Ali Barbour’s Cave

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Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant: Fine Dining

Experience a dining adventure like no other at Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant, where history, nature, and fine dining converge. 2 km past Diani Shopping Mall along Diani Beach Road brings you to one of most acclaimed restaurants within Diani, in inimitable settings. The restaurant offers an enchanting ambience – with its unusual setting of an open ceiling that reveals the starlit sky, providing a rare magical fine dining experience. The cave itself comprises a series of interlinking chambers with depths of 10 metres below ground level, housing a quirky and cavernous dining space within caves dating back to 120,000 to 140,000 years.

The roof of the restaurant is open, offering a salubrious setting to wine and dine under the cosmic-enliven African night sky. Specializing in international cuisine with a focus on seafood, the restaurant sources fresh catches from the Kenyan coast and Lamu Island. Diners can enjoy dishes such as fresh oysters from Kilifi, seafood pâté featuring red snapper, prawn, and octopus, and bisque of Lamu crab. The cave’s natural architecture, combined with candlelight and lanterns, creates a warm and intimate setting. The main dining area features an open roof, where guests to dine under the stars, enhancing the unique experience ten-fold.

Due to its popularity and limited seating, reservations are recommended. Guests can book a table by contacting the restaurant via email at [check website] or by calling +254 714 456131. It’s important to note that children under the age of 6 are not permitted, and those under 12 are not allowed during the 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM seating. On a long night out in Diani, you can enjoy some dance and drinks at the Forty Thieves Bar, Taandori Bar or Shakatak Disco. The fact that Ali Barbour’s is situated within easy reach of most resorts makes it a good dine out alternative.


The best eat-outs can be subjective and depends on personal preferences, budget, and location. Ever-growing in number around Kenya, are an inviting array of eat-outs offering innovative and multi-sensory dining experience. Bringing the world to our plates, with cuisines from around the world. Others, too, have been around for many years now, offering classic cuisine with impeccable service.


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