Every student area needs a few safe places where friends and family can come together over a lovely meal and discuss the day’s plans and the night’s adventures. Here are a few breakfast places in and around Pretoria that are worth spending some time experiencing.
Goddess Café
Pink cappuccinos make Goddess Café a bookmark for a magical adventure. If one was to imagine a restaurant designed by the inner child of a non-evil Dolores Umbridge, this would be the perfect embodiment of this. The attractiveness of this restaurant truly lies in its femininity. The lattes are colourful, there is edible glitter on the food, there are flowers far and wide, and the food is often too pretty to eat. Not only does the restaurant make one feel as if they fell into a fairy-tale, but it is also realistic in its pricing and food option availability. This restaurant caters to gluten intolerant, lactose intolerant, and vegan members of society (and yes, there is also gluten free dessert). The ultimate recommendation would be to get dressed up, take yourself to Goddess Café in Waterkloof, and treat yourself. *insert Parks and Recreation reference*.
Café Grenadine
Grenadine is a quaint café with a modern twist sunny outside seating. It is centred in the Hillcrest Boulevard Shopping Centre and is a perfect spot to have breakfast before or after a day of grocery shopping and errand running. Observing the everyday hustle and bustle of life is the purpose of this café’s placement, but it also serves the purpose of being a nook in which last night’s adventures can be discussed in peace. It is a desirable breakfast spot, with free range eggs and the toast of your choice being some of the breakfast options.
23 on Hazelwood
23 on Hazelwood is a little bit far from Hatfield, so it could be a spot for a special-occasion breakfast. This restaurant serves an all-day breakfast, with a vast menu that ranges from savoury breakfast burgers, to sweet and refreshing smoothie bowls. The menu includes some unique options that are not available at the others restaurants in Hazelwood such as their matcha and mint latte – an item worth trying.
This spot offers options for a surplus of tastes and preferences. One of the most enjoyable elements of this modern and energetic spot is the creative array of choices from the menu and how it accommodates all tastes and cravings. (You could even eat freshly baked cake for breakfast. No one is judging you).
Toast Food Company
Toast is a tucked away café two blocks down from Johnny’s Liquor (based on the assumption that this article is being read by UP students). The exterior of Toast appears to be small, but the interior is warm, welcoming, and has ample space for students to stop and have a little treat. This café has a bakery, sandwiches, and caters for those with dietary restrictions through its plethora of plant-based milks. The coffee from this spot has saved many, many lives. Toast is walking distance from UP’s Hatfield campus, and is a lovely place to grab a bite to eat before class, or just to meet a few friends and unwind.
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