​Location and Setting
Situated directly on the Nyali coastline along Beach Road, Char-Choma combines open-air beachfront dining with an elevated African BBQ setup. Diners sit under open thatched structures cooled by ocean breezes, with front-row views of glowing charcoal pits where pitmasters work over open flames.
​Food and Drink Offers
Char-Choma elevates Kenya’s national grilled meat culture with coastal ingredients. Food offers include slow-roasted coastal mbuzi choma (goat), nyama choma (beef), kuku choma (grilled chicken), grilled garlic butter prawns, whole grilled lobster, fish tikka, and mutton kebabs.
Sides include mahamri, fries, ugali, mukimo and fresh kachumbari. The drink menu features ice-cold local beers, dafu (fresh coconut water), dawa cocktails and chilled fruit juices.
​Amboko Diaries Recommendation
- ​The Order: 1kg Coastal Mbuzi Choma, Side of Garlic Butter Prawns, Fresh Kachumbari and Soft Mahamri, Classic Dawa Cocktail.
- ​Why You Must Go: It provides an unbeatable fusion of upcountry grilling culture with coastal ocean views and sea breezes.
