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Zarda Café
About Zarda Café
Looking for a friendly Cafe in mezzanine floor Chaka Rd, Nairobi? Zarda Café is known for quality drinks, fresh flavors, and a comfortable place to relax or get work done. Rated 4.90 stars from 300 reviews, we’re here to make every visit feel easy and enjoyable with great service and quality.
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What People Say
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From our beloved regulars
Pilar Johnson a month ago
It’s on the 2nd floor of the mall. Enjoyed a mango milkshake and banana milkshake here - no wifi though.
Kumar Harun a month ago
This my 5th Visit, on A Saturday for the weekend 🍝🥗🍱Lunch, I have orders the Goat curry 🍛Rogan Josh...This was the Most Delicious Sumptuous, the Tender meat slow cooked in just the Right blend of Spices the Meat like Melted in the mouth, You must try the Other dishes like my Friend ordered Fish Curry was Equally Delicious, Am happy have come to Enjoy the Lunch. Lovely
Jacqueline R. Nkumba 4 months ago
Feasting on Zarda food is always a delight. It's my go-to place, especially when I have guests at home and little time to cook. They never disappoint. The food is very tasty - authentic Coasterian food, and their portions are generous. Apart from the usual favorites (biryani, pilau, coconut fish, curries..), I tried the Swahili porridge (Uji wa ngano). My! Oh my! What a pleasant surprise that was! Will definitely be having more of that often. I'd also highly recommend the snack - mahamri, samosas, and viazi karai. I recently went to their new location in Kilimani and absolutely loved it. Very warm and inviting ambience. The owner's passion for his business and clientele is quite evident.
Kim Kimani 2 months ago
Authentic Kenyan, Coastal dishes. I love the Pilau. Got to try out the new dishes too. Great chicken and beef curry. Nan well done. The fresh juice... Out of this world.
Hellen Nyasimi 5 months ago
This place is so cutsey omg🥹! The service is so amazing and quick. Tracey is such a sweet, polite and professional waiter. The food is delicious and homey! You should definitely try their tamarind juice! 100% recommend!!
InvestorNabil 2 months ago
Very nice calming place. Tracy is very respectful. Cooks in the back look clean. The tilapia steamed fish was pretty good. They could cook it 5 minutes longer but overall good. Cappuccino was very nice too. Tasted good and calming experience.
lynn akinyi 3 months ago
I was served by Tracy and she was super nice and very professional. The food was also very nice and the restaurant interior itself is very cool and relaxing. 10/10. I will definitely be coming back!
Khonzie Ndlovu a month ago
A great evening at Zarda Cafe, loved the swahili food cuisine. Good value for money 💰 and very generous potions even took takeaway customer service was 👌🏾with great ambience. When you starving, this is a place to go, you won't be disappointed
Nichole Maiyo a month ago
The staff were Amazing ,super friendly and accomodating, If you are looking to go on a date or a group thing this is a good option for you. It's surrounding is calm and really cool. I tried the vegetable and wet fry, they were superb🤤 They have variety of dishes including local kenyan dishes, swahili dishes and indian too, I will be trying their curry and naan next time😊
Violet mwangi a month ago
Super chill spot to be at. Calm, relaxing and warm atmosphere. Excellent customer service and the food slapped just right.. their espresso milkshake?? Heavenly! Had this with some delicious Samaki wa kupaka. Definitely a 10/10.
