20 years of Google Maps: Here's how South Africans have mapped their world

Twenty years ago, Google Maps started helping us explore the world, navigate unfamiliar roads and discover hidden gems. You’ve played a large part in making all of this possible — from helping add new businesses to sharing insightful reviews and photos (and exploring incredible global imagery with Street View!).

To celebrate 20 years of mapping the world[and South Africa], we’ve highlighted a selection of places that sparked conversation and inspired the ‘explorer’ within South Africans!

Foodie finds: The most-reviewed restaurants

From burgers to coffee, scenic farms to pretty and pink cafes, here are some of the most-reviewed eateries in South Africa across a range of cuisines from the past two decades:

Most Reviewed Restaurant:

• RoccoMamas Mall of Africa, JHB

• Wimpy King Shaka International, KZN

• Irene Farm, PTA

• Wimpy Oribi Plaza, KZN

• Quay Four Restaurant, CPT

Most Reviewed Cafe:

• Truth Coffee Roasting, CPT

• EL&N London - Mall of Africa, JHB

• Cubana Foreshore, CPT

• Starbucks Florida Road, KZN

• Baobab Cafe and Grill, PTA

Crowd-pleasers: The most-reviewed visitor attractions

You explored more than just menus! Some of your most-reviewed destinations in South Africa included:

Most Reviewed Visitor Attraction:

• Gandhi Square Precinct, JHB

• Graskop Gorge Lift Co, KZN

• God’s Window, MP

• Redberry Farm, WC

• Voortrekker Monument, PTA

Most Reviewed Museum:

Maropeng Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site, JHB

Constitution Hill Human Rights Precinct, JHB

Apartheid Museum, JHB

Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum, CPT

Mandela's House, JHB

Most Reviewed Park:

Table Mountain National Park, CPT

Kruger National Park, MP

Green Point Park, CPT

Cape Point Nature Reserve, CPT

Zoo Lake, JHB

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