Moshi
This colourful all-vegetarian spot is the town's most appealing Indian restaurant, and not only because the prices are so low; the food’s also really…
Must-see restaurants in East Africa
Lake Victoria
With its lakeside setting, Matvilla Beach is everyone's favourite place for fried fish or chicken and a beer. Staff will arrange taxis to take you back to…
Watamu
A favourite for romantic dinners, Ascot consistently gets good feedback and is famous for its wood-fired pizzas. It occasionally closes during the low…
Southeastern Tanzania
Tasty seafood grills and other dishes, plus good coffees, served on a lovely waterside terrace with excellent views. It's also an ideal spot for…
South Coast
This reliable Italian restaurant is behind Nakumatt Nyali shopping centre, with a big pizza oven, al fresco dining on the verandah and reasonable prices.
Lamu Island
Casual little cafe that serves good samosas and other snacks, and more substantial mains such as Swahili pizzas and seafood, chicken or mutton biriyani.
Zanzibar Town
A good no-frills option serving up various curries with rice or fresh naan cooked before your eyes in an oven on the terrace overlooking the street.
Western Tanzania
Good food and low prices; the Jeera chicken and veggie curry are just Tsh5000. Fish and chips is Tsh14,000. It also serves mocktails, beer and wine.
Lake Victoria
The most ambitious menu in town features Chinese, Indian and European, and even tries for Italian, though many items aren’t always available.
Arusha
A well-stocked, South African–run supermarket, conveniently located west of Arusha, just past Arusha Airport, en route to the national parks.
South Coast
Even if this friendly, air-conditioned place didn’t serve fantastic ice creams, we’d still consider including it just because of the name!
Watamu
Opening onto a little garden area, this pretty coffee shop has freshly baked cakes, gooey brownies, pastries and quiches, plus decent coffee.
Southern Highlands
This hotel restaurant has slow service, but provides tasty continental and Indian cuisine and a pleasant covered open-air dining area.
Northeastern Tanzania
Tasty pizzas, pastas, ciabattas, brownies, shakes, smoothies and more in this slick eatery on the main road, just up from the market.
Northeastern Tanzania
A small garden restaurant with tasty pizzas, pasta, seafood and continental fare. It has a breezy upstairs dining terrace and a bar.
Fort Portal
Offering tasty baked goods, teas and fresh coffee, this tiny bakery and cafe can satisfy your sweet tooth. It's popular with expats.
Dar es Salaam
Delicious pizzas and Italian food served in a pleasant garden setting or in the air-con dining room, plus a children's playground.
Mwanza
Tasty samosas and other snacks, a daily menu featuring Pakistani and Tanzanian dishes, plus pleasant, casual indoor seating.
Bagamoyo
Tasty seafood and meat grills are served on a nice rooftop terrace in the centre of the old town. It also does good coffees.
Western Tanzania
The biggest and broadest menu in town, with primarily local dishes. Though it won’t wow you, the food is pretty good.
Southwestern Uganda
Sometimes with wi-fi, this cute cafe with patio seating offers satisfactory light meals, snacks and espresso drinks.
Funky Squids Beach Bar & Grill
Bagamoyo
This bar-restaurant serves a good selection of appetising meat and seafood grills on a large beachfront terrace.
Lake Victoria
Popular all-you-can-eat buffet, right in the town centre, serving all your Tanzanian favourites at low prices.
Moshi
Jay's boasts tasty Korean food and sushi, a central location and good garden seating. Also offers takeaway.
Lake Victoria
Mara Dishes, east of CRDB bank, has a relatively large buffet and masses of locals piling in for a good feed.
Northeastern Tanzania
Tasty Indian snacks and meals, including some vegetarian selections, and local ambience. Overall good value.
Dar es Salaam
Pricey but tasty pub fare and other meals at this upmarket sports bar at the Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel.
Arusha
This unassuming place has a good-value all-you-can-eat lunch buffet and a large snack counter.
Northeastern Tanzania
Seafood and mixed-grill dishes in an attractive setting overlooking the water.
Nairobi
This family-run Greek deli is part of a new food hall in the Village Market shopping complex. The shelves are full of traditional Greek treats from…
Dar es Salaam
This large compound is a favourite evening spot for local Indian families, with reasonably priced Indian veg and non-veg meals (thali, chicken biryani and…
Zanzibar Town
This straightforward eatery has been a popular lunch spot for Zanzibari office workers for many years. Today tourists mingle with the locals to enjoy…
Mombasa
Mombasa’s dilapidated ‘covered’ market is packed with stalls selling fresh fruit and vegetables. Roaming produce carts also congregate in the surrounding…
Nairobi
This is the spot for all your cheesy needs. Established in 1979, the family-run Brown’s Cheese has opened a small shop in the new wing of Village Market…
Kenya
The food here is great value and only a few shillings more than the town’s cheap eateries. Steaks come with a soup starter, mounds of veggies and starch …
CTN – Akagera National Park Community Centre
Rwanda
Very few visitors have heard about this easy-to-miss canteen at the staff quarters (look for the small building behind the basketball court), which is…
Moshi
Funny place, this. The dark interior is home to waiters watching TV, and the service is otherwise somewhere between unwilling and dysfunctional. But the…
Laikipia Plateau
Next to the Morani Information Centre, this terrific little cafe with outdoor tables serves up excellent dishes that range from the Morani burger made…
Eldoret
Looks and feels like an English pub, with similarly heavyweight food – steak and fried breakfasts – but it also produces a few African dishes of the ugali…
