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The name means "house of peace" in Amharic, and the baroque metal gate opening onto a garden courtyard makes that feel less like branding and more like a promise. This Westlands community bar draws a warmly mixed crowd into a room where pan-African vintage and modern decor share the walls without quarreling, and there's a fireplace for Nairobi's cooler evenings. A Discovery on The 50 list confirmed what regulars already knew.