Luanda's Top 10 Restaurants

Our motto is "You can say which ones are the best only if you've done all of them!".

RN's personal top 10:
- Naquele Lugar: unique location, excellent food, romantic setting
- Pimms: for me it doesn’t get posher than this in Luanda. Great service and quality food, and not super expensive
- Al Amir: suitable for the whole family. Superb food with impressive speed. Perfect if you have young kids.
- Embaixador: one of the more underrated restaurants, fantastic food, charming deco
- Broadway bar: love the food at this Indian restaurant, cool atmosphere
- Café del mar : great place to chill with a drink at the weekend and grab some light grub
- Sao Jorge : I only discovered this Ilha restaurant recently and I love the food, the setting and the service. Cool bar area on the beach
- Asia lounge : romantic, trendy restaurant, terrific sushis and international cuisine
- Trinca espinhas fantastic food at affordable prices, terrace area perfect for an early evening drink

The final spot remains open for the time being... watch this space!


TO's personal top 10:

1) Caribe restaurant on Ilha: Perfect way to spend a sunday afternoon in Luanda, It's really expensive but the setting makes it all worthwhile.

2) Veneza: If you are very hungry for good meat, Veneza is the best steakhouse in Luanda.

3) Naquele Lugar (Fortalezza): Great food in a charming, quiet little restaurant.

4) Embaixador: Simply very good food.

5) Bordao: Great beach restaurant on Ilha, much cheaper than most of the other classy places.

6) Asia Lounge: Brand new restaurant and sushi bar with a nice design and elegant atmosphere.

7) O Vila: Basic portuguese food, long wait, almost no decoration, but great fish and very nice waiters.

8) Tendinha: Best place to have a fast lunch in downtown luanda.

9) Tambarino: Good food, good service.

10) Cais de Quatro: Average food, but perfect spot for dinner with a view on the Bay.

Runner-up: Le Petit Bistro, Bahia, Don Castellana Elio, A Nossa Sombra, Rialto, Trinca Espinhas