Top Restaurants in Watamu
Best African food near Watamu, Coast Province, Kenya
Best African restaurants nearby. Discover the best African food in Watamu. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for African restaurants near you.. The delightful village of Watamu is an eco-tourist’s dream, lined with sandy white beaches and hotels dedicated to sustainable tourism. Watamu is a quick snorkel away from the Malindi Marine Reserve Park, and Turtle Beach is the ideal spot for a swim and a tanning session. The village proper features quaint Kenyan shopping stalls called dukas, where you can stock up with supplies. Make sure to visit the Gede Ruins, a mysterious and heavily overgrown 12th century Swahili village, and the beautifully fluttery Kipepeo Butterfly Project.
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10. Luwa Beach
We are in front beach with sun bed. We like to cook local food and what the chef as in her mind eheheh. We have a kite school. It's a nice place to relax bring kids or dogs. Dinner:booking is request
Reviewed By JackieTours2019
We spent a whole day at the restaurant. They have excellent customer service. From the moment we got in, the staff were really friendly and ready to help us out in any way possible. The food was delicious; we ate fried octopus with fries and had mojitos and a bottle of wine. Overall, Luwa is a great place to unwind with friends and family.Thank you so much
9. Radio Maria Bar & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By Trioev
Radio Maria is just outside Watamu (5min by tuk-tuk), in front of the Garoda Resort. The place is a typical african restaurant-bar, all open air and with a great atmosphere. It's not an usual restaurant, just go there and talk with the staff about what they have for you. All the meal is very delicious and the portions are really big! So order a Tusker and enjoy your dinner, maybe watching a soccer match on the tv! Ciao Marco from Claudio&Elisa, hope to see you again.
8. Tamu Beach & Fusion Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 52 reviews
We want to create a simple location and creative at the same time, that can offer our guests a unique, complete and diversified experience, suitable for every moment of the day. We want to propose a cuisine full of innovative ideas, which starts from trad
Reviewed By K S
Watamu beaches are some of the most beautiful in the world and crystal beach holds a new gem.of a restaurant called TamuLovely decor and situates overlooking the Clea blue waters, the owner, staff and highly rated chef welcomed us warmly. A tasting plate of carpaccios was prepared for us as I couldn't make up my mind. They were all delicious and so.beautifully presented. We followed with two different kinds of homemade ravioli -one cheesy Italian style & the next a Japanese fish and ginger delight. A must visit. Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate and we are happy to know that everything was so good, it was a pleasure to be part of your special day ;-) Hope to see you again.
7. Amandina
Overall Ratings
4 based on 67 reviews
The signature restaurant at Medina Palms, Amandina offers an amazing dining experience on the Kenya coast. Set high above the tree tops cooled by the ocean breeze, the open sided restaurant offers elegant dining in sublime surroundings. Menus are exciting
Reviewed By RobboElviria
We had dinner here one evening whilst sataying at Hemmingways next door.The restaurant is situated in the gardens and is very pretty, we sat next to the fountain.We shared the prawn tempura to start and our mains were fish and chips and lobster tagliatelle, it was all excellent, we had no room for dessert but had coffee. All in all with drinks and a bottle of wine the bill was in the region of 8,000KSH which we felt was excellent value.Well worth a visit.
6. Caffe Sotto Sopra
Overall Ratings
4 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By nerogrigio
We have been in âSotto Sopraâ and the adjacent âLa Casa di Ireneâ almost every late afternoon during our staying in Watamu. Excellent Apero Spritz, Capirinha, Mojito and all other we tried served with local chips, olives, soppressata bruschetta and other finger food.There are similar places around there, but sotto sopra gave us confidence to have chosen the best.Take your time to visit la Casa di Irene where you can find lots of high quality gifts at reasonable prices.
5. Makuti Ristorante Pizzeria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 176 reviews
The restaurant is located on the Watamu Beach Road, the main street of Watamu, looks like a typical African restaurant, with dishes, Italian and African, fresh cooked at the time (using pre-cooked pasta), we also have a bell 'assortment of pizzas to suit
Reviewed By John W
Avoid this place as eating here is very likely to result in a severely upset stomach. The fried budgie was a disgrace at rip off prices. My pizza was inedible and was abandoned after the first slice. My friend is still on antibiotics after eating the so called chicken.
4. SWAHILI cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 124 reviews
Reviewed By culturevulture94
Our tour arranger phoned ahead more than a week in advance to order a buffet for our group of 30 travelers. When we arrived the food was not prepared; but I overheard the owner insult our guide by denying that anyone had made any arrangements. Yet, they had ordered the food, which would have rotted had we not stayed in the hot, humid, fly-ridden restaurant for over an hour while they cooked it for us. I would classify the toilet as primitive at best and swatting the hoard of flies away from the food when it finally arrived was an unpleasant and bothersome distraction. I'd rate this place as terrible, but the goat stew was excellent.
3. Come Back Club Watamu
Overall Ratings
4 based on 377 reviews
Reviewed By Arti230
I decided to have a cocktail on a Fri evening. Beautiful serene ambience providing efficient service by friendly staff. Whilst sipping a cocktail, I was served with fresh hot focaccia. Yummy... for mainI had a gnocchi formaggi - absolutely divine. The fresh creamy gnocchi just melted away in my mouth. I surely will come back for another evening out for cocktails & dinner! A must visit. Cheers Mario!
2. Crab Shack
Overall Ratings
4 based on 282 reviews
Situated at Mida Creek, not far from Dabaso village, the restaurant is a discreet, low impact wooden construction standing at the edge of the mangrove forest with panoramic views of the Creek. Please book 24 hrs in advance. Access to the restaurant is via
Reviewed By ArbiTrader
This is an experience! Take a long dirt road to get there. Walk on the boardwalk amongst the mangroves to the dinning area, huge spiders right before the dinning area, canoes paddling thru the water next to the elevated dinning area, and then an explosive sunset.The crab, lobster, crab samosa, and veggie curry are excellent. I was surprised to see so many people only there for the sunset, made us a bit nervous, but definitely worth sticking around for dinner.fantastic comment, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed a lot..thanks a gain for rating us five star ..hope to see you next time
1. Safina Beach Bar & Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 391 reviews
Reviewed By m0nsurh
Firstly whether you like this will depend on your expectations. This is a rustic beach bar that will take time to get your order. But the service is friendly, the food was excellent (lobster was sweet and very fresh in particular), and the position on the jacaranda beach is superb. You might be lucky and get to watch kite surfing too, while sipping on a beer, like we did.They don't take cards by the way, cash only!
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