Breakfast restaurants in Africa
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Café Pap
A stylish café on bustling Parliament Ave, this might be the place to meet some movers and shakers. Uganda coffees are promoted here from the slopes of Elgon, the Rwenzoris and the Virungas, but there is also an excellent menu of sandwiches, paninis and full breakfasts.
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Panorama
With its pleasant Nileside terrace, this is a great place to chill and sip a herbal tea or fresh juice. It also serves simple Egyptian stews cooked in clay pots, with salad, mezze and rice or chips, or an all-day breakfast.
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Mundo's
Burritos, burgers, pizzas and other hearty fare - all served up in large portions on wooden tables set around a streetside veranda and cooled by a misting system in the summer months. Mundo's also has all-day breakfast and a play area for children.
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Bush Gardens Restaurant
The Bush Gardens is the template for a whole set of restaurants along the waterfront, offering breakfasts, seafood - excellent fish, top-value 'monster crab' and the inevitable lobster in Swahili sauce - and superb juices and shakes mixed up in panelled British pint mugs. Somehow just about every traveller on Lamu ends up here at some point, and it remains a great meeting point and a firm favourite with repeat visitors. We hear the samosas are quite good, with a squeeze of lime of course.
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Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Trianon
This place is packed out for breakfast thanks to a great combination of fresh croissants, healthy omelettes and local coffee. The ham and cheese croissant washed down with a hot chocolate is a good way to start the day. Solo women should note that the clientele was all male, but it was a friendly atmosphere. Strangely, it's closed at lunchtime.
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Tsega Cafe & Restaurant
This is another favourite of locals, they rave about the tibs - sliced lamb, pan fried in butter, garlic, onion and sometimes tomato. Omelettes and scrambled eggs are on offer as well. Be aware that restaurants tend to wrap things up early in Aksum, with most places being closed or out of food by 20:00.
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Café d’Horloge
This popular café is an excellent choice for a breakfast of amlou (a spread made of local argan oil, almond and honey) and crepes or bread (Dh25). It’s away from the hoards of people on the main café drag and a good choice for a quiet coffee or snack.
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Euro Deli
Bright, busy and slick cafe with free wi-fi and good wraps, pastas and fries. For breakfast, there are chewy Montreal-style bagels – try the local variation, topped with labneh (yoghurtlike white cheese served with olive oil) and cucumber.
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Trianon
Trianon was a favourite haunt of the Greek poet Cavafy, who worked in offices on the floor above. Stop here to admire the 1930s grandeur of its sensational ornate ceiling and grab one of its decent continental-style breakfasts.
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Salon de Thé Mirina
An unassuming little tin-fronted restaurant that makes a great pit stop on your way out of town in the morning. It serves a number of breakfast options, as well as pastries, ice cream and snacks come midday.
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Diaz Coffee Shop
This quaint and cosy coffee shop serves excellent toasties, light meals, coffee and cakes - its Sunday continental breakfast is popular among locals.
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Le Printemps Salon du Thé
A good breakfast option, Le Printemps has a large interior, with a slightly upscale feel, seemingly designed for losing hours over the newspapers.
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Kgotla Restaurant & Coffee Shop
This deservedly popular expat hang-out is renowned for its hearty breakfasts, vegetarian fare and coffee specialities.
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Mundo's
Burritos, burgers, pizzas and other hearty fare - all served up in large portions on wooden tables set around a streetside veranda and cooled by a misting system in the summer months. Mundo's also has all-day breakfast and a play area for children.
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Arabica Café
Funky and lived-in, this upstairs cafe is frequented by teens and older students, who gather to study and doodle on the paper-topped tables. And unlike at slicker competitors, you can actually get some Egyptian food here along with your latte – breakfast options include fuul and shakshouka (spicy scrambled eggs), and you can order sweet or savoury fiteer anytime.
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Africa Hotel
If they didn't always run out of food in the early evening, this place would be more recommended. The bread and local honey is a perfect way to start the day.
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