Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All Kenya Nairobi Carnivore Restaurant
Gastro Obscura

Carnivore Restaurant

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

Nairobi, Kenya

Added By
Rachel James
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
CAPTION
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Re...
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

Hidden within a tropical garden and adorned with a loud, colorful décor, The Carnivore opens up into a vegetarian's fiery nightmare, or a meat eaters Shangri-la, depending on your culinary leanings.

Twice making the world's 50 best restaurants by Restaurant Magazine, Carnivore opened in 1980 to immediate popularity. Borrowing aesthetic from medieval banquet halls, the decor is indoor/outdoor with tropical plants and streams weaving around tables. A giant roasting pit resides near the entrance of the building, covered in traditional Maasai swords ladened with hunks of meaty goodness from just about every animal you can think of that's not on the endangered species list.

Constantly being turned and basted over the pit are selections of the likely suspects at any BBQ–chicken wings, spare ribs, lamb, and different cuts of pork and beef. For the more adventurous there are bolder choices, such as camel, crocodile, tasty kidney morsels, and mutura, a local sausage consisting of cow or goat meat, tripe, and cooled blood seasoned with onions, salt, pepper, and chili. After being seated and served some gratuitous soup and bread and introduced to a double-decker revolving tray of exotic sauces, the diners are then inundated with servers carrying the meat-encumbered Maasai swords, offering the succulent outside cut of whatever strikes the customers fancy.

Truly a practice in excess, visitors are encouraged to continue shoving food down their gullets until they can take no more, signaling their surrender by lowering a white flag provided for them in the center of the table. When the servers have been alerted to their victory, they will then bring around desert and coffee to those who are up to the challenge.

Besides the meat orgy, Carnivore also has a nightclub, gardens, a playground for children, signature cocktails, an events area, an African heritage gallery, and believe it or not, a vegetarian menu.

Related Tags

Shops Unique Restaurants & Bars

Know Before You Go

Near Wilson Airport

Community Contributors

Added By

Rachel

Edited By

Collector of Experiences

  • Collector of Experiences

Published

April 2, 2012

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • http://www.tamarind.co.ke/carnivore/
Carnivore Restaurant
Langata Rd
Nairobi
Kenya
-1.322707, 36.804224
Visit Website
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Nairobi Animal Orphanage

Nairobi, Kenya

miles away

Nairobi Railway Museum

Nairobi, Kenya

miles away

Bomas of Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Nairobi

Nairobi

Kenya

Places 11
Stories 5

Nearby Places

Nairobi Animal Orphanage

Nairobi, Kenya

miles away

Nairobi Railway Museum

Nairobi, Kenya

miles away

Bomas of Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Nairobi

Nairobi

Kenya

Places 11
Stories 5

Related Stories and Lists

5 Classic Cocktails That Changed When They Crossed Borders

food

By Anne Ewbank

Related Places

  • Queens, New York

    5 de Mayo Food Market

    Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

  • Carton King Creative Park.

    Taichung City, Taiwan

    Carton King Creative Park

    Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

  • Dining room at Trader Vic’s Atlanta.

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Trader Vic's

    Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

  • The Mai-Kai’s roadside sign.

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Mai-Kai Restaurant

    When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

  • The Tonga Room’s pool.

    San Francisco, California

    The Tonga Room

    Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

  • Destination Club

    Beijing, China

    Destination Club

    A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.

  • The bar at the Shameful Tiki Room.

    Vancouver, British Columbia

    The Shameful Tiki Room

    A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

  • Las Vegas, Nevada

    Frankie's Tiki Room

    The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.