All your foodie desires in Maboneng

What do we love more than all the buildings, the clothes, and stories that we hear in the city? The food in the city.

Fox Street in Maboneng has become one of the most popular places to visit in Johannesburg.

You might have thought that this was due to the fact that there are a number of trendy art galleries, a cool independent cinema or loads of clothing stores to shop at, but in reality, its popularity is owed to the fact that it has every type cuisine you can think of …

• Mama Mexicana is the premier spot to get your Mexican fix in Joburg. While the restaurant’s manager may be an Asian gentleman, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t try this place out for yourself. Chimichangas, jalapeno poppers, nachos and margaritas are just a few of the delicious Mexican dishes to try out.
  Details: Mama Mexicana on Facebook

• Soul Souvlaki is an authentic Greek restaurant that serves all your favourite traditional and new-style dishes. The restaurant, which also serves Mediterranean dishes, finds its home in a shabby but trendy shipping container that has clearly weathered every storm.
  Details: Soul Souvlaki on Facebook

• Che Argentine Grill is the dimly lit Argentinian restaurant that has all the grilled goods to make your taste buds tingle. The foreign owners opened the restaurant to share the flavours of their home with South Africa. All their deliciously meaty meals are prepared using their authentic wood-fire grill.
  Details: cheargentinegrill.co.za

• Pata Pata, also situated on Fox Street in Maboneng, may not serve solely African cuisine but their menu makes way for a solely African section. This eatery serves the national favourites such as pap, boerewors, game skewers and a chakalaka burger that you would not be able to refuse.
  Details: Pata Pata on Facebook

• Thali is the newest South African-Indian eatery to come out of the opening of Maverick Corner, the shopping centre made from shipping containers in Maboneng. As Trevor Noah has made it known, the bunny chow is not an authentic Indian dish, but a South African Indian dish and Thali has every filling your heart would desire – and so much more.
  Details: www.mabonengprecinct.com