There are severe food and drink shortages at present. Tables should be booked well in advance in the few restaurants and hotels.
National specialties: • Palm oil beans.
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Calulu (dried fish or dried meat layered with fresh fish or fresh meat, onion, tomatoes, okra and sweet potato leaves).
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Chicken muamba (seasoned with palm oil hash).
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Mufete de Cacuso.•
Farofa (cooked with manioc flour).
Tipping: Where service charge is not added to the bill, 10% is acceptable, although tipping is not officially encouraged. Tipping can be in kind (eg cigarettes).
NightlifeThere are some
nightclubs and
cinemas in Luanda. Cinema seats should be booked in advance.
The Lenarius, a gallery and cafe, is situated behind the Ministry of Defence and is open from 1600 until late in the evening.
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