| Eating out in Nairobi | | | | Tropez |
| Nairobi is well stocked with places to eat particularly in | | | | (Banda st; meals Kshs 200-290) |
| the centre, where you can choose anything from the | | | | A handy modern restaurant offering fast grills curries, |
| cheap workers' canteens around River Rd to Chinese | | | | chicken and the like. The Kshs 280 lunchtime buffet is |
| feasts and full -on splurges off Kenyatta Ave. For | | | | top value, and the Kshs 200 breakfast isn't bad either. |
| dinner it's also worth heading out to the suburbs, which | | | | There is another branch of the same chain, with sports |
| offer dozens of choices of cuisine from all over the | | | | bar, at Zeep (Norwich Union Towers Mama Ngina st.) |
| world; westlands has the best range, and there are | | | | Seasons Restaurant |
| some good choices in Hurlingham. All of the posher | | | | (Nairobi Cinema, Uchumi House, Ag khan Walk; mains |
| places listed here accept credit cards, and most of | | | | Kshs 240-280,buffets Kshs 280; Kimathi St; Old mutual |
| them add 17% VAT to the bill. | | | | Bldg) |
| Kenyan & Swahili foods | | | | Whatever the season, the cafeteria vats here always |
| Like the rest of the country, lunch is the main meal of | | | | brim with cheap Kenyan and Western favourites. The |
| the day, and the city workers flock to the dozens of | | | | Nairobi Cinema outlet has a popular bar and beer |
| cheap canteens dishing up simple, classic Kenyan | | | | garden, and there are a couple of similar branches |
| dishes along with Western staples like chicken and | | | | around the centre. You can bring in your own booze |
| chips. | | | | food or miraa (twigs and shoots chewed as a |
| Chic Joint | | | | stimulant) for a 'cockage' fee of Kshs 2500. |
| (Utalii house, Utalii st. mains Kshs 150-250) | | | | Nyama Choma- Not only Lions are Carnivores in |
| One of the favourite's new bar-restaurant discoveries, | | | | Kenya |
| chic might not be the first word that springs to mind | | | | Kenyans tend to give short shrift to |
| but grills, stews and nyama by the kilo should never go | | | | vegetarianism-nyama choma (barbequed meat) is the |
| out of fashion. Fresh fish is delivered daily and the | | | | national dish and just about every pub-restaurant in |
| tilapia is generally excellent. The patio seating is | | | | town will throw a goat leg on the coals for you any |
| separated from Uhuru highway by a thick hedge, with | | | | time of the day. |
| some sizable speakers providing music in the evening. | | | | For more exotic take on things there are some |
| Malindi Dishes | | | | amazing restaurants where you can really do nyama |
| (Gaberone Rd; mains kshs80-120) | | | | in style. The law now limits what game meat can be |
| A great Swahili canteen. As the name suggest, this | | | | served, but should the fancy take you, you can still |
| place serves great food from the coast, including pilau | | | | sample ostrich, camel and even crocodile (like sweet, |
| (curried rice with meat), biriyani and coconut fish, with | | | | slightly fishy chicken) these places categorically do not |
| side dishes such as Ugali, naan bread and rice. You'll | | | | cater to vegetarians. |
| get a grand feed here, but it's a Muslim place, so it's | | | | The two most famous nyama choma restaurants |
| closed for prayer at lunchtime on Friday. | | | | here are carnivore in Langata and Horseman in Karen |
| FK Restaurant | | | | Nyama Choma Place |
| (Hazina Towers, Monrovia St; mains Kshs120-200) | | | | (Sagret Hotel, Milimani Rd; meals Kshs 400-600) |
| This immaculate daytime cafeteria at the rear of an | | | | This restaurant at the mid range Sagret Hotel is highly |
| office block makes an appealing alternative to the | | | | rated by Kenyans. There's a butchery here where you |
| grubbier canteen around it; there's an interior gallery | | | | select your meat and then it's tossed on the |
| area if you like to look down on your fellow diners. The | | | | Barbie-any day of the week you'll see clouds of |
| special breakfast is good value at kshs130. | | | | delicious-smelling smoke rising from the restaurant. Its |
| Dancing spoon café & Wine Bar | | | | best to some in a group, as meat is sold by weight in |
| ( 20th century plaza, mama Ngina st. Dishes Kshs | | | | the form of whole goat legs or complete racks of ribs. |
| 200-350) | | | | Chips or Ugali are available with the roast. |
| Next to the 20th century cinema, this bright canteen | | | | Nyama Choma Stalls (Haile Selassie Ave.) |
| serves good Western and Kenyan food into the | | | | A definite step down the scale, but worth it for the |
| evening and it's a great place for a steak and beer | | | | atmosphere, are the backstreet stalls near the Railway |
| before you take in a movie. | | | | Museum, behind the shell petrol station. Foreigners are |
| Beneve Coffee House | | | | a rare sight, but you'll be warmly welcomed and |
| (Cnr Standard & Koinange st; Dishes Kshs | | | | encouraged to sample other Kenyan Dishes such as |
| 20-140) | | | | Matoke (mashed plantains). A decent lunch should cost |
| A Small self-service chop shop that has locals queuing | | | | no more than Kshs 200. There are similar stalls near |
| outside in the mornings waiting for it to open. Food | | | | the Kenyatta National Hospital, but you might not want |
| ranges from stews to curries, fish and chips, samosas, | | | | to eat so close to sick people! |
| pasties and a host of other choices, all at low prices | | | | |