The City Star Menu

Good food, generous portions, fair prices.

From morning chai to sharing platters for five, every plate is cooked fresh in the heart of Nairobi. Browse the full menu below, or order your favourites online.

200+dishes and drinks
KSh 300breakfast starts at
2 to 5guests per platter
Signature plates

Our most loved plates, straight from the City Star kitchen

Grilled seafood, Ethiopian classics on fresh injera and our house platters. Tap any plate to order it online.

Full menu

Everything we cook and pour

Prices in Kenya Shillings. ★ marks dishes you can order online.

Breakfast

Breakfast

Served with a small cup of tea or coffee

  • City Star Breakfast450

    Fried liver or kidney with chapati or pancake

  • KK Special450

    Chapati or pancake with esbesso sauce and beans

  • Esbesso Special450

    Esbesso with chapati or pancake; ask for it fried

  • English Breakfast450

    Two eggs, sunny side or Spanish omelette; two slices of white or brown bread, toasted or plain; beef sausage and a banana

Eggs and Croissants

  • Two Eggs, Spanish Omelette350

    With two slices of bread

  • Two Eggs, Plain Omelette or Sunny Side350

    With two slices of bread

  • Croissant with Egg Omelette300

    With a side salad

  • Croissant with Spanish Omelette350

    With a side salad

Hot Drinks

Teas

  • Masala Black Tea170
  • African Tea, Cup180

    Brewed

  • Mt. Kenya Tea180

    Tea bag

  • Special Tea, Cup200
  • Masala Tea, Cup220
  • Chai Latte220
  • Mixed Tea, Pot250

    Brewed

  • Masala Tea, Pot250

Somali Tea and Camel Milk

  • Somali Tea, Cup180

    Brewed

  • Camel Milk200
  • Somali Tea, Pot250

Herbal and Ginger

  • Lemon Tea with Honey180
  • Ginger Tea without Honey180

    White, brewed

  • Ginger Black Tea with Honey200
  • Ginger Black Coffee200
  • Dawa220

    Ginger, lemon and honey

  • Ginger Tea with Honey250

    White, brewed

  • Ginger Coffee250

    White, brewed

  • Assorted Herbal Teas250

    Green, hibiscus, blueberry or black currant

  • Plain Honey50

    Add on

Coffee and Chocolate

Single / double where two prices are shown

  • Espresso150 / 180
  • Americano180

    Single

  • House Coffee200

    Double; black or white

  • Latte Macchiato200

    Single or double

  • Espresso Macchiato200 / 250
  • Hot Chocolate200 / 250
  • Cappuccino220 / 250
  • Cafe Latte220 / 250
  • Cafe Mocha250

    Double

Cold Drinks

Mocktails

  • Passion Caipiroska400

    Passion fruit, lime and lemon

  • Virgin Mojito400

    Ginger ale, mint and sugar syrup

  • Classic Mojito450
  • Blue Ocean Mojito450
  • Strawberry Mojito450
  • Vimto Mojito450
  • Mango Colada450
  • Blueberry Mojito★450
  • Raspberry Mojito★450
  • Kiwi Mojito★450
  • Sweet Melon Mojito★450
  • Piña Colada★450

Coffee Shakes

450 each

  • Espresso Shake450

    Vanilla ice cream and espresso

  • Mocha Shake450

    Chocolate ice cream and espresso

  • Double Espresso Shake450

    Vanilla ice cream and double espresso

Fruit Shakes

450 each

Smoothies

400 each

BananaMangoAvocadoStrawberryTropical

Fresh Juices

  • Orange, Passion or Pineapple250
  • Watermelon250
  • Mango250
  • Avocado250
  • Tropical300
  • Cocktail300
  • Juice with Ice Cream350
  • African Sunrise380

Healthy Drinks

  • Fresh Lemonade300
  • Mint Lemonade300
  • Mint Pineapple350
  • Orange Seko350
  • Yoghurt350
  • Carrot Apple400
  • Carrot Seko400
  • Carrot, Apple and Beetroot400

Iced Tea and Coffee

  • Iced Tea200
  • Iced Coffee, Black200
  • Iced Coffee, White250
  • Iced Mocha250
  • Coffee or Mocha with Ice Cream350
  • Coffee Indulger350
  • Long Island Iced Tea380

Bottled Drinks

  • Assorted Sodas, 300ml100
  • Mineral Water, 500ml100
  • Sodas, 500ml130
  • Coke Zero130
  • Novida130
  • Mineral Water, 1 litre200

Chicken and Meat

Mains come with your choice of chips, chapati, white rice, naan or ugali.

