| Kenya Indian Restaurants | | | | (Taveta Rd; dishes Kshs 20-100) |
| Westlands is the centre of Nairobi's Indian population, | | | | Basic, ultra cheap Indian soul food around the corner |
| but there are a few budget options downtown as well. | | | | from the Iqbal Hotel. |
| Haandi | | | | Ethiopian Food & Restaurants in Nairobi Kenya |
| (The mall Shopping centre, Ring Rd, Westlands Mains | | | | Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant |
| Kshs 600-995) | | | | (Arwings Kodhek Rd, Hurlingham; mains Kshs 300-450) |
| An international award winner widely regarded as the | | | | One of those rare places with a character all its own, |
| best Indian restaurant in Kenya, Haandi has sister | | | | blue Nile's quirky lounge couldn't be mistaken for |
| restaurants in Kampala, London and Middlesex and | | | | anything else, painted with stories from Ethiopian |
| sells its own souvenir T-Shirts. The menu reads like a | | | | mythology-if you've ordered one of the many goat |
| recipe book crossed with a guide to Indian cuisine, and | | | | dishes, its best not to read the panels about poison until |
| includes a wonderful Mughlai (North Indian) and | | | | you've finished your meal! For the full communal |
| Tandoori dishes and plenty of vegetarian curries. | | | | African eating experience order the seven-person |
| Chowpaty Pure Vegetarian Restaurant | | | | doro wat (spicy traditional chicken stew, Kshs 3500) |
| (Shimmers Plaza, Westlands Rd, Westlands; mains | | | | with a few glasses of tej (honey wine, Kshs 125) |
| Kshs 200-350) | | | | Addis Ababa Restaurant |
| A great Indian vegetarian restaurant. The menu is as | | | | (Wood vale grove, Westlands; mains Kshs 400-500) |
| much a manifesto as a food list, but the food is | | | | Unlike the Ethiopian capital itself, this place is easily |
| excellent and includes lots of South Indian dishes such | | | | missed as it's tucked away up some stairs in an |
| as dhosa (lentil pancakes stuffed with vegetable curry) | | | | otherwise unremarkable block. Locate it and you'll also |
| Supreme restaurant | | | | find good authentic food and occasional live music. |
| (River rd, meals Kshs 170-250) | | | | Italian Restaurants in Nairobi |
| Near the junction with Tom Mboya St, this place offers | | | | With Kenya's huge Italian expats population, it's not |
| excellent Punjabi vegetarian thalis (plate meals) | | | | surprising that there are some good Italian choices |
| consisting of various curries, rice, dhal, bhajia | | | | here. |
| (vegetables fried in lentil flour) and chapattis. It has also | | | | Trattoria |
| superb fruit juices. | | | | (Cnr Wabera & Kaunda sts. Mains Kshs |
| Plaza café | | | | 400-1800) |
| (Barclay's plaza, Loita st. mains kshs300-6000 | | | | A very popular downtown restaurant swathed in |
| The minar chain used to have several branches in the | | | | trellises and plants, offering excellent pizzas, pasta, |
| city centre, but now there's just this one, set in the | | | | varied mains and a whole page of desserts. The |
| plaza's basement courtyard. It specializes in Mughlai | | | | atmosphere and food are excellent and it's packed |
| dishes but also does standard breakfasts and African | | | | every night, especially the upstairs balcony section. Try |
| dishes, plus good buffet lunches and plenty of | | | | the penne with vodka and smoked salmon (Kshs 550). |
| vegetarian options. | | | | A minimum spend of Kshs 500 per person applies for |
| Taj | | | | dinner, which is seldom a problem. |