My first experience of tapas was way back when in Knysna on the jetty of Thesen Harbour at a rustic wooden bar/eatery called Tapas. We (from the hospitality industry - Fancourt, Karos Wilderness and the Wilderness Holiday Inn) called it home for sundowners and all-nighters.
We indulged in many a tapas basket (and Mitchell's beer), which introduced us to authentic Spanish flavours and spices halfway across the world.
Having done a quick google, it seems there's a 34 Tapas there these days. Wonder if it's the same place/owners from the early 90s...? But I digress. Because I am actually writing about tapas food in Johannesburg...
44 Stanley's Bliss Lounge offers tapas with a twist. Unexpected flavour combos like fig and brie in parma ham, mushroom cups with goats cheese drizzled with honey, and what I like to call 'Blissful Cocktails', are unique to the establishment.
The decor is trendy and eclectic - paper flower light fittings, ghost chairs combined with velvet-backed chairs, a Swedish fireplace (I think) - you know, the one that looks like a bed of large white pebbles but is fuelled by gas.
In winter Bliss Lounge promotes really interesting soups like honey-roasted butternut &
orange and cream of mushroom & spinach or black pepper chick pea. Try the tapas experience - all about sharing your platters and indulging in something out of the ordinary. Friendly waitrons round it all off.
Contact:
Address: 44 Stanley Avenue Milpark Johannesburg South Africa
Telephone: 011 482 7691
Email: info@blisslounge.co.za
