Guidebook for Sandton

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Guidebook for Sandton

Food Scene

Great service, we are Saturday regulars
9 locals recommend
The Patisserie
30 Rudd Rd
9 locals recommend
Great service, we are Saturday regulars
Great for a business meeting, good food and wine.
Assaggi Deli
Great for a business meeting, good food and wine.
Very central, great food, sit outside for better acoustics
29 locals recommend
Fishmonger Illovo
204 Oxford Rd
29 locals recommend
Very central, great food, sit outside for better acoustics
The oldest Greek spot in Johannesburg with belly dancing on a Friday and Saturday after 9:30pm. Go hungry!
9 locals recommend
Parea Taverna
3D Corlett Dr
9 locals recommend
The oldest Greek spot in Johannesburg with belly dancing on a Friday and Saturday after 9:30pm. Go hungry!
Mexican tapas. Booking is essential, totally delicious!
17 locals recommend
PERRON
Corlett Drive
17 locals recommend
Mexican tapas. Booking is essential, totally delicious!
One of Johannesburg's favourite, and oldest spots. The Dijon Steak is a must!
12 locals recommend
bellinis
18 Chaplin Rd
12 locals recommend
One of Johannesburg's favourite, and oldest spots. The Dijon Steak is a must!
Great for work or romance, Bellagio is both delicious and classic.
8 locals recommend
Bellagio
196 Oxford Rd
8 locals recommend
Great for work or romance, Bellagio is both delicious and classic.
The place to get your South African meat fix.
11 locals recommend
Turn 'n Tender Illovo
204 Oxford Rd
11 locals recommend
The place to get your South African meat fix.
A cluster of restaurants, coffee shops, and exclusive shops.
Illovo Square Shopping Center
3 Rivonia Rd
A cluster of restaurants, coffee shops, and exclusive shops.
Classic Japanese restaurant serving sushi and sashimi, tempura and noodle dishes, plus set menus
Yamato Japanese Restaurant
198 Oxford Rd
Classic Japanese restaurant serving sushi and sashimi, tempura and noodle dishes, plus set menus

Drinks & Nightlife

Sport, good food and vibe.
18 locals recommend
Hogshead Illovo
198 Oxford Rd
18 locals recommend
Sport, good food and vibe.
For a night of madness; Beefcakes’ legacy of nightly performances, beefy table hosts, luscious libations and mouth-watering burgers prevails in a place that welcomes everyone and anyone to experience *drag* dining at its finest – perfectly positioned in Joburg’s upmarket hotspot, Illovo.
8 locals recommend
Beefcakes
198 Oxford Rd
8 locals recommend
For a night of madness; Beefcakes’ legacy of nightly performances, beefy table hosts, luscious libations and mouth-watering burgers prevails in a place that welcomes everyone and anyone to experience *drag* dining at its finest – perfectly positioned in Joburg’s upmarket hotspot, Illovo.

Parks & Nature

Park for walking and reading. Dog friendly.
20 locals recommend
James and Ethel Grey Park
Melrose Street
20 locals recommend
Park for walking and reading. Dog friendly.
Secure park with parking.
41 locals recommend
Sandton Market @ The Park
125 Daisy St
41 locals recommend
Secure park with parking.

Arts & Culture

47 locals recommend
Goodman Gallery
163 Jan Smuts Ave
47 locals recommend
Halifax Art
35 4De Ln
Museum Africa, in Johannesburg's Newtown Cultural District, is not only an important ethnological museum holding artefacts, paintings, photographs, musical instruments and archaeological items, but is also an animated memorial to key phases of Johannesburg’s past.
37 locals recommend
Museum Africa
121 Lilian Ngoyi St
37 locals recommend
Museum Africa, in Johannesburg's Newtown Cultural District, is not only an important ethnological museum holding artefacts, paintings, photographs, musical instruments and archaeological items, but is also an animated memorial to key phases of Johannesburg’s past.

Shopping

Small but perfect for essentials. A little restaurants and a chemist and Woolworths.
13 locals recommend
BluBird Shopping Centre
Fort Street
13 locals recommend
Small but perfect for essentials. A little restaurants and a chemist and Woolworths.
So much more than a mall, Melrose Arch’s new urban design creates a rare quality of in and out-doors residential, commercial, retail and leisure spaces.
167 locals recommend
Melrose Arch
60 Melrose Blvd
167 locals recommend
So much more than a mall, Melrose Arch’s new urban design creates a rare quality of in and out-doors residential, commercial, retail and leisure spaces.

Entertainment & Activities

The iconic Mandela statue looks over the square where you will find fine dining, shops, events a library and a small theater.
184 locals recommend
Nelson Mandela Square
130 Rivonia Road
184 locals recommend
The iconic Mandela statue looks over the square where you will find fine dining, shops, events a library and a small theater.
Boasting a long heritage the club often holds polo and events.
Inanda Club
Boasting a long heritage the club often holds polo and events.
Cricket anyone? Check their website to see game schedules. Wear sunblock!
13 locals recommend
Bidvest Wanderers Stadium
Corlett Drive
13 locals recommend
Cricket anyone? Check their website to see game schedules. Wear sunblock!

Getting Around

The Gautrain takes you directly to OR Thambo. We are then 5 minutes by Taxi or Uber.
126 locals recommend
Sandton Station
126 locals recommend
The Gautrain takes you directly to OR Thambo. We are then 5 minutes by Taxi or Uber.