Kampala is an exciting city for shoppers as everything you may need is readily available. Trendy style from various fashion capitals of the world, groceries, electronics, households, gifts, kids and more. Most shopping in Kampala is concentrated in shopping malls, while upmarket is large chain supermarkets.
You can have an interesting mix of old and new, African and Western, sophisticated and basic when it comes to shopping in Kampala. In parts of the city, there are markets and a few minutes away you can find a towering office block and a shopping complex offering designer labels and high tech computing equipment. The range of goods available is the widest on offer in Uganda so if you need anything specialist or luxury it’s always best to purchase it whilst in Kampala rather than hope to find it elsewhere. For Ugandan products and essentials such as vegetables and fruit, it’s not worth visiting the more expensive western style shops, as the prices will be higher and the goods will have been sourced locally anyway.
Plenty of modern and ‘western’ style shops exist in purpose built complexes such as Garden City, freedom city, Forest Mall, Lugogo Mall that are designed with Ugandans and foreign visitors in mind. They all have the feel and atmosphere of typical western shopping malls, with a mix of supermarkets, luxury goods and fast food outlets. If you want luxury goods, especially European and American brands, then the following malls are probably your best if you like to do all you’re shopping in one place.
SHOPPING MALLS
Avemar Shopping Mall
Plot 30, Avemar Building, Luwum Street
Tel: +256 414 235202
Garden City Mall
Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala
+256 414 258906
Grand Imperial Shopping Mall
6/6A Nile Avenue
Tel: +256 414 250682 / +256 414 250682
Kamu-Kamu Plaza
Entebbe Road
Lugogo Mall
Jinja Rd/Lugogo Byass
Ntinda Shopping Center
Ntinda town
Oasis Mall
Yusuf Lule Rd
Pioneer Mall
Johnstone Str/Wilson Road
Plot 1 Kampala Road
Tel: +256 414 236025
CHAIN STORES/SUPERMARKETS
Capital Shoppers
Nakawa-Portbell Road
Game
Lugogo Mall, Jinja Rd Stores
Nakumatt
Oasis Mall, Yusuf Lule Rd
Quality Supermarket
Quality Shopping Mall, Lubowa
Shoprite
Lugogo Mall, Jinja Rd
BOUTIQUES, FASHION & STYLE
Bambeera Fashion Gallery
FF 10 Kamu-Kamu Plaza, Entebbe Rd
Tel: +256 772 967317
Enkarasha
Ground Floor, garden City
Fashionwear
Plot 8 universal house,Luwum Str
Knights Polo
Floor 2 Garden City
Tel: 0414252777
Lady Charlotte
Centenary Park Complex
Yusuf Lule Road
Mr.Price
Oasis Mall
Yusuf Lule Rd
Select Garments
Garden city Shopping Mall
Tel: 0312 263466/7
Sylivia Owori
Garden City Shopping Mall
Triple H Enterprises
1st Floor Garden City
Tel: 0414 346482
Wina Classic
Kampala Road
Tel: 0414 255294
Woodin
Centenary park Complex
Woolworth
1st Floor Garden city
Tel: 0414 252174
Wynstock
Uganda House
Tel: 0414 235931