Last weekend was a very adventuresome one in culinary terms.
On Saturday night we went to an authentic Japanese restaurant in Rivonia, where my husband proceeded to eat squid and eel sushi and drink sake out of a little wooden box.
I, on the other hand, was feeling slightly less brave and stuck to the plum wine and tuna nigiri, both of which were really yummy.
But my favourite part of the weekend was going to Italian supermarket Super Sconto, on Louis Botha.
While it’s in a bit of a dodgy area, there is safe parking behind palisade fencing. If you are driving from the north you will find it just past Jo’burg institution the Radium Beer Hall.
Driving down Louis Botha I first thought, “Gee, this is my first ever time in this part of town.” And then I remembered our trip to the club 206 Louis Botha in our Matric year, and shuddered at how crazy we were back then.
Super Sconto have a beautiful selection of really unusual pasta, cheeses, as much olive oil as you could need in your life time, and huge packets of real Italian coffee. We bought a lovely piece of Parmesan cheese and fresh panzerotti filled with butternut.
But the best part of the morning was going up to the cafe and deli on the top floor where they serve the most amazing macchiatos. We also had a delicious ciabatta with parma ham that I can’t wait to go back for again!
So while Louis Botha may not be on your usual Saturday morning grocery route, Super Sconto definitely is worth a visit if you are looking for something a little different.
On Saturday night we went to an authentic Japanese restaurant in Rivonia, where my husband proceeded to eat squid and eel sushi and drink sake out of a little wooden box.
I, on the other hand, was feeling slightly less brave and stuck to the plum wine and tuna nigiri, both of which were really yummy.
But my favourite part of the weekend was going to Italian supermarket Super Sconto, on Louis Botha.
While it’s in a bit of a dodgy area, there is safe parking behind palisade fencing. If you are driving from the north you will find it just past Jo’burg institution the Radium Beer Hall.
Driving down Louis Botha I first thought, “Gee, this is my first ever time in this part of town.” And then I remembered our trip to the club 206 Louis Botha in our Matric year, and shuddered at how crazy we were back then.
Super Sconto have a beautiful selection of really unusual pasta, cheeses, as much olive oil as you could need in your life time, and huge packets of real Italian coffee. We bought a lovely piece of Parmesan cheese and fresh panzerotti filled with butternut.
But the best part of the morning was going up to the cafe and deli on the top floor where they serve the most amazing macchiatos. We also had a delicious ciabatta with parma ham that I can’t wait to go back for again!
So while Louis Botha may not be on your usual Saturday morning grocery route, Super Sconto definitely is worth a visit if you are looking for something a little different.
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