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Dar es Salaam

Open late cafés in Dar es Salaam

Masaki cafés serving until 22:00 and 23:00, Café Aroma on Obama Road and Fraîche in Mbezi Beach.

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Evenings are the cooler part of the day. The average daily low at the airport ranges from 19.3 °C in July to 24.5 °C in February, against afternoon highs of 29.7 °C and 32.8 °C in the same months.1

Most of the late cafés are in Masaki: Café Arabica, Hug a Mug, Bean There Café, Café Blanc and Wild Flour Artisan Bakery. Café Aroma serves the city centre late on Obama Road, and Fraîche does the same in Mbezi Beach.

Local tip: On Sunday evenings Café Aroma in the centre is closed from 17:00, so head to Masaki, where Café Arabica serves until 23:00 and Hug a Mug until 22:30.

Where these cafés are: Masaki (6), City Centre & Upanga (1), Mbezi Beach & Kawe (1).

At a glance

8Cafés listed
8With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Fraîche, from 06:30 (Mon–Fri 06:30–22:00 · Sat 08:30–22:30 · Sun 08:30–22:00).
  • Closes latest: Bean There Café, until 23:00 (Mon–Tue 07:00–20:00 · Wed–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat 07:00–23:00 · Sun 08:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (88%), air-con (75%), smoke-free indoors (75%).
Masaki

Bean There Café

  • 1391 Haile Selassie Rd
  • Mon–Tue 07:00–20:00 · Wed–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat 07:00–23:00 · Sun 08:00–22:00
  • +255766888811
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City Centre & Upanga

Café Aroma

  • Obama Road
  • Mon–Fri 08:00–23:00 · Sat 10:00–23:00 · Sun 08:00–17:00
  • +255686519152
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air-con
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
  • Bakery café
  • Open late
  • Brunch
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Until 23:00 in Masaki

Café Arabica keeps the steadiest late hours: 07:30 to 23:00 from Monday to Saturday, and 10:00 to 23:00 on Sunday. Bean There Café on Haile Selassie Road also reaches 23:00, but only on Saturday; it closes at 22:00 from Wednesday to Friday and on Sunday, and at 20:00 on Monday and Tuesday.

Café Blanc on Mahando Street stays open until 23:00 on Saturday and Sunday and until 21:00 on other days, and is closed on Tuesday.

Closing at 22:00 or 22:30

Hug a Mug, at 102 Haile Selassie Road, closes at 22:30 every night, which makes it the most predictable choice for a late coffee in Masaki. Wild Flour Artisan Bakery serves until 22:00 daily, opening at 07:30 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends.

Fraîche, at 11 Mawio in Mbezi Beach, runs a long day: 06:30 to 22:00 on weekdays, 08:30 to 22:30 on Saturday and 08:30 to 22:00 on Sunday.

Obama Road after work

Café Aroma, on Obama Road in the city centre, stays open until 23:00 from Monday to Saturday, with Wi-Fi and air conditioning. Sunday is the exception: it closes at 17:00. It also serves brunch and baked goods, takes cards and has limited wheelchair access, which makes it an easy meeting point after office hours in Kivukoni or Kisutu.

The city after 21:00

The city keeps trading after dark. A street-food seller told the Daily News in January 2023 that she makes most of her sales between 21:00 and 01:00, and the regional commissioner, Amos Makalla, spoke of plans for lighting and CCTV from the airport to Kariakoo and the city centre.3

Fraîche and Café Blanc both pair late hours with a terrace and an air-conditioned room, take cards and serve vegan dishes; Hug a Mug and Wild Flour Artisan Bakery offer the same mix in Masaki.

Getting back at night

British travel advice says crime is higher at night and recommends avoiding walking or cycling after dark or alone. It suggests arranging taxis through a hotel or travel operator, checking the driver's ID, and never accepting lifts from strangers, since express kidnappings have involved unlicensed taxis.2

Ride-hailing options have narrowed. Uber stopped operating in Tanzania, including Dar es Salaam, on 30 January 2026 after years of dispute with the Land Transport Regulatory Authority, leaving Bolt, In-Drive and Little as the remaining apps; Bolt is the market leader with a reported 30,000 drivers.4

Sources

  1. Dar es Salaam, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Tanzania travel advice: Safety and security, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, accessed October 2026
  3. The untold story about Dar’s nighttime economy, Daily News (Mariilyn Badoo, January 3, 2023), accessed October 2026
  4. Uber Quits Tanzania After Turbulent Decade Of Disputes In Market Deemed Hostile, WeeTracker (February 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Dar es Salaam: questions

Which cafés in Dar es Salaam are open until 23:00?

Café Arabica in Masaki serves until 23:00 every day, opening at 07:30 from Monday to Saturday and 10:00 on Sunday. Café Aroma on Obama Road stays open until 23:00 from Monday to Saturday. Bean There Café closes at 23:00 on Saturday, and Café Blanc on Mahando Street at 23:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

Which Dar es Salaam café is open late on Sunday?

Café Arabica in Masaki serves until 23:00 on Sunday, from 10:00. Café Blanc on Mahando Street is also open until 23:00, Hug a Mug until 22:30, and Bean There Café, Wild Flour Artisan Bakery and Fraîche in Mbezi Beach until 22:00. Café Aroma on Obama Road closes at 17:00 on Sunday.

How do you get home from a late café in Dar es Salaam?

British travel advice recommends arranging a taxi through a hotel or travel operator, checking the driver's ID and avoiding walking alone at night. Uber stopped operating in Tanzania on 30 January 2026; Bolt, In-Drive and Little still run, and Bolt is the market leader.

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