Dinner, Fuego, Kisugu, Kampala

Before Friday I was due to meet up with my safari buddies for a farewell meal with Jill before she went back to the US. Jill also brought her friend along who she’d been staying with in Kampala. We’d arranged to meet at cocktail bar and restaurant called Fuego in between Kabalagala and Muyenga. It’s just up the road from the Ethiopian Restaurant that was attacked by al-Shabbab (the group responsible for the recent atrocity in Nairobi) suicide bombers in 2010. They also targeted Kyadondo Rugby Club during the 2010 World Cup resulting in 74 deaths and 70 injured. Thankfully there have been no other acts of terrorism in Kampala since then.

Very pleasant surroundings at Fuego

Eventually we all arrived at Fuego’s except Ali who unfortunately couldn’t make it until much later. We sat in a nice area in the gardens of the establishment and whilst having a good chat over a drink moved on to the extensive food menu. It was quite large and had all the usual staples and pizza courtesy of a wood fired oven. The owner, who spent a bit of time chatting to us, is originally from Eritrea and so it also has a selection of Eritrean food.

A couple of massive njeras

Unsurprisingly Eritrean is very similar to Ethiopian, a cuisine I’d thoroughly enjoyed in my early days in Kampala. I went for a chicken curry, whose name sadly escapes me, which was served on another massive njera. It was delicious, wonderfully spiced with a reasonably amount of heat. The chicken was good and fell off the bone. I mopped it all up with the njera. 3.5 out of 5. Would return if it wasn’t such a faff to get to from where I live.