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L'Art de Chantou · Kisimenti, Remera, Kigali

The full culinary spectrum of African cuisine.

Where heritage lives, memories gather, and food becomes art.

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Wednesday 28 October · 12 sittings left at dinner

A request, not a confirmed table — we reply to confirm.Large party? +250 788 364 065

Welcome to L'Art de Chantou

The full culinary spectrum of African cuisine.

Some people speak through words. Chantou speaks through food.

At the heart of L'Art de Chantou is Chantal Mwananwe, a chef whose kitchen is her canvas and whose food is her language. Through every dish, she brings together the richness, diversity and soul of African cuisine.

But this is more than a restaurant. It lives within her mother’s home — a house filled with the warmth of family and generations of memories, where food was never simply something placed on a table, but a way of bringing people together.

Come for the food. Stay for the feeling. Leave with a memory.
Chantal Mwananwe · Chef & founder
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Today's hot dishes

What the kitchen is cooking, adjusted to this morning's deliveries.

Our special menu

Written each morning after the market. Prices include taxes; tell us about allergies when you book.

  • Le Goût de Ça

    Le Goût de Ça

    RWF 15,000

    Beef meatballs with peppers and onion.

  • Fish Meatballs

    Fish Meatballs

    RWF 15,000

    Lemon, onion and garlic.

  • Chicken Hearts

    Chicken Hearts

    RWF 15,000

    Celery, onion and peppers.

  • Gizzards

    Gizzards

    RWF 15,000

    Leek, onion and peppers.

  • Beef Livers

    Beef Livers

    RWF 15,000

    Mayo and beef spices.

  • Soup · La Jeunesse

    Soup · La Jeunesse

    RWF 10,000

    Mixed vegetables.

  • Soup · Bihaza

    Soup · Bihaza

    RWF 10,000

    Celery, leek and pumpkin.

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The rooms

The Sunset Terrace, the Garden Lounge, and a private room that can be taken on its own.

Monday – Sunday

11:30 – 22:30

Midday

11:30 – 15:30

Evening

16:00 – 21:30

The private room at L'Art de Chantou, laid for a party
Private dining & events

A house that opens to a wider table.

There is a private room, and the whole venue can be taken. Every event is quoted after a conversation — the menu is designed with you rather than chosen from a list.

  • Private dinners and celebrations

    Birthdays, milestones and group dining, in the private room or the full house.

  • Corporate and client dining

    Business dinners and team gatherings, with a set menu built around the evening.

  • Venue hire

    The whole of L'Art de Chantou, closed for your event.

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What booking here means

Four promises the reservation system actually keeps.

  • A request, then a reply

    Sending the form does not hold a table. We check the book and come back to confirm — usually within two hours of opening.

  • Allergies reach the kitchen

    Tell us on the form and it goes to the pass, not just to the diary. Dietary needs are cooked for, not worked around.

  • Deposit from 7 guests

    Parties of 6 or fewer pay nothing. Above that, 20% secures the table and is refundable up to 48 hours before.

  • Held 15 minutes

    Running late? Your table waits 15 minutes past the sitting, and +250 788 364 065 reaches us directly.

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