Kolonaki Bryanston

Kolonaki Bryanston is a contemporary Greek restaurant in the Winifred Mandela Precinct, at the junction of Winnie Mandela Drive and Wedgewood Link Road, in Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng. It takes its name from Kolonaki, the fashionable Athens neighbourhood, and presents itself as a Greek kouzina, or kitchen, built around long lunches and shared plates. The menu features slow-roasted lamb, grilled octopus, meze platters and Greek salad. Slow-roasted lamb is a centrepiece dish for sharing, and the grilled octopus is a traditional Greek seafood starter. Meze platters let a table sample several dishes such as dips, grilled cheese and small plates, and the approach is designed for groups rather than individual mains. The dining room is stylish and contemporary, with a warm, social mood and a moderate noise level that rises during busy weekend lunches, and smart-casual dress is typical. The drinks list includes Greek and South African wines, beer and spirits, and the restaurant is well suited to lingering over a bottle. Prices sit in the upper-middle range for the northern suburbs. Listed hours are Monday to Thursday from 11:30 to 22:30, Friday and Saturday from 11:30 to 23:00 and Sunday from 11:30 to 22:00, giving a wide window for lunch and dinner. Reservations are recommended and can be made on +27 10 900 5694 or by email at bookings@kolonakibryanston.co.za; Sunday lunch and Friday and Saturday evenings are the busiest sittings. Bryanston is a leafy, affluent suburb north of Sandton, mostly reached by car, with parking available at the precinct, and visitors without a car can use e-hailing. The restaurant suits family gatherings, birthdays and long weekend lunches.