Destination Uganda boasts of having the best fine coffee shops and food centres that operate at all levels especially in the Capital Kampala City as these are popularly known as Restaurants and Cafés hence offering you the best fine dining facilities and experience fitted with state of the art furniture and interiors to satisfy your appetite and desire. These facilities cater for all kinds of guests and functions; be it a family day out, baby shower, birthday celebrations, graduation parties, dinner dates, person to person meetings and business meetings among many other purposes as they serve an array of menus 24/7 right from; Breakfast, brunch, luncheons, and dinner for both local and International cuisines.
Pre-pandemic, these have been some of the most congested Restaurants with daily clientelle in and out throughout the day due to their fine cooking, dining experiences and signature foods prepared by well experienced local and international chefs that makes each of them unique with different food tastes and signature as rated by Customers not forgetting their fully stocked bars that serve all types of beverages and Alcoholic drinks. However, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, some of these restaurants except those that operate under international hotel chain brands and local hotels were tasked to start reaching their daily clientelle through home or office deliveries so as to limit the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic while those under hotel brands maintained standard operating procedures as implemented under the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) since SOP launch in June 2020.
This Month, we list you down the best fine dining facilities in the Capital Kampala although some have branches Upcountry so as to extend customer reach. However, this is a sneak peak of some of the Top 10 restaurants and Cafés series as the list is endless but will be breaking them down in our official listings.
01. Café Javas
With several branches scattered all over the City, this Mandela Group food chain proves to be a fine dining food giant to many city corporates, celebrities, businessmen and women, slay queens and slay kings, swag mamas, among many more urban clientelle base that is attracted to uptown restaurant lifestyles.
Café Javas offers the most contemporary signature food taste in the City with Menus and Combos that range from; Big on Breakfast, Generous big meals, decadent desserts and perfect drinks including cocktails.
This food chain has branches at; Oasis Mall, Lugogo Mall, Kampala Boulevard, Parliamentary Avenue, Namirembe road, Kira road, Bombo road and Nakawa.
02. KFC
With worldwide expertise in preparing the finest finger licking chicken. KFC expanded its foot print on the African continent thereby joining the Ugandan market in December 2013. Since then, this fried chicken restaurant has proved a force to reckon on with Uganda’s foodists as they get to enjoy their favourite chicken combos.
KFC is proven the world’s largest quick service chicken restaurant franchise serving Colonel Sanders’ famous secret recipe fried chicken for over 60 years.
KFC boasts of offering the best chicken in 12 major locations of Kampala including; Drive Thru Bukoto, Forest Mall, Banda, Acacia mall, Oasis mall, Victoria mall, Village mall, Shell Makindye, Shell Kabalagala, Shell Wandegeya, Shell Rubaga, and Kampala Boulevard.
03. Java House
On our #3 Spot, we bring you Java House. This is another unique restaurant adorned by Kampalites.
Java house brags of the best Master menus, Halal menus and Kids menus. This restaurant also serves Coffee and bakery combo, Ice cream, Pizza, signature cocktails among many more.
Java House branches in Kampala include; Java House Lugogo, Java House Acacia mall, Java House Total Acacia, and Java House Grand Imperial hotel.
04. Café Bravo
Situated at Uganda House, Café Bravo is an uptown fine dining restaurant that prepares an array of cuisines right from Italian chain, pasta, grilled dishes, pizza, and cocktails.
With a spacious sitting area, the venue is popular for hosting birthday parties, baby showers, graduation mini celebrations, among many more.
05. Fang Fang Restaurant
Popularly known for preparing the best Chinese cuisines, Fang Fang restaurant is more of an upscale Chinese fining dining spot that treats its guests to all kinds of mouth-watering culinary dishes representing all the provinces of China in Uganda.
Do you feel like having a Chinese food experience in the Pearl of Africa, this restaurant got you sorted right at the Communications house on Colville Street Nakasero.
