Due to the COVID-19 3rd wave in Zambia, the passport meals are postponed until a later date. Please contact us to be added on a waitlist for any meals.

Hungry for Ghanaian food in Tanzania? Curious about Egyptian food in Zambia? These pop-up meals are your ticket to home-made international cuisines in your own neighborhood. No visa needed!

Check out our current invitations below, and use the Book Now button to reserve one or more seats at the table. After we receive your booking, we will confirm your seat is available, provide payment details, and send you the directions to the host’s home. Check our Frequently Asked Questions about Passport Meals section for more information.

Looking for a Zambian traditional meal? Book a home-cooked meal through our Urban Zambia: Lusaka option.

Marrakesh Spice Dinner

Lalla invites you home for a spice-filled meal that will transport you with the scents and colors of a North African souk. Lalla, who owns Dar Lalla restaurant, will treat you to a private meal of traditional Moroccan dishes not found on her restaurant menu. As you eat together, she will tell you more about their rich cultural and culinary history. Welcome!

  • Seats: 10
  • Price per person: 350K
  • Age: Adult 18 years and above
  • Day: On hold due to COVID-19 in Zambia. Check back again for new dates.
  • Start time: 19 hours
  • Neighborhood: Lilayi
  • Food: Includes meat.
  • Drinks: Non-alcoholic drinks provided. Alcohol may be purchased separately from the bar.
  • Seating: Outside
  • Follow this host on Instagram: @_darlalla
  • Click here to book your seat(s)

Flavors of Eid Lunch

Nilufar invites you home for an Eid celebration feast like no other. Come learn how the people of Bangladesh, where 90% of the population is Muslim, gather over home-cooked meals to celebrate the end of their holy month. No visa needed for this Asian holiday!

  • Seats: 10
  • Price per person: 350K
  • Age: Adult 18 years and above
  • Day: On hold due to COVID-19 in Zambia. Check back again for new dates.
  • Start time: 13 hours
  • Neighborhood: Lilayi
  • Food: Includes meat.
  • Drinks: Non-alcoholic drinks only (no alcohol)
  • Seating: Outside
  • Follow this host on Instagram: @laylla_kitchen
  • Click here to book your seats(s)

Island Rhythms Dinner

Denise and Donna invite you home to taste the melting pot of the Caribbean. You may know them as the smiling women at the Lusaka Food Market with the Caribbean beats playing and the smell of jerk chicken on the grill. As you enjoy their amazing food, “DnD” will share more about what influenced the flavors and spices of their Jamaican and Trinidadian cultural backgrounds.

  • Seats: 6
  • Price per person: 450K
  • Age: Adult 18 years and above
  • Day: On hold due to COVID-19 in Zambia. Check back again for new dates.
  • Start time: 18 hours
  • Neighborhood: Mass Media
  • Food: Includes meat.
  • Drinks: Both non-alcoholic and alcohol drinks provided.
  • Seating: Inside, well-ventilated.
  • Follow this host on Instagram: @dndcaribbeancuisine
  • Click here to book your seats

Cairo Bazaar Dinner

Madonna invites you to experience a home-cooked meal from the banks of the Nile River. Although Egypt is the most populous country in the Middle East, most of us only know about the ancient culture of pyramids and Pharaohs. Come hear about the modern life of Cairo, home to 20 million people, as you enjoy traditional food together.

  • Seats: 8
  • Price per person: 350K
  • Age: Adult 18 years and above
  • Day: On hold due to COVID-19 in Zambia. Check back again for new dates.
  • Start time: 18 hours
  • Neighborhood: Ibex / Kabulonga
  • Food: Includes meat.
  • Drinks: Non-alcoholic drinks provided. Guests are welcome to bring their own alcohol.
  • Seating: Outside.
  • Follow this host on Instagram: @hmadonnaayman
  • Click here to book your seats

Carnival Vegetarian Dinner

Margaret invites you home for a vegetarian meal so good that even the meat-eaters love it. Her home of Trinidad is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, resulting in the amazing flavours of the island cuisine. This Island Gyal is bringing the fun to Lusaka! Not to miss!

  • Seats: 8
  • Price per person: 450K
  • Age: Adult 18 years and above
  • Day: On hold due to COVID-19 in Zambia. Check back again for new dates.
  • Start time: 18 hours
  • Neighborhood: Ibex / Kabulonga
  • Food: Vegetarian. (No meat, no fish)
  • Drinks: Both non-alcoholic and alcohol drinks provided.
  • Seating: Outside.
  • Follow this host on Instagram: @islandgyalflavours
  • Click here to book your seats

Swahili Vibes Dinner

Martha invites you home for a meal that will transport you to the Indian Ocean coast. Swahili food is a mix of flavors inspired from the recipes of the Middle East and India that is enhanced by culinary traditions like grinding your own spices in the kitchen and cooking with fresh coconut from the palm trees outside. Karibu chakula!

  • Seats: 10
  • Price per person: 350K
  • Age: Adult 18 years and above
  • Day: On hold due to COVID-19 in Zambia. Check back again for new dates.
  • Start time: 18 hours
  • Neighborhood: Libala
  • Food: Includes meat.
  • Drinks: Non-alcoholic drinks provided. Guests are welcome to bring their own alcohol.
  • Seating: Outside
  • Follow this host on Instagram: @swahilifoodfactory1
  • Click here to book your seats
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