Chicken Classics

  • Chicken Leg500

    Marinated in herbs, deep fried

  • Chicken Stew550

    Quarter chicken in gravy

  • Chicken Fillet600

    Marinated breast, pan fried

  • Chicken Stir Fry650

    Fillet strips with sautéed vegetables, Chinese style

  • Chicken Strips650

    Fillet strips with dhania and onion

  • Chicken Curry650

    On the bone, in spiced curry sauce

  • Boneless Chicken Curry650

    Diced fillet in spiced curry sauce

  • Chicken Biryani900

    On the bone with coloured rice and an egg

  • Mandi Chicken900
  • Chicken Orianda900
  • Manchurian Chicken900
  • Tuscan Chicken900
  • Maryland Chicken900
  • Lazon Chicken900
  • Chicken Nuggets900
  • Chicken Sandwich900

City Star Chicken Specials

  • City Star Chicken Ginger1,100
  • City Star Chicken Palak1,100
  • City Star Chicken Handi1,100
  • City Star Chicken Karahi1,100
  • City Star Chicken Leg Tikka1,100
  • City Star Chooza Chicken1,100
  • Chicken Breast Tikka Boti1,100
  • Chicken Cheese Kebab1,100
  • Grilled Chicken Wings1,100
  • Butter Chicken1,250

Chicken Shawarma

Grilled marinated chicken fillet

  • Plain300
  • With Chapati400
  • With Chips500
  • With Rice500

Beef

  • Beef Fry550

    Pan fried cubes, dry or wet

  • Beef Curry550

    Diced and cooked in spiced curry sauce

Goat

  • Dhylo Plain880

    Pan fried goat, City Star style

  • Arosto880

    Goat fry

  • Aleso880

    Well boiled goat

  • Goat Chops1,000

    Well fried

  • Dhylo Gherab1,100

    Pan fried goat shoulder

  • Aleso Gherab1,100

    Boiled goat shoulder

Camel and Mutton

  • Camel Meat880

    Finely diced; boiled, fried or sughar

  • City Star Mutton Palak1,100
  • Mutton Mushkaki1,100
  • Mutton Kebab1,100
  • Mutton Chops1,100
  • Mutton Karahi1,100

Seafood and Specials

Mains come with your choice of chips, chapati, white rice, naan or ugali.

Fish and Seafood

  • Tilapia, Whole Fried600

    With or without coconut sauce

  • Fish Fillet600

    Marinated, pan fried

  • Fish Fingers600

    Breadcrumbed, deep fried

  • Coconut Tafi Fish★800

    Tafi in rich coconut sauce

  • Grilled King Fish★1,300
  • Grilled Calamari★1,300
  • Grilled Octopus★1,300
  • Grilled Prawns★1,800
  • Grilled Lobster★2,000

Chef's Specials

With chapati, naan, pancake or white rice, plus salad

  • Kadai Chicken Curry900

    Fillet marinated overnight, cooked in fresh yoghurt and spices

  • Goan Fish Curry900

    Fresh fish in coconut cream and spices, finished with tamarind

Sizzling Dishes

  • Vegetable Sizzler650
  • Chicken Sizzler900
  • Fish Sizzler900
  • Beef Sizzler900

Ethiopian

Every Ethiopian plate is served on anjera (injera), the soft sourdough flatbread you tear and scoop with.

