KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi

Restaurants
Nairobi boasts itself as a ‘culinary capital’ in Africa, and it is hard to dispute,
based upon the huge variety of exotic and exquisite cuisine available in and
around the city. Nairobi’s restaurants cater to all budgets and tastes, from
European, Asian and Latin cuisines to the ubiquitous and (for meateaters, at
least) delectable nyama choma meat feasts. For sheer indulgence, no place beats
the legendary Carnivore Restaurant, which serves the whole gamut of
Kenya’s wild ‘game meats’ – from ostrich and zebra to hartebeest, gazelle and
crocodile – on the edge of Nairobi National Park.As such, this has become a
particularly popular place (some would say gratuitously so) to take visitors
from overseas.
Among Nairobi’s other famous eateries is the Tamarind, famous for its
delectable day-fresh seafood,Akasaka, Nairobi’s oldest Japanese restaurant, the
Rickshaw, renowned as the city’s best Chinese restaurant, and Alan Bobbe’s,
the smallest but finest French bistro in Kenya. In the Mall in Westlands, there’s
the Haandi, rated by many as the best of Nairobi’s vast legion of Indian restaurants,
the Tamambo, which serves a variety of continental and African dishes,
and the excellent Italian Mediterraneo. The other top restaurants are in the
city’s five-star hotels: the Mandhari Restaurant at the Serena, the Ibis Grill at
the Norfolk, the Zen restaurant at the Stanley, and the famous colonial dining
room of the Muthaiga Country Club.The green suburbs also offer a host of
different dining experiences: from the Lord Errol Restaurant in Runda to the
Rusty Nail, The Talisman and the Turaco Club in the beautiful tropical
gardens of Karen and Langata.
Electronic Information
The growth of Kenya’s booming Internet cafe scene has been matched by an
impressive growth in homegrown websites offering up-to-date information
and links on things to do and places to go in the ‘Green City’. Some of the
best of these sites are listed here as a one-stop reference for budding surfers
who want to catch a wave into Nairobi’s future:
www.nationaudio.com - News from Kenya’s largest media group, including
a What’s On tourist guide with news of the latest events and cultural, sporting
and travel attractions.
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