You eat at tashas The Marc in the middle of Sandton's The Marc shopping centre, where the café looks out through large windows at the mall. The kitchen serves breakfast until 6pm — eggs fried, scrambled or poached, with bacon, sausages and toast on the side — and lunch through the afternoon. The menu runs to sandwiches on sourdough or baguette, salads with chicken or halloumi options, and a selection of pastas.

The space is designed for daytime eating, with tables spaced for conversation and natural light from the mall-facing windows. Families fill the benches at midday; shoppers stop for coffee between errands. The kitchen makes dishes to order rather than pre-preparing, so meals arrive fresh but may take twenty minutes at busy times.

The café is part of a South African group that began in 2005, with locations in shopping centres and high streets. This one sits on the ground floor of The Marc, where you can reach it directly from the mall without going outside.