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Botswana Breweries, Bars & Distilleries

Not wine country — Botswana runs on beer. The elephant-friendly Okavango Craft Brewery in Maun, Kgalagadi Breweries' St Louis lager, a young craft-gin scene, and the classic bars of Gaborone, Maun and Kasane. Filter by region and type.

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Bull & Bush Pub — Gaborone. Long-running Gaborone institution popular with locals and expats; landmark pub off the Western Bypass
Kgalagadi Breweries (Botswana Breweries) — Gaborone. Botswana's dominant brewer (KBL group), makers of the national St Louis and Kgalagadi lagers
Okavango Craft Brewery — Maun. Buys surplus millet from farmers in the Okavango panhandle to reduce human-elephant conflict; taproom in Maun
Okavango Gin — Gaborone. Locally branded premium gin marketed as a Botswana craft spirit, widely stocked in Gaborone bars
Old Bridge Sports Bar — Maun. Buzzing bar at Old Bridge Backpackers, a classic Maun meeting spot before flying into the Delta
Sedudu Bar, Chobe Safari Lodge — Kasane. Riverfront deck bar in Kasane overlooking the Chobe with hippos and elephants at the water
Sundowners Sports Bar — Gaborone. Well-known Gaborone bar and nightspot
The Old House Bar & Restaurant — Kasane. Popular Kasane watering hole and eatery for safari-goers heading into Chobe