If schwarma is what you are after there’s the generally always packed, fully licenced The Schwarma Company set over two storeys (there is an upstairs sports bar with an open patio) in the middle of Norwood's main street. Many schwarma spots have come and gone in Joburg over the years, but this place has endured like no other, feeding a faithful community of local schwarma fans since 2002. 

Feast your eyes on towering displays of olives and other Middle Eastern staples at the counter in the deli area downstairs where you can also pick up homemade goodies like delicious sticky-sweet baklava to take home and a whole host of interesting Middle Eastern pantry staples, including great pickles.

Choose your lamb, chicken or beef schwarma on a platter, in a pita or a laffa with plenty of sides or opt for something different from the large menu such as the authentic Ful medames (a traditional Egyptian dish of mashed beans with cumin, garlic and lemon juice).