ZAMBIA EATS

Restaurants across Zambia

Where to eat and drink around Zambia — fine dining, cafés, grills, riverside decks and the famous Boma feast. Filter by area and cuisine.

A guide to eating out across Zambia, concentrated in Victoria Falls town and Livingstone. Mostly sit-down independents and lodge kitchens plus a few chains; permanently-closed venues removed. Filter by region or cuisine, sort by rating. Ratings and review counts are an indicative July 2026 snapshot. Tap any pin or "View on Maps" for the live listing.

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Aurum Restaurant — Livingstone. Well-regarded curries, tandoori and vegetarian dishes in town
Café Zambezi — Livingstone. Garden restaurant serving Zambian, African and Caribbean dishes with live music
Chicago's — Lusaka. Busy American-style grill and bar at Arcades, popular in the evenings
Da Canton — Livingstone. Italian restaurant and pizzeria in town, a Livingstone regular
Deli at Latitude — Kabulonga. Bakery and deli counter attached to the hotel, good bread and a shaded courtyard
Flatdogs Restaurant — Mfuwe. Open-air restaurant and bar just outside the South Luangwa gate, open to non-residents
Golden Leaf — Livingstone. Long-established Indian restaurant in Livingstone with a garden and a tandoor
Kalai Restaurant — Livingstone. Riverside dining at David Livingstone Safari Lodge on the Zambezi
Kilimanjaro Café — Lusaka. Zambian coffee-house chain with several Lusaka branches, dependable for breakfast and a meeting
Kubu Café — Livingstone. Coffee, pastries and light meals in central Livingstone
Latitude 15 Restaurant — Kabulonga. The hotel's restaurant and terrace in Kabulonga, art on every wall and the most design-conscious room in the city
Marlin Restaurant — Lusaka. A Lusaka institution of long standing — steaks, game meat and a dining room that has barely changed in decades
Mfuwe Lodge dining — Mfuwe. Lagoon-side dining in South Luangwa, and the room the elephants famously walk through in mango season
Mukuni Boma — Livingstone. Traditional Zambian boma barbecue with cultural entertainment
Olga's Italian Corner — Livingstone. Wood-fired pizza and pasta run as a training project for young Zambians — genuinely good food and the profits fund the…
Olga's The Italian Corner — Livingstone. Community-run Italian for wood-fired pizza and fresh pasta
Rhapsody's — Lusaka. Long-running restaurant and bar at Arcades, a reliable Lusaka standard
Sea Spice Zambia — Livingstone. Highly rated seafood and Mediterranean plates in Livingstone
Sugarbush Café — Lusaka. Garden café on a smallholding outside the centre, breakfasts and cakes under the trees
The Elephant Café — Livingstone. Award-winning riverside fine dining upstream with a resident elephant herd
The Livingstone Room — Victoria Falls. Formal five-course dining at the historic Victoria Falls Hotel
The Old Farmhouse — Livingstone. Rustic steakhouse south of town with live music on Fridays
The Royal Livingstone Express — Livingstone. Five-course dinner aboard a restored steam train that runs out to the Falls bridge and back at sunset
The Waterfront Deck — Livingstone. Riverside deck bar and grill where every rafting trip seems to end up
Zest Bar and Restaurant — Livingstone. Relaxed bar-restaurant with local and international pub fare