Anjera

  • Anjera Plain170
  • Anjera Brown Plain200
  • Anjera Mix680

    With beef curry or zigni, a spiced beef curry

  • Anjera Mix Brown700
  • Anjera Mix Special1,400

    Mix, dhylo and extra plain anjera

  • Anjera Mix Special Brown1,800

Stews and Tibs

  • Takila550
  • Tibis700
  • Shekla Shiro★700

    Chickpea stew served hot in a clay pot

  • Tibs, Red or White★1,000
  • Shiro Special★1,000
  • Bozena Shiro★1,400
  • Doro Wat★1,400

    Spiced chicken stew with egg

  • Shekla Tibs Special★1,800

    Sizzling tibs in a clay pot

Platters

Serves 2

City Star Platter One★

Swahili pilau, chapati, chips, roasted chicken leg, beef stew

KSh 1,550
Serves 3

City Star Platter Two★

Chapati, chips, pilau, white rice, fish fingers, arosto, chicken fillet

KSh 2,390
Serves 4

City Star Platter Three★

Pilau, chapati, chips, white rice, roasted chicken leg, beef fry or stew, fish fillet

KSh 2,770
Serves 5

City Star Platter Four★

White rice, pilau, chapati, chips, roasted chicken leg, beef fry or stew, chicken strips, arosto

KSh 3,020

Every platter comes with your choice of white sauce or red sauce.

Rice, Pasta and Sides

Rice Dishes

  • Plain Rice with White or Red Sauce250
  • Vegetable Rice350
  • Egg Rice400
  • Fried Rice400
  • Chicken Rice400
  • Rice Saldato430
  • Rice Arabiato430
  • Rice with Vegetables430
  • Pilau with White or Red Sauce450
  • Pilau Saldato450
  • Pilau Arabiato450
  • Pilau with Vegetables450
  • Swahili Pilau450

Spaghetti

  • Kota Kota380

    Spaghetti and rice

  • Kota Kota Chips400

    Spaghetti and chips

  • Spaghetti with Mince430
  • Spaghetti Saldato430
  • Spaghetti Arabiato430
  • Kota Kota Pilau450

    Spaghetti and pilau

  • Birimo850

    Full portion of spaghetti and rice

Ugali, Chapati and Naan

  • Ugali Plain150
  • Ugali Special300

    With sauce and beans

  • Ugali Veg350

    Full portion of vegetables, sauce and beans

  • Half KK250

    Naan or chapati

  • Full KK430

    Two chapati or two naan

  • Naan or Chapati with Vegetables350
  • Naan or Chapati Saldato350
  • Naan or Chapati Arabiato350

Add Ons

  • Chapati100
  • Naan120
  • Ugali150
  • White Rice250
  • Chips300
  • Mokimo300
  • Chips Masala350
  • Poussin Chips350
  • Pilau400
  • Biryani Rice400
  • Swahili Pilau450

Chef's Salads

  • Garden Salad400

    Lettuce, onion rings, tomato and carrot

  • Chicken Strips Salad550

    Lettuce, onion rings, tomato and chicken strips

Burgers, Pizza and Snacks

Pizza

1,200 each

  • BBQ Chicken Pizza1,200
  • Peri Peri Chicken Pizza1,200
  • Mixed Seafood Pizza1,200
  • Margherita Pizza1,200
  • Vegetable Pizza1,200

Burgers

All served with chips

  • Chicken Burger500
  • Beef Burger500
  • Cheese Burger750

    Served with a 300ml soda

Snacks

  • Beef Sausage, Pair120
  • Beef Samosa, Pair180
  • Meat Kebab200
  • Chips300
  • Chips Masala350

Pastry Corner

  • Mandazi80
  • Doughnut80
  • Muffin100
  • Pancake100
  • Slice of Marble Cake180
  • Croissant250
  • Beef Pie250
  • Chicken Pie250

Desserts

Mixed fruits of the day, honey glaze and nuts

  • Fruit Salad, Small350
  • Fruit Salad450
  • Fruit Salad with Ice Cream550

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Dine in or order out

Hungry already? Book a table, or let us bring the feast to you.

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