Bloem’s most popular long-standing pub and live-music venue provides an eccentric twist on Afrikaner culture – check out the psychedelic pictures of long-bearded Boers on the walls. There are regular gigs by DJs and unsigned rock and hip-hop groups, along with beer pong tournaments. Pizza and burgers provide the fuel.
Mystic Boer
Bloemfontein
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