Kenyatta Market

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi's most famous open-air nyama choma market, a strip of grilling stalls near Kenyatta National Hospital. Goat meat is the main draw, but mutura is grilled fresh alongside it at most stalls. Lunchtime is peak hours. The atmosphere is loud, smoky, and social. Featured by food writers including Mark Wiens. Pick a busy stall, point at what you want, and eat standing or at shared benches.

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Sausages served here

Mutura

Nairobi

Mutura is a Kenyan blood sausage made from a mixture of goat or beef blood, minced meat, and offal, seasoned with garlic, ginger, chili, and fresh coriander, stuffed into intestines and grilled over charcoal. It is the most popular street food in Nairobi, sold at roadside stalls and open-air markets after dark. Sliced into thick rounds and served with kachumbari (a fresh tomato, onion, and chili salsa), mutura is eaten standing, straight off the grill, often washed down with a cold Tusker beer.

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