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Where to eat in Dar es Salaam

9 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Dar es Salaam. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Where to eat in Dar es Salaam

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    Addis in Dar

    A superb little-known and out of the way restaurant is. This Ethiopian restaurant offers excellent food costing about Tsh 13,000 per dish. They serve chicken, beef, lamb and vegetarian dishes (mostly stews, but some come without sauce) on a bed of injera, a moist and springy Ethiopian flatbread. The decor is fantastic and the atmosphere is excellent as well, with a rooftop dining area. Try the Ethiopian honey wine before your meal and the beautifully-presented coffee after. Often fills up so book ahead particularly if you are in a group.

    ($$$)

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    Al-Basha

    The best middle-eastern food in Dar. They have two locations. City center on the corner of Morogoro and India Street and at the Mayfair Plaza in Mikocheni near the US Embassy.

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    Chef's Pride

    A very popular local eatery with Tanzanian food, plus pizza and Indian.

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    Durban Hotel

    Two streets past Royal Chef on the right. Excellent selection of Tanzanian, Chinese, and Indian dishes at reasonable prices. Excellent fish fresh from daily.

    ($)

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    Hong Kong Tai Yong Sun Restaurant

    Serves delicious and authentic Cantonese Chinese dishes. Experts of fresh seafood dishes in town, nice comfortable settings with fast and friendly service.

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    Rohobot Ethiopian Restaurant

    This is a new restaurant. Owned by an Ethiopia/Tanzanian couple. Really good food and simple but pleasant Ethiopian decor, in a kind of garden yard. We finished up with real Ethiopian spiced tea. They also sell Ethiopian clothes and played fantastic Ethiopian music on a good sound system. Teruwork used to cook at Addis in Dar.

    ($$)

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    Khana Khazana

    Offers excellent choice of Indian food.

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    Summy's

    aka "Street Chicken"

    Grilled marinated chicken, mishkaki, Indian food.

    ($)

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    The Blues Bar & Restaurant

    International cuisine and variety of cocktails

    $$$

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Dar es Salaam (CC BY-SA 4.0).