Cultivated, harvested and processed in mass production, coffee in Kenya, especially Arabica coffee, is perhaps the best quality grown worldwide. Although international coffee brands such as Nestle have significant market share in Kenya, Kenyan coffee dominates the local market.

The majority of Kenyans are torn between coffee and tea given that both products are high quality and easily available. For coffee, the preference is to take it black ("kahawa chungu") and it's often mixed with ginger and a small amount of sugar.

Despite many years of using Kenyan coffee beans to make their signature coffee in its shops across the globe, Starbucks has not set up shop in Kenya. High-end coffee is sold at supermarkets and for those who savor its great taste outdoors, they go to shops such as Java and Dormans.