Best Restaurants in Nairobi | Where to Eat

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• 45 Degree Kitchen

  Fine dining on a former farm in Garden Estate, from a Ghanaian chef trained in Italy and France. Wine-paired menus, ingredients from their own garden, and a patio under string ligh...

• Local Grill

  char-grilled king prawns

• Wine and Bottle Rosslyn Square

  Bar and grill with four Nairobi branches. Wines by the bottle with pairing menus, pizzas and burgers, litre-sized fish bowl cocktails, salsa Sundays and live bands. Open 6am to 3am...

• The Daily Café

  Biryani served with raita

• La Villa

  Gambero Rosso's best Italian in Nairobi 2024. Wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and tableside tiramisu in a converted Kitisuru house with four terraces and a floor-to-ceiling wine wall...

• The Wine Shop

  Prawn Tempura

• Zero20 Peponi Rise

  Pan-Seared Red Snapper

• Nana Inkiri

  Picanha Bearnaise Steak: A signature cut described as divine and cooked to perfection.

• Lost Woods

  Enchanted garden restaurant and bar at Muthangari Gardens, Lavington. Fusion cooking, artisanal cocktails and themed DJ nights, with board games while you wait. Open 24 hours Frida...

• The G.O.A.T Kileleshwa

  Somali kitchen with three Nairobi branches — Kileleshwa, Karen and Upperhill. Hearty Somali and continental cooking, mixed platters and generous portions at fair prices. Open 7am t...

• Kengele’s-Lavington Green

  Kengele’s Platter

• Kalamata Restaurant & Bar

  Mediterranean restaurant and bar on James Gichuru Road, Lavington, named after the Greek olive. Fried chicken with lemon aioli, pork spare ribs and sharing platters, in a quiet al-...

• The Golden Stool Kitchen and Bar

  Authentic West African cooking at Village Market — Ghanaian jollof, Nigerian suya and egusi, Senegalese yassa, with banku, eba and fufu. Happy hour all day, every day. Rated 4.7.

• Piri Piri Barbeque

  Authentic halal Indian barbecue on the 1st floor of Diamond Plaza 2, Parklands. Chooza chicken, tandoor kebabs, mixed grills and the best naan in Nairobi. Free delivery. Open noon...

• Space Bistro

  Rustic neighbourhood bistro on the 1st floor of Park View Mall, Second Parklands. Roast chicken, lasagna and good juices at fair prices, with football on the screens. Open 8am to 1...

• Kahani Modern Indian Kitchen & Bar

  Dal Kahani (signature dish)

• Fogo Gaucho

  Authentic Brazilian churrascaria with three Nairobi branches. 16 cuts of charcoal-grilled meat carved at your table, plus a 20-salad buffet, all for one set price. Open daily, noon...

• Troy Mediterranean Mezze & Roof Bar

  Mediterranean mezze and rooftop bar on the 8th floor of Gem Forest Hotel. Greek and Turkish specialities, handcrafted cocktails and live music with sweeping city views. Open from n...

• Kilele Nyama

  Rooftop nyama house above ibis Styles, Rhapta Road. Char-grilled fillet, short ribs and mixed grills with 360-degree skyline views.

• Jiko Tribe Hotel

  Signature restaurant at Tribe Hotel, Village Market. Contemporary African cooking including kale pesto cod with mukimo, beef dumplings and a wide vegetarian range. Open 7am to 11pm...

• Harvest Restaurant

  Organic chicken breast rubbed with garden herbs, served with seasonal roasted vegetables.

• Copper the Urban Grill

  Dry-aged Tomahawk Steak

• Bamba

  Lebanese-inspired restobar in a Lavington garden. Neapolitan pizza, mezze, flame-grilled meats and cocktails, with live bands Sundays and a DJ Thursdays. Family and pet friendly, c...

• Samaki Samaki

  Finfish