Dau Swahili Restaurant Menu
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If you visit Dau Swahili Restaurant expect a menu shaped around coastal‑Swahili flavours, snacks and comforting rice and curry dishes — much of what you’d find at a classic coastal Kenyan eatery.
Below is a sense of what you might order and what makes the menu interesting.
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What’s on the Dau Swahili Restaurant Menu
At Dau Swahili Restaurant you’ll find a mix of snacks, breakfast/drinks, main meals and traditional Swahili dishes:
- Snacks and small bites like “Viazi Karai” (fried potato cubes), “Bhajia Maru” (thinly sliced potatoes coated in spicy gram flour and deep-fried), plain chips, or cassava crisps. Fried delights such as sweet “Kaimati” dumplings are also available.
- Breakfast‑style drinks and light options: they offer teas — “Chai Maziwa” (milk tea), “Chai Masala” (spiced tea), “Chai Rangi” (black tea), as well as drinks like hot chocolate and natural coconut water (“Maji ya Dafu”).
- For main meals: there are rice‑based dishes like “Chicken Biryani” (rice with a quarter‑chicken curry), “Beef Pilau” (aromatic spiced rice with beef), plain rice with stews, and curries served with rice or flatbread (chapati).
- Seafood & fish dishes: The menu includes fish in coconut curry (fish curry served with rice) or deep‑fried/oven‑baked fish (“Samaki”) served with dips, reflecting coastal cuisine’s good use of seafood.
- Vegetarian‑friendly and bean/coconut‑based dishes: For example “Maharagwe ya Nazi” — stewed beans cooked with coconut milk — appears as a menu option. That gives a nice plant‑based alternative for those who don’t eat meat or fish.
What to expect
The vibe at Dau Swahili is coastal, with dishes leaning on Swahili‑coast flavours — coconut, rice, mild spices, fish or chicken, and plenty of deep‑fried comfort food.
For anyone wanting a taste of Swahili‑style comfort food in Nairobi, this is a good spot.
If you want something light and quick, you can opt for snacks (like bhajia, chips, viazi karai) or a hot tea or coconut water. If you’re hungry for a fuller meal, rice dishes with curry or fish in coconut curry give a satisfying, hearty flavour. The presence of vegetarian‑friendly items also means there are options beyond meat or fish.
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The restaurant’s menu includes seafood, pizzas and more (see the full menu here).
You can contact the restaurant at +254-737-345667 for more information or to make reservations.
You can also use that number to order pizza from them with free delivery (terms and conditions apply).
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