The courtyard
Where the afternoon goes slowly, under the arches and the planting.
Koinange Street, Nairobi CBD · Open now · 06:30–23:00 EAT
A haven is not a place you pass through. It is a place you stay too long.
Habibi Haven is a modern halal kitchen on Koinange Street — Somali and Coastal cooking, goat mandy from midday, karak chai from 06:30. 243 dishes and drinks, priced straight from the kitchen's own menu data, median KSh 550.
Dinner
OpenSitting
Three places to sit, and none of them rush you
The terrace
First to fill at lunch, and the one with the view of Koinange Street.
The room
Banquettes, teal, and the light the dial on this page is set from.
The door
On Koinange Street, Nairobi CBD — plus code PR99+82.
Habibi Haven is a modern, posh restaurant located in the heart of Nairobi's Central Business District, along Koinange Street. With a stylish ambiance and a …
— Facebook about. Their own description, quoted, not rewritten.The other line they use is in the Instagram bio: “A Taste of Home, A World of Flavor”.
Ordering
The six the kitchen leads with
Full Mandy
KSh 2,300
Goat meat boiled and dipped in mandy marination then over cooked served with mandy rice.
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Sinia
KSh 6,000
Goat Mandy, grilled chicken breast, served with mandy rice, pilau, spaghetti, chutney sauce.
GoatTo shareSignature
Lamb Chops
KSh 1,350
Well marinated lamb chops with mint leaves, served with beetroot mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.
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Chicken Biryani
KSh 1,300
Well marinated spicy chicken served with biryani rice, garnished with banana.
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Karak Chai
KSh 350
No description on their menu — this is the item exactly as the kitchen lists it.
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White Forest Cake 2KG Photograph pending
White Forest Cake 2KG
KSh 3,200
No description on their menu — this is the item exactly as the kitchen lists it.
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The light rig
The room, at any hour you like
The palette on this site is a clock. It is built from the Nairobi hour at build time, and the dial writes the same two numbers every lit surface reads — so dragging it is not a theme switch, it is the same rig the page arrived on, dialled.
- Hours of record
- 06:30–23:00, Mon–Sun
- Zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Median dish
- KSh 550
- Price per person
- Ksh 1,000–2,000
Dinner
Open Closes in 1 h 1 min
Staying
541 reviews, and the same things keep coming up
4.5
Read it on Google Maps 3.7 #651 of 928 restaurants in Nairobi
Read it on TripAdvisor What diners name
- Google Maps welcoming staff
- Google Maps friendly supervisor
- Google Maps, popular dishes chicken biryani
- Google Maps, popular dishes mandi
Outside clips, linked not hosted
Coming back
Come for the lamb chops. Stay for the third cup of chai.
The table you build on this site is a wish-list, not a booking — nothing here has a reservation system behind it. You send it to the number the restaurant already answers, and the floor staff reply as they always have.