06. Kati Kati Africa Restaurant
Are you craving for some Tandoori Chicken, Paneer Tikka masala, Jeera rice, Vegetable biryani, Chicken chapati, keema chapati, Cheese naan, among many other foods? Kati Kati Africa Restaurant got you covered!
This multi-cuisine restaurant and leisure centre has all you need for a fine dining area. With picturesque setting in the lush gardens, tastefully decorated interiors in a variety of styles to suit your particular moods.
Kati Kati offers a choice of four restaurants offering authentic Indian, Continental, African and Fast Food and two well stocked bars. The venue also offers a perfect place for business meetings, conferences, parties and relaxation.
07. Capital Kitchen Restaurant
Have you ever experienced live buffets? If not, try out Capital Kitchen restaurant.
This Middle East restaurant offers a variety of unique world foods and beverages to Kampalites in an urban contemporary dining format right in the heart of the City at Thobani centre building on Kampala road.
Capital Kitchen restaurant serves upto five different cuisines from all over the world right from; Continental, Pan Asian, Mediterranean, North Indian to local Ugandan cuisine, you can satiate your hunger cravings at this establishment while enjoying scenic views of Kampala city skylight from the rooftop.
The restaurant has a spacious seating area, fully stocked open bar serving all sorts of beverages, Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic drinks.
08. The Lawns
Looking forward to having another great feel of modern day delicacies?
Lawns restaurant has all you need in the heart of Kololo at Acacia avenue. While at this venue, you’ll experience a blend of urban landscape plus Golf course views than any other restaurant in Kampala city. Get to enjoy fine dining at the wooden decks at different levels fitted in the tropical lush green gardens surrounded with a beautiful ambiance while you enjoy their international and local cuisines or game meat specialties.
The Lawns restaurant also boasts of having; a secured ample car park space, Kids play area, Barbeque gardens with sitting capacity of 80-100 people, dining Area with sitting capacity of 120 people, deck Area overlooking water feature & Golf course, with sitting capacity of 60 people, Terrace Area with sitting capacity of 400 people, for banquet function, Conference / Meeting Room suitable to accommodate upto 30 people and Access from two different roads – Acacia avenue & Lower Kololo terrace.
09. Nanjing restaurant and Motel Kololo
Situated in the posh Kampala area along Impala avenue in Kololo. Nanjing offers yet another taste of Chinese delicacies in the Capital Kampala. Right from serving daily continental breakfast, brunch and dinner, guests can enjoy an assortment of fine foods, beverages, cocktails among others while browsing on the free complimentary WiFi along the premises.
Nanjing restaurant serves a menu of both Ugandan and Continental dishes. Their Chinese menu and culinary dishes represent various branches of Chinese cuisine where one can get to experience the reality of Chinese splendid food culture.
10. Seven Seas and Paradise Restaurant at Sheraton hotel
Both located at the Sheraton Kampala hotel, Seven Seas and Paradise Restaurant offer more than just an ordinary food taste. Both restaurants comprise both local and international master chefs to give you that district unique food taste.
Want to try out some seafood, sushi and Italian cuisines? Seven seas restaurant got you covered with some unique and exquisite culinary dishes while Paradise restaurant offers the best sumptuous buffet dinners spiced up by a live band on particular theme days.
About Guide2Uganda
Guide2Uganda (www.guide2uganda.ug) is the most comprehensive source of travel information about Uganda that exists on the web, with more content on its cities & towns, accommodation, attractions, events, museums and galleries than any other online guide that currently exists for Uganda; as well as being a dynamic travel news and events driven site with fresh content added daily.
According to WeFollow & Peer Index (that measure online influence), we are among the most influential online media organizations in Uganda. Guide2Uganda was also awarded ‘’Best Destination Website in Uganda’’ by Jumia Travel Uganda in the 2018 Africa Travel Awards.
Share your travel stories & photos with the world via email: info@guide2uganda.ug
