Mwangaza

Gigiri, Nairobi · Since 2019

Karibu. The hills are in your cup.

Single-origin Kenyan coffee, roasted in Nairobi, poured by people who know the farmers.

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Open today · 6:30am – 8:00pm

Our story

One brother, one sister, one corner of Gigiri.

Mwangi and Wanjiru opened Mwangaza in 2019 with one roaster, six tables and a simple idea: Kenyan coffee should taste like where it grew.

Mwangaza means light. We open early, while the sun is still low, and we buy straight from co-ops in Nyeri, Kiambu and Kirinyaga. We roast pole pole, in small batches, and pour every cup by hand.

Opened
2019
Farms we buy from
3 co-ops
A farmer's hand holding freshly picked red coffee cherries
The Mwangaza counter with espresso machine and a row of cups by the window

The menu

Pick your pour.

Everything is made here, every morning. Prices in Kenyan shillings.

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  • Pour-over coffee on a wooden board

    Nyeri AA Pour-over

    Blackcurrant and brown sugar, poured by hand over a V60.

    KSh 450

  • Cappuccino with latte art seen from above

    Cappuccino

    Double shot of our house roast with silky steamed milk.

    KSh 350

  • Hot ginger lemon honey drink

    Dawa

    Honey, ginger and lemon in hot water. Karibu, flu season.

    KSh 380

  • Iced passion fruit drink in a glass

    Passion Fruit Cooler

    Fresh passion fruit, lime and mint over crushed ice.

    KSh 400

  • Golden fried pastries on a plate

    Cardamom Mandazi

    Warm, lightly sweet and fried to order. Out of the oven at 10.

    KSh 180

  • Samosas served with lime

    Beef Samosa

    Crisp pastry, spiced beef and a little kick of green chilli.

    KSh 250

  • Sliced banana bread topped with banana slices and walnuts on a wooden board

    Banana Bread

    Baked daily with ripe bananas and a hint of cinnamon.

    KSh 300

  • Golden baked buns on a wooden surface

    Coconut Bun

    Soft, golden and brushed with sweet coconut glaze.

    KSh 220

  • Egg breakfast plate

    Chapati Egg Wrap

    Soft chapati, folded omelette, greens and tangy sauce.

    KSh 550

  • Sourdough toast topped with mashed avocado, sliced tomatoes and chives

    Avocado Toast with Kachumbari

    Sourdough, ripe avocado and fresh tomato-onion kachumbari.

    KSh 650

“We buy from people we have sat down and drunk coffee with.”
Mwangi & Wanjiru, founders

From the hills

From the hills, pole pole.

Every bean we roast starts on a smallholder farm between 1,700 and 1,800 metres up. The fruit is picked ripe, by hand, and sorted before it ever reaches Nairobi.

Red coffee cherries ripening on the branch
A wooden tray of sorted green coffee beans

  • 1,800m

    Gatomboya

    Nyeri 1,800 m

    Blackcurrant, brown sugar

  • 1,700m

    Kangunu

    Kiambu 1,700 m

    Ripe plum, cane sugar, bright citrus

  • 1,750m

    Thirikwa

    Kirinyaga 1,750 m

    Orange blossom, honey, black tea

A day at Mwangaza

From first sun to last cup.

  1. First pour

    Doors open. The first Nyeri AA pour-over goes out before the street is awake.

  2. Mandazi out of the oven

    Cardamom mandazi, fried to order and warm for the morning crowd.

  3. Lunch wraps

    Chapati egg wraps, folded hot and ready to take to your table.

  4. Slow brews

    An hour of V60 and Chemex, poured one cup at a time.

  5. Close

    Last cup, lights low. Asante for coming in.

Find the door.

We are in Gigiri, Nairobi. Come by for a pour, or send us a note and we will get back to you.

Address

Gigiri
Nairobi, Kenya

Get directions
The front door of Mwangaza Coffee House in Gigiri

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Visit notes

  • Free Wi-Fi. Ask at the counter for the code.
  • Parking on the side street, a few steps from the door.
  • Matatu route 23, stop 200 m away.
  • Mon–Fri 6:30am–8pm
    Sat–Sun 7:30am–9pm
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