Guidebook for Windhoek
Food Scene
Stocks local Namibian delicacies & charming owner Joy is almost always there. Lovely garden courtyard setting in The Village.
The Joy of Food Windhoek
Stocks local Namibian delicacies & charming owner Joy is almost always there. Lovely garden courtyard setting in The Village.
La brocante
Macadam StreetNext to a secondhand/antique shop located in an old colonial hotel's ball-room.
The quintessential African Safari restaurant with thatched roofs, camp-fires and all sorts of old farm and camping paraphernalia as decoration. For meat-lovers especially, rowdy and friendly, if that's your kind of thing.
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Joe's Beerhouse
160 Nelson Mandela Ave The quintessential African Safari restaurant with thatched roofs, camp-fires and all sorts of old farm and camping paraphernalia as decoration. For meat-lovers especially, rowdy and friendly, if that's your kind of thing.
Authentic African cuisine, from various countries. Young, hip crowd.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Marmite
Marien Ngouabi StreetAuthentic African cuisine, from various countries. Young, hip crowd.
Good food,good wine, lovely courtyard setting, very popular.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Stellenbosch Wine Bar and The Stellenbosch Tasting Room
320 Sam Nujoma DrGood food,good wine, lovely courtyard setting, very popular.
Portuguese chicken fast food - iconic South African brand known for their witty and topical advertising.
Nando's Klein Windhoek (Permanently Closed)
Portuguese chicken fast food - iconic South African brand known for their witty and topical advertising.
Simply the best home-made ice-cream in Namibia (perhaps Africa) and it's organic too!
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cramer Ice Cream
Level Independence AveSimply the best home-made ice-cream in Namibia (perhaps Africa) and it's organic too!
Yummy food with lots of local content, relaxed but buzzing ambience. Chef Christie Keulders writes a food column for the Namibian newspaper and knows all there is to know about indigenous Namibian food. however, he does not serve traditional fare, but modern health- and not-so-health-conscious food.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Krisjan's Bistro Windhoek
Robert Mugabe AvenueYummy food with lots of local content, relaxed but buzzing ambience. Chef Christie Keulders writes a food column for the Namibian newspaper and knows all there is to know about indigenous Namibian food. however, he does not serve traditional fare, but modern health- and not-so-health-conscious food.
Drinks & Nightlife
It stocks a brilliant selection of wines, in an old converted house with a large outdoor patio which has a glorious sunset view, is very central and hosts WIndhoek's beautiful people.Also well-integrated.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Wine Bar
Garten StreetIt stocks a brilliant selection of wines, in an old converted house with a large outdoor patio which has a glorious sunset view, is very central and hosts WIndhoek's beautiful people.Also well-integrated.
The township place to be at night. Preferably go with a local as companion, who can show you the best spots.
Eveline Street
Eveline StreetThe township place to be at night. Preferably go with a local as companion, who can show you the best spots.
Friday night is great for local music, other nights for exhibitions, theatre, etc. If your stay is longer, be sure to follow them on FaceBook to keep updated with their events.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Franco Namibian Cultural Centre - FNCC
Robert Mugabe AvenueFriday night is great for local music, other nights for exhibitions, theatre, etc. If your stay is longer, be sure to follow them on FaceBook to keep updated with their events.
Cabaret-style music and theatre venue. Watch the press for shows.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Warehouse Theatre
48 Tal StreetCabaret-style music and theatre venue. Watch the press for shows.
Shopping
Best place to get authentic Namibian craft, arts and books - wide variety all under one roof, but mostly small businesses owner-operated. Best craft is from Mud Hut Trading and ArtiSan, but most of the others also offer excellent quality.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Craft Cafe
Tal StreetBest place to get authentic Namibian craft, arts and books - wide variety all under one roof, but mostly small businesses owner-operated. Best craft is from Mud Hut Trading and ArtiSan, but most of the others also offer excellent quality.
Fresh organic produce, home-made bread, cheeses and other artisanal products, every Saturday morning. Pop-up coffee-shop run by volunteers with home-baking raises funds for a different cause every Saturday. Go early before they sell out.
Green Market (Biomarket)
Fresh organic produce, home-made bread, cheeses and other artisanal products, every Saturday morning. Pop-up coffee-shop run by volunteers with home-baking raises funds for a different cause every Saturday. Go early before they sell out.
Essentials
Remember to take your own shopping bag so as to not get a plastic one. It's good to ask the car-guard to watch your car - give him a tip after your leave the shop.
WB Supermarkets Ae Gams
Sam Nujoma DriveRemember to take your own shopping bag so as to not get a plastic one. It's good to ask the car-guard to watch your car - give him a tip after your leave the shop.
You can draw cash on your VISA here at the Puma Service Station. Just be careful to lock the cubicle gate while you are busy and be streetwise when leaving - put your wallet away securely before walking out.
FNB ATM
Nelson Mandela AvenueYou can draw cash on your VISA here at the Puma Service Station. Just be careful to lock the cubicle gate while you are busy and be streetwise when leaving - put your wallet away securely before walking out.
Closest place for milk and stuff when you've run out. Not a huge variety, and a bit pricey like all these fuel station stores, but open extended hours.
Puma Petrol Pump
Nelson Mandela AvenueClosest place for milk and stuff when you've run out. Not a huge variety, and a bit pricey like all these fuel station stores, but open extended hours.
Much more than a grocery store -excellent bakery with traditional German breads and pastries, excellent variety of all sorts of food, organic section and large health food section, and interesting Namibian products, like Mbiri skincare, !Nara oils and soaps-good for presents! In store coffee-shop as well, and some adjacent shops as well as the big Maerua Mall across the road.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Superspar Maerua
Centaurus StreetMuch more than a grocery store -excellent bakery with traditional German breads and pastries, excellent variety of all sorts of food, organic section and large health food section, and interesting Namibian products, like Mbiri skincare, !Nara oils and soaps-good for presents! In store coffee-shop as well, and some adjacent shops as well as the big Maerua Mall across the road.
The Jaybird & Blade
Lazarett StreetParks & Nature
The dam is seldom with water, but still have lovely views and a variety of walking routes, even wheelchair access to the dam wall. Administered by Greenspace, there is security between 6am and 6pm in winter and 7 am and 7 pm in summer, when a small fee is charged for them to look after your car.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Avis Dam
The dam is seldom with water, but still have lovely views and a variety of walking routes, even wheelchair access to the dam wall. Administered by Greenspace, there is security between 6am and 6pm in winter and 7 am and 7 pm in summer, when a small fee is charged for them to look after your car.
Arts & Culture
National Theater of Namibia
Robert Mugabe AvenueThe first German colonial building in Windhoek, which started life as an army barracks, later a high school hostel (our dad slept in one of the corner rooms) and now a museum. In its heydey it commanded the landscape from the hill. Next to the Independence Museum.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Alte Feste
The first German colonial building in Windhoek, which started life as an army barracks, later a high school hostel (our dad slept in one of the corner rooms) and now a museum. In its heydey it commanded the landscape from the hill. Next to the Independence Museum.
Everything Else
A uniquely Namibian Spa which also does social upliftment by training visually impaired interns as therapists.
Nomad African Spa
A uniquely Namibian Spa which also does social upliftment by training visually impaired interns as therapists.