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City Centre

The downtown grid: takeaways, bakeries and the old hotels. Busiest on weekday lunchtimes.

Central Harare · 31 places

All 31 Restaurants 3 Cafés 2 Bars 1 Takeaways 7 Nightlife 8 Places to stay 10

Akiz

Long-established underground club in the city centre.

City Centre · Nightlife

Big Apple Night Club

Downtown nightclub with a grill.

City Centre · Nightlife

Black Bean Taqueria

Mexican cooking built on local produce.

City Centre · Restaurant

Chicken Hut

Portuguese-style barbecued chicken to take away.

City Centre · Takeaway · $

Chicken Slice Samora Machel

Chicken Slice on Samora Machel Avenue, the local fried-chicken chain.

City Centre · Takeaway

Club 263 Harare

Downtown club on the Speke Avenue corner, busiest from midnight.

City Centre · Nightlife

Club Zeus

City-centre club with themed nights and guest DJs, open three nights a week.

City Centre · Nightlife

Eclipse Sports Bar and Grill

Club and sports bar in the city centre.

City Centre · Nightlife

KFC Joina City

The city-centre KFC inside Joina City; one of several branches around Harare.

City Centre · Takeaway

Kombahari at Rainbow Towers

Teppanyaki and pan-Asian cooking inside Rainbow Towers.

City Centre · Restaurant · $$

La Fontaine Grillroom

The grill room of a five-star city hotel, kept for special occasions.

City Centre · Restaurant · $$$$

Nando's Samora Machel

Nando's peri-peri chicken on Samora Machel Avenue.

City Centre · Takeaway · $

Nando's Speke Avenue

Nando's peri-peri chicken on Speke Avenue.

City Centre · Takeaway

Olympus Lounge

Upscale city-centre lounge, open twice a week and for private events.

City Centre · Nightlife

Pizza Inn AMC

Pizza Inn on Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, one of the Simbisa chain's many branches.

City Centre · Takeaway

Saints 'n' Sinners

Club, karaoke and sports lounge in the city centre.

City Centre · Nightlife

Slushie's

Hamburgers and hot dogs in the city centre.

City Centre · Takeaway

The Centurion

Sports pub at Harare Sports Club.

City Centre · Bar

The Gallery Cafe

Healthy cafe, understood to be at the National Gallery.

City Centre · Café · $$

The Private Lounge Harare

City-centre lounge and club on Harare Street with DJ nights and bottle service.

City Centre · Nightlife

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Yanaya Lifestyle

Plant-based healthy food bar on the second floor of Joina City, with branches in Avondale and the Avenues.

City Centre · Café

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Where to stay in City Centre

Cresta Jameson Hotel

Long-established business hotel in the city centre.

City Centre · Place to stay

Cresta Oasis Hotel

African-themed mid-range hotel with apartments, in the city centre.

City Centre · Place to stay

Holiday Inn Harare

IHG business hotel in the city centre, with a pool and restaurant.

City Centre · Place to stay

Hyatt Regency Harare The Meikles

The former Meikles, now a Hyatt Regency, with a pool, spa and grill room.

City Centre · Place to stay

Monomotapa Hotel

Landmark four-star tower beside Harare Gardens, with a pool, restaurant and bar.

City Centre · Place to stay

N1 Hotel Rotten Row

Budget chain hotel near the magistrates court.

City Centre · Place to stay

N1 Hotel Samora Machel

Budget chain hotel on Samora Machel Avenue.

City Centre · Place to stay

New Ambassador Hotel

Budget to mid-range hotel in the city centre.

City Centre · Place to stay

Rainbow Towers Hotel and Conference Centre

Large conference hotel next to the HICC, home to Kombahari.

City Centre · Place to stay

The Harare Club

Members' club from 1893 in the city centre with 36 hotel rooms, a library and a garden.

City Centre · Place to stay

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