Bbrood Bakery

Bbrood Uganda is the Kampala franchise of Bbrood, a Dutch bakery brand, and it built its name on one thing: proper sourdough bread. The dough is naturally fermented for about 20 hours, compared with around three hours for a standard yeast loaf, and baked in a stone-floor oven. The business, which trades as Healthy Option, opened its first branch on Kampala Road and has since spread to several locations around the city, with its main bakery on Namuwongo Road.

The bread list is the reason to come. It includes a sweet white loaf, whole wheat, multigrain, spelt, corn bread and a wheat-free loaf, which is unusual in Kampala and useful for anyone avoiding wheat. Alongside the bread you will find European-style pastries, croissants and sandwiches, with breakfast and lunch combinations for eating in, so it works both as a bakery and as a casual cafe.

For visitors staying in apartments or self-catering, Bbrood is a convenient place to buy good bread for the week. The long fermentation gives sourdough a gently sour flavour, a chewier crust and better keeping qualities than a quick yeast loaf, so a loaf bought on Monday will still be good midweek. It also offers online ordering, home delivery within Kampala, and both retail and wholesale supply, so you may recognise its bread in other cafes and shops around the city. If you are just passing, a croissant and coffee or a sandwich on sourdough makes a straightforward breakfast or lunch.

Besides the Namuwongo bakery, branches are listed at Garden City in central Kampala, on Tank Hill Road in Muyenga, at Delight House in Naalya and at the Embassy Supermarket in Lubowa, and there is also a deli restaurant in Jinja. Branch opening hours are not published on the website, so call ahead if you are planning a special trip, or check with the branch nearest your hotel.

Namuwongo lies south-east of the city centre, below Muyenga and Kololo, and the Garden City branch is the most convenient for visitors based in central hotels. Contact the bakery by phone or through the email addresses published on its website for orders and delivery.