Restaurants in Northern Tanzania
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Big Bite
Delicious Indian food, including numerous vegetarian dishes, in a no-frills setting.
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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 9pm.
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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.
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Kivulini Kitchen
This is a simple one-room place, run by a local women’s group, with profits going to a local women’s rights organisation. There’s an extensive menu, although not everything is available. Best is to ask what the day’s special is, and then enjoy the lovely garden area – also with a small children’s play area – behind while it’s being prepared. Or, to avoid a long wait, order in advance. It’s about 2km from town in the Isamilo section of town (Tsh1500 in a taxi, or a 20-minute walk).
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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, on the northern edge of town.
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Flame Tree
This popular place, now in a new location 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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Diner
Despite the drab exterior and sometimes spotty service, the food here – an extensive selection of Indian dishes, plus some Chinese fare as well – is usually delicious. It’s just down from the Air Tanzania office.
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Yun Long Chinese Restaurant
Good Chinese food and sundowners overlooking Bismarck Rock and the lake. Turn left one block west of the post office and continue along the dirt road running parallel to the water for about 500m, crossing the railroad tracks.
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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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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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Kuleana Pizzeria
Simple good meals – pizzas, omelettes, sandwiches, fruit and fresh-squeezed juices – and a good mix of locals and expats. It’s just down from New Mwanza Hotel.
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Geekay’s Take-Away
For local flavour, try Geekay’s Take-Away with inexpensive plates of rice, ugali (a staple made from maize or cassava flour, or both) and sauce.
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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 for about Tsh5500.
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Mirapot
For local flavour, try Mirapot with inexpensive plates of rice, ugali (a staple made from maize or cassava flour, or both) and sauce.
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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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Pepe’s
Outdoor garden seating or indoors under a large, covered pavilion, well-prepared Italian and continental food, and (evenings) good Indian cuisine.
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Steers
For inexpensive burgers, pizza, sandwiches and other Western-style fast food try the Steers, a branch of the South African chain.
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Old Rock Restaurant
The clean, no-frills Old Rock Restaurant has burgers and local-style meals near the main market.
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Shooters Grill
This place serves good meat grills, plus a casino and internet café. It’s next to New Mwanza Hotel.
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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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Dragon Pearl
A good bet for delicious Chinese food, with a garden setting, fast service and an attentive host.
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