Hidden Gem · 3
- Bristol Sweet Mart Easton
Founded in Easton in 1978 by Ugandan-Asian refugee Kassam Majothi, this family-run store now carries more than 9,000 food and drink lines from spices to wholefoods. A deli added in 2009 serves fresh curries, snacks and Indian sweets alongside the retail and wholesale trade. store page → · open in the atlas → - Buzigahill Kampala / Online
Kampala's return-to-sender project — Global-North castoffs redesigned in Uganda and sold back, tag and all. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ride 4 a Woman Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
This women's cooperative in the Buhoma community at the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest weaves traditional baskets from grasses gathered in the forest and runs tailoring and sewing workshops. Visitors sit with expert weavers to make their own basket, and sales of the crafts fund education and support for local women. store page → · open in the atlas →
Worth a Detour · 1
- Ewaffe Cultural Village Katabi, Entebbe
Ewaffe Cultural Village hosts hands-on Buganda cooking and barkcloth-making workshops at sites near Kampala and Entebbe. It was named a 2024 World Tourism Day Cultural Experience Award winner. store page → · open in the atlas →
The Register · 22
- 32° East Ugandan Arts Trust Kansanga
Artist residency and gallery with a shop selling prints, artist books, and works created during residencies. store page → · open in the atlas → - Airtel Money Shop Kampala Road
Airtel Uganda’s Kampala Road retail point provides mobile-network and Airtel Money customer services in central Kampala. store page → · open in the atlas → - Aloo Leather Kampala, Uganda
Aloo Leather works out of Forest Mall in Kampala's Lugogo neighborhood, crafting wallets, backpacks, and wash bags the brand markets under the line 'Built for Generations.' The company emphasizes hands-on relationships with its makers and material sourcing over mass production, and keeps a second, smaller outlet near Kisoro airport in western Uganda. store page → · open in the atlas → - Aristoc Booklex Kampala Road
Kampala's largest bookstore chain with a wide selection of academic, fiction, and children's books, plus stationery. store page → · open in the atlas → - Bafrika Creationz Art Gallery Berkeley Road, Entebbe
This Entebbe gallery on Berkeley Road shows and sells paintings by a collective of Ugandan artists working in styles drawn from African culture and landscape. Canvases range from figurative scenes to abstract work, sold directly from the gallery walls. store page → · open in the atlas → - Bold in Africa Kisementi
Contemporary African fashion boutique with statement pieces from Ugandan and regional designers. store page → · open in the atlas → - BushBucks Coffee Kampala, Uganda
BushBucks Coffee roasts Rich, Dark, and Medium profiles from its Butabika Road facility in Kampala, mostly from Ugandan farms. Its catalogue also includes a Nyasaland (Malawi) single origin alongside green beans sold to wholesale buyers. store page → · open in the atlas → - Bwami Coffee Kampala, Uganda
Bwami Coffee processes natural and honey Robusta, plus partner-sourced Arabica, from its Kasanda District farm in Uganda. Its Bwami Academy trains women pickers, and beans ship as far as Singapore, South Korea, and the UAE. store page → · open in the atlas → - Easy Afric Designs (LUSUSU) Kampala, Uganda
Founded by designer Sarah Nakisanze, Easy Afric Designs turns lubugo barkcloth from the Mutuba fig tree into handbags, accessories, and home pieces under the LUSUSU label, working from a head office on Old Entebbe Road with a sales stall at Exposure Africa on Buganda Road. Production runs through rural and semi-urban home-based workshops, keeping the UNESCO-listed bark-stripping technique, which spares the tree rather than felling it, central to the business. store page → · open in the atlas → - Endiro Coffee Roasters Kololo
Endiro Coffee sources single-origin beans directly from Ugandan farmers and sells them with brewing equipment through its own cafés. The roaster states its mission as ending child vulnerability globally through coffee. store page → · open in the atlas → - Fountain Publishers Shop Kampala Road
Leading Ugandan publisher's retail outlet with textbooks, fiction, and cultural books about the Great Lakes region. store page → · open in the atlas → - Good African Coffee Shop Kololo
Pioneering Ugandan coffee brand founded by Andrew Rugasira, selling premium Arabica beans, ground coffee, and branded merchandise. store page → · open in the atlas → - Great Lakes Coffee Kololo
Coffee exporter's retail shop offering premium beans from Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi for home brewing. store page → · open in the atlas → - Longhorn Publishers Shop Kampala Road
Kenyan publisher's Ugandan outlet with educational books, children's literature, and general fiction. store page → · open in the atlas → - MTN MoMo Shop Kampala Road
Mobile money retail point with branded items, SIM cards, and financial inclusion materials. store page → · open in the atlas → - MTN Service Centre Shop Kampala Road
Telecom service centre selling SIM cards, phones, modems, and MTN-branded merchandise. store page → · open in the atlas → - Mwanyi Terimba (Kaawa Mpologoma) Kampala, Uganda
Mwanyi Terimba, trading as Kaawa Mpologoma or 'The Royal Coffee Brand,' was founded by Kironde Charles under a coffee-growing campaign commissioned by the Kingdom of Buganda. It sells six package sizes and stocks over 200 supermarkets around Kampala. store page → · open in the atlas → - Rwenzori Mountaineering Shop Kololo
Mountain climbing and trekking gear shop specialised for the Rwenzori range and other Ugandan peaks. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ssegujja Arts Kampala, Uganda
Godfrey Ssegujja, a Kampala-born painter trained at Kyambogo University, stretches lubugo barkcloth over primed canvas and builds layered acrylic paintings that keep the material's beaten-bark texture visible beneath the pigment. His work threads the UNESCO-recognized Buganda craft into contemporary fine art addressing everyday Ugandan life, and he also runs free art workshops for children around the city. store page → · open in the atlas → - Sseko Designs Kololo
Social enterprise fashion brand creating leather sandals, bags, and accessories that fund university education for Ugandan women. store page → · open in the atlas → - Uganda Waragi Boutique Kololo
Boutique shop for Uganda's triple-distilled spirit, with branded merchandise and limited edition bottles. store page → · open in the atlas → - Yimba Fashions Kampala, Uganda
Yimba Fashions is a Makindye-based tailoring house that turns kitenge and other African-print fabric into custom-made clothing, accessories, and home pieces, and runs guided shopping tours through Kampala's downtown fabric markets. Beyond retail, the social enterprise trains young tailors through a six-month design program, making the workshop both a maker and a skills incubator. store page → · open in the atlas →