In need of a big, juicy burger? No matter where you are, we’ve found the best burger joints in South Africa! From 100% beef to 100% vegan, there’s something for everyone at these great places.

By Taryn Wilson

JOBURG

The Great Burger Company

The name says it all! This crafty burger joint gives you endless options for deliciously-filling towers of goodness.

Craft

A refreshingly authentic atmosphere, Craft boasts hand-crafted goods and burgers to die for!

CAPE TOWN

IYO Burgers

With a wide array of burger choices, including some absolutely tasty vegan options, this is one place you need to add to your list if you’re in CT!

Jerry’s Burger Bar

This bar serves it all – good vibes, great music, and awesome food. With 18 standard options, plus Lucy’s seven deadly sins, you are spoiled for choice.

PRETORIA

Burger Bistro

With 29 burger options named after your favourite old school celebs, you’ll have to go back again and again to try them all!

Fleisherei Bistro

Get amazing options at even more amazing prices at this cosy and contemporary bistro. Your all-time favourites have never been this good!

DURBAN

Republik

Build your own burger at this trendy restaurant, or choose from ten signature options, each with a lekker local twist!

Smokin’ Joes

These joes are just as they say – knockouts! Pure 100% beef patties crafted daily to give you that extra quality meal. Choose from seven different options, all with a side of delicious signature fries.

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You may know him as the lead singer in the local group Mi Casa, but in the past year, J’Something has forged his way into the foodie scene, starring in his own cooking show, appearing at nationwide expos and, this year, opening a restaurant in Menlyn, Pretoria.

I learnt how to cook by watching my mom, helping her and listening. She taught me how to season with reckless abandon (within reason, of course, but I never, ever listen to a recipe when it tells me to add just 1 teaspoon of cumin; also, cumin is literally the most underrated spice ever, but more to come on that in the future).

When we planned to put our very first foodie face on the cover of MyKitchen, it had to be someone who also learnt how to cook this way – because, let’s be real, most of us are self-taught chefs.

His approach to food is honest and family-focused. It’s delicious. It’s a Friday night pizza party. It’s deep-fried mac ‘n’ cheese. It’s a lamb feast with spicy hummus and chilli, garlic and cumin flatbreads. It’s real.

‘My whole life, the only thing that I’ve actually grown up with, that’s in my blood, is food,’ J’Something told us on the day of his cover shoot, sitting over a bowl of smashed avo (he’s training pretty hard these days, so he keeps it healthy wherever possible).

‘How food started for me was kind of because of music. You grow up as a kid and you have this dream of singing, you know, and wanting to be like Michael Jackson. And then it happens. And two years into my music career, I thought I needed to create something that would chill me out. And so I started cooking at home.’

J’Something and the team spent the rest of the day cooking up the feast you’ll see in the April issue of MyKitchen, juggling eggs, baking brownies, then eating brownies, dancing and making a mess with flour.

Catch all the fun, recipes and insight from J’Something in the upcoming issue. I’m sure after poring over the pages, you’ll do exactly what I did: spent the entire weekend cooking and baking and eating, of course.

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