Restaurants in Victoria Falls: where to eat and drink

What to try

Zimbabwean food is built around sadza. To eat what locals eat, ask for “sadza and stew/relish”³.

Tourism Update reported that Dusty Road, a traditional Zimbabwean restaurant in Chinotimba township, cooks all its food on open fires in cast-iron pots². Bookings are essential².

Also worth ordering if you see them:

• rice cooked with peanut butter, eaten with thick gravy, mixed vegetables and meat⁴
• mbambaira (sweet potatoes) and chibage (corn on the cob)³

Where to eat and drink

Everything is close together here: most places in town are no more than 3 km from the falls¹. Here’s how the food splits by area:

• Victoria Falls town: a few coffee shops, sandwich shops and fast food¹ outlets, including Brooks Cafe & Deli Vic Falls and Victoria Falls Coffee Company.
• Hotels and lodges: all the hotels have restaurants, and many visitors try a different one each night¹. Baines Restaurant and The Cassia Restaurant are on the fine-dining end. To pick a base, see the budget and luxury stays compared.
• The gorge: The Lookout Cafe - Wild Horizons overlooks the canyon below the falls, including the bridge¹.
• Livingstone, Zambia: the town sits across the border¹, with Kubu Cafe, Zest Bar And Restaurant Livingstone and Limpo’s PUB & Grill among the places listed. Unsure of the geography? Read where Victoria Falls is, on the border.

Places to eat and drink

Place	Area	Type	Hours and season	Google rating	Map
The Lookout Cafe - Wild HorizonsPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Restaurant	Mon–Sun 08:00–21:30	4.6 (2,447 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
The Social Kitchen Victoria FallsPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Eclectic restaurant	Mon–Sun 07:00–20:30	4.7 (167 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
The Three Monkeys Restaurant & Bar, Victoria FallsPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Restaurant	Mon–Sun 11:00–21:00	4.5 (2,303 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Nando's Victoria FallsPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Chicken restaurant	Mon–Wed 09:00–22:00; Thu–Sat 09:00–23:00; Sun 09:00–22:00	4 (273 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
The Boma - Dinner & Drum ShowPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Dinner theater	–	4.4 (1,776 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Baines RestaurantPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Fine dining restaurant	Mon–Fri 10:00–21:00; Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00	4.7 (405 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
The Victoria Falls Hotel	Victoria Falls town	Hotel	–	4.6 (2,157 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
The Cassia RestaurantPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Fine dining restaurant	Mon–Sun 06:30–21:30	4.7 (120 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Brooks Cafe & Deli Vic FallsPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Coffee shop	Mon–Sun 08:00–16:00	4.7 (139 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
The RiverPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Brewpub	–	4.8 (52 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Victoria Falls Coffee CompanyPhoto: Google Maps	Victoria Falls town	Cafe	Mon–Sun 07:00–14:00	5 (17 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Rail Junction sports bar & restaurant LivingstonePhoto: Google Maps	Livingstone	Restaurant	Mon closed; Tue–Sun 10:00–23:00	4.9 (36 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Kubu CafePhoto: Google Maps	Livingstone	Cafe	Mon–Sat 08:30–22:00; Sun 08:00–17:00	4.3 (495 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Zest Bar And Restaurant LivingstonePhoto: Google Maps	Livingstone	Restaurant	Mon–Sun 10:30–00:00	4 (890 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Sweet & Salty cafePhoto: Google Maps	Livingstone	Restaurant	Mon–Sun 08:00–22:00	4.2 (72 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Limpo's PUB & GrillPhoto: Google Maps	Livingstone	Bar	Mon–Thu 06:00–00:00; Fri–Sat 06:00–05:00; Sun 06:00–00:00	3.9 (1,440 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
S'lo Lounge LivingstonePhoto: Google Maps	Livingstone	Restaurant	Mon closed; Tue–Sun 10:00–22:00	4.2 (34 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
KubuPhoto: Google Maps	Royal Livingstone (Zambian side of the falls)	Fusion restaurant	Mon–Sun 11:00–22:00	4.2 (44 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map
Shearwater Bungee Cafe & RegistrationPhoto: Google Maps	Royal Livingstone (Zambian side of the falls)	Cafe	Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00	4.4 (109 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026	Map

Every place here comes from Google Maps listings (via DataForSEO), checked October 2026; the list is grouped by area and is not ordered or ranked by rating, and no restaurant, café or bar paid to be listed.

Can you have high tea at the Victoria Falls Hotel?

Yes. Stanley’s Terrace at the Victoria Falls Hotel serves high tea daily from 15:00 to 17:00 (checked October 2026), with views of the Victoria Falls Bridge⁵.

The Boma and bush dinners

The Boma - Dinner & Drum Show is dinner with a show, on the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge estate 3 km from the city centre⁷. Here’s what the evening includes:

• a meal of four courses: a platter of nibbles, campfire soup, a braai (barbecue) buffet of meats and local dishes, then desserts⁷
• a mopane worm eating challenge⁷, if you’re feeling brave
• traditional dancing, storytelling, a fortune teller, face painting and interactive drumming⁷

You can book the Boma dinner and drum show online. It’s out of town, so sort your ride back before you go; the Zimbabwe road development update has the local transport picture.

Further out, Bushtracks Africa’s night game drive includes a bush dinner and lasts 5½ hours⁸. On the Zambezi River itself, there’s a dinner cruise on the Zambezi. For everything else, browse the activities to do in Victoria Falls.

Drinks and nightlife

For a drink, start with the hotels: all the hotels have large, well-stocked bars¹. River Brewing Co serves its own beer¹.

Local drinks to look for:

• Zambezi lager: a pilsner-like local beer³.
• Chibuku: a local brew based on a traditional beer recipe, usually sold in a 2-litre plastic bottle called a “skud”³.
• Utshwala: locally brewed beer², on Dusty Road’s menu.
• Mazoe: a bright orange concentrate you dilute with water³, if you’re not drinking.

Paying for meals and money tips

Bring US dollars: street vendors, taxi drivers, supermarkets, restaurants and activity operators all work in US dollars³.

• ATMs: they dispense US dollars in $100 notes¹. Small notes are hard to find, but shops and restaurants can break them¹.
• Cards: activities can be paid by credit card in US dollars, but foreign cards are rarely accepted outside Victoria Falls¹.
• Currency: Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has been the official currency since 8 April 2024, yet foreign currencies remain legal tender⁹.
• Self-catering: there are Pick n Pay and OK supermarkets¹ in town.

Still weighing up the trip itself? Start with comparing Victoria and Niagara Falls.