South Africa

The country that gave the world amapiano and gqom, and still the place to hear both properly.

Cities

2 cities with a published scene.

Johannesburg

Amapiano was made here and Johannesburg still hears it first. The Sunday session is the defining format — a long afternoon that runs into the night — and Maboneng and Braamfontein are where a visitor should start.

amapiano home, Sunday sessions, township-born5 rooms

Cape Town

A seasonal city: December to February is the whole conversation. The night is more relaxed than Johannesburg and considerably more scenic.

summer season, outdoor, wine-country adjacent3 rooms

The national ranking

The rooms that matter most in South Africa, across every city.

Kitcheners Carvery Bar

A 1902 pub that became the room where Johannesburg’s modern scene grew up. Cheap, loud and completely unbothered by fashion.

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South Africa

Cities

Johannesburg

Cape Town

The national ranking

Kitcheners Carvery Bar

And Club

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The Living Room

Modular

Great Dane

The Waiting Room

Trenchtown