About Roots Restaurant and Gallery
Roots Restaurant and Gallery is a jazzy, up market restaurant and art gallery. After only being in business
for 6 Months Roots Restaurant & Gallery won the 2008 SAB Kickstart competition. Roots is more than just an entertainment space, it
celebrates the township spirit and offers both local and international patrons an experience that can be matched to none. The soft
background music, artwork and food bring a sweet nostalgia, while the service, décor & ambience befit modern luxury without getting
stuffy.
This award winning restaurant is the only restaurant is Soweto with a
professional art gallery with artworks by Mongezi Gum who's done
works for Oprah Winfrey and the Malcom X Art Gallery.
Roots is cozily nested between the famous Morris Isaacson High School, where thousands of youths started their march against Bantu
education years ago, and the Oppenheimer Tower, another popular tourist site.
The restaurant boasts a lounge, a dining area, an art gallery and a balcony from which one can quietly enjoy a view of
life in Soweto.