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

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