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Shades Restaurant garden at night — tables under a glowing umbrella, Nanyuki

Nanyuki's favourite destination

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Great food, warm ambience, and memories that last a lifetime.

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Our Story

A garden table in the heart of Nanyuki

Shades is where Nanyuki comes to slow down — a real kitchen cooking Indian, Chinese & Continental favourites alongside proud Somali and Kenyan classics, served under garden umbrellas from six in the morning to ten at night.

Everything leaving our kitchen is halal, made from scratch, and carried to your table in a garden that glows lantern-gold after dark. Families, friends, first dates — everyone gets the same warm welcome.

Halal
certified kitchen
3 cuisines
one garden
6AM–10PM
open daily
Flames leaping from a pan in the Shades kitchen
A steaming plate of beef stir-fry fresh from the kitchen

Coffee & Desserts

The lounge side of Shades

Open daily from 6AM

Latte art poured at the Shades coffee bar

Roastery Coffee

Cappuccino, mocha, espresso shakes — hot or iced

A whole cream cake from the Shades pastry counter

Fresh from the Counter

Whole cakes by order and a weekly special slice

A layered chocolate cake slice under the evening lights

Pastries & Dessert

Red velvet, black forest, muffins, ice cream

Word of Mouth

Don't take our word for it

Real guests, real plates, real evenings — our reviews live where our community does.

Reservations

Your table, your details

Pick a date, time and party size and we'll confirm on WhatsApp — takes less than a minute.

The Shades Restaurant & Coffee Lounge street sign with its halal badge
Look for the sign on Shades Building, Lumumba Street— you can't miss it.
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