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Best Cafés in Dar es Salaam (2026)

Dar es Salaam's café scene is spread between the city centre and the Msasani Peninsula, and many of the most comfortable places for coffee are in hotels. In the centre, Épi d'Or on Samora Avenue is a Lebanese-style café and bakery with pastries, cakes, breads and light meals, useful for breakfast or lunch during a walking tour of the old city.

The hotel lounges offer air conditioning and a calm break from the traffic. Baraza at the Southern Sun on Garden Avenue has a sun terrace beside the Botanical Gardens and serves Tanzanian dishes with Arabic, African and Western influences, while the Kibo Lobby Lounge at the Johari Rotana on Sokoine Drive serves coffee, tea, pastries and light meals all day. For a sea view, Karambezi Café at the Sea Cliff Hotel sits on the rocks at the northern tip of the Msasani Peninsula, with counters built from recycled dhows and an open kitchen. It faces east, so go for breakfast or lunch rather than sunset. Hours are not always published online, so call ahead on Sundays and public holidays, and expect hotel prices at the lounges and seafront cafés.

4 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Dar es Salaam

  1. Karambezi Café Seafront all-day café and restaurant, Msasani PeninsulaAn all-day café and restaurant on the rocks at the Sea Cliff Hotel, at the northern tip of the Msasani Peninsula, with ocean views, seafood and pastries.
  2. Épi d’Or Lebanese café and bakery, City CentreA Lebanese-style café and bakery on Samora Avenue in the city centre, serving breads, pastries and cakes alongside breakfasts, salads, houmous and baba ghanoush.
  3. Baraza Café, Grill and Bar Hotel lounge café and grill, City CentreThe lounge café, grill and bar of the Southern Sun on Garden Avenue, beside the Botanical Gardens, serving Tanzanian dishes with Arabic, African and Western influences.

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1. Karambezi Café

Seafront all-day café and restaurant$$$Msasani Peninsula

An all-day café and restaurant on the rocks at the Sea Cliff Hotel, at the northern tip of the Msasani Peninsula, with ocean views, seafood and pastries.

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Café

2. Épi d’Or

Lebanese café and bakery$$City Centre

A Lebanese-style café and bakery on Samora Avenue in the city centre, serving breads, pastries and cakes alongside breakfasts, salads, houmous and baba ghanoush.

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