Via Veneto an Italian Restaurant experience is the most enchanting and unique eat out destinations in Kigali with the choice of Italian cuisine.
The restaurant is a must come and experience kind of place to enable you partake of the Italian culture through food and decent beverages bringing to locals the total Italian experience to ones doorstep.
The restaurant is located in Nyarutarama with in the vicinity of MTN headquarters on the roadside.
Italian restaurant is frequented by experts and some of them Rwandans who would also stretch to local disheswhich usually comes in form of buffet as well as brochettes.
Owned by Felix Noel Bugingo of both Rwandan and Italian national the restaurant’s signature is Pizza costing at 30, 000 and down to 9, 000 Rwandan Francs.
Aside Pizza, Via Veneto simple menu prides in a selection of exciting salads, pizzas, risotto lasagne, spaghetti or vegetarian dishes among others.
Bugingo has had experience in Italian cuisine from his 22 years of operating in food industry in Italy.
“My experience in food industries in Italy gave me idea to start with an Italian restaurant in Kigali,” Bugingo said.
“My Idea to setup Rwandan shop started 3 years ago when I decide to return and contribute to my native country as well as be part of the new Rwanda.
“The property here in Nyarutarama is my third location, from previous operation in town and Nyarutaramaagain— former le chateau,” Bugingo said.
The restaurant offers lunch buffet served alongside Italian food items including other local dishes.
The place ravishes you with Latino night, a combination of Latin cocktails like Mojito with fresh mint and salsa music, which brings forth promotion packages every Friday.
Other entertainment aspects are live music, (karaoke) every Sunday accompanied with Barbecue in the garden as well as music with play for kids.
“I hope to grow in my restaurant business, to realize my dreams including of setting up a swimming pool, children’s playground and other various adult entertainment.”