Guidebook for Alberton
Food Scene
Lua A Baker's Cafe
102 Michelle AveArtsy atmosphere, lovely garden, great food.
Cafe Chicago
Nelson Mandela AvenueRelaxed atmosphere. Delicious cake.
RocoMamas Newmarket
Swartkoppies RoadThe most delicious hamburgers. And the crumpets are decadent.
Practically out in the country. Lovely outdoor relaxed eating area. They also sell the most delicious home-made brownies and other baked goods.
Two Trees Bakery
101 Kliprivier DrPractically out in the country. Lovely outdoor relaxed eating area. They also sell the most delicious home-made brownies and other baked goods.
The best coffee and hot chocolate around. Artsy coffee shop where quality is their main aim.
Just Darling
Swartkoppies RoadThe best coffee and hot chocolate around. Artsy coffee shop where quality is their main aim.
John Dory's Newmarket
Swartkoppies RoadDelicious affordable fish restaurant.
Reasonable family restaurant. It serves basic burgers and steaks. It has a great chicken liver starter!
Little Eagle Spur Steak Ranch
Heidelberg RoadReasonable family restaurant. It serves basic burgers and steaks. It has a great chicken liver starter!
Guests can enjoy a gourmet dining experience with an exquisite menu that features seafood, poultry, flame grills and aged steaks, a range of signature dishes and decadent desserts. This coupled with impeccable service and great live entertainment in a lavish, contemporary setting makes for a truly memorable experience.
Back O’ The Moon also features the Moon Light Lounge, a chic cognac and cigar bar and a resident band that provides live entertainment by night, re-living the jazz sounds of years gone by.
Back O' The Moon (Closed)
17 Northern PkwyGuests can enjoy a gourmet dining experience with an exquisite menu that features seafood, poultry, flame grills and aged steaks, a range of signature dishes and decadent desserts. This coupled with impeccable service and great live entertainment in a lavish, contemporary setting makes for a truly memorable experience.
Back O’ The Moon also features the Moon Light Lounge, a chic cognac and cigar bar and a resident band that provides live entertainment by night, re-living the jazz sounds of years gone by.
Vigour and Verve, the hip coffee bar style café, situated at the newly refurbed area at Gold Reef City Casino, offers guests a range of tasty wholesome meals in a modern, organic and trendy environment.
Diners can enjoy a variety of blissful burgers, fresh, crispy pizza, a range of signature sarmies with shoestring fries, pasta, a range of grills, and a choice of decadent cakes, desserts and pastries, and ice creams and sorbets.
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Gold Reef City Theme Park
Vigour and Verve, the hip coffee bar style café, situated at the newly refurbed area at Gold Reef City Casino, offers guests a range of tasty wholesome meals in a modern, organic and trendy environment.
Diners can enjoy a variety of blissful burgers, fresh, crispy pizza, a range of signature sarmies with shoestring fries, pasta, a range of grills, and a choice of decadent cakes, desserts and pastries, and ice creams and sorbets.
Boston BBQ at Gold Reef City is a bustling buffet restaurant, perfect for the ravenous among visitors. Choose from over 140 delicious buffet dishes, ranging from proudly South African cuisine to more European-style dishes. A good beverage menu is available and the restaurant is suitable for the whole family.
Boston BBQ & Grill
Boston BBQ at Gold Reef City is a bustling buffet restaurant, perfect for the ravenous among visitors. Choose from over 140 delicious buffet dishes, ranging from proudly South African cuisine to more European-style dishes. A good beverage menu is available and the restaurant is suitable for the whole family.
Parks & Nature
You can go for a picnic or use their cycling/hiking trails. There is also a coffee shop on the farm.
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Rietvlei Zoo Farm
101 Swartkoppies RdYou can go for a picnic or use their cycling/hiking trails. There is also a coffee shop on the farm.
The reserve is home to 150 bird species; 600 plant species; wildlife, including blesbok, zebra and duiker; as well as a rich archaeological site. It boasts the highest concentration of identified Iron Age sites on the Witwatersrand. There are a number of hiking trails.
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Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
129 Peggy Vera RoadThe reserve is home to 150 bird species; 600 plant species; wildlife, including blesbok, zebra and duiker; as well as a rich archaeological site. It boasts the highest concentration of identified Iron Age sites on the Witwatersrand. There are a number of hiking trails.
The reserve is within an hours drive of Johannesburg and lies close to the town of Heidelberg. The main feature of the reserve is the Suikerbosrand Mountain Range. There are various wild life animals and plenty of birds. There are a number of hiking trails and it is great for cycling.
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Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
R550The reserve is within an hours drive of Johannesburg and lies close to the town of Heidelberg. The main feature of the reserve is the Suikerbosrand Mountain Range. There are various wild life animals and plenty of birds. There are a number of hiking trails and it is great for cycling.
Jackson Dam
There is a small dam, trees, grass, exercise machines.
Tai Chi on Sundays.
Everything Else
The Art Farm is a creative space for artists to exhibit their talents in the arts through painting, sculpting, writing, reading, food and music. A place where families and friends can unwind at our Restaurant and appreciate the calmness of the farm and the display of visual arts from our old farmhouse gallery while enjoying our boutique wines, craft beers, fine foods and freshly baked delicacies.
