Guidebook for Kigali
Arts & Culture
This is the National stadium... sports, concerts, public events, etc.
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Amahoro
This is the National stadium... sports, concerts, public events, etc.
Ivuka Arts Kigali
KG 565 StreetGallery
Goethe-Institut Liaison office Kigali
Films and concerts
Uburanga Arts Studio
Gallery
Lemigo Hotel
KG 624 Streetswimming pool
lap swimming, tennis, sauna, massage, a gym, and a restaurant
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Nyarutarama Sports Centre
22 KG 13 Avelap swimming, tennis, sauna, massage, a gym, and a restaurant
Century Cinemas
KN 2 StreetKigali City Tower movie theater
Mamba Club
KG 680 StreetBowling, swimming, volleyball, table tennis, more
Alpha Palace Hotel
KN 3 Roadnight club, restaurant and bar, snack shop, swimming pool, sauna, massage
La Palisse Hotel, Kigali
KK 3 Roadrestaurant and swimming pool
Library run by the Evangelical Friends Church of Rwanda, a Quaker Church promoting peace and unity in Rwanda
Friends Peace House Library
Library run by the Evangelical Friends Church of Rwanda, a Quaker Church promoting peace and unity in Rwanda
Yego Arts
KG 621 StreetGallery and yoga classes
KK 373 Street
KK 373 StreetSportsview Pool - great clean pool for swimming laps and not crowded weekdays
Essentials
National Library of Rwanda and Kigali's main public library. Check it out... very nice for a new library
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Kigali Public Library
KN 8 AvenueNational Library of Rwanda and Kigali's main public library. Check it out... very nice for a new library
Kimironko Taxi Park
KG 194 StreetLargest open air market in Kigali
Boulevard de la Paix
large supermarket and cafe... you can get many things here
Good German deli / shop here plus Bourbon Coffee and a couple of local fare restaurants
MTN Rwanda Headquarters
KG 9 AvenueGood German deli / shop here plus Bourbon Coffee and a couple of local fare restaurants
CyberLink Internet Café
KN 4 AvenueInternet Cafe
Kigali's second largest open air market -great for buying fresh, healthy food. If you don't have a car, I have a guy who will shop for you for 1,500 Rwf and bring the market right to our door.
Kicukiro Market/Kicukiro Center (kit-choo-key-roo)
Kigali's second largest open air market -great for buying fresh, healthy food. If you don't have a car, I have a guy who will shop for you for 1,500 Rwf and bring the market right to our door.
There's a public bus stop and several small shops around, including a good dairy across the street where you can buy ikivuguto (fermented milk / yogurt).
St Joseph Primary School
There's a public bus stop and several small shops around, including a good dairy across the street where you can buy ikivuguto (fermented milk / yogurt).
Personal Market Shopper -my guy will bring your order to our home from the Kicukiro market. He charges a very modest fee of 1,500 Rwf per shopping trip.
KK 382 Street
KK 382 StreetPersonal Market Shopper -my guy will bring your order to our home from the Kicukiro market. He charges a very modest fee of 1,500 Rwf per shopping trip.
One of many local small shops for essentials, but this one is larger and has a lot more variety (on corner of KK 21 Ave and 348 street)... less than a five-minute walk from our door
KK 345 Street
KK 345 StreetOne of many local small shops for essentials, but this one is larger and has a lot more variety (on corner of KK 21 Ave and 348 street)... less than a five-minute walk from our door
KK 493 Street
KK 493 StreetLocated on KN 3 Rd near KK 10 Ave -this supermarket even sells gelato
Food Scene
Tex-Mex in Kigali... good and similar to the kinds of chain burrito joints you'd find in the States
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Meze Fresh
KG 541 StreetTex-Mex in Kigali... good and similar to the kinds of chain burrito joints you'd find in the States
Great Ethiopian restaurant in Kimihurura with good ambience... also has a bar with tv
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Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
KG 637 StreetGreat Ethiopian restaurant in Kimihurura with good ambience... also has a bar with tv
Boulevard de l'Umuganda
Monday night is expat quiz night
Camellia Tea House.
KN 4 AvenueNice place and good inexpensive lunch buffet
Heaven Restaurant & Boutique Hotel
7 KN 29 StPopular place
Aromas Coffee
good coffee and food but not expensive
Boulangerie de Kigali
Bread, breakfast, coffee, dinner, lunch, snacks
La Luna d'Oro
39 KK 21 Avenuelocal restaurant
Now called J. lynn's but previosly known as African Bagel Company... they have bagels, donuts, cupcakes, pizza and more
J. Lynn's Kicukiro
KK 25 AvenueNow called J. lynn's but previosly known as African Bagel Company... they have bagels, donuts, cupcakes, pizza and more
Best REAL full-fledged bakery (plus pizza/sandwiches) I've been to in Kigali with free wifi and lots of seating, though it is always busy because it's so yummy.
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Rz Manna
Best REAL full-fledged bakery (plus pizza/sandwiches) I've been to in Kigali with free wifi and lots of seating, though it is always busy because it's so yummy.
Monmartsé Korean Restaurant
KG 220 StreetMmmm Korean food
Sakae Japanese & Korean
KG 334 StreetGood Japanese food
Restaurant, club, guest house... I'm giving this charity a shout out as profits buy artificial limbs for Rwandans -5,000 helped and counting. Even if you stay there instead of my place, I'll be happy.
