Budget
Govindas
Ovolacto vegetarian, in dewinton road near nakumat, offers thali at 15000 ugx at lunchtime, and a full menu of indian dishes. popular with local indian community. they also serve vegetarian pizzas and sandwiches. a reasonable variety of indian sweets is available too.
Everywhere you go you'll see signs for little hole-in-the-wall restaurants including some called "pork joints". Most of these places don't have menus, so you'll have to ask what's available. Common options include meat usually beef, rice, beans, Matoke steamed green bananas, served mashed.Common dishes that can be found in the most of city restaurants and in the country side are Fish and Chips and chicken and chips. These meals vary in servings and will cost between 1500UGX to 3000UGX . Be sure to ask the price ahead of time so that you don't get surprised later on. Prices are typically 500 UGX per item, but can vary. Sodas and bottled water will cost more too. Matoke with groundnut sauce can be delicious!
For a street snack, the famous "Rolex" is very enjoyable. It is made out of a chapati kind of a pancake wrapped around an omelet, with cabbage and tomatoes. Expect to pay between 700-1000 UGX. Other street food also includes roast chicken, goat and beef. This is usually served with a chips or salad or both. Pricing is per piece between 800UGX - 1500UGX. If you are looking for something healthier but still want to enjoy the experience of roadside eating, the best bargain is with roasted corn or maize. The white maize is slow roasted on a charcoal grill and is available for 500-600UGX per cob. Freshness is guaranteed as Maize is a common plant found throughout Uganda. Usually the vendors will have a stall close to a source of maize plantation.
Bhagwatt Restaurant
Ovolacto vegetarian, small eatery, overlooking nakasero market square. open 8am to 8pm. good quality abundant thali 7000 ugx. will cater for vegans if you specify.
Makere University Food Technology
Department, offers a tasty "local food" lunch, at 7000 ugx.
Midrange
Cafe Javas
Oasis shopping plaza next to garden city expat and local hangout. flawless service. great breakfasts and wonderfully rich coffee. free wireless internet. opens at 6am and stays open late.
New York Kitchen
Garden city basement next to stanbic bank parking garage. has an assortment of authentic ny style food items.
Just Kicking
Kisementi shopping centre, good choice of pub food and continental dishes, weekend nights bbq.
Jinja Road is a good place for a variety of meals.
Garden City
The food court at this shopping center offers a wide variety of options including lebanese, italian, indian, and more. there are particularly good masala dosas served in the food court. unlike a traditional food court, you order from a menu and a waiter brings food to your table. there is a good indian restaurant named nawab on the roof of garden city, and a steak restaurant that's quite good.
Fang Fang Chinese
Decent chinese food.one of the better chinese food you shall find in kampala.
Top end
Paradise
Sheraton kampala. features a variety of indian and continental dishes. main course range from 20,000 to 40,000ugx. the wines includes south african and a number of european selections, ranging from 40,000 to 150,000ugx.
Khana Khazana
This is one of the best more expensive indian restaurants: it is on acacia avenue, up from the protea hotel, in kololo.
Mamba Point
This is one of the best more expensive italian places. the address is 22 akil bua road-nakasero: 031-256-3000. be sure to go to the italian restaurant on akil bua road, not the pizzeria on lumumba aveâ-although the pizzeria is one of the best in town.
The Lawns Restaurant & Lounge Bar
Plot 34, impala avenue, upper kololo terrace, kololo, kampala. ph: +256 414 250337; web: (http://www.thelawns.co.ug) email: [email protected]. features a wide variety of fusion delights from all across continent. only restaurant in uganda offering full range of game meat. starters range from 14,000 to 25,000 and main course range from 18,000 to 40,000ugx. the wines includes south african and a number of european selections, ranging from 30,000 to 150,000ugx. this has a fantastic ambiance, and the food is amazing..
Serena Hotel
Just down the hill from the sheraton. a variety of south asian and african dishes prepared with flair. a complete meal for two will run to about 200,000ugx, excluding alcohol.
The Pyramids Casino
This is the place to go when someone else is paying. it is more expensive than just about anywhere, except for the serena. it has good pastas and meat, and is a bit more interesting for continental/fusion food than major hotels like the sheraton or serena. it is on yusef lule road, across from the golf course.
Fang Fang Chinese Restaurant
One of the best chinese places. there are two in kampala-- one with an attached hotel nearer to the sheraton and open to outdoors so don't forget to wear bug spray. they keep two white rabbits that hop on the grass in the main patio area and will put up with children petting them if you feed them a carrot or cucumber. the second fang fang is in downtown kampala at communications house; they have indoor seating and a roof terrace.
There are many Indian Restaurants in Kampala, like Haandi on Kampala road, Masala chat and Govinda on Dewington Road, Khana Khazana and Khyber Pass Speke Hotel behind NSSF, and Indian Summer in Tankhill Parade.
There are a number of dining options in Kampala ranging from the cheap and local to the very fancy and very expensive.