Nairobi Restaurants
$$$$ (over Ksh 1,800)
$$$ (Ksh 1,200 to Ksh 1,800)
$$ (Ksh 500 to Ksh 1,200)
$ (up to Ksh 500)
The above prices are for a three-course meal for one and do not include drinks or service.
Carnivore Restaurant
An outing to this restaurant, just outside the city, is an essential part of any visit to Nairobi. Nairobi's most famous nyama choma (literally, ‘roast meat') restaurant no longer serves plains game, but you can still dine on camel, ostrich and crocodile cooked over giant barbecue pits. There is also an open-air nightclub, the Simba Saloon, and live music venue here.
Langata Road
Tel: (020) 605 933.
Website: www.tamarind.co.ke
Price: $$$$
Nairobi Java House
This justifiably popular coffee shop, one of seven branches in the city, serves some of the best breakfasts in the city. Portions are generous and the wide variety of coffees and cakes is excellent.
Mama Ngina Street
Tel: (020) 313 565.
Website: www.nairobijava.com
Price: $
Panda
Nairobi's best Chinese restaurant is tucked away on the first floor of an unassuming building. Service in the spacious, Chinese-styled dining room is attentive and the food provided sumptuous.
Kaunda Street
Tel: (020) 213 018.
Price: $$$
Swahili Corner
This is a superb, good-value restaurant serving traditional Swahili food. Seafood dishes and curries are particularly good, as are the freshly squeezed juices available.
Koinange Street
Tel: (020) 316 854.
Price: $$
Tamarind
Nairobi's finest fish restaurant is elegant and expensive but well worth the money. Fresh crab, lobster, prawns and catch of the day are flown in from the coast daily. Venison, steak and poultry dishes are also available. Service in the Arabic-styled dining room is excellent and the atmosphere outstanding.
Harambee Avenue
Tel: (020) 251 811 or 220 473.
Website: www.tamarind.co.ke
Price: $$$$
Thorn Tree Café
This historic café-cum-brasserie is found in the centrally located Stanley Hotel (see Hotels). The thorn tree in question is actually the third to stand on the site, but is still used to post messages upon. Snacks, pizzas and cakes are produced on the premises and there is often live music.
Corner of Kimathi Street and Kenyatta Avenue
Tel: (020) 228 830.
Website: www.sarovahotels.com
Price: $$
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