A candlelit table set for dinner at Kultura, Kigali

Fine dining, Kibagabaga, Kigali

Flavours of Asia, at home in Kigali.

Sushi rolled to order, dim sum steamed in bamboo, Filipino classics from Chef Enrico's kitchen and cocktails that earn their name.

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Open daily 12 pm to midnight 4.5 on Google, 235 reviews KG 350 St, Kibagabaga

One table, every corner of Asia. A kitchen that has cooked in Manila, Nairobi and Kigali, a room of steel and emerald, and a bar that stays open until midnight.

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Chef Enrico plating a dish in the Kultura kitchen

Sauce being spooned over chicken katsu on slate

Chef Enrico, founder and head chef

The story

Kultura means culture. We share ours through food.

Kultura was born from a simple wish: to bring the food cultures of South-East Asia to Kigali, cooked with the freshest ingredients and served in a room built for long evenings. For travellers it is a taste of home. For Kigali it is the most delicious way to cross a continent without leaving Kibagabaga.

Chef Enrico found his calling at eighteen, washing dishes in an Asian restaurant in the Philippines and watching the line. Kenya sharpened him. Kigali, where he has cooked since 2010, made him one of the most inventive chefs in the region. Kultura is the restaurant he always meant to open: a fusion of Asian cuisines, plated with intent.

See the signatures

Signature dishes

What the table talks about.

Six things to order on a first visit. Prices in Rwandan francs; the full menu follows below.

Sushi rolls, a curry bowl and a rosé glass on the Kultura table

Sushi, rolled to order

from 18,000

Fourteen rolls and cuts, from California to the Signature Rock & Roll.

Sizzling beef on a cast iron plate with spring rolls behind

Sizzling plates

Mains

Beef, chicken or sisig, brought to the table on cast iron, still talking.

Mixed Dim Sum Platter

30,000

Vegetable, pork, beef, prawn and chicken, steamed and fried.

Crispy bites with sweet chilli dip on slate

Small plates

Starters

Crisp, sharp, made for the middle of the table. Ask what the kitchen is frying today.

Tasting spoons of crispy bites with chilli dip

Chef's tasting spoons

Ask

A changing set of small bites from Chef Enrico, plated one spoon at a time.

Two cut-glass cocktails at the Kultura bar

Signature cocktails

Bar

Exceptional wines and cocktails built for the room. Ask the bar what's in season.

Drag to explore

Sushi

Fourteen rolls and cuts

Signature Rock & Roll New

25,000

Cream cheese, tuna, shrimp, kani and salmon rolled in tempura crumbs, covered in avocado, French fried onions and warrior spicy mayo.

Sashimi Salmon

30,000

Thick-cut fresh salmon, served clean.

Nigiri Salmon

22,000

Pillow of vinegared rice with a topping of salmon.

Nigiri Prawn

20,000

Pillow of vinegared rice with a topping of prawns.

California Rolls

18,000

Sweet umami mayo crab with creamy avocado and crunchy cucumber, wrapped in nori and seasoned with toasted sesame.

Spicy Tuna

20,000

The combination of spice and tasty tuna makes for a wonderful flavour.

Prawn Tempura Rolls

20,000

Stuffed with crunchy shrimp tempura, creamy avocado and fresh cucumber.

Spicy Kani Roll

20,000

Shredded kani seasoned with spicy mayo and spring onions.

Spicy Salmon Roll

20,000

Salmon, spicy mayo, crunchy batter and creamy avocado.

Rainbow Roll

20,000

Crab, cucumber and avocado, draped in salmon and shrimp.

Philly

20,000

Salmon, avocado and cream cheese.

Firecracker Roll

18,000

Shrimp, cream cheese and avocado topped with crunchy batter, tossed in teriyaki and mayo.

Alaska Roll

20,000

Smoked salmon, cucumber and avocado.

Futomaki Roll

20,000

Tamago, tuna, salmon, cucumber, avocado and shiitake.

Platters

For the middle of the table

Mixed Dim Sum Platter

30,000

A little bit of everything: vegetable, pork, beef, prawn and chicken.

Mixed Dim Sum Seafood Platter

35,000

Fried and steamed seafood dumplings.

Sushi Platter

35,000

Four maki treasures on your plate: 8 pieces non-veg and 8 pieces veg. All meat, 42,000.

Spring Roll Platter

25,000

Fried spring rolls with chicken, vegetables and pork.

Tempura Platter

35,000

Prawn, squid and fish: the delights of light and crispy tempura.

Family Chicken Wing Platter

45,000

A mixture of Korean, honey garlic and Malaysian wings.

The long communal table beside the green wall at Kultura

Steel, emerald and candlelight.

The space

A room built for long evenings.

An industrial shell warmed with green walls, live-edge timber tables and a bar that runs the length of the room. Indoors, outdoors, a private dining room, and a communal table built for the long lunch.

The main dining hall under steel trusses and chandeliers — The main hall01

The private dining room with emerald walls and artwork — Private dining room02

The Kultura sign at the garden entrance — The garden entrance03

Guests at a long table during a private event at Kultura

Private hire

Take the whole room.

Birthdays, corporate dinners, launches and long-table celebrations. We close the restaurant for private events and build a menu around your evening.

Plan an event

Experiences

More than dinner.

Sundays
Live Band Sundays
Sunday afternoons with a live band, cold cocktails and the doors open to the garden.
Weekends
Kultura Brunch
Tom kha soup, dumplings and pork buns, lemongrass chicken, beef bulgogi, mango sticky rice. Bottomless, if you like.
Any day
Private Dining
A room of your own, or the whole restaurant. Set menus built around your evening.
Daily
Delivery & Pickup
Kultura at home. Order on WhatsApp for delivery across Kigali or kerbside pickup.

Excellent food, perfect blend of spices and seasoning. Top 3 of places I have dined at in Kigali, and I have tried a few places.

Brian M., Google Local Guide

4.5Google, 235 reviews

4.4Tripadvisor

3.8kInstagram

Reserve

Your table is waiting.

Open every day from noon until midnight. Walk-ins welcome; for groups of six or more, or a Friday night, we recommend booking.

AddressKG 350 St, Kibagabaga, Kigali
Open in Google Maps
HoursMonday to Sunday, 12 pm to 12 am
Phone+250 786 700 108
Emailreservations@kulturadining.com
Instagram@kultura_flavours_of_asia

Flavours of Asia, at home in Kigali.

Kultura means culture. We share ours through food.

What the table talks about.

Sushi, rolled to order

Sizzling plates

Mixed Dim Sum Platter

Small plates

Chef's tasting spoons

Signature cocktails

Rolled, steamed, seared.

Sushi

Signature Rock & Roll New

Sashimi Salmon

Nigiri Salmon

Nigiri Prawn

California Rolls

Spicy Tuna

Prawn Tempura Rolls

Spicy Kani Roll

Spicy Salmon Roll

Rainbow Roll

Philly

Firecracker Roll

Alaska Roll

Futomaki Roll

Platters

Mixed Dim Sum Platter

Mixed Dim Sum Seafood Platter

Sushi Platter

Spring Roll Platter

Tempura Platter

Family Chicken Wing Platter

Steel, emerald and candlelight.

A room built for long evenings.

Take the whole room.

More than dinner.

Live Band Sundays

Kultura Brunch

Private Dining

Delivery & Pickup

Your table is waiting.

Book on WhatsApp