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Kigali, Rwanda

Top food to try in Kigali

6 dishes to eat in Kigali, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Brochettes

Brochettes
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Grilled goat skewers with grilled plantain, the standard evening order with a beer.

2. Melange buffet

Melange buffet
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The lunchtime buffet plate — rice, beans, cassava leaves, plantain and stew, priced flat.

3. Isombe

Isombe
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Cassava leaves pounded and cooked with groundnut and sometimes smoked fish.

4. Ubugali

Ubugali
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Stiff cassava or maize porridge, eaten by hand with stew.

5. Rwandan coffee

Rwandan coffee
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Bourbon arabica from the hills, roasted locally and served in the city's cafés.

6. Urwagwa

Urwagwa
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Banana beer, traditional and strong, more common outside the city than in it.

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