Restaurants in Kampala City

There are so many good restaurants in Kampala city but the idea about blogging restaurants in Kampala came to my mind after my professor in marketing and social media was giving us an insight. This came like golden opportunity because I have visited so many restaurants in Kampala which I want to share with the public:


Khana Khazana :
One of the best resturant in Kampala Uganda where you can have very delicious indiain food. Clean and excellent enviroment. I recommend to every one if have chance to visit Kampala, must visit Khana Khazana.


Kisement restaurants
Located in Kololo are and this is my favorite place, I cannot miss going there when I am in Kampala. it is outdoor place with food court yard, the atmosphere is great!


Nando's Restaurant:
Located on Kampala Road. The food comes reasonably fast - a pleasant surprise if you've just come in from the countryside, where almost everything except street snacks can take an hour or more. The bakery is excellent.


1000 Cups of Coffee:
A great place to taste some of the varieties of coffee that are grown in Uganda. Amazingly, most Ugandans prefer tea, not coffee, and in restaurants your coffee will often be the instant kind. So this place is a real refuge for real coffee for people such as myself. Located on Buganda Road across from Daisy Arcade. If you need a break in the day, this is the place as I have found. President Museveni has been to 1000 Cups of Coffee, I do not know if he is a coffee connoisseur but I saw a film where came with his entourage.

http://youtu.be/JOyjp66sXvE



Cafe Pap:
Great coffee, well-prepared dishes, a wonderful selection of desserts. You can sit inside or outside on Parliament avenue. This is refuge for those seeking internet access with their laptops. The presentation of the food is quite nice, service wait time is reasonable. You get free internet access by spending a small amount of money. Great place to have lunch, I have enjoyed lunch on several occasion and once breakfast. The hamburgers for someone who has lived in the USA for many years, they are great here. Read an article I wrote about Cafe Pap.


Domino's Pizza:
A sort of copy cat of Domino's Pizza in Canada. The best place to visit for pizza, they offer many variety of pizza. Lets be fair, it is good pizza, value for your money and one of the best pizzas in town. Living in Toronto city spoiled me since there is more pizza restaurants in every corner so wide variety of choice compared to Kampala


Ekitoobero Restaurant:
Desiring to taste Ugandan dishes such matoke, posho, g-nut sauce. This informal restaurant is the place to visit. You will enjoy the taste Kampala for yourself. Nice place and good reputation.


Haandi Restaurant:
My favorite Indian Restaurant in Kampala. The Chicken Palak is to die for, or to live for. Service has always been very efficient. The restaurant has an open Kitchen, a rarity in Kampala behind glass and it is spotless. The quality of food is consistent and simply delicious. Located on Commercial Plaza off of Kampala Road. They take credit cards here.


Fang Fang Chinese Restaurant:
Fang Fang is an awesome looking Chinese restaurant located in the Communication House in the business district of Kampala. The decorations are very nice, food is good and service is flawless. But the best thing by far, is the location. Go there in the evening and watch the pulsating life of the city from the terrace while enjoying a nice dinner. The restaurant at Hotel Fang Fang is also as delightful but a somewhat smaller, but there is the garden. Main Restaurant is in Communication House on Colville Street and the Hotel is located on Sseziba Road.


Garden City Mall Food court:
A great variety of restaurants are available here. The prices are a bit higher since I guess tenants are paying a higher rent due to location. You can always watch a movie at the cinema before or after. I love this place so much because it reminds me the lovely set up of shopping malls in Toronto. I cannot miss to go around this place to do my shopping or find a nice restaurant to sit down quitely and enjoy the breeze of Kampala.It is one of the favorite place to hang around when am in down town Kampala city. It is fabulous and clean place with high end customers and the atmosphere is great! The video below shows you garden City Mall





Kampala Casino:
Located on Kimathi Avenue.I have eaten lunch there and it was mediocre, a buffet that was so so, warm and not hot. I faintly remember some hotdogs mixed with beans.The presentation is not always the best but friendly staff and efficient.


Mamma Mia:
Located in Speke Hotel. Specialized in Italian foods long-running Italian restaurant. The small pizzas are just about enough for a meal. There is also a genuine gelato bar here for ice-cream lovers. The gelato bar has some deliciously rich flavours from amaretto to zabaglione.


Mamba Point:
Upscale restaurant in a fantastic quiet setting with superb food, very classy Italian menu with price being in accordance. This is a restaurant to celebrate something special. I ate their once and was impressed by service, food and setting. Located on Akii Bua Road. The Italian Food is Italian and the place is simply, if you are celebrating something this is one of the places on the recommend list.


Sam's Restaurant: I have had breakfast there on several occasions and it was the best in Kampala, "wow" is the word. They serve a variety of Indian dishes, but also cater heavily to the Western palate with steaks and burgers. I have never heard anyone complaining about this place. They also have some exotic items on the menu. A touch of the carnivore restaurant in Nairobi. Located down from Kampala road past Kampala Pentecostal Church on left.


Shanghai Chinese Restaurant:
Great food, live fish are stored in a pond until eating time. Authentic Chinese dishes of all kinds and reasonably priced. I have eaten many a meal here and usually enjoyed it. Ternan Avenue location inside of Kampala Club.


Centenary Park Restaurants:
This is a fairly new development and has quite a few different restaurants to choose from. It truly has an International flavor. Located next to Jinja Road round-about.


The Chinese Restaurant:
Typical Chinese restaurant and it is good visit for a change. they provide hot towels before dinner but some times the music could be really loud and noisy.


Effendy's Restaurant:
Lovely food to satisfy most palates, a huge selection of 50 some dishes. They have a nice garden called "secret garden." A nice addition to the restaurant list in Kampala.


Kyoto Restaurant:
They prepare very good beef and the taste is very delicious. Kampala now has two Japanese restaurant to choose from, one is Wasabi located in Muyenga across from Hotel International while the other is Kyoto. I have not eaten at the Wasabi Restaurant.


Centenary Barbeque Lounge:
German Food with a fusion of African flavor and dishes - BBQ at its best. German Chef bringing you delightful dishes like Wiener Schnitzel and those other German dishes that stick to your ribs.

http://youtu.be/nl1oyaMWkfs



There are many restaurants in Kampala city business district but I picked up the above ones so next week I am going talk about restaurants which are not located in the city center but are worth a visit such as Kasumba Squar, Luwombo restaurant so please watch out for the next blog!

The exchange rate of today March 15,2012, US$1 = 1470UGX