The Poppyseed's Guidebook
Food Scene
These are the local places that we love.
Franco's Pizzeria & Trattoria
54 Tyrone AveFamily style Italian restaurant
Village atmosphere pavement cafe. Open from 5:30am to keep the runners and cyclists fed. Excellent coffee, great service.
28 locals recommend
Croft & co
66 Tyrone AveVillage atmosphere pavement cafe. Open from 5:30am to keep the runners and cyclists fed. Excellent coffee, great service.
Go for sun downers. The best spot for Jozi views. They are unlicensed and have a great Tapas / dim Sum menu
Momo Kuro
21 Keyes AveGo for sun downers. The best spot for Jozi views. They are unlicensed and have a great Tapas / dim Sum menu
Great local pub and bistro. A small menu, but really well executed. Amazing service, great vibe.
17 locals recommend
Blind Tiger Cafe
62 Tyrone AveGreat local pub and bistro. A small menu, but really well executed. Amazing service, great vibe.
Neighbourhood Pizza Pasta place. Mouthwatering selection of toppings and innovative salads.
Trabella Pizzeria
60Tyrone avenueNeighbourhood Pizza Pasta place. Mouthwatering selection of toppings and innovative salads.
Asian BBQ bar with street food from South East Asia. Fun, vibey, busy.
20 locals recommend
Saigon Suzy Parkwood
144 Jan Smuts AveAsian BBQ bar with street food from South East Asia. Fun, vibey, busy.
Argentinian style steaks. Great food, lovely outdoor area, excellent service .
40 locals recommend
Che Argentine Grill
128 Jan Smuts AveArgentinian style steaks. Great food, lovely outdoor area, excellent service .
A restaurant to please everyone's taste. Consistently excellent food and a really nice piazza to enjoy an outdoor meal while in the centre of the Rosebank Mall / Firs
Doppio Zero Rosebank
A restaurant to please everyone's taste. Consistently excellent food and a really nice piazza to enjoy an outdoor meal while in the centre of the Rosebank Mall / Firs
Located in the heart of the CBD, within the basement of the Hallmark Hotel, the Marabi Club presents live jazz while enjoying an excellent meal.
20 locals recommend
The Marabi Club
54 Siemert RdLocated in the heart of the CBD, within the basement of the Hallmark Hotel, the Marabi Club presents live jazz while enjoying an excellent meal.
Parks & Nature
Lovely walks through the gardens, picnics on the lawns, feeding the ducks and watching the paddlers on the water.
141 locals recommend
Emmarentia Dam
Lovely walks through the gardens, picnics on the lawns, feeding the ducks and watching the paddlers on the water.
Great open space for walking and cycling. Play parks for the children. Visit during the Cosmos flowering season for a spectacular display. Delta Cafe serves good light meals.
118 locals recommend
Delta Park
77 Craighall RdGreat open space for walking and cycling. Play parks for the children. Visit during the Cosmos flowering season for a spectacular display. Delta Cafe serves good light meals.
Melville Koppies is a Johannesburg Heritage site. Scheduled walks take place on Sundays to the site of the stone kraal walls and iron-smelting furnace from the Iron-Age immigrants over 1000 years ago.
60 locals recommend
Melville Koppies Nature Reserve
4 Judith RdMelville Koppies is a Johannesburg Heritage site. Scheduled walks take place on Sundays to the site of the stone kraal walls and iron-smelting furnace from the Iron-Age immigrants over 1000 years ago.
The Wilds is a peaceful park in the middle of the bustling city. A space for walking and picnicking and enjoying the beautiful gardens. Guided walks are available on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but its a safe space to walk if you keep to the West side. #wisewildies
18 locals recommend
The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve
Houghton DriveThe Wilds is a peaceful park in the middle of the bustling city. A space for walking and picnicking and enjoying the beautiful gardens. Guided walks are available on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but its a safe space to walk if you keep to the West side. #wisewildies
Arts & Culture
Goodman Gallery
163 Jan Smuts AveKim Sacks Gallery
153 Jan Smuts AveWits Art Museum
Bertha StreetHome of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. JPO hosts a regular series of Symphony Seasons.
