Kenya, Nairobi Coffee Shops for Digital Nomads

I spent several weeks in Nairobi hunting for a place to push code and debug my side project. Not for the photos → for the work.

Nairobi Co-working Coffee Shops

Connect Coffee Roasters → The Safe Bet

23 Mbps down. Plugs at every other seat.
You will find other devs hammering keyboards here, which creates natural pressure to actually work instead of checking Hacker News. This is where you take your standup calls. Reliable.

Le Grenier À Pain (Riverside) → Skip It

Yes, they have coffee. Yes, they have wifi. At 1.4 Mbps, you will age significantly waiting for everything.
A few plugs exist but you will fight for them.
This spot works for lunch, not for shipping (mostly).
They have many other locations across the city, therefore it may be a still a good place to go.

The Good Grain → The Deep Work Cave

63 Mbps. That is the fastest I clocked anywhere in the city. Other remote workers camp here too.
The uncertainty is power outlets → scout your seat before ordering.

Bonus: Navaisha

The Coffee Hut → The Thinking Spot

31 Mbps, solid enough for most tasks, but no plugs. This forces you into two hour focused sprints before your battery forces a break.
Can be very crowded in the mornings for breakfasts, and lunches.
Other digital nomads have not been spotted here.

I audited four spots so you do not waste an afternoon finding out the hard way ;)

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