Guidebook for Johannesburg
Essentials
South Africa's famous Woolies! Great food, including the best microwave meals in town.
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Woolworths On Grant
South Africa's famous Woolies! Great food, including the best microwave meals in town.
A small supermarket with everything you'd need. Good bakery.
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FNB Bank ATM Spar Norwood
A small supermarket with everything you'd need. Good bakery.
Meatongrant
92 Grant AveFantastic butchery. World-class service from experts.
Shopping
A medium-sized shopping mall with everything you'd need in one place. Large Pick 'n Pay hypermarket on the premises.
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Norwood Mall
3 Sarie Marais RdA medium-sized shopping mall with everything you'd need in one place. Large Pick 'n Pay hypermarket on the premises.
Tsonga
50 BathlaanLargest mall in the region. Everything you need in one place.
Food Scene
Run in authentic Indian style - we love it! Huge menu including smaller 'tapas' portions. Sharing different dishes is encouraged!
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Thava Indian Restaurant
Grove RoadRun in authentic Indian style - we love it! Huge menu including smaller 'tapas' portions. Sharing different dishes is encouraged!
Best schwarma south of the Middle East! Also known for their great chicken and salads. Always packed but they somehow will find you a table!
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The Schwarma Co
71 Grant AveBest schwarma south of the Middle East! Also known for their great chicken and salads. Always packed but they somehow will find you a table!
Trendy and happening, Vovo Telo is South Africa's enormously popular coffee and restaurant franchise. Opens early at 7am and closes late.
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Vovo Telo Norwood
70 Grant AveTrendy and happening, Vovo Telo is South Africa's enormously popular coffee and restaurant franchise. Opens early at 7am and closes late.
Real Italian! This place has been around forever, but it's pizzas and pastas are as popular as ever!
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Cosa Nostra
Grant AvenueReal Italian! This place has been around forever, but it's pizzas and pastas are as popular as ever!
The Usual on Grant
60 Algernon RdCute coffee shop with wifi.
Top Kosher restaurant. Serves "milchik" and vegetarian food. Reasonable prices and outstanding pizzas!
Next Door
80 Grant AvenueTop Kosher restaurant. Serves "milchik" and vegetarian food. Reasonable prices and outstanding pizzas!
Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant
40A Grant AveOutstanding Japanese food.
Rainbow Sushi & Chinese Food
53 Grant AvenueGreat Japanese and Chinese food.
Tortellino d'Oro
World class Italian deli and restaurant.
Shahi Khana
120 William RdIndian restaurant. Great all-you-can-eat on Tuesday nights.
South Africa's famous and fabulous fast-food chicken restaurant.
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Nando's Norwood
107 William RdSouth Africa's famous and fabulous fast-food chicken restaurant.
Pizza Hut Norwood
107 William RdNew to Johannesburg! America's Pizza Hut franchise is now in Norwood!
McDonald's Louis Botha
Athol StreetFast food at all hours.
Simply Asia Norwood
79 Grant AveNew on the block! Excellent, cheap Thai franchise
Andiccio24 Norwood
79 Grant Ave24 hour pizza - yum
Entertainment & Activities
Norwood Park
Grant AvenueLovely park a block away from our place.
Paterson Park
Paterson RoadLarge park.
James en Ethel Grey Park
Melrose StreetLarge, popular park - great for dogs and kids!
Sightseeing
This house was the home of Mohandas Gandhi from 1908 to 1909. Within these walls, the future Mahatma created and developed his philosophy of passive resistance. Today it's a museum.
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Satyagraha House
This house was the home of Mohandas Gandhi from 1908 to 1909. Within these walls, the future Mahatma created and developed his philosophy of passive resistance. Today it's a museum.
Everything Else
Popular and large gym with all equipment and 25m swimming pool.
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Virgin Active Old Eds
Popular and large gym with all equipment and 25m swimming pool.
Bars (open late with great views of Joburg), shops and quirky antique and second hand stores. Don't forget to visit the glassblowers!
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The Factory On Grant
111 Nellie RdBars (open late with great views of Joburg), shops and quirky antique and second hand stores. Don't forget to visit the glassblowers!
Saps Norwood
12 Paterson RdLocal police station.
Pine Street Shul
Louis RoadLocal synagogue.
Chabad House Of Norwood
8 The AvenueLocal Chabad synagogue
Torah Academy School, Johannesburg
57 Oaklands RdLocal synagogue
Houghton Masjid West Street
45 West StLocal mosque
Lighthouse to the Nations Church
13 Louis RdLocal church
Dr Sadiyyah Motala - General Practitioner
138 Ivy RdLocal doctor.
Dr Michael Setzer and Associates
96 William RdLocal doctor.
Johannesburg's main north-south highway, five minutes from our place.
North to Sandton and Pretoria. South to the Johannesburg CBD.
De Villiers Graaff Motorway
De Villiers Graaff MotorwayJohannesburg's main north-south highway, five minutes from our place.
North to Sandton and Pretoria. South to the Johannesburg CBD.
Planet Fitness
21 North StLocal gym chain.
Local cricket stadium. Home of the Bidvest Highveld Lions cricket team.
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The Wanderers Golf Club
Rudd RoadLocal cricket stadium. Home of the Bidvest Highveld Lions cricket team.
Orange Grove Hebrew Congregation (9th Street Shul)
9th StreetLarge Synagogue
DR JONATHAN MILLER
Local dentist.
Dr Gerald B Kaplan
127 Ivy RdLocal dentist
Closest major hospital. Part of the private Netcare Group.
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Netcare Linksfield Hospital
24 12th AveClosest major hospital. Part of the private Netcare Group.
Arts & Culture
Ster-Kinekor Theatres
185 KatherineLocal movie theatre.