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Nearby attractions
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
Military Park
51 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
Victoria Theater
Newark, NJ 07102
Prudential Hall
Robert Treat Center, 1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
New Jersey Historical Society
52 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102
Prudential Center
25 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07102, United States
Harriet Tubman Square
501-551 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102
Loft Life Venue
47 Edison Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
Newark Public Library - Main Branch
5 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102
Nearby restaurants
NICO Kitchen + Bar
One Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
Medallion Steakhouse & Seafood
50 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
Dutch's Restaurant
24 E Park St, Newark, NJ 07102
Don Pepe Restaurant
844 McCarter Hwy, Newark, NJ 07102
A True Taste Of Kenya
2 Center St Suite #174, Newark, NJ 07102, United States
The Yard
55 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
PJ's Coffee
2 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
Chinatown Diner
Inside The YMCA, 4504, 600 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102
Blaze Pizza
691 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102
Queen Pizza II
48 Commerce St #2, Newark, NJ 07102
Nearby hotels
Robert Treat Hotel
50 Park Pl, Newark, NJ 07102
TRYP by Wyndham Newark Downtown
24 E Park St, Newark, NJ 07102
DoubleTree by Hilton Newark Penn Station
1048 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
Village Hotel
65 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102
Courtyard by Marriott Newark Downtown
858 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102
Hampton Inn & Suites Newark-Harrison-Riverwalk
100 Passaic Ave, Harrison, NJ 07029
Element Harrison - Newark
399 Somerset St, Harrison, NJ 07029
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Swahili Village - Newark, NJ

2 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
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attractions: New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Military Park, Victoria Theater, Prudential Hall, New Jersey Historical Society, The Newark Museum of Art, Prudential Center, Harriet Tubman Square, Loft Life Venue, Newark Public Library - Main Branch, restaurants: NICO Kitchen + Bar, Medallion Steakhouse & Seafood, Dutch's Restaurant, Don Pepe Restaurant, A True Taste Of Kenya, The Yard, PJ's Coffee, Chinatown Diner, Blaze Pizza, Queen Pizza II
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swahilivillages.com

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Nearby attractions of Swahili Village - Newark, NJ

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Military Park

Victoria Theater

Prudential Hall

New Jersey Historical Society

The Newark Museum of Art

Prudential Center

Harriet Tubman Square

Loft Life Venue

Newark Public Library - Main Branch

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

4.7

(3.2K)

Open 24 hours
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Military Park

Military Park

4.5

(942)

Closed
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Victoria Theater

Victoria Theater

4.7

(28)

Open 24 hours
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Prudential Hall

Prudential Hall

4.8

(22)

Open 24 hours
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Dreaming of a Blanco Christmas - Hope Centers Christmas Prod Dec 12 & 14
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Nearby restaurants of Swahili Village - Newark, NJ

NICO Kitchen + Bar

Medallion Steakhouse & Seafood

Dutch's Restaurant

Don Pepe Restaurant

A True Taste Of Kenya

The Yard

PJ's Coffee

Chinatown Diner

Blaze Pizza

Queen Pizza II

NICO Kitchen + Bar

NICO Kitchen + Bar

4.0

(219)

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Medallion Steakhouse & Seafood

Medallion Steakhouse & Seafood

4.4

(295)

$$

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Dutch's Restaurant

Dutch's Restaurant

4.2

(125)

$$

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Don Pepe Restaurant

Don Pepe Restaurant

4.3

(1.2K)