6 locals recommend
Wits Linder Auditorium
27 St Andrews RdHome of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. JPO hosts a regular series of Symphony Seasons.
Joburg Theatre
163 Civic BlvdThis gallery, as well as Circa over the road are part of the Keyes Art Mile, which hosts excellent exhibitions.
68 locals recommend
Everard Read Gallery
6 Jellicoe AveThis gallery, as well as Circa over the road are part of the Keyes Art Mile, which hosts excellent exhibitions.
Shopping
Rosebank Mall
15A Cradock AveOriginally a steam laundry in 1913, Victoria Yards has become a home to a variety of artists, teachers, learners and other creative enterprises.
They host a vibrant and eclectic markets on the first Sunday of every month.
20 locals recommend
Victoria Yards
16 Viljoen StOriginally a steam laundry in 1913, Victoria Yards has become a home to a variety of artists, teachers, learners and other creative enterprises.
They host a vibrant and eclectic markets on the first Sunday of every month.
Checkers supermarket has a great selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, a well stocked wine shop and a range of Vegan and Gluten friendly products. You can alos download the delivery app Sixty60 for deliveries to your door within 60 minutes.
Checkers Rosebank Mall
Checkers supermarket has a great selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, a well stocked wine shop and a range of Vegan and Gluten friendly products. You can alos download the delivery app Sixty60 for deliveries to your door within 60 minutes.
A well stocked market for all those things you'd like to take home with you. Very good selection and all in one place.
19 locals recommend
Art Africa
62 Tyrone AvenueA well stocked market for all those things you'd like to take home with you. Very good selection and all in one place.
A surprising deli at the local petrol station! It's open 24 hours and has the best coffee, freshly baked breads and pastries, and a good selection of high quality meat, wine and deli products.
Pantry by Marble - Sasol Rosebank
A surprising deli at the local petrol station! It's open 24 hours and has the best coffee, freshly baked breads and pastries, and a good selection of high quality meat, wine and deli products.
Essentials
The neighbourhood Dry cleaners. They also do washing, ironing and specialist cleaning.
Elegant Cleaners
128B Jan Smuts AvenueThe neighbourhood Dry cleaners. They also do washing, ironing and specialist cleaning.
Everything Else
Ster-Kinekor Theatres: Cinema Nouveau - Rosebank
50 Bath AveMovies
Nu Metro Hyde Park Corner
6th RoadSightseeing
South African National Museum of Military History
22 Erlswold WayGetting onto a topless Red bus in Rosebank and doing a days hop on hop off excursion is a great way to get to know Jozi.
Bus Stop City Sightseeing Johannesburg
Getting onto a topless Red bus in Rosebank and doing a days hop on hop off excursion is a great way to get to know Jozi.
Kennedy Tembo is an excellent guide with a passion for our city. He has a wide range of tours on offer.
Micro-Adventure Tours
Kennedy Tembo is an excellent guide with a passion for our city. He has a wide range of tours on offer.
A serene sculpture park located within the Cradle of Humankind, a 40 minute drive away from here.
17 locals recommend
Nirox Foundation Sculpture Park
R540 Kromdraai RdA serene sculpture park located within the Cradle of Humankind, a 40 minute drive away from here.
A sobering reminder of our Country's brutal historical past, and the hope for its future. Site of the notorious Womens' Gaol, the Old Fort and Number Four Jails, and home of the Constitutional Court.
193 locals recommend
Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct
11 Kotze StA sobering reminder of our Country's brutal historical past, and the hope for its future. Site of the notorious Womens' Gaol, the Old Fort and Number Four Jails, and home of the Constitutional Court.