2K Restaurant (Buxton Road Branch)
2K Restaurant
A well-known local Ugandan restaurant in Kampala, said to serve the city's best luwombo, and a good place to sample the country's traditional staples in one sitting.
2K is a Ugandan restaurant popular with Kampala locals. It has branches on Buxton Road (opposite the Mega Standard supermarket), in Bakuli, and on Hoima Road; this listing covers the downtown Buxton Road branch. Its signature is luwombo, meat steamed in banana leaves, with a choice of beef, chicken, or lamb. Side dishes include matoke (mashed plantain) with peanut sauce, kalo (millet paste), pumpkin, sweet potato, and cassava. The restaurant is Muslim-owned and does not serve alcohol. Portions are generous and prices are affordable, at about 15,000–40,000 Ugandan shillings per person.
Opening hours
Approx. 7:00–22:00; hours may vary by branch
Nearby sights
- Nakasero Market
- Owino Market (St. Balikuddembe Market)
- Independence Monument
- Uganda National Mosque (Gaddafi Mosque)
- Uganda National Cultural Centre
- Lubiri (Mengo Palace) & Idi Amin Torture Chambers
- Namirembe Cathedral (St. Paul's)
- Bulange