For obvious reasons, lots of people have been asking me for outdoor dining recommendations – specifically restaurants with gardens. And considering this city has one of the best climates on earth, restaurant gardens are surprisingly hard to find in central Joburg. While there are plenty of restaurants with outdoor tables – on sidewalks, patios, or covered areas overlooking shopping mall parking lots – legit gardens with actual grass and trees are rare.
MiniMark Wholesale Discount House: Fabric Heaven on Diagonal Street
I recently went with my friends Manuela and Gail to Diagonal Street, a historic Joburg shopping street. Diagonal Street – known for its fabric, blanket, and muti (traditional medicine) shops – is so named because it runs on a diagonal for three blocks between Albertina Sisulu Road and Kerk Street. Manuela wanted to shop for fabric; Gail and I came along for an excuse to get out of the house.
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Valentine's Date at the Fireplace Roadhouse
Second in my Roadhouses of Gauteng series. Browse all of my roadhouse posts or view a map of the roadhouses I’ve visited.
In my first roadhouse post, I mentioned I’d been meaning to do a roadhouse series for years but never got around to it. One of the reasons it took so long is because documenting roadhouses – at least in the way I want to document them – is not easy to do alone. I needed to find a roadhouse partner.
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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 to bring those days back.
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The 2Summers 2021 Support Group: Post #2 (Purplish)
Welcome to my second 2Summers 2021 Support Group Post. Here are some updates, both good and bad, since my first support group post:
1) Good: January 2021 is over.
2) Bad: It’s still raining in Joburg, for the 13th (feels like 130th) straight day.