Lusaka — Restaurants
Reserve on weekends. Dress code is smart casual. 🍝 Casual / Mid-Range (Best for everyday) | Restaurant | Location | Best for | |------------|----------|----------| | Rhapsody’s | East Park Mall | Burgers, ribs, cocktails | | Sage | Foxdale Court | Healthy bowls, smoothies | | Mamba Village | Leopards Hill | Crocodile & game meat (tourist-friendly) | | The HUB | Foxdale Court | Pizza, pasta, vibe | | Chit Chat Café | Kabulonga | Breakfast, coffee, light meals | | Mugg & Bean | Levy Junction | All-day breakfast, cakes |
| Dish | Description | |------|-------------| | | Thick maize porridge (staple) – eat with hands | | Ifisashi | Greens (pumpkin leaves) cooked with groundnuts | | Kapenta | Tiny dried fish, fried crispy | | Chikanda | “African polony” – savory pudding made from orchid tubers | | Bream (freshwater fish) | Grilled or fried, often with nshima | | Village chicken | Tough but flavorful free-range chicken | 3. Top Restaurants by Category 🌟 Fine Dining / Special Occasion | Restaurant | Location | Cuisine | Average main (ZMW) | |------------|----------|---------|---------------------| | The Gecko Lounge | Kabulonga | Pan-African, grill | 250–450 | | Marlin | Longacres | Seafood, steak | 300–600 | | The Quorum (within Taj Pamodzi) | Longacres | International buffet | 400+ | | The Royal Taste | Rhodes Park | Zambian gourmet | 200–350 | | Latitude 15 (hotel) | Kabulonga | Contemporary African | 250–450 | restaurants lusaka
| Spot | What to eat | |------|--------------| | (outside the mall) | Nshima with kapenta, beef, or chicken | | Cairo Road stalls | Fried bream, chikanda, ifisashi | | Northmead Market | Village chicken, groundnut soup | | Sunday Chibuku (tavern) | Nshima + roadside relish, local beer | Reserve on weekends
