Guidebook for Nairobi
Food Scene
Katanazi Restaurant And Bar
12891 Kirichwa RdFor really good nyama choma (roasted meat). A Kenyan favourite.
Misono Restaurant
For really good Japanese!
For hotpot Chinese :) make your own hotpot combination soup
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Little Sheep Hot Pot
For hotpot Chinese :) make your own hotpot combination soup
Where I normally order Italian take away from! They're super quick too. They deliver within 30 minutes. Call 0724277332
22 abantu bendawo batusa
Osteria
Where I normally order Italian take away from! They're super quick too. They deliver within 30 minutes. Call 0724277332
For really good Ethiopian food! Must try the Sheikla tibs (roasted goat), Shiro (lentil paste), tej (honey wine) and Ethiopian coffee
65 abantu bendawo batusa
Habesha Restaurant
Argwings Kodhek RoadFor really good Ethiopian food! Must try the Sheikla tibs (roasted goat), Shiro (lentil paste), tej (honey wine) and Ethiopian coffee
Shopping
Your everything place. Has a fruit and veg shop, small grocery shop, few restaurants (chicken and chips takeaway, Chinese restaurant, coffee shop), gym, post office & behind it is a second hand market
Adams Arcade Roundabout
Ngong RoadYour everything place. Has a fruit and veg shop, small grocery shop, few restaurants (chicken and chips takeaway, Chinese restaurant, coffee shop), gym, post office & behind it is a second hand market
Fairly sized mall with international banks (Barclays, Standard Chartered), ATMs, restaurants, bars, supermarket, coffee shops, camping shop & the maasai market (craft market) on Sundays
250 abantu bendawo batusa
Yaya Centre
Argwings Kodhek RoadFairly sized mall with international banks (Barclays, Standard Chartered), ATMs, restaurants, bars, supermarket, coffee shops, camping shop & the maasai market (craft market) on Sundays
Has various shops: liquor store, supermarket, Japanese restaurant, dental clinics, yoga & spinning etc
8 abantu bendawo batusa
GREENHOUSE SHOPPING CENTRE
1st floor Kirichwa LnHas various shops: liquor store, supermarket, Japanese restaurant, dental clinics, yoga & spinning etc
For a bigger shopping experience. It has a cinema, supermarket, restaurants, bars, clothing shops & the maasai market (craft market) on Thursdays
176 abantu bendawo batusa
The Junction Mall
Kingara RoadFor a bigger shopping experience. It has a cinema, supermarket, restaurants, bars, clothing shops & the maasai market (craft market) on Thursdays
Essentials
Your bigger everything place. Has a big supermarket, cinema, coffee shop, butchery, banks, ATMs etc. You can also get buses from here to Mombasa
74 abantu bendawo batusa
Prestige Plaza Shopping Mall
Your bigger everything place. Has a big supermarket, cinema, coffee shop, butchery, banks, ATMs etc. You can also get buses from here to Mombasa
Everything Else
The Nairobi Women's Hospital-Adams
Kilimani RoadSmall but efficient hospital a block away
JD Academy Tennis Courts
Walking distance to a tennis academy!
Jaffery's, a community centre with a padded track for walking/ jogging and it's open from 5am - 10pm. One of my favourite places to chill/run.
Naushad Merali Drive
Naushad Merali DriveJaffery's, a community centre with a padded track for walking/ jogging and it's open from 5am - 10pm. One of my favourite places to chill/run.
Drinks & Nightlife
For good beer produced by themselves, good food, good music and events almost everyday including Salsa on Wednesdays
109 abantu bendawo batusa
Brew Bistro and Lounge
671 Ngong RdFor good beer produced by themselves, good food, good music and events almost everyday including Salsa on Wednesdays
To listen to a local/African live band every Thursday from 7pm, I love this place.
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Choices Pub and Restaurant
Baricho RoadTo listen to a local/African live band every Thursday from 7pm, I love this place.
Sightseeing
KICC Helipad
Harambee AvenueFor a 360 view of Nairobi from above, I like this spot.