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Africafe Coffee House

Stylish European cafe, that is famous with foreigners. Good coffee specialties, delicious pastries like carrot or chocolate-banana cake as well as muffins, breakfast, burgers, salads or smoothies. Despite the name, they serve real coffee and no Africafe instant coffee. Sometimes there is WiFi.

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Address: Old Boma Rd
Getting there: near to the Clock tower
Hours: 8AM-8PM
Price: Cakes from Tsh 5,000

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