Nyamirambo Walking Food Tour: A Journey through East African Cuisines in Kigali, Rwanda
4.7
39 Ratings
Kigali

Embark on a flavorful journey through East African cuisines in Kigali, Rwanda’s Nyamirambo area. Discover traditional dishes, fusion creations, and local culinary delights on a walking food tour.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nyamirambo - Experience the best of Rwanda’s culinary delights with Jollof’Appétit. Let us handle everything while you enjoy sampling the local flavors of Kigali, Rwanda.
    Our walking food tours in Rwanda guarantee easy and secure bookings, welcoming hosts, a safe environment, and most importantly - satisfied and full stomachs!
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What's Included
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Carbonated beverages
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Nyamirambo is the vibrant heart of Kigali, akin to the Big Apple, and is a bustling Islamic hub that is always alive with activity! This lively district features a colorful area known as the Car-Free Zone, making it an ideal destination for dining. Engage all five senses while discovering East Africa through its cuisine. Savor traditional dishes,…

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Location
KN 2 Avenue
Meet your Jollof'Appéti tour guide at ISAME restaurant, which is our 1st tasting spot - address is KN 2 Ave Nyarugenge district, Nyamirambo Sector. Isame has other locations - please go the correct location - KN 2 adjacent to MEREZ gas station and opposite from BAHAUS Night Club.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Atinukef2022
Apr 17, 2025
Try IT. - This trip is recommended. We went as a group. Our host Joselito and Chris were amazing. Very informative and hospitable too. it was good to see other parts of Rwanda. I love the culture, the people, the food. I love everything about Rwanda. Will visit again.
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Legg02
Feb 22, 2025
Great way to explore Kigali! - We had an outstanding food tour with Joselyto! We visited 5 different locations for a variety of food and drinks and got to learn a lot about the neighborhood and food in Rwanda as the day went on. This is not fine dining, it's local food with history, culture and a guide taking you to small shops that tourists would not find on their own. You will definitely end up full. Absolutely worth it in our opinion and Joselyto was a fantastic guide!
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Pam
Jan 5, 2025
Experience food highlights of Nyamirambo! - Our guide, Yves, was a fantastic guide and we enjoyed sharing stories, asking lots of questions and feasting our way through Nyamirambo. The visits are well paced and Yves has a high standard when selecting the local eateries and dishes. We got to sample different rice dishes, local lake Kivu sardines, fresh sugar cane juice, African tea and fresh fruit. I recommend this tour when visiting Kigali, I actually think it would have fun better on the earlier end of our time in the city, but due to schedules we did this on our last day. Either way it's a great afternoon spent!
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Elizabeth_g
Jul 27, 2024
Wonderful food with wonderful host - Our host Gaella Irakoze made us feel as part of the city scene by taking us to 5 delicious spots to eat local food! It was great to walk to the different venues and see and taste Kigali.
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Brittany_p
Jan 4, 2026
Worth It for Culture & Convenience, Not for Food Variety - This tour is best for first-time visitors and solo travelers who value culture, convenience, and safety more than the food itself. If you’re a foodie or a picky eater, this may not meet your expectations. Our guide, Gaella, was excellent — professional, communicative before the tour, very knowledgeable, and genuinely fun to spend time with. She added a lot of value to the experience. A few things to note for future travelers: the food shown in the listing photos was not what we received, the tour lasted just under 3 hours instead of the advertised 4, and while “7 foods” are listed, the stops included 3 food locations, 1 dessert stop, and 1 local drink. For me, the food itself was average and not quite worth the price. However, if you don’t mind paying a premium for the ease, comfort, cultural insight, and having a great local guide, you’ll likely enjoy this experience. While it didn’t fully meet my expectations based on the description, I still had a good time overall and don’t regret doing it.
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Trinar686
Jan 3, 2026
Even Picky Eaters Will Enjoy This Experience - We live here in Rwanda and have yet to eat any local Rwandan food...until this lovely tour. It was fantastic to experience a new part of Kigali, to walk through the vibrant and busy streets and find some food that we really enjoyed. Even our picky eater daughter enjoyed something at each place. That's hard to do. Well done!
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Tatyi2026
Mar 3, 2026
Nice experience but way too pricey even for Kigali - Was nice local food experience and Gaella was super engaging guide. Just found the price way too much even for Kigali. Saw later that NuttinToDo offers same experience for fraction of cost. I’d pay max $35 per person instead of the $75 that we paid.
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Liang_z
Oct 3, 2024
not worth the money - At pickup time the guide does not shown, she didn’t notify of the booking. And we wait 45 minutes until the guide coming. The guide take us to 5 restaurants in 3 hours to try different food, the foods are normal street foods, and has nothing special, the food itself is 10-20$ together with a 3 hours guide worth maximum 40$, but the tour sold 89$ per person. I rate the value for this tour to 40$
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Denis_s
Jul 30, 2024
The tour guide was the only shining star here - I have taken about seven food tours and major cities around the world, and they have been wonderful. This leaves a little to be desired as we both really didn’t care for the food. I guess Rwandan cuisine really did nothing for us on the bright side, the guide, Gaella, was very personable and made everyone feel welcome. She was the bright shining star of the evening for what I paid. I would’ve rather have gone to an upscale hotel somewhere in a hotel.
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Brunocf2551sh
Aug 29, 2025
TOO EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT YOU GET. NOT WORTH IT. - My wife and I have traveled to more than 30 countries together and, during our travels, we have done more than 5 street food tours. In all these years of travelling, this is the only food tour that we regret doing. Here is the reason why: this experience in Kigali was by far the most expensive, especially concerning what you get to eat. Basically, we paid USD 75 per person (USD 150 for two people) to eat rice and beans, meat swekers and fruits. To put it bluntly: the price is extorsive if you take into account the food that was served to us (basic, simple and cheap). It was frustrating and disappointing. The chat with our guide was nice, but, still, for this price range, it is not worth it. Avoid this tour.
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