Brunch Out: Rescue me!

22 June 2016 - 10:54 By Yolisa Mkele

Isn't it odd that so many people casually brunch during the week? An 11am stroll through Parkhurst, Maboneng, Rosebank and Sandton indicates that parts of Johannesburg have developed an aristocratic distaste for labour the rest of us can only dream of. There are always masses of funky-looking, free Wi-Fi-guzzling locals taking up street-side tables in the city.So, if you want to join the brunching classes, we've created a guide to help you find somewhere to set up operation.Inset: The Fat Zebra cafe in Linden is fashionably secludedWARM AND GLADThere's a good chance one of your favourite food bloggers has been singing W&G's praises. The restaurant's bowels look like the colour of a poker dealer's visor. Pair this with great coffee and a bread-heavy menu.Soccer mom friendliness:6/10, although chances are this is where spouses go to conduct affairs with travel bloggers.Creative catering:9/10 - if British racing green walls don't inspire you, you're better suited for admin.Anything to stop the pounding:5/10. The Bloody Mary will do the job of calming the blacksmith in your head but the food is a too healthy to combat your hangover.Student central4/10. Best to skip this one and go to class.CHICKEN LICKENA panacea for the effects of a rough night. The wings taste like all the world's joy coalesced around a nuggety chicken bone.Soccer mom friendliness:1/10. Janine would doubtlessly judge you.Creative catering:3/10. You'll be far too busy scoffing down chicken wings to worry about how best to word your amorphous job title.Anything to stop the pounding:11/10. Consider your hangover cured.Student central:7/10. Cheaper than McDonald's and a great place to pretend to do an assignment without the temptation of liquor.FAT ZEBRAA quaint café in Linden that's taken your grandmother's décor and made it sexy.Soccer mom friendliness:8.5/10. Secluded enough to give it the air necessary to gossip about Lisa's dalliance with the help.Creative catering:6.5/10. Fashion bloggers won't draw much inspiration, but creatives who can still blend in with the rest of us will find it lovely.Anything to stop the pounding:7/10. What the food lacks in grease it makes up for in comfort.Student central:5/10. If you skip philosophy class, you won't bankrupt yourself...

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