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Best Cafés in Kigali (2026)

Coffee is one of Rwanda's best-known exports, and Kigali's cafés are a good place to taste it close to the source. Question Coffee in Gishushu is a specialty café that also runs master classes and trips to coffee cooperatives, and it opens from 7am on weekdays. Kivu Noir serves single-estate Red Bourbon Arabica grown on the shores of Lake Kivu at its cafés in Kimihurura and Norrsken, and its Kimihurura café stays open into the evening on weekdays.

For something more relaxed, Indabo Café in Kiyovu doubles as a plant and ceramics shop and serves breakfasts, salads and bowls with outdoor seating, while Inzora Rooftop Café above Ikirezi Bookstore in Kacyiru is a calm spot for a coffee and a book with views over the city. Opening hours are not always published, so check by phone or social media before making a special trip, and bring beans home from the specialty roasters. Many cafés have good Wi-Fi and are popular with people working remotely.

4 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Kigali

  1. Question Coffee Gishushu Specialty coffee café, GishushuA specialty coffee café in Gishushu serving Rwandan coffee and running master classes and day trips to coffee cooperatives.
  2. Kivu Noir Kimihurura Specialty coffee café, KimihururaThe Kimihurura café of Kivu Noir, a premium single-estate Rwandan coffee grown on the shores of Lake Kivu, with a second café at Norrsken.
  3. Indabo Café Kiyovu Café and plant shop, KiyovuA relaxed Kiyovu café that doubles as a plant and ceramics shop, serving breakfast, salads, sandwiches, grain bowls and cocktails with outdoor seating.