Popular Items
Menu Highlights
Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at Zarda Café
Cocktail Juice
Bone Broth
Chapati with Coconut Beans
Food & Drinks
Menu & Prices
Greens
Cabbage
KES 220.00
Steamed with onions and pepper
Mixed Vegetables
KES 300.00
Assorted vegetables
Kachumbari
KES 320.00
Onions, tomatoes and lime juice
Plain Mchicha
KES 200.00
Fried in onions
Mchicha Wa Nazi
KES 450.00
Cooked in coconut cream
Espresso Coffee
Single Americano
KES 200.00
Americano
Double Cappuccino
KES 300.00
Cappuccino
Double Mocha
KES 350.00
Mocha
Triple Caffé Latte
KES 400.00
Caffé latte
Single Cappuccino
KES 250.00
Cappuccino
Double Americano
KES 250.00
Americano
Single Mocha
KES 300.00
Mocha
Triple Mocha
KES 400.00
Mocha
Triple Cappuccino
KES 400.00
Cappuccino
Single Caffé Latte
KES 270.00
Caffé latte
Double Caffé Latte
KES 320.00
Caffé latte
Single Espresso
KES 150.00
Single espresso
Triple Americano
KES 300.00
Americano
Single Latte Macchiato
KES 250.00
Latte machiato
Double Latte Macchiato
KES 290.00
Latte macchiato
Triple Latte Macchiato
KES 390.00
Latte macchiato
Tripe Espresso
KES 300.00
Triple espresso
Double Espresso
KES 200.00
Double espresso
Fish Fillet
Fillet Wa Ukwaju
KES 1,350.00
Fried in tamarind sauce
Fish Fingers (100g)
KES 840.00
Snack-fillet served with tartare sauce
Fillet Wa Kupaka
KES 1,550.00
Fried in thick coconut sauce
Pan Fried Fillet
KES 1,300.00
pan fried tilapia fillet
Grilled Fillet
KES 1,300.00
grilled fillet
Fish Fingers (200g)
KES 1,400.00
Meal-fillet served with tartare sauce
Fish - Whole Tilapia
Mchuzi Wa Samaki Wa Nazi - Coconut Fish Stew
KES 1,350.00
Fish in coconut stew
Samaki Wa Ukwaju
KES 1,150.00
Tilapia fried in tamarind sauce
Steamed Fish
KES 1,050.00
Steamed with carrots, onions & capsicum. Salt added for flavour
Fish Choma - Grilled Fish
KES 950.00
Grilled tilapia marinated in Swahili herbs & spices. Charcoal grilled to give a smoky, slightly charred, rich complex flavour.
Samaki Wa Kupaka - Coconut Sauce
KES 1,300.00
Tilapia fried in thick coconut sauce
Mchuzi Wa Samaki - Plain Fish Stew
KES 1,050.00
Stewed with onions, tomatoes and a mix of Swahili herbs & spices
Deep Fry
KES 1,000.00
Deep fried Tilapia
Mhogo Wa Nazi
Mhogo Wa Nazi - Wet Fry
KES 550.00
Cassava in coconut sauce mixed with vegetables
Mhogo Wa Nazi - Plain
KES 450.00
Cassava in coconut sauce
Accompaniments
Roast Potatoes.
KES 250.00
Roasted with rosemary
Potato Wedges
KES 250.00
Crispy, golden potato wedges seasoned to perfection.
Sautéed Potatoes
KES 330.00
Sliced and fried with onions
Mashed Potatoes
KES 250.00
Mashed with milk and butter
Plantain
KES 480.00
plantain
Mkate Wa Mayai - Swahili Pizza
KES 490.00
Swahili-style stuffed flatbread with eggs and flavorful fillings.
Plain Rice
KES 150.00
Steamed with oil and salt
Mukimo - Mbaazi
KES 340.00
Mashed potatoes, butter with pigeon peas
Yellow Rice
KES 180.00
Yellow rice
Ugali
KES 80.00
Stiffed maize flour
Stir Fried Rice (Chicken)
KES 480.00
stir fried rice with chicken cubes
Lemon Rice
KES 300.00
lemon rice
Chapati - Brown
KES 100.00
Unleavened flat bread- wholemeal
Vegetable Rice
KES 330.00
vegetable rice
Coconut Rice
KES 280.00
Steamed with coconut milk
Chapati - White
KES 80.00
Unleavened flat bread
Cereals
Coconut Beans
KES 380.00
Cooked in coconut stew
