I’m back with my search for perfect book nooks around Joburg and this time I found Toasted while I wasn’t searching for it at all. I saw a post around March which had a lovely review of the amazing toasted sandwich and the lovely vibe at Toasted, I made a mental note to go and check it out myself.

Toasted is a women-led community and collaboration space. It offers the bestest toasted sandwiches and serves coffee by Humble Coffee. They also sell Humble Coffee beans in-house.

This quaint space opens up into a courtyard which I imagine in the summer months will be a whole lot comfy and warm for nomadic people who enjoy finding quaint spaces like this to work from. Patrons are able to set up working inside and outside the whole courtyard, and I found the space quiet enough to allow for meetings as they also have a separate shared space which can work as a boardroom for important presentations or team meetings. The team also offers private events – so one is able to custom make their experience with this space. Toasted uses Yoco to make payments so you are able to tap/scan and use their contactless method of payment for your orders. They also have high speed wifi available which makes it so much more convenient for everyone coming there to work. There’s connection points to power up your devices and I also got assisted with a phone charger. I really love a personal touch and the team at Toasted know how to be attentive and helpful.

I have to mention that I found myself walking up and almost getting lost to find the space but I called and I was assisted. The person on the other end explained how to get into the courtyard well. I parked at the Woolies parking lot and crossed the road that leads to Woolies and walked behind the building and followed the yellow 138 signage. The security guard opens up for you and you walk into the building parking lot to find the yellow stairs you see in some of the pictures I took there. I also enjoyed the walk back to my car and even took some book pictures which you’ll soon see on my #bookamosoreads2021 grid.

A lovely experience altogether, I will definitely be going back to read as the lounge music on their playlist does allow for reading and working. Mostly, I’ll be going back for their yummy cheesy toasted sandwich which I devoured along with their chilli *chef’s kiss*. A hidden gem I’m glad I found because it has a togetherness that I’ve experienced on my #bookstagram journey.

All the best with running this business Marea and team.



Toasted Address – 138 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, Johannesburg
Operating Times: Mon, Tue 08:00am – 16:00pm; Fri 10:00am – 18:00pm; Thu, Sat 08:00 – 16:00pm. Closed Sun.
Contact Details: 072 541 3295 (E): marea@toasted.online