Budget
Al Dar
Near the hotel memling. a lebanese restaurant in the center of town. a shwarma sandwich runs about $3, and they have taboule, hummus and desserts as well.
Mama Colonel
Bandal. an excellent restaurant. the menu has only 4 items - chicken, fish, fries and plantain - but they are barbecued to perfection.
Many cheap roadside stalls exist, primarily outside of downtown's Gombe.
La Bloque
Bandalungwa. one of the better known being roadside stalls.
Midrange
La Piscine
Outdoor tables arranged around a swimming pool-great settings and mediocre food in the $20-$30 range if you choose restrainedly. greek items an pizza as well as the usual dishes.
Chez Gaby
Portuguese-style. at the upper end of the mid-range - the food is varied and excellent and if you want to splash out, you can also order imported items like foie gras and european wines.
Le Roi du Cossa
220 ave mpolo just off the boulevard, gombe. a portuguese restaurant is always a good bet for seafood, and this is no exception. some say these are the best cossa cossa in town.
Green Garden
Best indian restaurant in town, in a great garden setting. both north and south indian cuisines in a lovely outdoor setting. open every day, serve dosa at any time of day. opposit chez delice, behind la piscine, paralell to boulevard.
Marie Kabuang
 a bit difficult to find on the first floor of the sultani hotel avenue de la justice, but totally renewed restaurant. very stylisch and modern. breakfast and lunch international food for only 15 usd, guarantee for a fast service, excellent taste.
Cercle Elaeis/ La Paillotte
Traditional and international food. outdoor dining with view on the pool. expensive but great country-club type setting. packed with visiting expats and lebanese families hanging by the pool on weekends.
Chez Philo
Offers a number of congolese dishes on the menu as well as the standard belgian-style fare. good prawns cossa
Association Belgo-Congolaise
abc. serves meals for about $10 in a nice outdoor terrace, though sometimes the quality of meals is questionable and the kitchen can close early. the menu includes traditional dishes such as river fish and fried plantains, or international fare like cheeseburgers and spaghetti. food takes a long time to come. you can also espresso coffee rather than nescafe.
Girassol
just off the boulevard, turn across from sonas, on the corner where icare travel is located; take the most right street; it's on your right. the best cossa cossa in town!
Pizerria Extreme
Reasonably cheap pizza's and other dishes. turn off the boulevard at the express supermarket corner... it will be on your left hand
The freshwater prawns from the Congo river are incredible - called Cossa Cossa on menus as distinct from imported saltwater prawns which are Gambas - generally served with a garlic and chili pili-pili butter sauce. A plate of these will set you back around $25-$40 dollars depending where you eat.
Pizerria Opoeta and Greg's bar
On the road towards the golf course: closest thing to an international pub. good pizza's as well. excellent seafood thanks to the portuguese proprietors.
Lots of restaurants for 'expats' exist, where you can pay in dollars but it is very expensive. Don't be surprised to pay up to $20 for a pizza and $40 at the hotel for one.
Top end
The more expensive restaurants are in Gombe.
Papageno at the Memling hotel. Great food. Belgium-French influences with a few Congolese dishes. Rather pricy but worth it, generous portions and great service. Safe parking on hotel premises
Caf-Conc. The most expensive restaurant in the DRC, allegedly!
Ciboulette. Second most expensive.. it's in the Elais compound on your right hand
Chez Nicolas
Le Cercle Gourmand. High class restaurant, belongs to the golf club
Grand Hotel - very ordinary and overpriced hotel food. $25 for very good breakfast buffet. Food and service at the poolside bar have been improved recently and are not too bad.