Repub Lounge, gay bar in Kigali
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Repub Lounge

Google (972) 4.5
Tripadvisor (442) 4.4
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Visitors praise Repub Lounge for its delicious, traditional Rwandan food, friendly and attentive service, and pleasant atmosphere with great views, especially from the upstairs deck. However, some reviewers noted that prices seemed a bit high for a local establishment and one experienced a significant billing error.

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Address
KN 3 Rd, Kimihurura, Kigali

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About this place Repub Lounge

Repub Lounge is a mainstream bar and restaurant on KN 3 Road in Kimihurura, Kigali's embassy and NGO district. It's not a gay venue. Its relevance here is that the mixed local and international crowd makes it one of the more relaxed places in the city for LGBTQ+ visitors to have a drink. Same-sex relations aren't criminalised in Rwanda, but there's no visible gay scene and public affection draws attention, so keep things low-key. Reviews are solid (4.5 from nearly 1,000). We have no hours on file; it's a taxi or moto ride from most hotels.

Features

Gay-friendly (straight venue) Mixed ethnicities Chill / Relaxed Upscale Touristy Cocktail bar Outdoor terrace Gay-friendly (straight venue) Live music

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4.5
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972 reviews

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Lin Qi Aug 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Super slow Over priced Mediocre food Just go to local restaurants on the street

Chi Yang Aug 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Overpriced, slow, and poorly served. The whole meal took two and a half hours before the food was finally all on the table. We ordered fish, but the kitchen served chicken instead. It then took nearly 30 minutes just to get a response from the staff. A waiter eventually admitted the first server had made the mistake — but offered no solution. We assumed the fish was on its way. After several reminders, they simply brought the same chicken back, saying it had already been used. Since this was our first meal in Rwanda, we chose not to argue and asked for the bill. That took forever too — and when it finally arrived, the fish we never received was still on it. At that point we asked for the manager. We had to ask three times, and he only appeared after we said we would leave without paying. One more thing worth knowing: our dishes came with no staple/side, and as foreigners we had no way of knowing. The waiter took the order and walked away without a word of explanation. We arrived not particularly hungry, became hungry waiting, and somehow left hungrier and more frustrated than when we sat down. Sharing this as a reference for others.

Elisavet-Nefeli Giannou Aug 2026
★★★★★
Pascy IRABARUTA Aug 2026
★★★★☆
Confiance Cyubahiro Aug 2026
★★★★☆
Raymond Cedric Muhire Jul 2026
★★★★★

Exquisite for sure

Nuno Menano Jul 2026
★★★★☆

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Last updated on 12 November 2026

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