One Love Heritage
KN 7 RoadRestaurant, club, guest house... I'm giving this charity a shout out as profits buy artificial limbs for Rwandans -5,000 helped and counting. Even if you stay there instead of my place, I'll be happy.
Restaurant and bar with tv - decent local joint; they also have the most delicious bbq fried potatoes which you can eat there or order "to go" at the stand outside for fifteen cents (1 potato=100 Rwf)
KK 348 Street
KK 348 StreetRestaurant and bar with tv - decent local joint; they also have the most delicious bbq fried potatoes which you can eat there or order "to go" at the stand outside for fifteen cents (1 potato=100 Rwf)
Order food to our door from all the best restaurants in Kigali for a small delivery fee of 1,000 Rwf
KK 378 Street
KK 378 StreetOrder food to our door from all the best restaurants in Kigali for a small delivery fee of 1,000 Rwf
Everything Else
Nice big multi-national, multi-cultural church with lots of singing and service is all in English
Christian Church Assembly
KG 690 StreetNice big multi-national, multi-cultural church with lots of singing and service is all in English
Kigali Genozid-Memorial
KG 14 AvenueIf you haven't seen it... go there.
Biryogo Mosque
KN 154 StreetThere are many mosques in this neighborhood
They are cool as long as they don't catch you bringing any plastic bags into the country... they are illegal here
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Internationaler Flughafen Kigali
KN 5 RoadThey are cool as long as they don't catch you bringing any plastic bags into the country... they are illegal here
Rwanda Post Office, Iposita
KN 4 StreetYou can buy one of three styles of postcards here and a stamp to mail it
Iposita Cyber Cafe
Rue de l EpargeInternet cafe at the post office
Africa New Life
KK 15 RoadChurch and school with good library
Young Women’s Christian Association of Rwanda... there are so many volunteer opportunities in Rwanda... here's one
YWCA of Rwanda
KK 15 RoadYoung Women’s Christian Association of Rwanda... there are so many volunteer opportunities in Rwanda... here's one
Another bus hub with many buses... also just before your reach Sonatubes (heading on 21 Avenue from the market), you will find a good petrol station
Sonatubes
KK 15 RoadAnother bus hub with many buses... also just before your reach Sonatubes (heading on 21 Avenue from the market), you will find a good petrol station
Kicukiro Catholic Church, Jean Bosco Parish
KK 21 AvenueLarge and beautiful Catholic Church
Dry Cleaner in nearby Remera... there are also many others in Kicukiro
Smart Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Dry Cleaner in nearby Remera... there are also many others in Kicukiro
Niboye Orphanage
KK 394 StreetCatholic church and orphanage... maybe a place to volunteer?
Good, clean gas station with small supermarket (on KK 15 Rd between 19 Ave and 21 Ave)
Mt Meru Petrol Station
22 KK 15 RdGood, clean gas station with small supermarket (on KK 15 Rd between 19 Ave and 21 Ave)
The closest bus stop to our home is at the corner of 19th Ave and KK 382 (stops on 19 Ave). Bus 201 drives through town and Bus 212 goes to Nyambugogo Bus Park... both travel the route along KN 3 Rd.
KK 380 Street
KK 380 StreetThe closest bus stop to our home is at the corner of 19th Ave and KK 382 (stops on 19 Ave). Bus 201 drives through town and Bus 212 goes to Nyambugogo Bus Park... both travel the route along KN 3 Rd.
KCB (Kenya Commercial Bank)
BK (Bank of Kigali)
Eco Bank ATM
All are located just near the Sonatubes roundabout on KN 3 Road
Boulevard de lOUA
KCB (Kenya Commercial Bank)
BK (Bank of Kigali)
Eco Bank ATM
All are located just near the Sonatubes roundabout on KN 3 Road
BPR
KK 8 AvenueBPR, Kicukiro Branch
Avenue des Communications
Tons of buses going all over Kigali and some traveling outside the city
Shopping
Remera
Shops, restaurants, pharmacies, banks, etc.
Bourbon Coffee (with free wifi), Nakumatt, plus many other shops, restaurants, and an MTN service center
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Nakumatt City Centre
KN 4 AvenueBourbon Coffee (with free wifi), Nakumatt, plus many other shops, restaurants, and an MTN service center
KN 67 Street
KN 67 StreetRestaurants and more nice shops including another Nakumatt, plus the movie theater
T-2000 (two floors of stuff imported from China), a good hairdresser (Ilebe salon), bakery with custom cakes, great Chinese restaurant (Bamboo) w/ rooftop panoramic view, and public bathrooms
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T-2000 Supermarket
KN 82 StreetT-2000 (two floors of stuff imported from China), a good hairdresser (Ilebe salon), bakery with custom cakes, great Chinese restaurant (Bamboo) w/ rooftop panoramic view, and public bathrooms
KK 364 Street
KK 364 StreetSemu Pharmacy
Drinks & Nightlife
Chez John, a good Rwandan restaurant and bar (watch sports) near the roundabout... and... Stonehouse, a popular night spot, local restaurant and bar with large open air garden and view
KK 334 Street
KK 334 StreetChez John, a good Rwandan restaurant and bar (watch sports) near the roundabout... and... Stonehouse, a popular night spot, local restaurant and bar with large open air garden and view