$$$

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whereintheworldischikwhereintheworldischik
What restaurant do you know basically turns into a club?? 📍Swahili Village - Newark, NJ #trending #fyp #fypă‚· #explore #explorepage #viral #newjersey #newjerseytiktok #newark #newyork #newyorkcity #afrobeats #swahilivillage #swahilivillagenewarknj
Katy Chavez AttorneyKaty Chavez Attorney
Short version: The food is great, and the service is comically horrible in every possible way. I will start by saying I usually post positive reviews and I am only posting this one so that people can know and make their choices. I am not one of those people that just complains all the time about every restaurant. We visited Swahili Village because my friend was visiting the US for the first time from Kenya, and we wanted to be able to offer some familiar foods. The food was absolutely delicious. The service was comically horrible. When we arrived we requested ice water for everyone, and ordered a flaming margarita, chai tea, and a draft beer. We got the water quickly, but with very little ice. OK, that I will chalk up to being like being in Kenya. The appetizers came quickly and were lovely and yummy. AFTER the appetizers we finally got the tea. But the tea was still COLD (room temperature) and the milk was SOUR. The waiter took the tea and half way through the meal brought tea again, but it was the SAME tea, with the sour milk, warmed up!!! About 20 or 30 minutes after ordering the waiter told us that there was an issue with the computer going down or something and so he had to repeat the order again and that he apologizes that there would be a delay. OK, that is understandable. But why don’t we have the Margarita or Draft beer? I also ask for ICE and more water. We also ask for appetizer potatoes to snack on while we wait for the food. He comes eventually with the flaming Margarita, which was just a little alcohol flame on a half lime on top. Then he comes to tell us that he did NOT order the potatoes we asked for because the kitchen said “They will be able to send the food soon anyway”. I said, “Umm, whatever. Then can I please have ICE, and more water?” We then get the food, which was delicious. And after an HOUR we finally get the draft beer. I ask again for ICE and more water. He finally brings a pitcher, and I take him from him so I can pour out of the side and get some ICE, since he did not bring any glasses or bowls of ice. I told him after two hours all I have is a single ice cube for every one of us. Please give me the pitcher. Despite that there was a known issue with the food, and only two other tables of customers no manager ever stopped by to say “Hi, how is everything tonight?” We decided not to bother ordering coffee, DEFINITELY not tea, or any dessert, since we figured it would take another two hours. The total was over $300. For the 5 of us. If they thought that we did not deserve good service because we were not spending enough I would respond that we would have ordered more drinks if we ever had gotten the FIRST ones. So the failure points were: 1-no manager ever checked in, 2-drinks extremely slow, 3-no QC to make sure mil not turned and tea hot, even AFTER being told it was bad, 4- tech issues that really would usually result in a free snack or SOMETHING as an apology. So, there was a problem with the server, the manager, the kitchen AND the computer. However, to be fair, it was exactly like being in Kenya! Just at 100 times the cost.
Jennifer JohnJennifer John
Saw this restaurant had opened in Newark on tik tok. My friends and I had to give it a try! Ambience - the decor was lovely. It was a very nice presentation. The music was at a good volume and they played really good variety of music. No dress code so come how you feel. People were dressed up and others were casual. Service - Amazing service. Everyone was friendly, we got great recommendations for foods and drinks. We didn’t have to wait long for the drinks or food. Drinks - I got the tropical splash which was delicious and pretty strong. The drink was sweet from the blackberry but you could taste the rum. I also got the Tropical Infusion. This drink was less sweet. It was tasty and though I couldn’t taste the liquor in this drink, things were leaning a little after finishing it. Food - For appetizers we tried the Samosas, the chicken wings, and the Samaki filet bites. The samosas were really delicious. The outside was crunchy and the inside was well seasoned and slightly spicy. The chicken wings were good as well. The rub on it was a nice sweet and smokey flavor. The Samaki filet bites were my favorite. The flavor was so bold and it was just a party of deliciousness in my mouth. For my main dish I got the goat stew/mbuzi kaanga with spinach and jollof rice. We also got the Mokimo try. Everything was really really really tasty. The goat stew was nicely cooked. The sauce slightly thick. The meat was also tender. It went really well with the spinach and the jollof rice. The spinach was tasty as well. The coconut milk gave it a really creamy sweet taste. The star of the dish was the jollof rice. It was absolutely mouthwatering. There’s were so many spices and flavors in the jollof rice. I couldn’t get enough. I wish I ordered a second round loll. We talked about the rice all night 😂. The Mokimo was actually weirdly really good. Idk why it was so good it’s peas, mash potatoes, onions, corn and sautĂ©ed onions. It was a weird flavor but a really good weird flavor like pistachio ice cream. For dessert we got the mango mousse and the chocolate cake. The mango mousse wasn’t my favorite. My friend described it as mango air and that’s what it tasted like. The mango flavor was just too light for me. It was okay. I liked the chocolate cake better. It was so much chocolate đŸ€€ and it had different kinds of chocolate flavors throughout the cake. We ate a lot of food lolll. We didn’t plan on eating all that food but I’m glad we did. Definitely visit and eat everything, it’s all delicious 😁.
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Short version: The food is great, and the service is comically horrible in every possible way. I will start by saying I usually post positive reviews and I am only posting this one so that people can know and make their choices. I am not one of those people that just complains all the time about every restaurant. We visited Swahili Village because my friend was visiting the US for the first time from Kenya, and we wanted to be able to offer some familiar foods. The food was absolutely delicious. The service was comically horrible. When we arrived we requested ice water for everyone, and ordered a flaming margarita, chai tea, and a draft beer. We got the water quickly, but with very little ice. OK, that I will chalk up to being like being in Kenya. The appetizers came quickly and were lovely and yummy. AFTER the appetizers we finally got the tea. But the tea was still COLD (room temperature) and the milk was SOUR. The waiter took the tea and half way through the meal brought tea again, but it was the SAME tea, with the sour milk, warmed up!!! About 20 or 30 minutes after ordering the waiter told us that there was an issue with the computer going down or something and so he had to repeat the order again and that he apologizes that there would be a delay. OK, that is understandable. But why don’t we have the Margarita or Draft beer? I also ask for ICE and more water. We also ask for appetizer potatoes to snack on while we wait for the food. He comes eventually with the flaming Margarita, which was just a little alcohol flame on a half lime on top. Then he comes to tell us that he did NOT order the potatoes we asked for because the kitchen said “They will be able to send the food soon anyway”. I said, “Umm, whatever. Then can I please have ICE, and more water?” We then get the food, which was delicious. And after an HOUR we finally get the draft beer. I ask again for ICE and more water. He finally brings a pitcher, and I take him from him so I can pour out of the side and get some ICE, since he did not bring any glasses or bowls of ice. I told him after two hours all I have is a single ice cube for every one of us. Please give me the pitcher. Despite that there was a known issue with the food, and only two other tables of customers no manager ever stopped by to say “Hi, how is everything tonight?” We decided not to bother ordering coffee, DEFINITELY not tea, or any dessert, since we figured it would take another two hours. The total was over $300. For the 5 of us. If they thought that we did not deserve good service because we were not spending enough I would respond that we would have ordered more drinks if we ever had gotten the FIRST ones. So the failure points were: 1-no manager ever checked in, 2-drinks extremely slow, 3-no QC to make sure mil not turned and tea hot, even AFTER being told it was bad, 4- tech issues that really would usually result in a free snack or SOMETHING as an apology. So, there was a problem with the server, the manager, the kitchen AND the computer. However, to be fair, it was exactly like being in Kenya! Just at 100 times the cost.
Katy Chavez Attorney

