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Bourbon Cafe


4.0 of 5 stars 16 ratings  |  Write a review
  • Cuisines: Café
  • Union Trade Centre Plaza, Kigali, Rwanda

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4 of 5 stars
Stockholm, Sweden
16 Nov 2009

If you're looking for a familiar setting with great coffee, internet access and light food, then Bourbon is the place in Kigali. For good and for worse, it kind of makes you forget you're in Africa. more

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4 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
17 Feb 2009

the chaps who run the Bourbon coffee, by the way its expanding into two more locations, at MTN and Airport - are smart business guys - they give you - internet - for an hour, but you can ask for more - a nicely designed place with clean space - food western style they do it not 'cause they like... more

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2 of 5 stars
Kigali
6 Feb 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This is a great place to grab a coffee and the food is ok - unreliable (I had a "pesto" sandwich with no pesto and about 10x the amount of bread to the amount of veggies/cheese in the bread) but often the soups are good. My main complaint is that they limit you on the internet - this is ridiculous... more

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3 of 5 stars
Kigali
24 Oct 2008
1
person found this review helpful

This place has the best coffee in town. A bit pricey, but it's worth it. The only thing that lets it down is the speed of service (how can it take 10 minutes to make a latte?), and the somewhat greasy and variable quality food. It might have been nice to see more locally-made furniture (e.g. as at Heaven bar... more

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4 of 5 stars
Manila, Philippines
13 Oct 2008
2
people found this review helpful

I often choose Bourbon coffee to finish some work or check emails in a peaceful environment. The coffee is expensive but amazing (in particular the iced white chocolate mocha), but I would not recommend the food at all, in particular the chicken noodle soup. Its maybe not surprising that so much effort goes into the coffee, and as a result... more

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4 of 5 stars
Kigali
7 Oct 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Great place to have coffee and snacks. Lovely decor, they have the best ice cream in town! The service is not as fast as it used to be, it now takes at least 10-15 mins to get your order and sometimes you have to go look for a waiter! All in all still the best coffee shop in town. more

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4 of 5 stars
Kigali
16 Sep 2008
1
person found this review helpful

This place has great coffee, as well as very nice home-made ice cream. Unfortunately, the cheesecake is far too often dry, but otherwise it’s the best place to have a coffee in Kigali. The atmosphere is also very cozy but I wish they had more seats in the UTC balcony. The MTN branch, is really great and could compete with... more

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3 of 5 stars
Kigali, Rwanda
14 Sep 2008
2
people found this review helpful

Bourbon Café is the place to be to go for some nice espresso, capuccino, cafe latte or just a simple coffee. Besides their delicious coffees, they also serve smoothies with names like Tango Mango Breeze and so on. We regularly went there for a relaxing time with some friends. They have a broad variety of snacks and cookies and, since... more

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4 of 5 stars
Kigali
4 Sep 2008

Best Coffee in Kigali!!!!! Brilliant African inspired decor, especially the MTN Center one. Love their blended coffee drinks, ice-cream, muffins and ofcourse their Kivuguto (milk drink made the traditional Rwandan way)! You have to go there - they have free and fast wireless internet and they have very nice and fresh juices and smoothies! more

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3 of 5 stars
2 Sep 2008

good decor, variable food quality more

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Bourbon Cafe Address

Union Trade Centre Plaza, Kigali, Rwanda
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.