Recommendations in Pretoria based on recent personal experience
Geet Indian Restaurant
- 541 Fehrsen Street, Brooklyn, on the outside of Brooklyn Mall, 012 460 3199, www.geetindianrestaurant.com
- A wide variety of authentic Indian cuisine
- Be careful not to eat too much naan bread, you will not have space for the rest!
- Not cheap but well worth a visit
Blos Café & Venue
- Lynnwood Road, East of Safari Nursery, opposite Presley’s Night Club, 012 807 1709, 082 466 2857, www.bloscafe.co.za
- Open Monday-Saturday from 07:00-17:00, Sundays from 08:00-15:00 and evenings are exclusive for private functions
- Outside patio overlooking garden plus inside area
- Interesting menu with delicious & unusual flavour combinations
Alfie’s Hazelwood
- Corner Hazelwood & 17th avenue, Menlo Park, 012 346 7873, 072 367 1018
- Authentic Italian cuisine
- Very small, thus advise to book, take your own wine as they are not yet licenced
- Highlight: Gnocchi
Isabella’s Cake & Food shop
- Waterkloof Corner Centre, just up the road from Brooklyn Centre, 072 842 9874
- Also has a branch in Groenkloof, 012 346 0769
- Their harvest table for breakfast of lunch is delicious
Koi Pretoria
- Opened October 2011 at Lynnwood Bridge Centre, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria East, 012 348 5722
- Combination of Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese cuisine
- Beautiful contemporary interior with upstairs area
- Also branches in Sandton & Rosebank, Johannesburg
