Local favourite
Fish & Seafood
Whole Tilapia
Cleaned, gutted and scaled. Kenya's everyday fish, done properly.
KSh 650per kg
Fish Fillet
Boneless fillets, trimmed and ready. Weeknight fish with no fuss.
KSh 1,200 per kg
Available today - cut fresh when your order comes in
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Cut to order, no surcharge. Priced per kilogram. Type any weight from 0.5 kg - 1.4, 1.75, whatever you actually need - or use the buttons to move in quarter kilos. Tell us the thickness, trim or portion size you want in the notes at checkout, and we weigh after cutting and confirm your exact total before dispatch.
| Type | Boneless fillets, hand cut |
|---|---|
| Best for | Pan-frying, baking, curry, fish and chips |
| Texture | Lean, flaky, mild |
| Nutrition | High in lean protein and omega-3 |
| Price | KSh 1,200 per kg |
| Butchered at | City Market, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi |
About Our Fish Fillet
Fillets are what you buy when you want fish on the table in ten minutes and nobody at your table wants to negotiate with bones. Ours are cut and trimmed by hand, pin-boned, and sold fresh rather than sitting in a chilled tray - which with fish matters more than with anything else we sell.
The rule with fillets is that thin cooks fast and thick cooks slow, and most overcooked fish comes from ignoring that. A thin tail-end fillet needs perhaps two minutes a side; a thick shoulder cut needs four or five. If you want them all the same, ask us to cut from the same part of the fish and you will get portions that finish together.
Fillets are ideal for pan-frying skin-side down, for baking in foil with butter and lemon, for a light curry, or for fish and chips. They are lean and high in protein and omega-3s. For the fuller flavour of a whole fish, take our whole tilapia; for something firmer and meatier, look at tuna or kingfish.
How to Cook Fish Fillet
- Pat completely dry and season just before cooking, not in advance.
- Skin-side down first in a hot pan, pressed flat for 3 minutes, then 1 minute on the flesh.
- Baked in foil with butter, lemon and dill: 200C for 12-15 minutes.
- Cooked when the flesh turns opaque and flakes under gentle pressure.
- Ask for even-thickness portions if you are cooking several at once.
Buying fish fillet in Nairobi
We cut fish fillet at Stall 55, ground floor, City Market, Muindi Mbingu Street, in the Nairobi CBD - the same stall Kamundia Butchery has traded from since 1959. Walk in any day - Monday to Saturday 6:30am - 7:00pm, Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm - and buy it over the counter, or order here and we will deliver it chilled. Orders placed before 4:00pm go out the same day across the CBD, Westlands, Kilimani, Karen and everywhere else we serve.
Buying in quantity? We supply restaurants, hotels, schools and canteens across Nairobi with standing orders and whole-carcass pricing - see wholesale and bulk supply, or call 0707 700511 to talk it through.
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Fish Fillet: Questions
Fish Fillet is KSh 1,200 per kg. Because it is cut to order, we weigh it after cutting and confirm the exact total with you before anything is dispatched. Prices at the counter and online are the same.
Yes, and at no extra charge - it is the whole point of buying from a butcher rather than a chiller cabinet. Tell us the thickness, trim, portion size or preparation you want in the notes when you order, or just describe what you are cooking and let us choose. We butcher whole carcasses at City Market, so the options are real.
Yes, every day. Order before 4:00pm on 0707 700511 for same-day chilled delivery across Nairobi. Delivery is a flat fee by area, from KSh 300 to KSh 1,000 depending on where you are, and it is added to your basket total automatically. See the full fee table.
Fish is best cooked the day you buy it. If you must keep it, store it in the coldest part of the fridge on a plate over ice, loosely covered, and use it within one day.
At our stall: City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi, beside Jamia Mosque in the Nairobi CBD, open every day 6:30am to 7:00pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sundays. You can also order it online here, on WhatsApp, or by calling 0707 700511. See the rest of the fish and sea food section or the full counter.
Nice to meat you
Fish Fillet, cut the way you want it
KSh 1,200 per kg. Tell us how you want it prepared and we will cut it fresh and get it to you the same day, anywhere in Nairobi.
City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi · Open Mon-Sat 6:30am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm · 0707 700511