Nairobi Restaurants

  1. Café 21

    More of a cafeteria than a purebreed coffeehouse, the neat little 21 does both full meals and snacks or 'bitings'. Sandwiches, grills, pasta and lamb chops all feature, and there's a lunch buffet.

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  2. Kengeles Bar & Restaurant

    Run on the lines of a Western chain restaurant, Kengeles' impressively varied menu encompasses burgers, grills, Mexican, African, Indonesian, Asian and buffet options, and the open-air balcony is a fine place to dine. On a quiet night, though, the service can be truly lousy. The chain was rumoured to be in financial difficulties at time of writing, and had also seemingly fallen out of favour with Nairobi council.

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  3. Plaza Café

    The Minar chain used to have several branches in the city centre, but now there's just this one, set in the Plaza's basement courtyard. It specialises in mughlai dishes but also does standard breakfasts and African dishes, plus good buffet lunches and plenty of vegetarian options.

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