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Best Restaurants in Rwanda (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

7 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Rwanda

  1. Choose Kigali Fine dining and art gallery, KiyovuA fine dining restaurant inside a hillside art gallery in Kiyovu, with a daily-changing eight-course tasting menu, an a la carte terrace and rotating exhibitions.
  2. Kōzo Kigali Afro-Asian restaurant, KimihururaAn Afro-Asian restaurant founded in 2018 that pairs Pan-Asian cooking and sushi with African flavours, served as sharing plates in an alfresco setting.
  3. Poivre Noir Belgian-French bistro, KimihururaA Belgian-French bistro opened in 2015, cooking bistronomy dishes with local and African ingredients in Kimihurura; closed on Sundays.

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1. Choose Kigali

Fine dining and art gallery$$$$Kiyovu

A fine dining restaurant inside a hillside art gallery in Kiyovu, with a daily-changing eight-course tasting menu, an a la carte terrace and rotating exhibitions.

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2. Kōzo Kigali

Afro-Asian restaurant$$$$Kimihurura

An Afro-Asian restaurant founded in 2018 that pairs Pan-Asian cooking and sushi with African flavours, served as sharing plates in an alfresco setting.

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3. Poivre Noir

Belgian-French bistro$$$Kimihurura

A Belgian-French bistro opened in 2015, cooking bistronomy dishes with local and African ingredients in Kimihurura; closed on Sundays.

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4. Heaven Restaurant

Modern African restaurant$$$Kiyovu

A terrace restaurant in Kiyovu, built in 2008 as Kigali's first hospitality training restaurant, serving modern African food from local ingredients with city views.

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5. Repub Lounge

Rwandan and African restaurant$$Kimihurura

A two-storey Kimihurura restaurant serving Rwandan and African dishes, with an upstairs deck overlooking the hills and regular live music.

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7. Soy Asian Table

South-east Asian restaurant$$$Kigali

A lively South-east Asian restaurant on KN 14 Avenue, open daily, known for group dinners, a curated wine selection, a cigar lounge and live music.

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