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Texas-style brisket Nairobi

Smoked all night. Sliced at eleven.

Texas brisket and dino ribs, smoked overnight. ½ kg from KES 1,700, delivered hot in 30–99 min.

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  • Smoking since 2020
  • 3 riders across Nairobi
  • Fed the Nairobi Polo Club
Slices of smoked brisket with a black pepper bark, resting on foil
From the broadcast · 14 Nov

(01) The cook

The overnight shift.

Brisket doesn't hurry, so neither do we. The fire goes on at six in the evening and the first slice comes off at eleven the next morning.

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  1. Fire on.

    Logs burning down to coals in the smoker's firebox

    Logs into the firebox at six. The briskets go on under a rub that lives in a Highly Classified Dossier. Protect your screen and read in whispers.

  2. The long watch.

    A blue bowl of soup and a stack of bread, the pitmaster's midnight meal

    Somebody has to keep the fire honest all night. “My fuel tonight, as I steer your Friday brisket and dino ribs cook.” Aime, at the pit

  3. The bark sets.

    Racks of ribs with a peppery rub on the smoker grates

    Low and slow through the small hours. Pepper and smoke turn to bark, the fat renders, and the ribs go dark.

  1. Off the smoke.

    A beef dino rib, dark and glossy, the bone showing, on a wooden board

    Dino ribs come off first, the briskets close behind. Then they rest, wrapped, in that melt-in-your-mouth state.

  2. Sliced. First rider out.

    Sliced brisket with a glossy dark bark and a pink smoke ring

    The knife goes in at eleven and the first rider leaves with lunch. Three bikes, anywhere in Nairobi. Your order arrives hot. The board's up

(02) The board

The board.

Sold by weight, sliced to order. Tap + to build an order and it lands with us as one WhatsApp message. Prices are from our latest broadcasts.

From the smoker

Texas brisket sliced on a wooden board
22 Aug

Texas Brisket

Smoked overnight, black-pepper bark, sliced to order. No other barbeque item comes close to brisket when done right.

  • ½ kg1,700Order
  • 1 kg3,200Order

Beef Dino Ribs

Big, juicy beef ribs. They fly faster than fresh bread, so book ahead.

  • 1 kg2,000Order

“As good as the brisket, if not better,” according to some customers.

Budget Ribs Inflation-proof

Fair-quality ribs, the full overnight treatment, priced for the economy we're in.

  • ½ kg600Order
  • 1 kg1,000Order
  • Portion, with bhajias or fries, corn kachumbari & sauce600Order

Smoked kienyeji kuku

Free-range chicken. “100% roadrunners who roam about collecting bugs and sunshine.”

  • Price on the dayAsk

Burgers & pizza

Two brisket burgers in toasted buns with slaw
18 Dec

Texas Brisket Burger

Slices of melt-in-the-mouth brisket on a butter-toasted bun, with greens and cheese. Comes with mini fries and corn kachumbari.

  • Burger, mini fries, kachumbari600Order

Bun toast game powered by Brown's Food Co butter and cheese.

Neapolitan pizzas New

Italian, American and East African in one bite.

  • Brisket pizzaAsk
  • Chicken BBQ pizzaAsk

Platters

A plate piled with chopped brisket and burnt ends
12 Jul

Brisket, smoked kuku, ribeye on the bone and T-bone steak, with bhajias or garlic fries, corn kachumbari and our house sauce.

KES 3,5505,9007,950

Order for 2 Order for 4 Order for 6

Most tables can add one more diner. Just ask.

Sides & sips

Maro bhajias

The king of sides. Airy on the inside, crunchy on the outside.

  • Price on the dayAsk

Azucar sugarcane juice

From the original gangsters who brought cane juice to Nairobi in 2012. Classic or Tropical, a bottle with your order.

  • Classic or TropicalAsk

Also on the side: garlic fries, corn kachumbari, jacket potatoes and the house sauce.

(03) Walk in

Pitmasters Steakhouse Now open

Now open. Walk in.

Since 31 October you can stroll in and have your brisket straight off our smokers. Karibu sana.

Where
Address to be confirmed
Hours
To be confirmed
Holiday Mondays
Open, as is tradition
Sundays
BBQ Sundays
Syokimau side
Also on Glovo
Directions (soon) Open today?
The offset smoker on the lawn, smoke drifting off the firebox
The smoker on the lawn · 8 Dec

(04) Fire for hire

Your people, our smoke.

Staff parties, chama days, clan reunions and corporate do's. Groups of ten and up get platter menus from KES 1,500 a head, sides included.

Thee Nairobi Brisket King presents1.0

Destination Barbecue Tours

Naivasha Edition

Date
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Venue
Enashipai Resort & Spa
Menu
All you can eat, noon to midnight

“Plan is simple: roadtrip. Sun. Brisket. Sip. Dance.”

Next edition: watch the broadcast.

Nairobi Polo Club

We smoked through the January and July 2026 tournaments, “providing the much needed horse power for the games.”

Sliced ribeye with red onions on foil
Ribeye on the bone · 23 Oct

Booking

Plan a cookout

Tell us the date, how many people and where. We'll come back with a menu and a price.

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(05) Questions

It is known.

But just in case.

How do I order?

Tap + on the board and send the docket, or simply message us on WhatsApp. Weekend smokes sell out, so drop your order early to avoid disappointment.

Where do you deliver, and what does it cost?

Anywhere in the Nairobi metro, by one of our three riders, in 30 to 99 minutes. Delivery is KES 100–700 depending on distance; we confirm it on WhatsApp before you pay.

When do orders go out?

From about 11 AM, once the brisket is sliced. Tell us if it's for lunch or an early dinner and we'll time the rider.

How do I pay?

By M-Pesa: Paybill 542542, account 10299. We confirm your total on WhatsApp first.

Are you open on public holidays?

On Mondays that fall on a holiday, yes, as is tradition. Any closures go out on our WhatsApp broadcast first.

Can you feed a crowd?

Platters feed 2, 4 or 6 (most can stretch to one more). For ten and up we do platter menus from KES 1,500 a head, sides included. See Fire for hire.

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