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Hero Bar

Nairobi, Kenya · Comic-themed rooftop restaurant and cocktail bar · Middle East & Africa

Hero is a comic-inspired rooftop restaurant and speakeasy pairing playful small plates, sushi, and cocktails.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

9th Floor, Trademark Hotel Village Market, Limuru Road, Village Market, Limuru Rd, Nairobi, KenyaGigiri

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Style
Comic-themed rooftop restaurant and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Monday–Thursday 17:00–00:00; Friday 17:00–01:00; Saturday 12:00–01:00; Sunday 12:00–23:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Online reservations are available through EatApp.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Prices
Food examples include vegetable gyoza KSh1,200, ramen KSh2,100–3,900, and sushi rolls KSh1,900–2,500. Drink prices remain unconfirmed.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Menu
The food menu includes ramen, sushi, small plates and gyoza.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

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The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

35.7 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
74.1
World's 50 Best
26.2
Top 500 Bars
66.2
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Serious press
6.3
Social Vibes
65.1

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive1 cited sources; source types shown below· high confidence

Sentiment score

93/ 100

The existing 93/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

Comic-book-themed rooftop bar celebrated as Africa's top cocktail destination for creative superpower-categorised drinks, Japanese-inspired food, strong zero-ABV programme and warm service. Guests repeatedly call the cocktails fantastic and the concept unique.

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Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • creative concept cocktails
  • excellent zero-ABV options
  • warm service
  • rooftop setting and Japanese food
Source excerpt
“The food was good and the cocktails were fantastic! Highly recommend if in Nairobi.”

A firsthand Wareontheglobe travel-blog excerpt, not a customer consensus. The article was published in March 2024; the visit date is not specified.

Source: wareontheglobe.com (linked below)

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Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 762 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

World’s 50 Best

Top 500 Bars

  • 2026: #170
  • 2025: #4692025 placement supported by BarNews’s published table; issuer row was not independently verified.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

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Reviews & press