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Come for the espresso, stay for the stories.

Bookshop, café and lending library in Nairobi

Featured Books

a few we're pressing on people right now

Animal Farm
Animal Farm
George Orwell
KSh 2,700
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
KSh 3,000
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby van Pelt
KSh 2,900
Kitchen
Kitchen
Banana Yoshimoto
KSh 2,900
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
KSh 2,700
Imperfect Women
Imperfect Women
Araminta Hall
KSh 3,000
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie
KSh 2,500
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Simon Montefiore
KSh 5,400
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Gatherings

Readings, book launches, art openings and community nights, hosted in the café and the gallery.

Next: Book Club, Saturday 12 September, 10am–12pm — A History of Burning by Janika Oza. KSh 1,100 per person.

Every Sunday: brewing class with our baristas, 10am–12pm. KSh 1,500 per person.

Sign-up and payment in advance are essential for all events.

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The Café

Gigiri's neighbourhood café — espresso roasted to our own profile, a quiet corner, and shelves within reach of every table.

Gigiri Courtyard, Gigiri Lane, Nairobi. Open Mon–Wed 8am–8pm, Thu–Fri 8am–9pm, Sat–Sun 9am–9pm.

The Library

The library came first — five years of hand-picked fiction and non-fiction, still growing. Members borrow from the whole collection.

From KSh 6,000 for three months, one book at a time — sign-up fee included.

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