One of our favorite places to eat is a park in town called Uhuru (Swahili for freedom) Park. It's located just outside the center of town near the bus park and is tucked nicely into a park-like environment. There is a small park on one side of the property but you have to pay a fee to walk in it and there's no much to see. I think you can literally view the whole park from the edge of the eating area and there's not even any benches in the shade on the walking trail. Still, the environment makes you feel like you're not quite in a city and seating area is nicely shaded and breezy.
We love to go on a Sunday afternoon and enjoy fish,
pilau, or any other local dish. There are mainly locals enjoying food or a beverage. Several small food vendors are situated so they make an "L" shape around the seating area and waiters take your order and fill them at whichever vendor has the food you request. Food is all local and although it's slightly more expensive than an extremely local side-of-the-road place, it's not exorbitantly priced like local food served at western restaurants. It's worth it for the nice environment and quality of the food. It's the kind of place I would take a visitor that wants to try local food but doesn't want to eat in the most rundown questionably sanitary environment. If you're thinking about a visit, I will most certainly take you to Uhuru Park !
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| Ana enjoying a fresh mango/passion fruit juice. |
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| They have ample seating with shade. |
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| The food vendors form an L shape around half the seating area. |
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| Fish, chips, and greens! |
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