Kinshasa

Local beer - Turbo King is a darker beer, regular lagers are Primus which some feel is the best local beer, brewed by the local Heineken brewery and Skol. European Mutzig comes in smaller bottles! A bit more expensive, and slightly harder to find as it is brewed in Lubumbashi by Simba Breweries, is Tembo, a tasty amber ale preferred by locals and expats alike. Tembo garners the highest ranking for a DRC beer on ratebeer.com. Lots of expensive French and South African wine available in restaurants and supermarkets. Portuguese plonk goes for as low as $3 a bottle at grocery stores catering to expats Peloustore, Express, etc..

Kinshasa becomes alive most nights when residents head to Matonge, a place filled with dancing bars, restaurants and night clubs. Lately Bandal and Bonmarche are the more popular "quartiers" to visit the local bars and "discotheques". Go to a local nightclub and learn how to dance Congolese rhythms. Get ready to shake your booty! For those that prefer to stay in Gombe, the following offer good possibilities:

VIP Bar

Larger western-style disco - mirror and disco-ball on the ceiling ! on the main boulevard close to 3615

3615

Vibey but sleazy nightclub on the boulevard. banned to un personnel because it is full of prostitutes.

Savanana

On the boulevard in the gecamines/sozacom building, the highest building in kinshasa, close to the central station. definitely an interesting experience for those that dare confront the local girls.

Bar of Sultani Hotel

€“ the style bar of the sultani hotel has been changed and is now providing a comfortable feeling and jazz partys every friday, live music, no ticket to pay. prices for drinks start at about 8 usd for cocktails.

water

Do not drink from the tap. Bottled water is readily available. Also, when cleaning your teeth make sure that you use bottled water.