List of Mexican Restaurants in Nairobi. Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern country of Mexico. Its roots lie in Mesoamerican cuisine. Its ingredients and methods begin with the first agricultural communities such as the Maya who domesticated maize, created the standard process of maize nixtamalization, and established their foodways (Maya cuisine). Successive waves of other Mesoamerican groups brought with them their own cooking methods. These included: the Olmec, Teotihuacanos, Toltec, Huastec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi, Purépecha, Totonac, Mazatec, Mazahua, and Nahua. With the Mexica formation of the multi-ethnic Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire), culinary foodways became infused (Aztec cuisine).
Today’s food staples are native to the land and include: corn (maize), beans, squash, amaranth, chia, avocados, tomatoes, tomatillos, cacao, vanilla, agave, turkey, spirulina, sweet potato, cactus, and chili pepper. Its history over the centuries has resulted in regional cuisines based on local conditions, including Baja Med, Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxacan, and the American cuisines of New Mexican and Tex-Mex.
After the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec empire and the rest of Mesoamerica, Spaniards introduced a number of other foods, the most important of which were meats from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat, and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese and milk), rice, sugar, olive oil and various fruits and vegetables. Various cooking styles and recipes were also introduced from Spain both throughout the colonial period and by Spanish immigrants who continued to arrive following independence. Spanish influence in Mexican cuisine is also noticeable in its sweets such as: alfajores, alfeniques, borrachitos and churros.
Asian and African influences were also introduced during this era as a result of African slavery in New Spain and the Manila-Acapulco Galleons.
Mexican cuisine is an important aspect of the culture, social structure and popular traditions of Mexico. The most important example of this connection is the use of mole for special occasions and holidays, particularly in the South and Central regions of the country. For this reason and others, traditional Mexican cuisine was inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
Here is a List of Top Best Mexican Restaurants in Nairobi
Mercado – Mexican Kitchen and Bar
Location: Ring Road Parklands Terrace Floor, South Wing, Kenrail Towers, Westlands Area, Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Phone: +254 700 245795
Website: http://mercado.co.ke/
Fonda NBO
Location: Limuru Road Unit 320, Rosslyn Riviera Mall, Nairobi 00621 Kenya
Phone: +2 54 748 458 856
Website: http://fondanbo.com/
Urban Eatery
Location: Delta Towers Ground Floor, PwC Towers, Delta Corner Estate, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 790 999149
Website: http://www.urbaneatery.co.ke/
Pallet Cafe
Location: James Gichuru Road, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 741 851685
Website: https://www.facebook.com/PalletCafeKenya/
Java House Galleria
Location: Langata Road Galleria Mall, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 724 719218
Website: http://www.nairobijavahouse.com/
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Charlie’s Bistro
Location: Wabera Street CBD Area, Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Phone: +254 741 655603
Website: https://www.facebook.com/charliesbistroke/
Java House Kimathi
Location: Kimathi Street, Nairobi 00505 Kenya
Phone: +254 725 412164
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Java House Uniafric
Location: Uniafric House Koinange Street, Nairobi 00505 Kenya
Phone: +254 722 233112
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Java House Gigiri
Location: Limuru Road Kobil Service Station, Limuru Road and United Nation Ave, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 721 425403
Website: http://javahouseafrica.com/
Java House
Location: Ralph Bunche Road Upper Hill Medical Centre, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 713 600981
Website: https://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Pete’s Cafe & Burrito Haven
Location: George Padmore Lane, Ground Flr Bishop Magua Center Ngong Road, Nairobi 00300 Kenya
Phone: +254 722 374781
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Cafe-Burrito-Haven/115760191921231
Kengele’s
Location: Marula Lane, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 702 029361
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Kengeles-Marula-307167193333654/
Java House Orbit
Location: Westlands Road, Nairobi Kenya -Mexican Restaurants in Nairobi
Phone: +254 715 532071
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Nairobi Street Kitchen
Location: Mpaka Rd Opposite Posta Westlands, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 707 800800
Website: http://nairobistreetkitchen.com/
Java House Reinsurance Plaza
Location: Aga Khan Walk Reinsurance Plaza, Nairobi 00505 Kenya
Phone: +254 719 739776
Website: https://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Java House Prestige Plaza
Location: Ngong Road Prestige Plaza, Nairobi 00505 Kenya
Phone: +254 721 555831
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Java House Valley Arcade
Location: Gitanga Road Valley Arcade, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 718 273905
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Snack Attack
Location: Adams Arcade, Ngong Road, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 700 377777
Website: http://www.snackattack.co.ke/
Java House Rosslyn Riviera
Location: Limuru Road Rosslyn Riviera Mall, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 740 048899
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Java House Sarit Centre
Location: Parklands road Sarit Centre, Nairobi 00505 Kenya
Phone: +254 714 606724
Website: https://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Ate
Location: 220 Kyuna Crescent, Nairobi 00623 Kenya
Phone: +254 700 283283
Website: http://www.ate.rest/
Mugz & Brewz
Location: Ngong Road Upper Ground Floor, Marsabit Plaza, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 795 630909
Website: http://www.facebook.com/mugzandbrewzke
Advacafé & Restaurant
Location: Westlands Road Soin Arcade Building, Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Phone: +254 708 829193
Website: http://www.advacafe.co.ke/
Cj’s
Location: Karen Road The Waterfront Mall, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: +254 701 000090
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Pete’s Cafe
Location: Nyagumi Road The Arch Place, Nairobi 00200 Kenya
Phone: +254 791 741160
Website: http://petescoffee.co.ke/
Sabor a Mexico
Location: TRM Drive Thika Road Mall, Nairobi Kenya
Burrito Bar
Location: Parklands Road The Alchemist Bar, Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Phone: +254 741 969947
Website: https://www.facebook.com/burritobarkenya/
Tacos
Location: Kimathi, Nairobi Kenya Mexican Restaurants in Nairobi
Java House USIU
Location: USIU Road Freida Brown Student Center – USIU Africa, Nairobi 00505 Kenya
Phone: +254 700 835142
Website: http://www.javahouseafrica.com/
Empire Coffee & Eatery
Location: Zep-Re Place , Longonot road, UpperHill Ground floor, Nairobi Kenya
Phone: 254784881880
Website: http://empirecoffeeeatery.co.ke/