Broadway Bar (Sagrada Familia)

That's right dear readers, Luanda Nightlife is back! After a regrettably quiet few months, and break-up of numerous marriages, relationships and friendships, and with the ever present threats of bankruptcy and unemployment looming over us, Luanda Nightlife has gone through somewhat of a revolution. But merely the kind of revolution that involves zero action and changes nothing whatsoever.

Of course, our core values remain strong, and we are almost as dedicated as ever to discovering this quite tough-to-love city of ours, Luanda.

In actual fact the only reason I ended up visiting a restaurant was purely financial: my latest date offered to pay for our dinner. Sweet! So after hours of discussion we decided on Broadway Bar, an Indian restaurant next to Andy's Boutique. Andy's Boutique is frankly the most over-decorated shop in Luanda selling items of clothing and accessories, and I understand Broadway Bar is also a part of this establishment. The entrance is quite dramatic, with all the curtains and lights making the restaurant look more like a cheesy vodka bar. The inside decoration is actually rather pleasant and not so in your face - certainly if you've visited O Caril then you would know what in your face deco looks like… In my opinion Broadway Bar is a reasonably romantic place and you see many other couples wining and dining there.

Things turn slightly confusing when you are faced with that monster of a menu, which I’m sure they only created to provide you with a talking point, an ice-breaker if you like, to give you a hand with your awkward date. There are way too many pages in this book, with description of starters, mains and tourist attractions and activities. The choice of tandoori dishes is impressive but I have never managed to read all of them and always end up asking the friendly waiter for his recommendation.

It takes a while (more than 45mins) to prepate your food but when it arrives it's certainly worth it. I was a bit disappointed with the choice of Lamb dish, but the chicken was just delicious. On average the prices over 3000kwanzas for a mains dish, not the cheapest restaurants but one of my favourite places to eat.

I would definitely recommend Broadway Bar if you like good Indian food. It makes a nice change from the usual cuisine in Luanda and you will have a lovely time with your friends.

Apparently they also do take aways - contact them for more infromation.

Click on the map to enlarge.

Broadway Bar (In front of O Padrinho Restaurant)
Indian Restaurant
Address: Rua Albano Machado, 88 - Luanda – Angola
Phone: (+ 244 2) 39 49 62 / 39 15 89 / 923592116
e-mail: andyjr@andyfashion.com