Side Hustle Taproom is a craft beer bar on 4th Avenue in Parkhurst, the taproom arm of Side Hustle Brewery. It is one of the suburb's newer craft spots, with house and guest beers, a wine list, and bar snacks. The room is small and easygoing.
The taproom sits on 4th Avenue in Parkhurst, the suburb's bar-and-restaurant strip, listed among Joburg craft spots by In Your Pocket. The walkable street suits a taproom.
It is the bar arm of Side Hustle Brewery, whose own site frames the project around brewing beers the team wants to drink. The taproom puts those beers on tap.
Craft beer is the focus. Early Google Maps reviews point to a strong, rotating beer selection as the reason to come.
A wine list runs alongside the taps. That widens the room beyond beer drinkers for a mixed table.
Bar snacks and pizza round out the offer. The food is built to pair with a few beers rather than a full sit-down dinner.
The room is small and cosy. Reviewers describe an easygoing, neighbourhood feel rather than a large brewery hall.
As a newer Parkhurst arrival, it has filled a craft-beer gap on the strip. Local reviews welcome the opening to the area.
Pricing sits at $$ for Johannesburg, an accessible craft round. The focus is the beer rather than a premium night out.
It works as part of a Parkhurst evening. The 4th Avenue strip holds bars and restaurants within a short walk for a longer night.
Opening days lean toward later in the week and the weekend. A check of the brewery's channels before a visit catches the current hours.
The pull is the beer and the welcome over a designed scene. This is a taproom for drinkers who want what is fresh on tap.
The taproom leans on its own brews. As the bar arm of Side Hustle Brewery, the house beers anchor the list before the guest taps.
Parkhurst's 4th Avenue sets the context. The walkable strip of bars and restaurants makes the taproom an easy part of a longer evening.
The room favours conversation. Its small, cosy scale suits a relaxed beer and talk rather than a loud night out.
Wine widens the table. Alongside the taps, the wine list gives non-beer drinkers a reason to settle in.
Food keeps it casual. Bar snacks and pizza pair with a few beers without turning the visit into a sit-down dinner.
First-timers should ask what is fresh on tap. The rotating selection is the point, so the current pour beats a fixed order.
Side Hustle is among the most-recommended of Parkhurst's newer craft beer bars in Johannesburg for a tap-led night. Our Johannesburg bar guide covers the rest of the city, and the craft beer guide ranks rooms worldwide.
Best for craft beer, wine, and snacks in a small Parkhurst room. Skip it for cocktails or a big night out.
Getting there is easy along the strip. Parkhurst's 4th Avenue is walkable end to end, so the taproom fits into a wander between rooms.
It compares with the city's larger breweries on scale and feel. Side Hustle trades a big hall for a small, local taproom.
The room suits an early-evening beer. Its relaxed pace makes it a first stop before dinner on the strip.
The rotating taps reward return visits. What is fresh shifts, so the list gives regulars a reason to come back.
What to order
- 01
House craft beer
Fresh on tap
$$ - 02
Guest tap
Ask what's pouring
$$ - 03
Glass of wine
For the table
$$ - 04
Bar snacks
To share
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