The best restaurants Dakar & Area

A wide variety of excellent pizzas around 4 000 CFA. Also sandwiches and chawarmas. Possibility to be delivered at home, even on significant distances.

This small restaurant offers first-class African specialities, but also a few European dishes, all very rich. Every day, five to six Senegalese dishes out of the map to discover. Pitcher bissap juice, good wppt bou (rice to fish) and pleasant service. A very good address.

In a modern and green setting, next to a beautiful swimming pool, the Boma bar-restaurant invites you to relax with a good cocktail and quality bistronomic cuisine. The menu, which changes with the seasons, offers a small selection of local and international dishes, a guarantee of freshness. There is something for everyone: vegetarian dishes, fish and meat. Weekends are particularly festive with the Club, a space with an avant-garde design. The best DJs and artists in the capital come to create a crazy atmosphere!

This is one of the best restaurants in the Plateau, very popular with businessmen at lunchtime. In the evening, families, couples and lovers of Peruvian cuisine come to dine in a relaxed atmosphere. The establishment offers several places to sit down, including a pleasant mezzanine with a terrace. The menu invites you to a culinary journey to America, with ceviches, grilled fish, some of which are imported from Peru, and Argentine meats. It also honors seafood products, with seafood platters and grilled shellfish.

A great place to eat after a visit to the Théodore Monod Museum. François from La Maison du Marin and Djibril from Chez Tonton in Gorée have opened a pleasant restaurant in the garden behind the Musée Théodor Monod. Here, you can dine on delicious grilled meats accompanied by vegetables from the garden, which vary according to the season. Like their other establishments, the portions are generous and tasty. As for the setting, it's pleasant and relaxing, sheltered from the capital's traffic. Djibril, François and their team offer you a warm welcome.

Enjoying a privileged location on the main square of the capital, this address is the meeting place for businessmen who come to have their coffee or taste a gourmet cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. On the terrace or in a pleasant room, you can sit down for breakfast or lunch. The menu is quite well supplied with meats, fish, pizzas, savory crepes and some Asian dishes. During the week, the establishment proposes a menu honoring African cuisine. Good welcome.

If Senegalese cuisine is famous for its fish, we must not forget that it has also made grilled meat one of its specialties. And since grilled meat is Argentinean (and more generally South American), the Parrilla's cuisine is excellent, with wood-fired cooking. The drinks, including a nice selection of wines, are recommended according to the meat chosen. The setting is also very pleasant, with an elegant room equipped with a beautiful marble counter. Meat lovers, this address is for you!

One of the most popular pub-restaurants in Dakar with a mixed local clientele. On the one hand, the restaurant which offers a rich and varied menu, between tapas, African specialties, vegetarian dishes and grills. On the other hand, a small, friendly pub, often crowded, with a well-stocked menu of beers, strong alcohols and various cocktails. Both areas are equipped with large screens for the transmission of football matches, where the atmosphere is in full swing. There are also concerts by local artists and lively theme evenings.

To change the thiéboudienne, this restaurant invites you to a culinary journey between Japan and Peru, with a revisited nikkei cuisine. In this modern setting with a subdued atmosphere, you can sit at a table or on a comfortable bench. The choice is difficult: pokes, ceviches, soups, tacos, spring rolls... Not to mention the wide variety of sushi presented. The menu is also well supplied with house cocktails and wines. The service is professional. However, the wait can be a little long on the spot. Delivery possible in all Dakar.

A small corner of freshness in the city center! Several straw huts are scattered in a pleasant garden with trees, where it is good to have lunch. During the week, local specialties are offered as the dish of the day. The menu offers a variety of choices, from garlic shrimp to stuffed pigeon, beef or monkfish brochettes. The food is good and generously served. There is a warm and friendly atmosphere here, especially during concert nights and soccer games.

Sushi lovers, you've come to the right place! With your feet in the sand or comfortably installed in a sofa, facing the ocean, you will enjoy these Japanese specialties made with fresh products in an exceptional setting. You can order them by the piece or treat yourself with one of the combos menus. Organic salads, wood-fired pizzas and fish brochettes are also available for those who have other desires. The place is also very pleasant as an aperitif, when the sun sets on the horizon.

In a refined décor with clean lines, the Casino du Port restaurant will stimulate your taste buds with its local and international specialities, concocted with quality products. The menu will leave you the choice between several explosions of flavours, with suggestions that are more and more creative every day. The copious Wednesday and Saturday evening buffets will allow you to taste several refined dishes until you are completely satisfied. There are also delicious home-made desserts and ice creams. A real culinary journey!

A true institution in the Almadies, this place is always full day and night. Europeans and Senegalese meet there to have a tea, eat an ice cream or taste copious dishes. Pizzas, fish brochettes, monkfish from Dakar, home-made ravioli... The varied menu gives free rein to your desires. Not to mention the wine cellar offering many references including French and Moroccan wines. Cigar lovers will also find their account with famous brands such as Romeo and Juliet or Montecristo.

