A Nightlife Guide For Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya, Africa offers nightlife in the form of movie theaters, casinos, restaurants, cafes and bars. Many hotels offer these establishments on their premises, making it easy for their guests to have an enjoyable nightlife. These hotels include Six Eighty Hotel and Casino, The Landmark, Nairobi Hilton Hotel, Norfolk Hotel, Holiday Inn Nairobi Mayfair Court, The Stanley, Nairobi Intercontinental, Nairobi Serena Hotel, Safari Park Hotel and the Grand Regency Hotel.

Six Eighty Hotel and Casino offers guests 30 slot machines and 4 table games. Here guests can enjoy slots, blackjack and roulette as well as dinner at the Simba Restaurant and can top the evening off at the Resident’s Lounge. The Landmark Hotel is home to the Safari Café, which offers candle lit dinners and the Safari Bar, which over looks the swimming pool and is the perfect spot for watching the sunset.

Nairobi Hilton Hotel offers several restaurants, bars and pubs. The Jockey Pub offers a warm and relaxing atmosphere with a live duo band on weekends and excellent pub food. Café Americain offers coffees, pastries and light snacks as well as a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The Residents Lounge is open exclusively for hotel guests and offers a bar and snacks. The Travelers Restaurant offers Far East, Mediterranean and Continental cuisine.

Norfolk Hotel offers guest to its premises restaurants and bars. The Ibis Restaurant is the perfect spot for a romantic evening and offers piano music, international cuisine. Hibiscus Bar and Lounge is bright and airy and is situated where patrons can gaze over the luscious gardens found here while enjoying tea/coffee, sandwiches and pastries, soft drinks, beer ,wines, spirits and cocktails. Lord Delamere Terrace and Bar offers it patrons continental, Chinese, Italian and Asian cuisine as well as beverages, spirits and cocktails.

Holiday Inn Nairobi Mayfair Court is the site for the Oasis Poolside Bar offers its patrons a relaxing location and is open late, as is the Spur Cocktail Bar. The Golden Spur Restaurant, also located here, is a family oriented steak house that offers steaks, burgers, pizza and salads. For more entertainment, Mayfair Casino and Club is also located on this same property. Here patrons can enjoy blackjack and roulette as well as slots.

The Stanley Hotel offers fine dining in The Thorn Tree, which is a brasserie/bistro-style café while The Pool Deck Restaurant offers barbeque served buffet style as well as salads.

At Nairobi Intercontinental, The Terrace, an informal restaurant that serves international and local cuisine and La Prugna Doro, an Italian restaurant are both perfect locations to begin the night. Safari Bar, also located here, offers live music, snacks and a bar. Patrons to this hotel can also enjoy Resort Kenya Limited Casino, which offers American Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Pai Gow Poker and Slots.

Nairobi Serena Hotel is the location of The Mandhari, Café Mahgreb, The Aksum Bar, The Pool Bar and the Bambara Lounge. The Mandhari is the place to visit for ambiance with panoramic views of the city and of Nairobi Central Park as well as excellent Indian Ocean seafood, wild game, freshly caught river fish. Café Mahgreb is an informal Moroccan-style café with an international menu. The Aksum Bar offers cocktails, international labels, fine wines and fresh juices. The Pool Bar offers a wide selection of hot and cold snacks, ice cream sundaes, appetizers, cocktails, fine wines and spirits, coffee, teas and chilled juices. The Bambara Lounge is open 24 hours to hotel guests.

Nightlife available at the Safari Park Hotel includes Cat’s Club and Piano Bar where a dance troupe entertains patrons or casino, which offers Baccarat, Blackjack, Chemin de Fer, Mini Baccarat, Pontoon, Roulette. Also located here is Chinese Restaurant, Nyama Choma Ranch, African Theatre Restaurant, Chi-Yo Japanese Restaurant, Café Kigwa, La Piazzette Italian Restaurant, Cal’s Discotheque and Bar.

Grand Regency Hotel offers nightlife with their own restaurants, bars and casino. Le Belvedere offers French cuisine while Harry’s Bar offers a variety of drinks. Royal Terrace Coffee Shop, open 24 hours a day offers a variety of homemade baked delights as well as cappuccino and espresso. Atrium Garden Restaurant has theme nights and Panorama Pool Deck offers salads, snacks and refreshments. Roberto’s offers Italian cuisine and a variety of homemade ice creams. Regency Frontier offers barbeque and Indian Kebabs. The Crystal Palace Chinese Restaurant serves Chinese cuisine and Sitar Restaurant serves Indian cuisine in an Indian atmosphere. For the gambler, Regency Casino is also located here. Windsor Golf and Country Club offer many bars and restaurants such as The Country Room, which offers international cuisine. Windsor Room offers game meat, poultry and fish dishes. Library Bar serves drinks in a luxurious atmosphere, Kingfisher Bar and Club Bar both offer cocktails. Other bars located in Nairobi include Bubbles Discotheque, Cactus Bar, Cantina Club, Choices, Club Balafon, Dolce the Club, Florida 2000 Discotheque, Jungle Club, L’Ora Blu, Makuti Park Inn, Monte Carlo Club, New Florida, Rhino Club, Sahara City Ltd., Simba Saloon, Sting Club, Zanze-Bar and Restaurant. There are also more casinos located in Nairobi; they are International Casino and Florida Casino. International Casino is an 11,000 square foot establishment that offers slots, blackjack and roulette on 100 slots and 5 table games. An American style restaurant and Bubbles Nightclub are located here. Florida Casino offers it patrons blackjack, roulette and slots on 55 slots and 10 table games as well as a restaurant and a bar.