Most flyers eat in Lusaka, then use this Snack Bar as backup
By the time you reach Terminal 1 at Kenneth Kaunda International (LUN), choices are thin, so this plain “Snack Bar” in T1 ends up doing emergency duty. It sits airside after security in Terminal 1, near several international gates, and focuses on packaged snacks, basic drinks, and small grab‑and‑go bites. Think chips, biscuits, soft drinks, and maybe a sandwich if you’re lucky, not a full meal.
Prices run higher than in town; expect to pay tourist‑level markups on bottled water, sodas, and packet snacks. Reviews on Flightradar24 from 2023 call food service at LUN “a bit bad,” and most social threads lump this kind of outlet into that same category. Treat it like a backup plan if your hotel breakfast was light or your mall stop in Lusaka got skipped.
Regulars flying out of LUN say they eat properly in the city — at malls or hotels in Lusaka — and then only hit airport snack bars for drinks or a quick sugar fix. Here, that usually means grabbing a cold drink, maybe a chocolate bar, and moving on. If you spot anything hot under a warmer, check how long it’s been sitting; turnover can be slow outside the peak morning and evening banks.
Tip: bring a refillable bottle and arrive with snacks from town; use the Snack Bar in Terminal 1 only to top up on drinks or last‑minute items if your flight is delayed by 30 minutes or more.