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Melville is a bohemian suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The suburbs of Johannesburg are officially demarcated areas within the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. Gauteng (xaʊˈtɛŋ Sotho xɑ́útʼèŋ̀ is a province of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It is the location of many restaurants and bars, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg, located in Auckland Park. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" The University of Johannesburg ( Johannesburg, South Africa) came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between Auckland Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Both the University of Johannesburg and the South African Broadcasting Corporation The area, along with Parkhurst and Greenside is one of the few areas of the Northern Suburbs to have cafes, restaurants and shops lining the streets rather than in enclosed shopping centres. Parkhurst is a small but dense northern Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Greenside is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside was initially a farm founded by the Geldenhuys brothers The majority of the restaurants are located along 7th Street, although there are a few new restaurants and nightclubs on Main Street, most notably the famous oh! bar and Roxy's. 7th Street is a street located in the Johannesburg suburb of Melville. There are over 30 guest houses in the vicinity, and is a popular stopover in Johannesburg for tourists. On 7th Street, there are numerous restaurants and bars, of which SIX Cocktail Bar is a popular hang-out for a cosmopolitan crowd, and are famous for their unique cocktails. Melville is also well known for the Melville Koppies (rolling hills of grassland with views over the city), and is near the historic suburb of Sophiatown. Sophiatown (pronounced with a long stressed i) (also known as Sof'town or Kofifi) is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa

The suburb was proclaimed on 5 October 1896, and is named after the land surveyor, Edward Harker Vincent Melvill. In the public sale notice, the suburb was described as "picturesque and healthy spot in the vicinity of Johannesburg with a magnificent view of the wooded country to the north with the blue Pretoria ranges stretching like lines of steel against the horizon. "


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