I have to admit that I’m not hugely into going out for breakfast but that could have something to do with the fact that going out for breakfast in Kigali, up until fairly recently,has been a sad affair. Things, however, have improved drastically and I thought it was about time for a nice little list for your breakfast-lovers out there. I decided to leave off hotels that have breakfast buffets because there are probably loads of them and they probably mostly offer the same thing. However, if you’re looking for an affordable and very nice breakfast buffet I can recommend trying the one at Park Inn (Rwf 12,000) or Heaven (weekdays only, Rwf 10,000), and if you’re looking to splash out and treat yourself, Serena Hotel (Rwf 18,000) and Marriott (Rwf 15,000) both go above and beyond. But for this article, I felt that sticking to places with a la carte options is the most useful. You might also notice the lack of brunch suggestions… that will be it’s own article sometime in the future because Kigali does have quite a few good options these days. So read on and hopefully you’ve find some new places to start your day off nicely with a tasty breakfast in Kigali! Baso Patissier I only just learned the word ‘Viennoiseries’ yesterday and I certainly have no idea how to pronounce it, but now that I know what they are, I can confirm that I love to eat them. For those as clueless as I, Google says that Viennoiseries are ‘baked goods made from a yeast-leavened dough in a manner similar to bread, or from puff pastry, but with added ingredients giving them a richer, sweeter character, approaching that of pastry.’ To me, that means all of those deliciously tempting pastries that can pass for either breakfast or dessert. Baso Patissier does Viennoiseries (Rwf 1,200 t0 1,400) better than anywhere else in Kigali. They have a good selection but the only thing I ever look at is their glorious pain au chocolate. I’ve had some pain au chocolate abominations during my time in Rwanda (cafe in Musanze, I’m looking at you!) but Baso Patissier does them right with a beautifully flakey dough. Throw in some good coffee in a nice setting and a selection of omelettes, and we have ourselves a breakfast winner! Bourbon Coffee Due to the rise in other awesome cafes in Kigali, I rarely find myself at Bourbon these days. But I popped in recently for the first time in awhile and was pleasantly surprised to see that they’ve updated their menu and that there are a lot of new breakfast choices. Actually maybe I was a little annoyed because it meant I had one more place on my list to eat at for research… oh the hardships I endure for this website! I’m pretty sure Bourbon is the only place in Kigali (besides Heaven’s weekend brunch) that has eggs Benedict (Rwf 5,000) so, of course, I had to give it a try. Sadly, it wasn’t great but, also sadly, I don’t know much about eggs Benedict. It was tasty, but the sauce seemed sort of vinegar-y. The bread underneath was good but the bacon was a bit chewy. However I’m told the bacon is supposed to be chewy, so who knows. If you’re not up for adventures with eggs Benedict, Bourbon also have a lot of other things on offer and, besides Java House, might have one of the best selections. They’ve got muesli with honey and yoghurt (Rwf 4,500), pancakes, French toast, or waffles (Rwf 4,500), a couple of fruit salad options, an omelette (Rwf 4,500), a Spanish breakfast (Rwf 4,500), and a full English (Rwf 5,000). Throw in a good selection of hot and iced coffee and tea and you’ll probably find something here to suit anyone. Brioche Brioche have overhauled their menu fairly recently and, in doing so, they’ve added some nice breakfast choices to their selection of tasty Viennoiseries (yes, I’m totally going to use that word as often as possible now that I know it). Their pain au chocolate (Rwf 1,600) is one of my favourite things in Kigali, though it seems like it’s often out of stock. They also have raisin whirls (Rwf 1,900), chocolate twists (Rwf 1,900), apple turnovers (Rwf 1,900), and croissants (Rwf 1,500), that go well with their nice selection of coffee and tea. I was excited to see a full English (Rwf 4,900) on their menu but there was certainly room for improvement. Mainly because the ‘sausages’ are actually hotdogs. This is ok if you’re a freak like me who actually loves hotdogs, but probably not cool for most people. It’s also annoying that their potatoes are actually just a bowl of fries. If it comes with fries… call them fries. I was expecting something more breakfast potato-y. Plus it also comes with salad which is just weird and evidence that whoever named this dish a ‘Full English’ has really never had one before. Not a bad plate of food, but not what you’d expect so be warned. If you want something a little less risky, they also have homemade granola with yoghurt (Rwf 2,900), and the usual omelette or eggs with bread and beans (Rwf 2,900). Inzora Rooftop Cafe Inzora Cafe only has one choice for breakfast (unless, like me, you count cake and cookies as a breakfast food) but their yoghurt with granola (Rwf 3,800) is one of the best, so why bother serving anything else? You get a jar of delicious toasted granola with nuts, a generous helping of creamy Greek yoghurt, a dollop of honey on top, and a passionfruit on the side. It’s a perfect way to start a day and Inzora Cafe is a great place to spend a morning with their free wifi, sunny cafe or rooftop space, and views that are hard to beat. Then for breakfast number two, you have lots of cakes and cookies to choose from. Perfect! Java [...]
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