Arusha Restaurants

  1. Amar Cuisine

    Just off Sokoine Rd at the end of Bondeni St, with tandoori and other Indian dishes, including some vegetarian selections. Allow 30 to 45 minutes' preparation time for meals.

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  2. Arusha Naaz Hotel

    There's a good-value lunch buffet at Arusha Naaz Hotel, with mostly Indian cuisine.

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  3. Big Bite

    Delicious Indian food, including numerous vegetarian dishes, in a no-frills setting.

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  4. Dragon Pearl

    Another good bet for delicious Chinese food, with a garden setting, fast service and an attentive host. It's around the corner from Impala Hotel.

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  5. Everest Inn

    Tasty Chinese food served in an outdoor garden, or indoors in an old, atmospheric house. The restaurant also runs a small guesthouse (see Sleeping).

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  6. Flame Tree

    This popular place, several blocks in from Old Moshi Rd, has cosy seating that's ideal for an intimate dinner or quiet lunch, and well-prepared and well-presented continental cuisine featuring all fresh ingredients.

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  7. Geekay's Take-Away

    For local flavour, try Geekay's Take-Away, with its inexpensive plates of rice, ugali (a staple made from maize or cassava flour, or both) and sauce.

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  8. Impala Hotel

    There are several eateries here, with the open-air Indian restaurant the best of the bunch, with delicious tandoori and various veg choices.

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  9. Jambo's Coffee House

    Jambo's Coffee House has cakes, snacks and good coffee.

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  10. Jambo's Makuti Bar & Restaurant

    European café vibes in a Tanzanian setting. There's an à la carte menu with a mix of Tanzanian and local dishes, and a plate of the day.

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  12. Khan's Barbecue

    This Arusha institution - 'Chicken on the Bonnet' - is an auto-spares store by day and a popular and very earthy barbecue by night, with a heaping spread of grilled, skewered meat and salads. Look for the Zubeda Auto Spares sign.

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  13. Lounge

    A low-key place with delicious, great-value cuisine, featuring homemade tagliatelle, gourmet wraps, crispy salads, meat and seafood grills, pizzas and 'Kilimanjaro nachos'. Everything is freshly made and served in generously large portions against a relaxed backdrop of lounge seating and music. It's at L'Oasis Lodge (see Sleeping), on the northern edge of town.

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  14. McMoody's

    McMoody's serves mostly burgers.

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  15. Mirapot

    For local flavour, try Mirapot, with its inexpensive plates of rice, ugali (a staple made from maize or cassava flour, or both) and sauce.

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  16. Old Rock Restaurant

    The clean, no-frills Old Rock Restaurant has burgers and local-style meals - good value.

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  17. Patisserie

    For inexpensive burgers, pizza, sandwiches and other Western-style fast food try the ever-popular Patisserie, which also has soup, light meals and an internet café.

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  18. Pepe's

    Outdoor garden seating or indoors under a large, covered pavilion, well-prepared Italian and continental food, and (evenings) good Indian cuisine. It's 500m off Old Moshi Rd and signposted.

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  19. Sazan

    This tiny, incongruous place - directly on the roadside adjoining a used car lot - has inexpensive Japanese fast food-style meals.

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  20. Spices & Herbs

    If you've had your fill of Tanzanian fare, this is the best spot in town for Ethiopian cuisine.

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  21. Steers

    A branch of the South African chain.

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  23. Via Via

    Set in quiet gardens behind the Natural History Museum, this laid back place is a popular meeting spot, with salads, sandwiches, fresh bread, cakes, yogurt and light meals (a mixture of local and European fare) plus a bar and live music on Thursdays from .

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