Recommendations based on recent personal experience

Piccola Italia

  • Monument Park Shopping Centre, Skilpad street, 012 460 0836
  • A small comfortable casual neighborhood eatery
  • Good Italian fare with specials such as Steak Tartare (have to order in advance), Osso Buco, Spetzatino Picante (lamb in a mild curry) and Moroccan chicken tagine (delicious)
  • Their homemade Italian kisses, a great way to end an evening
  • Good value for money

Tin Roof Cafe

  • Plot 198. Mooiplaats, approx. 6 km’s from Lynnwood / Hans Strydom (January Masimela) intersection, Pretoria East, 072 367 5698
  • Please note trading hours: Monday & Tuesday closed, Wednesday & Thursday dinner, Friday & Saturday, Lunch & Dinner, Sunday lunch. Please note that they close from mid December , re-open on 9 January
  • Small but interesting menu
  • Tuscan bread salad for a starter or light lunch
  • The slow roasted pork neck with fruity risotto will cause that you return to Tin Roof soon
  • Tranquil setting with inside, veranda and garden tables
  • Great service

Schwaben Butchery

  • Value City, Meadowdale, Edenvale area, 011 454 0160
  • Deli and restaurant for all your German delicacies
  • Wide range of German cold meats & various sausages, salads and other imported German products