About Pilau Depot

Street-food prices with corporate standards, served from steel carts and delivered to Nairobi's offices since October 2026.

Two Pilau Depot crew members in yellow uniforms wheeling the branded carts

Elevating Nairobi's comfort food

Weighed tubs, gloved crews and steel carts, on the streets where Nairobi eats lunch.

Pilau Depot started from a simple idea: you shouldn't have to give up hygiene, professionalism or speed to enjoy real street flavour. We launched in October 2026 to rethink the food cart from the wheels up.

We run clean, modern, standardised mobile stations across Nairobi and cook well-seasoned pilau every day. From the weighed, individually packed 450 g lunch tub to the corporate catering bucket, you get quick-service speed with home-cooked quality.

A crew member in a yellow Pilau Depot T-shirt and apron standing at a cart — A Depot cart ready for the lunch shift.

A crew member in a hairnet and gloves serving from the cart's steel trays — Serving from stainless-steel trays.

An open chicken pilau tub with coriander on top and its labelled lid — Chicken pilau, 450 g.

The Pilau Depot standard

We don't just cook food. We run a disciplined, standardised food service built for busy Nairobians.

A Pilau Depot cart with its menu board and Pili Pili Moto panel at the roadside — **Micro-hub carts**Branded stainless-steel carts at lunch-hour spots in Westlands, Upper Hill, Kilimani and Ngong Road.

A crew member in a hairnet and gloves weighing a tub on a kitchen scale — **450 g, weighed**Every tub goes on the scale before it's sealed.

A Pili Pili Moto chilli cup with its hazard-tape label: our signature heat — **Pili Pili Moto**Our signature chilli cup comes with every meal.

An open beef pilau tub above its labelled clear lid — **Sealed and labelled**Kraft tub, clear lid, the Depot label on top.

A crew member in a Pilau Depot cap, hairnet and polo serving at the cart — **Gloves and hairnets**Every crew member, every shift.

Lipa na M-PESAPay at every cart and for every delivery.

Our mission

To professionalise, standardise and scale Nairobi's street catering, with fresh, hygienic food at everyday prices.

We want to end the trade-off between an affordable street meal and corporate standards, and make Pilau Depot the lunch-hour partner Nairobi trusts most.

How we serve you

Weighed, sealed, dispatched

Tubs stacked and labelled for the lunch run.

A crew member in a hairnet and gloves weighing a tub on a scale — Every tub on the scale: 450 g.

A Pili Pili Moto chilli cup with its hazard-tape label — Pili Pili Moto with every meal.

A Pilau Depot crew member in cap, hairnet and gloves serving at the roadside

What customers say

“This guy has a very clean set up, good quality products and a big smile. He is positioned near Royal Media studios, support him guys! ☕️”
Benji Ndolo @BenjiNdoloRead it on X

#pilaudepotPost your lunch and tag it on TikTok, Instagram, X or Threads.

Hungry already?

Order online and pay with M-PESA, or send your order on WhatsApp. We confirm the slot and dispatch.

Order online Order via WhatsApp

Or call 0782 887844. Lipa na M-PESA: Buy Goods, Till 9115043.