The best restaurants Plateaux - Cuvette

Small restaurant half covered, half under a canopy. It has the advantage of continuously serving. Meat in sauce, spaghetti, omelettes. In the morning it's coffee, tea and bread spreads, simple, good, cheap: a good canteen.

A painted and furnished container, a few tables on a land, a few others under a canopy, it may be the absence of music, or its discretion, or the surrounding activity that makes this minimalist configuration a pleasant and relaxing place.

This small neighborhood restaurant is located on the outskirts of Mère Yvet's plot. This smiling Congolese woman serves home cooking, simmered with love. Local specialties include fish and meat broths, saka-saka and salted fish with eggplant. All served with manioc, bananas or rice. Also good grilled meat and fish. Generous portions and a warm welcome. For those not passing through Owando, Mère Yvet has opened another restaurant, in Brazzaville, near the Hotel Marina.

Next to the little harbor, thatched-roof wooden paillotes are scattered around a flowery garden, some overlooking the Kouyou River. The setting is very pleasant and makes you feel right at home. Maman Elise serves local and river cuisine according to the daily market. Good grilled meat and fish dishes are also available. The portions are generous and the prices very attractive. Maman Elise runs her little troupe of boys like a whip, guaranteeing a warm family atmosphere. A peaceful and friendly lunch stop.

Behind this enigmatic name lies a grocery store selling pastis and clothing, and behind it, a vast plot of land planted with various trees and dotted with thatched huts. This would be a remarkable place in itself, but as you move on, you come to a breathtaking panorama where you can sit and enjoy local dishes. Mr. Mpinonty-Ngokia, the owner, has been working on the site for a long time to give it shape.

This nganda has no signpost, so ask for Maman Annie and we'll show you her home. Maman Annie has built her little restaurant right next door. Neighborhood atmosphere guaranteed. She offers very local cuisine, such as meat and fish broths, which she concocts in her kitchen with love and passion. Everyone knows everyone here, and the restaurant attracts local workers who come for lunch and to enjoy themselves in the evenings and at weekends. It won't take you long to make friends!