Mediterraneo Westlands • Pamstech House• Woodvale Grove • Nairobi • Tel: 4447494 • 4450349 • 0733 576630 Mediterraneo Junction Shopping Centre• Ngong Road • Nairobi • Tel: 3878608 • 3873823 • 0734 845077 • 0728 855100 Email: info@ mediterraneorestaurant. co. ke • www. mediterraneorestaurant. co. ke NAIROBI • KENYA

106 guide business travellers' Convention Centre, there's wireless internet in the comfortable Executive Lounge and the nine meeting rooms, which can accommodate up to 1000 delegates, as well as secretarial services. Facilities include a spacious swimming pool, gym, tennis court, buffet restaurant and sushi bar. Tel: + 27 ( 0) 11- 3221888, www1. hilton. com Q TEN BOMPAS Sleek, modern boutique hotel with just ten luxurious individually designed suites decorated with contemporary African art. There's fast speed internet and three conference rooms; one with a plasma screen. The Sides Restaurant ( open to non- hotel guests) is one of the finest in Johannesburg's northern suburbs, where the wine cellar holds 4,500 vintages. Tel: + 27 ( 0) 11- 3410282, www. tenbompas. com TIME TO EAT With a cosmopolitan population, most international cuisines feature in Johannesburg and there's also an excellent choice of African food. Dining hotspots include Sandton's Nelson Mandela Square, where the outside tables at the twenty or so restaurants sit under twinkly lights and a large statue of a smiling Mandela. Melrose Arch is currently the uber trendy place to be seen, while in Mellville, 7th Street is lined with fashionable restaurants and little bars. Also popular are the Gleneagles roundabout in Greenside, 4th Avenue in Parkhurst and 7th Avenue in Parktown North. Q THE BUTCHER SHOP & GRILL This award- winning steakhouse shouldn't be missed by meat- lovers, and is famous for its aged steaks served with delectable sauces and side dishes like baked pumpkin or roasted beetroot washed down with a hearty red wine. Also popular are the oysters which are flown up from the coast each day, and there's a good selection of seafood and other meat like slow- roasted lamb or pork medallions. Cuts of meat can be bought and vacuum-packed at the butchery. Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton City Mall, tel: + 27 ( 0) 11- 7848676, www. thebutchershop. co. za Q GRAMADOELAS Gramadoelas has hosted presidents, heads of state and rock stars since it was established over 40 years ago and is Johannesburg's original African restaurant with a cosy interior decorated with art, antiques and memorabilia. Specialities include local dishes of mopani worms served in peri- peri sauce and bobotie ( sweet and spicy ground beef pie), or there's a range of dishes from as far away as Morocco and Ethiopia. It's also the place to try home-brewed sorghum beer or mageu ( fermented milk). Market Theatre Complex, Bree Street, Newtown, tel: + 27 ( 0) 11- 8386960, www. gramadoelas. co. za Q MOYO Spread over five themed floors with rustic, candlelit ethno- fashionable décor, Moyo offers pan- African cuisine like Moroccan tagines, Tunisian mezzes, Nigerian soups, East African coconut curries and South African seafood. Wishy- washy women wash your hands while singing, ladies paint diners' faces in henna tattoos, and minstrels wander around the tables. It's a fine combination of African food, hospitality, design and entertainment. There are other branches at the Market Theatre Complex in Newtown and next to the lake in Zoo Lake Park near Johannesburg Zoo. Melrose Arch, off Corlett Drive, Melrose, tel: 086 100- 6696, www. moyo. co. za ALSO CONSIDER: Q BROWNS OF RIVONIA Set in an old farmhouse with a leafy courtyard, the extensive menu features wholesome fare like roast lamb, salmon timbale and mustard sirloin, and there are a staggering 40,000 bottles in the wine cellar. 21 Wessels St, Rivonia, tel: + 27 ( 0) 11- 8037533, www. browns. co. za Q LINGER LONGER Going strong now for 45 years, this serves an imaginative mix of old- fashioned and contemporary cooking, from msafiri The Michelangelo pool Michelangelo The Saxon Hotel Airport Sun Intercontinental Hotel