Connect Coffee Roasters

Connect Coffee (The Riverfront) is a specialty coffee roastery and café located on the ground floor of The Riverfront Building, off Riverside Drive (Chiromo area/Westlands edge), Nairobi—a placement that makes it easy to drop in from nearby offices and residences without the noise of the main Westlands strip. Multiple business listings consistently reference this Riverfront/Riverside Drive address, positioning it as the brand’s flagship-style “roastery café” experience rather than a simple takeaway counter.  What distinguishes Connect for coffee purists is the specialty focus and on-site roasting identity: the brand explicitly frames its mission around delivering a specialty coffee experience while supporting smallholder coffee farmers to improve production and quality, and it actively markets itself as an onsite micro-roastery with roasted beans supply. This aligns the café with Nairobi’s third-wave coffee movement—less about sugary add-ons, more about origin, craft, and consistency in the cup. The environment at The Riverfront branch is intentionally minimalist, calm, and work-friendly. Place directories highlight features like workspace functionality and meeting pods, plus practical add-ons such as pastries and retail coffee beans, making it a reliable “coffee + productivity” stop for solo work sessions, small meetings, or a quiet reset between appointments. In terms of access and context, The Riverfront itself is a purpose-built commercial building completed in the mid-2010s, which helps explain the café’s quiet, office-adjacent feel. Opening hours can vary by listing source—some directories show 8:00am–7:00pm daily, while others list 8:00am–6:00pm weekdays with shorter Saturday hours—so the safest “recent-data” approach is to confirm same-day hours via the café’s direct contact/official channels before visiting.