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The Art Farm
The Art Farm is a creative space for artists to exhibit their talents in the arts through painting, sculpting, writing, reading, food and music. A place where families and friends can unwind at our Restaurant and appreciate the calmness of the farm and the display of visual arts from our old farmhouse gallery while enjoying our boutique wines, craft beers, fine foods and freshly baked delicacies.
Entertainment & Activities
Gold Reef City is a fantastc amusement park with many rides, interesting shops, a trip down a mine and other iconic African interests.
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Gold Reef City Theme Park
Gold Reef City is a fantastc amusement park with many rides, interesting shops, a trip down a mine and other iconic African interests.
Maboneng, a Sotho word meaning “place of light”, is a fitting name for a district that has fast become a centre of creative energy for Johannesburg’s urban artists. With a mix of art galleries, and retail and studio space on offer, the precinct draws the inner-city public, as well as the chic, art-going crowd of the city’s northern suburbs, bringing life back into this Gauteng neighbourhood in downtown Johannesburg and making it a great area to drive Johannesburg tourism within the local and international tourist markets.
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Maboneng Precinct
Kruger StreetMaboneng, a Sotho word meaning “place of light”, is a fitting name for a district that has fast become a centre of creative energy for Johannesburg’s urban artists. With a mix of art galleries, and retail and studio space on offer, the precinct draws the inner-city public, as well as the chic, art-going crowd of the city’s northern suburbs, bringing life back into this Gauteng neighbourhood in downtown Johannesburg and making it a great area to drive Johannesburg tourism within the local and international tourist markets.
Theater, restaurants, movies, bars - great entertainment for everyone.
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Gold Reef City Theme Park
Theater, restaurants, movies, bars - great entertainment for everyone.
Nu Metro Bedford
Kirkby RoadMovies and some fabulous shopping at the Bedford Centre.
Carnival City Casino
Elsburg RoadRestaurants, bars, movies, theatre.
Shopping
27Boxes is a group of fascinating shops displaying many artistic, African and unique products. A must visit part of Johannesburg.
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27Boxes
76a 4th Ave27Boxes is a group of fascinating shops displaying many artistic, African and unique products. A must visit part of Johannesburg.
Large variety of shops. Books, fashion, food. There are a few gems like Typo and Poetry with specialised items.
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Mall of the south
Kliprivier DriveLarge variety of shops. Books, fashion, food. There are a few gems like Typo and Poetry with specialised items.
The Glen has a few bookstores, The Craft Market for gifts and souvenirs, many clothing stores and a number of restaurants.
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The Glen Shopping Centre
Letaba RoadThe Glen has a few bookstores, The Craft Market for gifts and souvenirs, many clothing stores and a number of restaurants.
Sightseeing
Newtown is situated in Johannesburg’s inner city and forms part of the city’s cultural and creative hub. The district houses theatres, art galleries, museums, restaurants, book stores, craft markets, clubs and cafés. For any local or tourist that appreciates the arts, Newtown is one of the places to visit in Johannesburg.
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Newtown
Newtown is situated in Johannesburg’s inner city and forms part of the city’s cultural and creative hub. The district houses theatres, art galleries, museums, restaurants, book stores, craft markets, clubs and cafés. For any local or tourist that appreciates the arts, Newtown is one of the places to visit in Johannesburg.
Apartheid Museum
A museum dedicated to the apartheid history.
Famous for the Mandela House Museum and the Hector Pieterson Memorial. Now, because of Vilakazi street's popularity, it includes a couple of well known restaurants – Nambitha and Sakhumzi - that serve local cuisine.
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Vilakazi Street
Vilakazi StreetFamous for the Mandela House Museum and the Hector Pieterson Memorial. Now, because of Vilakazi street's popularity, it includes a couple of well known restaurants – Nambitha and Sakhumzi - that serve local cuisine.
Constitution Hill tells the fascinating, often tragic, story of the real South African history; a history in which injustices abounded on social, cultural and political levels. However, this is also a story of victory, as South Africa won back its freedom and now protects the rights and dignity of each citizen.
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Recinto de Derechos Humanos de Constitution Hill
11 Kotze StConstitution Hill tells the fascinating, often tragic, story of the real South African history; a history in which injustices abounded on social, cultural and political levels. However, this is also a story of victory, as South Africa won back its freedom and now protects the rights and dignity of each citizen.
The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containing the fossillised remains of ancient forms of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids. A museum dedicated to the pre-historic.
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Cradle of Humankind Tourism Portal
The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containing the fossillised remains of ancient forms of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids. A museum dedicated to the pre-historic.
Essentials
This centre has all the basics - Pick n Pay (groceries), Woolies (groceries), Clicks (health & beauty), Postnet, second hand books, gift shop, clothing
Lemon Tree Shopping Centre.
Lincoln AvenueThis centre has all the basics - Pick n Pay (groceries), Woolies (groceries), Clicks (health & beauty), Postnet, second hand books, gift shop, clothing
Makro (appliances - groceries), Builders Warehouse (hardware and home ware), Checkers (groceries), Food Lovers (fruit & veggie specialists), Plastic World, clothing, computer, banks, numerous restaurants, bakery
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Mall at Newmarket
Heidelberg RoadMakro (appliances - groceries), Builders Warehouse (hardware and home ware), Checkers (groceries), Food Lovers (fruit & veggie specialists), Plastic World, clothing, computer, banks, numerous restaurants, bakery