Jambo Cafe

Winner of numerous awards, Jambo Cafe is proud to be named by the Santa Fe Reporter for the Best International Cuisine for 13 years running and Chef Ahmed Obo for “Best Chef” from 2015 – 2023. Jambo Cafe was featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives in 2013 and 2023. The exotic locale of Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, with its fusion of Swahili, Indian, Arabic, and European influences, is at the heart of Owner-Chef Ahmed Obo’s spirited cuisine. It was there, in his mother’s aromatic kitchen, that Ahmed mastered his homeland’s unique and fragrant cooking style, beginning a culinary adventure leading him to Santa Fe, New Mexico where, in 2009, he opened Jambo Cafe.