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Carnivore Restaurant opened in 1980 and is one of Nairobi's most famous restaurants - a Brazilian-style churrascaria where waiters carry skewers of fire-roasted meats to your table and slice them onto your plate until you call surrender (the small flag at the centre of your table). Past the 1990s when game meat was legal, the restaurant served crocodile, ostrich, and zebra; current Kenyan law limits the menu to beef, chicken, lamb, pork, ostrich (farmed), and occasionally crocodile (also farmed).

Dinner includes the soup, fixed sides (potatoes, vegetables), and unlimited meat skewers - 4500 KES per person. The complementary dawa cocktail (Kenyan vodka with lime, honey, and ginger - meaning medicine in Swahili) is the signature drink. Service is fast and the meat quality is consistently excellent. Located in Lang'ata 8 km south of central Nairobi. Open daily 12:00-23:00. Book ahead.

Pro Tip: Skip the buffet starters to leave maximum room for the meat - the soup is decent but fills you up. Ask for the ostrich and crocodile skewers specifically; they are not always brought out automatically. The Friday and Saturday Simba Saloon nightclub upstairs is a popular Nairobi night spot.