ALL PAWAPLATES
East Africa
July 3, 2026

Nairobi, Kenya

The restaurant worth the flight

Talisman in Karen. Book the garden and ask for a table away from the bar if you're there to talk business.

The meal you ordered

The lamb samosas to start, then the slow-cooked lamb. Order it every time.

The hotel you'd go back to

Hemingways in Karen. Quiet, a proper desk, and close to Wilson for early flights.

The thing most people miss

Karura Forest at 7am. Walk or cycle to the waterfall before the city wakes up.

How can you pay there

Mobile money, Card

Amara K.
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