A scruffy, brightly-lit Swahili cafe on Kibokoni Road in Old Town that draws in everyone from rickshaw drivers to off-duty civil servants. The biryani is the dish to order — a long-cooked rice dish with the meat layered through it, served with raita and pickled limes — and the mahamri (slightly sweet, cardamom-perfumed Swahili doughnuts) and viazi karai (battered potatoes with tamarind sauce) are the breakfast classics. Everything is cheap, the queues move fast, and the food is consistently good.
Island Dishes
Beloved Swahili cafe for biryani, mahamri and viazi karai
| Address | Kibokoni Road, Old Town |
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