Plain Beans
KES 300.00
Cooked in plain stew
Mbaazi-Half
KES 260.00
Pigeon peas cooked in thick coconut sauce
Pojo/Ndengu - Green Grams
KES 350.00
Cooked in coconut stew
Mbaazi - Full
KES 480.00
Pigeon peas cooked in thick coconut sauce
Cold Beverages
Mango Juice
KES 185.00
Freshly blended mango cubes
Passion Juice
KES 250.00
Squeezed passion served chilled
Tamarind Juice
KES 250.00
Ukwaju
Banana Smoothie
KES 350.00
Milk, vanilla ice cream and banana
Soda - 300ml
KES 140.00
Fanta, sprite, coke
Vanilla Milkshake
KES 350.00
Milk, vanilla ice cream
Dasani 500ml
KES 130.00
Bottled water
Tropical Juice
KES 185.00
Mango, pineapple, cocktail
Chocolate Milkshake
KES 350.00
Milk, chocolate ice cream
Chocolate-Banana Smoothie
KES 350.00
Chocolate ice cream and banana
Banana Milkshake
KES 350.00
Milk, vanilla ice cream and banana
Banana-Mango Smoothie
KES 350.00
Banana, mango cubes and vanilla ice cream
Strawberry Milkshake
KES 350.00
Milk, strawberry ice cream
Hot Beverages
Special Tea
KES 250.00
Ginger tea
Kahawa Chungu - Swahili Espresso
KES 150.00
Espresso coffee blended with Swahili spices
White Tea - Tea Bag
KES 200.00
Milk, hot water and tealeaves
Kahawa Tamu
KES 250.00
Sweet Swahili coffee (single shot of espresso)
Swahili White Tea
KES 350.00
Made with Swahili herbs. Contains milk
Lemon Tea
KES 150.00
Hot water and lemon slices
Swahili Black Tea
KES 150.00
Made with Swahili herbs
Porridge - Uji Wa Ngano
KES 350.00
A blend of coconut milk, whole wheat, sugar, & all purpose flour
Black Tea - Tea Bag
KES 100.00
Hot water and tealeaves
Nescafé Coffee - Black
KES 109.00
Hot water, milk and coffee sachet
Hot Chocolate
KES 280.00
Hot water, drinking chocolate and sugar
Nescafé Coffee - White
KES 185.00
Hot water and coffee sachet
Dawa
KES 250.00
Concotion of ginger, lemon and hot water
Biriani
Fish Biriani (Fillet)
KES 1,850.00
A savory fish fillet and rice dish.
Goat Biriani
KES 1,400.00
Flavorful goat biryani cooked with rich spices and fragrant rice.
Beef Biryani
KES 1,150.00
Spiced mix of beef and rice.
Chicken Biriani
KES 1,400.00
A savory chicken and rice dish.
Chips
Plain Chips
KES 250.00
Deep fried sliced potato
Chips Mayai
KES 400.00
Deep fried potato chips mixed with fried eggs
Garlic Chips (Zarda's Special)
KES 600.00
Deep fried sliced potato strips cooked in our signature garlic sauce
Masala Chips
KES 350.00
Deep fried sliced potato strips cooked in a chilli and tomato base
Platter
Half Beef Platter (2-3 People)
KES 1,750.00
Beef, potatoes, hoho, dhania
Half Chicken Platter (2-3 People)
KES 2,250.00
Sliced chicken, potatoes, vegetables
Full Beef Platter (4-5 People)
KES 3,150.00
Beef, potatoes, hoho, dhania
Full Chicken Platter (4-5 People)
KES 4,150.00
Sliced chicken, potatoes, vegetables
Pilau
Beef Pilau
KES 800.00
Rice cooked in broth, mixed spices and other ingredients
Goat Pilau
KES 1,050.00
Savory goat pilau with perfectly spiced rice and tender meat.
Vegetable Pilau
KES 550.00
Rice cooked in broth, mixed spices and other ingredients
Chicken Pilau
KES 1,050.00
Rice cooked in broth, mixed spices and other ingredients
Beef
Bone Soup
KES 750.00
Long boiled beef soup
Mshakiki Plate
KES 800.00
Beef skewer marinated in Swahili herbs & spices. Charcoal grilled to give a smoky, slightly charred rich complex flavour.