Katy Chavez Attorney

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Saw this restaurant had opened in Newark on tik tok. My friends and I had to give it a try! Ambience - the decor was lovely. It was a very nice presentation. The music was at a good volume and they played really good variety of music. No dress code so come how you feel. People were dressed up and others were casual. Service - Amazing service. Everyone was friendly, we got great recommendations for foods and drinks. We didn’t have to wait long for the drinks or food. Drinks - I got the tropical splash which was delicious and pretty strong. The drink was sweet from the blackberry but you could taste the rum. I also got the Tropical Infusion. This drink was less sweet. It was tasty and though I couldn’t taste the liquor in this drink, things were leaning a little after finishing it. Food - For appetizers we tried the Samosas, the chicken wings, and the Samaki filet bites. The samosas were really delicious. The outside was crunchy and the inside was well seasoned and slightly spicy. The chicken wings were good as well. The rub on it was a nice sweet and smokey flavor. The Samaki filet bites were my favorite. The flavor was so bold and it was just a party of deliciousness in my mouth. For my main dish I got the goat stew/mbuzi kaanga with spinach and jollof rice. We also got the Mokimo try. Everything was really really really tasty. The goat stew was nicely cooked. The sauce slightly thick. The meat was also tender. It went really well with the spinach and the jollof rice. The spinach was tasty as well. The coconut milk gave it a really creamy sweet taste. The star of the dish was the jollof rice. It was absolutely mouthwatering. There’s were so many spices and flavors in the jollof rice. I couldn’t get enough. I wish I ordered a second round loll. We talked about the rice all night 😂. The Mokimo was actually weirdly really good. Idk why it was so good it’s peas, mash potatoes, onions, corn and sautĂ©ed onions. It was a weird flavor but a really good weird flavor like pistachio ice cream. For dessert we got the mango mousse and the chocolate cake. The mango mousse wasn’t my favorite. My friend described it as mango air and that’s what it tasted like. The mango flavor was just too light for me. It was okay. I liked the chocolate cake better. It was so much chocolate đŸ€€ and it had different kinds of chocolate flavors throughout the cake. We ate a lot of food lolll. We didn’t plan on eating all that food but I’m glad we did. Definitely visit and eat everything, it’s all delicious 😁.
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