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Johannesburg's food culture is shaped by who lives here and what they're looking for when they eat out. The city has always drawn people from everywhere, and that diversity shows in where people spend their money on restaurants. Smoking Kills reflects something specific about how this city eats now—the willingness to explore bold flavours, the shift away from playing it safe, and the understanding that a night out is about experience as much as fuel. The neighbourhoods that thrive in Johannesburg tend to be the ones where restaurants take creative risks without becoming precious about it. That attitude—confident but unpretentious—runs through how Smoking Kills operates. It's not trying to be something it isn't, and that honesty about what the city actually wants from a meal out is exactly what different types of diners come looking for.
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In Johannesburg, neighbourhood context matters more than in almost any other South African city — a Melville restaurant and a Bryanston restaurant are operating in effectively different economic ecosystems. The inner-city creative scene around Maboneng rewards exploration but requires awareness of where you park and where you walk at night. For weeknight dining in the northern suburbs, the Parkhurst and Rosebank strips offer the best density of independently owned kitchens relative to chains.