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Mapango Restaurant

Google rating 4.1 (216 reviews)$$ · Mid-range
Watamu
RestaurantPizza restaurant

Ranked in Best Casual Dining in Watamu

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About

Very nice restaurant on the beach with unforgettable fish and excellent service. Monday is buffet night, or you can take pizza or meat with chips. The hostess is pleasant, the seafood is amazing, and Mario and his team are friendly and welcoming. Authentic Italian pizza with imported spicy salami and superb gin tonics.

Highlights

  • Dine-in
  • Takeout
  • Serves beer
  • Serves wine
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Brunch
  • Vegetarian options
  • Takes reservations

HoursOpen now

Monday12:00 PM – 10:30 PM
TuesdayToday12:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Wednesday12:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Thursday11:00 AM – 10:30 PM
Friday12:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Saturday12:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Sunday12:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Google reviews

4.1216 Google reviews
  • Kyte N.Google review · 17 Jan 2026

    The hostess, was pleasant and the seafood was amazing. Very accommodating wait staff.

  • Vittorio C.Google review · 19 Nov 2025

    this Vittorio Ilio Carboni ; i ' m in Mapango Just now with friends , we are appreciating 5 ginTonic, superb quality , Tanqueray gin , we are receiveing an incredible service , management offers us focaccia . Prices correct , and excellent attitude of waiters. Very different from another location not far from here , in the same bay, where some days ago management confuse our presence like common italians who eat just pizzas during their holiday......unbelievable .........how many italian reach Watamu thinking and opening locals offering pizzas and french fries , thinking this system is tourism. I suppose they don't last too long.

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  • Lada P.Google review · 16 Nov 2025

    Very very nice restaurant on the beach!!! Unforgettable fish with an excellent service!!! We will be back!!!

  • Jason S.Google review · 21 Sep 2025

    Mario and his team were so friendly and welcoming. I will njoyed the pizza so much! Authentic Italian and so good with imported spicy salami! I am gonna go back ASAP!! I saw a few entrees go by as I waited for Pizza..they looked mouth watering!!

  • ProliturgyGoogle review · 14 Jul 2025

    I came here on a Monday and it was “buffet” night so if you didn’t want buffet, you had to take pizza or meat with chips. I got a seafood pizza with salami. It was quite good. I also ordered an Old Fashioned but they were a little confused. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t so great. But I also really enjoyed the ocean breeze and wave sounds. I will return.

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Location

Watamu Off Jacaranda Road, Watamu, North, Kenya

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mapango Restaurant is open Monday to Wednesday: 12:00 – 10:30 PM; Thursday: 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM; Friday to Sunday: 12:00 – 10:30 PM.
Mapango Restaurant is located at Watamu Off Jacaranda Road, Watamu, North.
Mapango Restaurant is mid-range ($$).
Yes, Google lists Mapango Restaurant as taking reservations.

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