{"id":87840,"date":"2012-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/a-must-do-jozi-experience-a-drink-or-two-at-johannesburgs-oldest-watering-hole-the-guildhall\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:36","slug":"a-must-do-jozi-experience-a-drink-or-two-at-johannesburgs-oldest-watering-hole-the-guildhall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/a-must-do-jozi-experience-a-drink-or-two-at-johannesburgs-oldest-watering-hole-the-guildhall\/","title":{"rendered":"A Must do Jozi Experience: a drink (or two) at Johannesburg\u2019s Oldest Watering Hole The Guildhall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22660\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-22660\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/a-must-do-jozi-experience-a-drink-or-two-at-johannesburg%e2%80%99s-oldest-watering-hole-the-guildhall\/rsz_dscn9486\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22660\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/rsz_dscn9486.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Guildhall- Johannesburg&#39;s oldest pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If there is one thing Joburgers (and South Africans) love to do, it is drink! From a zooty cocktail bar to a sheebeen, if it has booze, it will do. And if you look at Johannesburg\u2019s history, things have not changed. According to an early Joburg statistic there were 26 people to every 1 bar in the 1890\u2019s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22661\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-22661\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/a-must-do-jozi-experience-a-drink-or-two-at-johannesburg%e2%80%99s-oldest-watering-hole-the-guildhall\/rsz_dscn9476\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22661\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/rsz_dscn9476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying a drink at The Guildhall while overlooking the city<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, so things have changed a little but if you would like to experience Jozi\u2019s old drinking culture, then you have to make a vist to The Guildhall. Situated on the Corner of Market and Harrison Street in the Joburg Inner City, this unique little spot is Johannesburg\u2019s oldest bar. Opened in 1888, it has weathered the many changes to the city-celebrations, revolts, degeneration and regeneration and through it all kept the people of Johannesburg watered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22662\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-22662\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/a-must-do-jozi-experience-a-drink-or-two-at-johannesburg%e2%80%99s-oldest-watering-hole-the-guildhall\/rsz_dscn9480\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22662\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/rsz_dscn9480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rea Vaya Bus Station below the Guildhall. Why not use public transport to visit this popular drinking spot?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Joburg gem is now owned by Fernando and his son Danny and although it has had some changes- Karaoke on a Thursday and a DJ on a Friday, it still manages to keep the early Jozi appeal and is full of nods to our beginnings as a mining town; mining claim maps on the menus and vintage photography on the walls. It\u2019s also the sort of place where you are greeted by name when you walk in the door!<\/p>\n<p>And if you like Portuguese food, it\u2019s a great place to pick up yummy seafood, trinchado and prego rolls. Pizza, toasted sandwiches and salads are all available. When asked what their best meal on the menu is, Fernando answers \u201ceverything\u201d. Of course any meal has to be washed down with an ice cold south African beer or glass of wine and what about a shot of whisky at the bar in honour of early Johannesburg?<\/p>\n<p>I recommend that you sit outside on the 1<sup>st<\/sup> floor veranda overlooking the city, Its fantastic to relax in the sun while the hustle and bustle of the city passes you by.<\/p>\n<p>You can park on the street below or why not use the Rea Vaya Bus system as it stops right outside the Guildhall (Library Gardens Stop). Park in Braamfontein and take a ride through the CBD ending at the Guildhall. It\u2019s a great Inner City adventure and I cannot recommend it enough.<\/p>\n<p>Next time you are looking for something fun and different to do in Johannesburg, why not try out our oldest bar. Surely it must be good if it has been one of the Inner City\u2019s favourite spots for a tiple for the last 124 years? And don\u2019t forget to drink a shot of whisky to Joburg\u2019s 125 years of history and those that made our city what it is today!<\/p>\n<p>The Guildhall<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 011\u00a0833 1770<\/p>\n<p>Danny: 082\u00a0566 0189<\/p>\n<p>Fernando: 082\u00a0483 0809<\/p>\n<p>Emails: <a href=\"mailto:theguildhall@mweb.co.za\">theguildhall@mweb.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Address: Cnr Market and Harrison Street<\/p>\n<p>Open Monday to Saturday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one thing Joburgers (and South Africans) love to do, it is drink! From a zooty cocktail bar to a sheebeen, if it has booze, it will do. And if you look at Johannesburg\u2019s history, things have not changed. According to an early Joburg statistic there were 26 people to every 1 bar in the 1890\u2019s. 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