Amalayi African Cuisine — Restaurant in Nairobi

this new family run business offers authentic kenyan cuisine, with chicken, kuku, ingokho, brought from the family farm in western kenya, tastes like no chicken ever found in a supermarket. these chickens have had a great life, corn fed, with the most delicious brown meat and juicy skin, I have never tasted any better anywhere in the world. Fresh Tilapia from lakeside Kisumu, and Millet and casava flour ovusuma (brown ugali) the perfect accompaniment. Miroo, Murere, Lisutsa, and Lidodo green vegetables for the healthiest and medicinal diet traditionally prepared with omushelekha. The homely ambience and family service makes this a friendly experience, you just want to go...

I was craving ground nut stew so I googled West African restaurants near me. I've been to a couple West African restaurants in Nairobi before but I wanted to try a new one. I found Amalayi and tried their ground nut stew with fufu. I really enjoyed it so I decided to bring my family and try other things on the menu.

My kids said the food was delicious and wanted me to mention that the owner is kind :) We had the okra, fried fish, oxtail, and jerk chicken, with sides of rice, ugali, fufu, and pounded yam. Their fufu and rice were better than we've had at other West African restaurants in Nairobi. We would definitely...

We were a group of 10, got there close to their posted close time but despite that Howard welcomed us and put together a feast and allowed us to stay late. The food was the best we had the whole week. It was so good that we decided to come back to this place again a week later after visiting Masai Mara and, once again, it did not disappoint at all.

Location is small, but in a good way, feels warm and welcoming, almost familiar, very intimate. It’s at the end of a lovely looking guarded alleyway so you’re far away from traffic and loud noises.

Best place to eat and drink in Nairobi, not...