Parkhurst

We had friends staying over last night and we decided to not have breakfast at home this morning but to have brunch at a restaurant. Seeing that Anton & Carolien are from Rustenburg where they are pretty much limited to Wimpy or Mugg & Bean for breakfast we took them to Parkhurst with all its street cafes and unique little shops.

I've heard about 4th Avenue Coffee Roasters before and its been on my to-do list for quite some time. Today was the perfect occasion.

The owner is quite something. I wanted to find out a bit more about the origins of his coffees, the roasting process (because I've heard that he roasts it on the premises), how he started the business etc.

This is a rough translation of our conversation:
Owner: "What can I get you?"
Me: "I don't know...Do you have different coffees? How do you serve them? Any advice?"
Owner "No. We only have 1 Coffee. The best coffee in the country. I'm not kidding. You tell me how you want it." And he moves on to the next customer.
So I put our order in and a few minutes later he brings the coffees.
Me: "Where are your coffees from?"
The Owner recites a list of about 10 countries.
Me: "Oh, so it's not single origin coffee? It's a blend then? Do you source the beans yourself?"
Owner: "What? You expect me to fly all over the world to go and find each supplier myself? Like the guys at 'Bean There'? No way. They have their little feel good story. whatever. This is the best."

The coffee was really really good. I wouldn't claim it to be the best in the country but that's just my opinion.

So next we made our way up 4th avenue to find a place to have brunch.
I saw that Vovo Telo opened a restaurant in 4th avenue. We've visited their original store in 44 Stanley before and I must say they've turned things up a notch with this new restaurant. It was packed and we didn't want to wait for table so I'll just have to add it to my to do list.

We sat down at Espresso and luckily before we ordered Karlien reminded me that they only accept cash - no cards. Waarmee is hulle besig? On top of that they are really pricey - R60 for Ciabatta with tomato & mozzarella. Seriously?
So 3rd time lucky, we finally settled on Bottega.
A restaurant that can serve a good red cappuccino easily wins me over!

The food was interesting, tasty and the portions generous.

Tomato & Basil Meatball Frittata

rye toast with emmenthal cheese, tomato, turkey breast
& poached eggs

rye toast topped with melted mozzarella, sliced tomato,
bacon & avo

Hashbrown stack with halloumi, brown mushrooms, bacon and pesto

There is a barber shop alongside Bottega but this is not your average barber shop! Plasma screens to watch your favourite sport, a cigar and a single malt whiskey selection to choose from while the old school barber snips away!