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Entertainment
mosphere is accompanied by extremely friendly and
attentive staff, while this environment also translates
into the evenings. it is also infused with delightful
music and a variety of live events including a vibrant
live African band every Saturday night with occa-
sional guest singers.
Revolución Mexican Bar and Grill
Plot No. 254/18, Zambezi Road, Roma, Lusaka,
Tel: +260-977-966035 / +260-977-966035
Email: dan@teachtofish.org
A great atmosphere, large open patio spaces, and
an intimate bar area make Revolución one of the
best places to grab a drink in Lusaka. It’s a very
popular place on weekends among both expats and
locals. Also regular salsa evenings.
Rhapsody’s
Arcades Shopping Centre, Great East Road
Tel: +260-211-255555/ 256705/6
Everybody’s favourite spot to start the night off and
meet up with friends… A great restaurant, and bar—
Always a friendly atmosphere and usually pretty
busy.
Room 101
Arcades Shopping Centre
Upscale nightclub—the clubbing hub of Lusaka.
Safari Bar
Intercontinental Hotel, Haile Selassie Avenue
Tel: +260-211-250000 /250149
Cosy meeting place for drinks and cocktails
Smuggler’s Inn
Plot 6492, Suez Road, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: +260-211-253588 / +260-211-254565
smugglers@iconnect.zm
With a central outdoor swimming pool, an outdoor
bar/patio, an indoor bar with a TV screen in every di-
rection that you look, Smuggler’s Inn is a great place
to casually enjoy a drink with friends after work or en-
joy watching the latest game, or sporting event. The
bar has a great selection of beer, cider and spirits.
Times Café
Arcades Shopping Centre, Great East Road
Tel: +260-211-256811
A Zambian favourite, which is always busy and
crowded--provides a friendly atmosphere with good
music.
Xenon Night Club
North Mead
Trendy nightclub / bar. A great place for par-
tygoers who enjoy late nights/early mornings.
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
Supermarkets and shopping malls
Lusaka counts 3 modern shopping malls with an ex-
cellent range of shops and boutiques.
Manda Hill: Located on the Great East Rd, Manda
Hill has a big Shoprite supermarket, and offers ca-
fes, fast food, and proper sit down restaurants as
well as a and variety of small shops (several cloth-
ing stores, banks, Forex Bureau d’Echange a craft
shop etc…)
Arcades:
Located further down Great East Rd, Ar-
cades shopping centre complements Manda Hill with
another supermarket (Spar) and a large range of
clothing stores, banks, and boutique stores. Arcades
also has a high-speed wireless internet café, and a
very comfortable modern Cinema.
The Castle:
Located on Kafue road, at the Castle
shopping centre you’ll find a supermarket and sev-
eral other stores and boutiques.
Woodlands Shopping Centre
, with its large super-
market (Pick N Pay), infamous Bagel Shop, and a
great authentic Irish Pub (O’Hagen’s), make this is
another great location to check out. Other supermar-
kets can be found on Cairo Road (Shoprite), in Ka-
bulonga (Melissa Supermarket), and in Northmead.
Markets
If not for shopping, it’s an interesting experience and
well worth a visit to experience the colourful and live-
ly atmosphere of the Lusaka markets. The Soweto
Market is located on Independence Avenue opposite
the Tazara building, two roads west of Cairo Road.
A new, smarter, covered market has been built along
Freedom Way.
Curios and crafts
There are several craft and curio markets in Lusaka.
Certainly one of the most interesting is the Kabwata
Cultural Centre on Burna Road. You will see the ron-
davels from the road. These are the remains of 300
huts built in the 1930’s. You will find all the best of
Zambian art from masks, wooden animal carvings,