This is a very nice place where locals and expatriates come to refresh themselves with delicious smoothies, some of which are made with coconut milk, cocktails made with fresh fruits or simply have a coffee with good pastries. At lunchtime, you can also eat hearty salads such as quinoa or Thai salad with crunchy vermicelli. Sandwiches, toast, pasta, pizzas and hearty hot dishes are also available. Fast service and attentive staff. Good value for money.

The establishment is very popular for its seaside setting, facing the Magdalen Islands. The menu offers a wide range of dishes, from fish to pizzas, tapas, hamburgers and fresh salads. Also daily specials. On the other side of the restaurant, the bar serves good house cocktails, with or without alcohol, digestives and champagne. You can also smoke chicha here. Benches face the sea, perfect for an aperitif when the sun declines on the horizon. The staff is attentive, the service more or less fast.

Your taste buds will be delighted in this chic gourmet restaurant specialising in Afro-Creole cuisine. With family or friends, you will revel in refined dishes in a cosy and hushed atmosphere. The menu, quite extensive, presents dishes from West Africa, Central Africa and the Caribbean, such as shrimps in coconut milk, ndolé, a Cameroonian speciality or grilled meat with African spices. International cuisine is also in the spotlight: try their delicious gizzards in the Cape vineyards, a real treat!

L'Archibar is a trendy place where tourists, businessmen and Dakar locals mingle. The chef offers a varied, generous and gourmet cuisine: market suggestions, a grill for meat lovers and Midi Express for those in a hurry. We recommend the beef carpaccio and goat's cheese tartine. A good match! L'Archibar offers happy hours, live music evenings, karaoke on Thursdays and match broadcasts on giant screens. Well-stocked cocktail menu, the most famous being the Panama City: vodka, lemon juice and passion sorbet...

Paul-Henry Chahmerian, a chef from Lyon now based on the island of Ngor, heads up this French gourmet restaurant. It didn't take long for the establishment to forge a reputation for its tasty, delicate French-Senegalese cuisine. Try the frogs' legs in persillade or the warthog terrine with bacon, before attacking the beef tournedos grilled in red wine or the duck parmentier with parmesan. A real treat for the taste buds. Save room for homemade desserts.

One of the first dibiteries in the country, says. Many Dakarois come to eat here, to the most influential.

Excellent meat is served at Joe Bass, who has the art of receiving. You can choose your meat before you see it, well roasted, on your plate. The frame, a large airy courtyard, is charming. An excellent address that has its followers.

This cozy café in the center of Dakar is a favorite with teleworkers, thanks to the quality of its wifi and its warm, peaceful atmosphere. You can enjoy a hearty breakfast (pastries, fried eggs, pancakes...), a quick bite of salads, burritos, pizzas and toast, or a more hearty dish of the day during the week, sometimes local, European or Asian. A few à la carte dishes, such as shrimps à la Provençale, sautéed prawns or fillet of beef. Wide choice of hot drinks. Pleasant, impeccable service.

It is the rendezvous of Senegalese executives at lunchtime who come to enjoy good, tasty food in a pleasant and friendly setting. The menu offers a wide range of choices: Senegalese and Egyptian specialties, salads, pasta and grilled meats. Local dishes, such as the thiep bou dienne, change every day of the week and are served with a local juice, offered by the house. Also a delicious paella, served on Fridays. Correct service, but sometimes a little slow. However, we appreciate the sympathy of the boss and his staff.

If you are in the mood for a good grilled and spicy meat, you are in one of the best dibiteries in the area! It would be a shame not to take advantage of it. You can sit down in the dining room or on the terrace of the restaurant, unless you prefer to take your dish with you. The establishment is also renowned for its delicious local cuisine, European dishes and Tunisian specialities. The upstairs, with its sofas and coffee tables, offers a more intimate space. The service is fast and the staff is friendly. An authentic address!

Ideally located along the cornice, facing the waves of the Atlantic, the Cabanon is the ideal place to enjoy a relaxing moment over a drink or to share a meal in a pleasant setting. The chef offers Mediterranean cuisine based on fresh produce, à la carte. Provence is here to be shared on your plates... The service is of quality, the smiling team is taking care of its guests. Discover the Cabanon, an enchanting place with the accents of Saint-Tropez, where wood and vegetation blend into the blue of the ocean.

Founded in 2018, Trames is a contemporary art promotion agency. It has a space spread over 4 levels, near Independence Square. On the first floor, one can enjoy quality temporary exhibitions. In addition to premises and offices, real places of exchange between the cultural actors and artists, the panoramic terrace welcomes various evenings, sometimes animated by concerts. One can nibble on brochettes, hamburgers and woks, with a craft beer or a good wine. A relaxed and cosmopolitan atmosphere.

A true paradise in the heart of the Plateau! The decoration is design, the terrace is quiet, and the dishes concocted from fresh products are delicious, at very correct prices. It is also a delicatessen which is supplied by big French names (Comtesse du Barry, Mariage Frères...), and has a beautiful wine cellar. The establishment also organises wine courses, wine evenings and cooking classes for children. The service is also professional and attentive. A charming address!