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Nightlife in Nairobi

6 clubs, live music venues and late-night spots in Nairobi.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Nightlife in Nairobi

  1. Drink

    Club LA

    One of the nice dance club & night clubs in Nairobi. A beer from Ksh 200. Soft drink from Ksh 150. has a Facebook page. best nights are Friday and Saturday.

    8PM -till lateNo fee to go in

  2. Drink

    Mercury Lounge ABC

    An upmarket modern cocktail and tapas bar. A delicious tapas and bitings menu, and the best cocktails and high end spirits array in Nairobi. All major imported and local wine and beers are available chilled to perfection. A popular hangout for expats, well to do locals and local business leaders. Ample parking and good security make this one of Nairobi's more popular spots.

    Daily 16:00-lateShooters and cocktails range US$3-6 with shooters and high end, globally popular wines and spirits USD6-15. All major credit cards accepted.

  3. Drink

    Shooters & Dips Cocktail Lounge

    Handpicked music by the DJ. The bar offers a varied food menu along with a long list of signature cocktails, fine wines and liquors.

    Daily from 17:00Ksh 250

  4. See

    Westlands by night

    Visit the bustling and hip Westlands district, which has turned into the new nightlife centre of Nairobi. Many restaurants and bars line the busy Woodvale Grove and Mpaka Road. A visit to 'Tree house' club is a must if you are looking for a spacious one and crowd outnumbered with expats, rather than the otherwise congested natives dominated ones. Traffic can become hectic, well into the early hours. Security is generally tight and the action spills out from packed clubs into the street.

  5. Drink Not mapped

    Apple Bees

    Strip club

    Located downtown and a branch in Parklands, next to the local Police Station.

  6. Drink

    Klub House 1 (K1)

    Live music, cocktails.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Nairobi (CC BY-SA 4.0).