to hang out at including The Good Luck Bar & Restaurant (one of the oldest bars in Joburg), LPV Distillery, and Mad Giant Craft Brewery.
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Fox Junction Event Venue + The Good Luck Bar
14 Alexander StTechnically this isn’t just one great nightlife spot. 1Fox at The Sheds has a couple of awesome places to hang out at including The Good Luck Bar & Restaurant (one of the oldest bars in Joburg), LPV Distillery, and Mad Giant Craft Brewery.
In the heart of Sandton lies The VIP Room, catering for the casual and elegant through amazing service, great music, and an excellent ambience. And whether you want something light to drink or something that will knock you off your feet, they have it all. Go and dance the night away at Joburg’s most ostentatious venue.
THE VIP ROOM
8 Maude StIn the heart of Sandton lies The VIP Room, catering for the casual and elegant through amazing service, great music, and an excellent ambience. And whether you want something light to drink or something that will knock you off your feet, they have it all. Go and dance the night away at Joburg’s most ostentatious venue.
Chandeliers, an exclusive Dom Perignon, VIP section, and a smoking bar and lounge… Harem (previously Hush) has everything a top 10 Joburg nightlife spot should have. A vibrant spot for drinks and music. You can definitely expect to party alongside top celebrities and artists from Africa and around the world.
HAREM
7th AvenueChandeliers, an exclusive Dom Perignon, VIP section, and a smoking bar and lounge… Harem (previously Hush) has everything a top 10 Joburg nightlife spot should have. A vibrant spot for drinks and music. You can definitely expect to party alongside top celebrities and artists from Africa and around the world.
You will fall in love with this fine wine and gin bar. The minimalist wine bar boasts one of the best selections of exclusive boutique wines in Joburg. Their staff are very knowledgeable and there is a wonderful low key atmosphere. They also have some food to nibble on, but for something more visit the Warm & Glad restaurant (run by the same awesome people). You can’t go wrong.
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Ace and Pearl Fine Wine Bar
You will fall in love with this fine wine and gin bar. The minimalist wine bar boasts one of the best selections of exclusive boutique wines in Joburg. Their staff are very knowledgeable and there is a wonderful low key atmosphere. They also have some food to nibble on, but for something more visit the Warm & Glad restaurant (run by the same awesome people). You can’t go wrong.
Entertainment & Activities
More than 30 roller coasters & thrill rides, an interactive history of gold mining & a 4D theater by day.
The casino, movies and restaurants offer entertainment by night.
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Gold Reef City Theme Park
More than 30 roller coasters & thrill rides, an interactive history of gold mining & a 4D theater by day.
The casino, movies and restaurants offer entertainment by night.
The Johannesburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species.
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Johannesburg Zoo
Jellicoe AvenueThe Johannesburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species.
Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years.
The 33-story cooling towers of the power station is no longer in use today and has been converted into a thrill seeker's paradise offering 100m bungee jump, SCAD free-falling down the tower, bridge-swinging between towers, abseiling down the towers, climbing the towers, paintball and base jumping.
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SOWETO TOWERS
Chris Hani RoadOrlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years.
The 33-story cooling towers of the power station is no longer in use today and has been converted into a thrill seeker's paradise offering 100m bungee jump, SCAD free-falling down the tower, bridge-swinging between towers, abseiling down the towers, climbing the towers, paintball and base jumping.