Best Restaurants in Nairobi | Where to Eat

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• Pot Belly

  Pulled Chicken Bao

• Wine & Bottle

  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...

• Mawimbi Restaurant

  A magnificent, nautically inspired urban retreat adorned with warm sandy hues and lush tropical foliage, transporting business executives and couples from the bustle of the city in...

• Cin Cin

  Colonial-era lounge bar at Fairmont The Norfolk, Harry Thuku Road. African-twist tapas, deep whisky and cocktail lists, high tea and live jazz on Fridays. Reservations recommended.

• The Laughing Buddha

  Fully vegetarian café and lounge at Kenrail Towers, Westlands. Paneer bao, Bombay sandwiches, standout desserts and a cocktail bar with happy hour from 3pm. All pink, all photogeni...

• Dawn Culinary Sunrise

  Elevated all-day dining at The Promenade, General Mathenge. Bao buns, ravioli, standout desserts and a serious cocktail list, in one of Westlands' most photographed rooms

• Coffee & Plant

  Plant-based café and restaurant at Azalea Square, General Mathenge. Specialty coffee, wholesome bowls and house-made vegan cheeses and mylks

• Pallet Cafe

  Garden café in Lavington staffed by deaf waiters, with a menu that teaches you to sign your order. Cassava pancakes, gluten-free pizza, co-working space and a yoga centre. Enter fr...

• Umami Street

  Japanese ramen bar on the 1st floor of Lavington Mall, formerly Umami Street. Rich broths, dumplings, karaage and the flaming Kanairo Ramen. Spice customised to order. Open till 11...

• Grill Shack

  American-style grill at Westgate and Valley Arcade. Angus burgers, wet-aged steaks and barbecue ribs from an open kitchen, with generous portions and a casual industrial room.

• Noir Gallery

  Steak and artistically presented continental dishes

• Shokupan

  Japanese bakery and pan-Asian café at Sarit Centre. Fully vegetarian with plenty of vegan bao, gyoza, noodles, milk bread and specialty coffee.

• Pink Forest

  All-pink café and bakery on General Mathenge. Fully vegetarian and eggless, halal, with vegan ice cream, custom cakes, pizzas and shakes

• Rafaelo

  Dessert bar at Westgate's Pop-Up Market. Soft-serve, gelato, waffles, pancakes and ice cream burgers, with coffee and milkshakes.

• Akira

  Modern Asian at Westgate Mall. Sushi, robata skewers, ramen and wagyu from an open kitchen, with Japanese floor seating and a full cocktail bar

• Copper Ivy

  All-day restaurant, bar, coffee shop and bakery at The Promenade, General Mathenge. Continental, Italian and Mexican dishes, an extensive dessert counter, and happy hour daily.

• Myna

  Pork Chops with mushroom sauce and extensive buffet options

• ZAAD Bakery

  Arabic and Egyptian pastry shop at Adams Arcade — kunafa, feteer and baklava made fresh, plus custom cakes and cookies. Affordable, open till 8:30pm daily.

• Posh Treats Restaurant Lavington

  Halal restaurant, guest house and event venue in Braeside Gardens, Lavington, since 2014. Mutton biryani, Somali soor and buffet options at around KES 1,000, with a kids' area and...

• Impresso Espresso Patisserie

  Vegan Omelet

• Pili Restaurant

  Halal fine dining at GTC Mall, Westlands. Global menu spanning pasta, sushi, seafood and grills, indoor and terrace seating, and breakfast from 6am. Rated 4.9 across 2,400+ reviews...

• Alloy

  Six-in-one venue on Sarit Centre's top floors — bar, Italian restaurant, wine, whiskey and cigar lounges, plus padel, laser tag and VR. Live DJs, weekend brunch

• INTI NIKKEI

  Japanese Peruvian Nikkei dining on the 20th floor of One Africa Place. Sushi, ceviche, flavoured piscos and 360-degree city view

• Barbeque Nation

  Africa's first Barbeque Nation live table-side grill, unlimited buffet or à la carte, Mughlai specialties and a full dessert station