Plain Soup
KES 82.00
Bone soup
Liver Wet Fry
KES 520.00
Fried in onions and tomatoes served with ugali
Wet Fry
KES 750.00
Wet fried beef
Dry Fry
KES 850.00
Fried in onions and spices
Breakfast
Fried Eggs - 2
KES 200.00
Fried with oil
Kebab - 1 Pc
KES 346.00
Seasoned and broiled small pieces of meat with tomatoes, green peppers and onions
Sausage Beef
KES 100.00
Sausage
Sweet Potatoes
KES 113.00
Boiled served sliced
Arrowroot - Nduma
KES 175.00
Boiled served sliced
Mbaazi-Half
KES 260.00
Fried pigeon peas in thick coconut sauce
Viazi Karai Plate - 6
KES 300.00
viazi karai
Kaimati Plate - 4
KES 80.00
Sugar coated dumplings
Bhajia Plate - 4
KES 170.00
Made of gram flour, chopped vegetables mixed in spices and deep fried in hot oil
Swahili Pancake Plate - 3
KES 600.00
Prepared from a starch-based batter, contains eggs, milk and butter, cooked on a frying pan
Sausage Choma
KES 280.00
Charcoal grilled sausage
Donut
KES 70.00
Sweet snack made from leavened dough and fried until golden brown
Spanish Omelet - 2 Eggs
KES 250.00
Beaten eggs fried with butter and potatoes, capsicum
Mhogo Wa Nazi - Plain
KES 450.00
Cassava in coconut sauce
Mahamri - Each
KES 50.00
Coconut, cardamon infused mandazi
Samosa Beef
KES 100.00
Fried triangle shaped pastry with a savory filling
Maru Bhajia
KES 350.00
Maru bhajia
Chicken -Quarter
Deep Fried Chicken
KES 950.00
Deep fried chicken
Kuku Choma - Light Marinated
KES 950.00
Grilled chicken lightly marinated in Swahili herbs & spices. Charcoal grilled to give a smoky, slightly charred rich complex flavour.
Chicken Tikka - Heavy Marinated
KES 1,050.00
Grilled chicken heavily marinated in Swahili herbs & spices. Charcoal grilled to give a smoky, slightly charred rich complex flavour.
Plain Chicken Stew
KES 950.00
Stewed with onions, tomatoes and a mix of Swahili herbs & spices
Coconut Chicken Stew
KES 1,200.00
Coconut chicken stew
Kuku Wa Ukwaju
KES 1,050.00
Chicken cooked in tamarind sauce
Kuku Wa Kupaka
KES 1,250.00
Chicken in thick coconut sauce
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Zarda Café
- Wednesday: 9 AM-9 PM
- Thursday: 9 AM-9 PM
- Friday: 9 AM-9 PM
- Saturday: 9 AM-9 PM
- Sunday: 9 AM-9 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 9 AM-9 PM
Zarda Café is located at Titan complex, mezzanine floor Chaka Rd, Nairobi, Kenya, mezzanine floor Chaka Rd, Nairobi, Kenya.
You can reach Zarda Café by calling +254 793 296606.
Zarda Café has a rating of 4.9 out of 5 based on 300 customer reviews.
Zarda Café features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Zarda Café features the following service options: Delivery, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Zarda Café features the following highlights: Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection.
Zarda Café features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Zarda Café features the following offerings: Coffee, Prepared foods, Quick bite, Small plates, Vegan options, Vegetarian options.
Zarda Café features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Zarda Café features the following amenities: Restroom.
Zarda Café features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet, Trendy.
Zarda Café features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups.
Zarda Café features the following planning: Lunch reservations recommended, Accepts reservations.
Zarda Café features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Zarda Café features the following children: Good for kids, Kids' menu.
Zarda Café features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, On-site parking, Plenty of parking.
Business Features
Highlights & Amenities
Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Service options
- Delivery
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
Popular for
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Offerings
- Coffee
- Prepared foods
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Vegan options
- Vegetarian options
Dining options
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
Amenities
- Restroom
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Quiet
- Trendy
Crowd
- Family friendly
- Groups
Planning
- Lunch reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- Good for kids
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- On-site parking
- Plenty of parking
Come Say Hi
We'd love to see you! Stop by for your favorite drink or to try something new.
Location
Titan complex, mezzanine floor Chaka Rd, Nairobi, KenyaPhone
+254 793 296606Hours
Open Now
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Friday
9 AM-9 PM
Wednesday
9 AM-9 PM
Thursday
9 AM-9 PM
Friday
9 AM-9 PM
Saturday
9 AM-9 PM
Sunday
9 AM-9 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
9 AM-9 PM
Get in Touch
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