The Saga Bay bar at dusk with warm lights and stools along the front

Gisenyi · Lake Kivu · Rwanda

Restaurant, bar
and beach club.

Name: Saga Bay Restaurant & Bar
Address: Gisenyi Rd (RN4), lakeshore, Gisenyi, Rubavu, Western Province, RW
Telephone: +250 793 056 413
Price range: RWF 2,000 – 40,000
Rating: 4.2

On the sand in Gisenyi, right at the edge of Lake Kivu. Grilled tilapia under the pine trees, fifty cocktails, and a club that runs late.

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What to order

Six things to try

All 400 dishes & drinks

Fresh Fish
Whole Tilapia with Tomato Sauce
22,000
People drive from Kigali for this one. Straight out of the lake.
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From the Grill
Whole Fish Garni
20,000
Cooked on charcoal, served with sides.
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Snacks & Bittings
Saga Bay Snacks Platter
20,000
Sausage, cheese, sambaza and meatballs. Enough for four people and a bucket of beer.
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Pizza
Kivu Saga Bay Pizza
12,500
Tomato, tilapia, tuna and cheese — our own pizza.
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House Specialities
Chicken Saga Bay Style
30,000
Whole chicken in our own sauce, for the table.
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Cocktails
Saga Sling by DJ Dany
12,000
Vodka, gin, rum, passion fruit and ginger. Named after the DJ who plays here.
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All prices in RWF.

Eat, drink, stay late

Four things on one beach

Lunch on the terrace, sunset drinks at the bar, and the club after the kitchen closes.

Eat
The restaurant
Grilled tilapia and captain straight out of Lake Kivu, brochettes over charcoal, wood-oven pizza, and the Rwandan plates that take all afternoon to cook.
- Terraces under the pine trees, tables in the sand, decks out over the water
- Almost 400 dishes and drinks to choose from
- Whole goat nyama choma — order it one day before
- Takeaway and delivery across Gisenyi
Drink
The bar
Fifty cocktails, half of them made right here — the Saga Sling, the Hangover, the Strawberry Daiquiri. Beer towers for the table, bottles brought to your seat, and wine by the glass or the bottle.
- Cocktails from 8,000 RWF, and the same drinks without alcohol
- Beer towers for the table
- Champagne and whisky brought to your table
- Live music every Thursday, 19:00 – 22:00
By day
The beach club
The bar on the sand. Sun beds, umbrellas and decks built out over the water, with drinks and food brought to you where you sit. Open all day, every day.
- Sun beds and umbrellas on the sand, right next to the water
- We serve you at your table on the beach and on the decks
- Boats and water taxis stop at the deck
- Free parking, with a guard
Weekends only
Saga Bay Club
The weekend club. Doors open at 22:00 on Friday and Saturday, our own DJs play on the decks over the water, and we bring bottles straight to your table.
- Friday & Saturday nights only
- Doors from 22:00, runs late
- Our own DJs and a big sound system
- Bottles brought to your table