According to witnesses at Java, Mr Khalif was arrested along with the establishment's security guard.
Approximately 30 minutes later, police from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) returned to the restaurant and demanded to be shown a carton box.
The police have arrested activist Boniface Mwangi and Haki Africa's Hussein Khalid while taking part in a peaceful protest to commemorate lives of those lost in protests Thursday at the Kenyatta Market in Nairobi.
Separately, Shadrack Kiprono, popularly known on social media as as Shad Khalif, was also arrested at Java Kimathi Street.
