Kampala Restaurants

Many a time in Kampala I ate at this place just round the corner form where I was staying. I would usually plump for the peas or beans for lunch always served with the full range of foods,
sweet potato, posho, rice, pumpkin, matoke yam and some greens.

The passion juice here when it was available is lovely.

Not a restaurant but a snack seller in the street.

If you have spent any amount of time in Uganda's fine capital you will have come across the spotlessly white 4- wheel drive vehicle with white seats parked by the sid eof the road with the back door open and a young chappie selling Kabalagala out of the back. Like an ice cream van in the UK might play a nursery rhyme, in UG the Kabalagala man plays 'Macarena'

For years it was an old boy selling the burger sized cassava and banana based snacks form this car but since his death one of his sons has taken over the business and can be found in various spots around the capital.

Favorite Dish: Kabalagala what else!

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City Bar has great steak, salads and cold beers. It’s a little dark and most people walk right past this outdoor patio of a restaurant. They are missing out. Starters are scrumptious and the service is friendly. The also show live sports and have the largest bar in Kampala. You can get good quality wines, cold beers and any sort of cocktail you can think of to accompany your meal. The real star here is the steaks. Come a little early or stop by during the day and reserve a table and a steak. They do run out!

(Please note: this fabulous place has now been reported closed by another VT Member. A real shame)

Favorite Dish: A warm chef’s salad, steak with pepper sauce and an ice cold Nile beer or red wine.

A wonderfull place, mainly for Mozongos and rich Ugandians. Pizza there is VERY tasty - try Parma Ham Pizza and Frutte de Mare Pizza - They have various types of Pasta. Very crowded on the weekend, a lot of families go with their kids.

Best italian pizza I ever had! thin, crunchy and tastyyyyyyyyyy
The pizzaria and the restuarant are two different places (about 300 m away)
The restuarnt is very elegant and everything is so deliciousss starting from soup, main dish and desserts

Favorite Dish: My favourite pizza: Parma Ham pizza

I like it so much I dine there may be 2 times/week. it's clean and tasty. let them describe for you the menu it's a bit complicated!
you have to try Matooke and Chapati with Goat meat sause cooked in Banana leaves!

Favorite Dish: My fav dish is Goat meat cooked in Banana leaves or smoked fish in groundnuts sauce!

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Proper Hare Krishna joint this. Nice atmosphere to eat in excellent food.

This place seems to get better. I spent far too much time eating here. Buffet lunch is excellent loads of pure vegetarian dishes plus chas for 8,000 UGX. On Sundays the meal will cost you 10,000 UGX as they throw in dhokla and a desert usually Gulab Jamu!

Favorite Dish: The full thali with paneer, 3 veg dishes, farsan, papad, chapati, rice, butter milk and some Gulab jamu to finish off, Yummmmm!

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I found Antonio's well handy. If I ever missed breakfast in the gaff where I was staying, which were most mornings (and really wasn't worth having anyway) I'd pile into Antonio’s for the good choice of breakfast dishes. Most times I would end up having the Mexican breakfast, beans, chapati, Spanish omelette, juice, tea or coffee.

While I was there the price of the breakfasts were bumped up to 3,500 from 3,000 Ugs except for the “economy breakfast “ which made an appearance at 2,800 Ugs.

Favorite Dish: I only ever ate breakfast from this place but the same deal works at lunchtime as well. You just choose one of the meals set out in the glass cabinet at the counter, which makes it nice and easy for when you are still hung over from the night before, just point your shaking finger at the dish that most appeals.