With new restaurants and bars popping up every month, Nairobi’s food scene is diversifying rapidly. In recent years it …
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Creature Comforts at The River Cottage
For the long Mashujaa Day weekend, my wife and I were on the hunt for a good value Airbnb …
The Gods Must Love Cars
Last Sunday I was going to go to the races – to the horse races at the Nairobi Racecourse. …
Nairobi’s Trattoria Italian Restaurant: A Survivor
‘This is the place where you can watch Nairobi life,’ the man said to his companion, as they were …
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The Lively Backyard of Valley Arcade
La Salumeria in Valley Arcade along Gitanga Road is one of my favourite restaurants in Nairobi. It’s been there …
Father’s Day Treat at Village Market
It was Father’s Day. It’s a day my family don’t remember or, if they do, they don’t recognise. So …
The Shamba: Food, Farm Shop and Fun
‘I’m looking forward to doing a Going Places on your Shamba place,’ I said to Paul Simkin, one of …
Nairobi’s InterContinental Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
‘I will need one photograph for my article,’ I said to Oliver Geyer, the General Manager of the Nairobi …
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The Collective: Good Food, Good Art, Good Music
They call it The Collective. No, it’s not a kibbutz or any kind of communistic settlement. Not at all. …
