Fodor's Expert Review The Playground
Braamfontein’s Juta Street Precinct has been reignited with the establishment of The Playground (at the site of what was Neighborhoods Market pre-pandemic). Housed in an underground parking lot with a rooftop and wraparound wooden deck accented by a living green wall, the venue hosts an artisan market on weekends (9 am–6 pm). It's characterized by good food, with a selection of gourmet stalls and street food vendors, coupled with cocktails and a showcase of local artists’ design, art, and fashion wares. Live music and DJ sets emanate from this performance venue on Sundays.
The Playground looks out onto a towering mural of Nelson Mandela by graffiti artist Shepard Fairey titled The purple shall govern. It references an anti-apartheid march on September 2, 1989, during which police sprayed protestors with water cannons containing purple dye to distinguish them easily. And while you’re here, just across the street, beneath the mural, is an intimate rooftop bar called... READ MORE
Braamfontein’s Juta Street Precinct has been reignited with the establishment of The Playground (at the site of what was Neighborhoods Market pre-pandemic). Housed in an underground parking lot with a rooftop and wraparound wooden deck accented by a living green wall, the venue hosts an artisan market on weekends (9 am–6 pm). It's characterized by good food, with a selection of gourmet stalls and street food vendors, coupled with cocktails and a showcase of local artists’ design, art, and fashion wares. Live music and DJ sets emanate from this performance venue on Sundays.
The Playground looks out onto a towering mural of Nelson Mandela by graffiti artist Shepard Fairey titled The purple shall govern. It references an anti-apartheid march on September 2, 1989, during which police sprayed protestors with water cannons containing purple dye to distinguish them easily. And while you’re here, just across the street, beneath the mural, is an intimate rooftop bar called The Beach where you can dig your feet into beach sand while reclining on a lounger in the shade of an umbrella.
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