Shopping in Nairobi

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Top 5 shopping malls in Nairobi, Kenya, reviewed and awarded. Find out where in the Kenyan capital to go for the best bargains, most pleasant shopping experiences or fastest checkout. We have looked at Sarit Centre, YaYa Mall, Westgate Shopping Centre, The Junction Mall, Rangers Supermarket and more to be able to award the Top 5 shopping malls in Nairobi with their rightful titles.

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• Publié par: ferelrew
• Publié le: 12 février 2016
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• Langue: English

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Top 5 Nairobi Shopping Malls – Kenyan Moments

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Top 5 Nairobi Shopping Malls

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Nairobi is a wonderful place for shopping in general. The city is flooded with cosy little

markets, family stores selling everything under the sun and a selection of huge shopping

malls. Today we will have a look at the best 5 shopping malls in Nairobi. Of course, such

things are entirely subjective and you might already be yelling in anger that your favorite

piece of shopping heaven in Nairobi didnt even make the list – but if so, simply put your

recommendations in the comments!

Here goes, the top 5 shopping malls in Nairobi:

5. Yaya Centre – Kilimani

Actually I love Yaya Centre. It has this market square atmosphere and vibrancy that makes

shopping an interesting and enjoyable experience. Instead of big brand stores the majority

of shops at Yaya Centre appears to be family businesses and outlets, which make for a more

interesting choice and stock than offered elsewhere.

So, why oh why is Yaya centre demoted to fifth place? Well, Yaya is wonderful once you

FINALLY get inside. But that part can be an outright pain in the arse. The roads leading to

the mall are all crazy crowded and the mall itself is severely lacking in parking spaces. It

can literally take an hour to find a place to park near Yaya Centre making those of us born

without patience fume with anger and frustration before even getting inside.

Yaya Centre Opening Hours:Mon to Sat: 9:00am to 7:00pm Sun 10am to 6:00pm

Top 5 Nairobi Shopping Malls – Kenyan Moments

Find your way to Yaya Centre: Access from Argwings Khodek Road and Ring Road Kilimani

4. Galleria Mall – Karen-Langata Road

A small but classy little mall on the outskirts of the Karen area. Galleria has all the usual

shops and facilities expected in a mall, but is furthermore favored by a couple of very cosy

outdoor cafés and restaurants. Galleria Mall in Karen is an ideal place for a refreshingly

tranquil shopping experience away from the rush of the bigger malls in the city.

Dont forget to check out the events listings for Galleria Mall by the way, they have live

music and many other themed events ongoingly that you might enjoy.

Galleria Mall Opening Hours:Mon to Sat: 9:00am to 7:00pm Sun 10am to 6:00pm Find your way to Galleria Mall Kenya: Junction of Langata & Magadi Road, Nairobi, Kenya

3. Westgate Shopping Mall

Westgate shopping mall used to be the market leader of Nairobi Shopping centers until the

dreadful terrorist attack in 2013. The mall was closed for 2 years after the attack but

reopened after lengthy renovations and refurbishments in summer 2015.

Top 5 Nairobi Shopping Malls – Kenyan Moments The new Westgate is sligthly smaller than the original, though it seems work is in progress

at the time of writing to re-expand it. Despite the blights on its history the mall still stands

out as classy shopping arena with plenty of high-end shops for connoisseur shoppers.

Westgate Shopping Mall Opening Hours:Mon to Sun: 9:00am to 8:00pm Find your way to Westgate Kenya: Westlands along Mwanzi Road, Nairobi, Kenya

2. The Junction

The junction mall is placed in, yes you guessed it, a major junction. It makes it a bit of a

challenge to actually get to the mall during busy traffic times of the day, however, the

trouble might well be worth your while. Junction sports several interesting shops found

nowhere else in Nairobi including specialized electronics store, a huge furniture department

and several excellent jewelry outlets.

Aside from the actual shopping Junction mall has a nice selection of indoor and outdoor

restaurants to fill your belly and rest your feet during days out shopping.

The Junction Shopping Mall Opening Hours:Mon to Sun: 8:00am to 10:00pm Find your way to The Junction Kenya: Junction of Riara Road and Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya

1. Sarit Centre – Westlands

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Yours truly might be slightly biased when awarding Sarit Centre the best mall of Nairobi

award. As it happens, Sarit has no less than an excellent cinema, a lively pub and an

incredibly well stocked candy store. How else could a mall really steal a mans heart?

Some might argue that the Sarit Centre cinema doesnt have all the fancy features of

downtown movie theaters, however, it is never crowded, always has the latest releases at

pretty low prices and theres a nice candy store at the door!

Beyond those wonders of the Sarit Centre what really stands out about the place is the food

court and attached stall market. There are perhaps 20 restaurants to choose from with

everything from fast food over traditional Kenyan food to specialties from India, Ethiopia

and elsewhere. Whilst waiting for your food you can check out the stall market areas with

an ever changing range of interesting spices, health foods, new gadgets and much else.

Sarit Centre Shopping Mall Opening Hours:Mon to Sun: 9:00am to 7:00pm Find your way to Sarit Centre Kenya: Karuna Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya

Tiny Treasures Round Town

The huge shopping malls are obviously your first choice for big shopping trips. However,

you might wanna try some of the smaller places too as you can sometimes find excellent

bargains, unrivaled service or simply an entirely different experience. Such options are way

too many to even try and list, but a couple of little gems deserve a mention here:

Kasuku Centre, Kileleshwa

This mall is tiny – but it is cosy and nice. You can pull up and have a fresh smoothie and a

kebab in your hand whilst seated pleasantly outdoors in just 5 minutes. No mad dashing

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Top 5 Nairobi Shopping Malls – Kenyan Moments about long corridors or standing in line, at Kasuku centre its all right there and the crowds

are never unmanageable.

The supermarket itself in Kasuku centre is a bit of an experience. It seems to be run by a

very elderly Indian couple who are always arguing either with each other or their staff,

whilst running around frantically trying to make sure all customers are happy. You just cant

help but laugh when you walk in on a big 5-way row between owners and staff, and then

when they see you, it all stops and everyone smiles and laughs….

Rangers Supermarket

Among the family run stores the Rangers Supermarket in Kahawa is a real gem. It isnt the

largest supermarket in Nairobi by a long way, though they seem to be expanding, but it is

just one of those family businesses that makes it a real pleasure to walk around filling your

basket. And if anything isnt on the shelves, its the kind of place where you can simply ask

and if at all possible it will be found for you. Such individual customer service and friendly

atmospheres are often lost in the bigger places, making it a must to at least sometimes go

and experience old school shopping in a place like Rangers Supermarket.

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