LE BÉLIER
Read moreThe table at Le Bélier hotel, also known as Sympa la Vie, is a very good option at lunchtime or, later, when the sun starts to decline over the Atacora mountain range. After sipping tchouk under the mango trees, you can also enjoy a menu with quality African and European specialties. And it is hard to choose between the crushed yam with peanut sauce and its Peul cheese or the house specialty, the famous Bélier-style sheep's head garnished with small vegetables and mushrooms
LE HUBLOT BRASSERIE ET GUESTHOUSE
Read moreLe Hublot is an excellent restaurant, located on the other side of the road that runs along the beach of Fidjrossè. There is a lounge bar on the first floor and, on thesecond floor, you can choose between a brasserie menu with grilled meats and another with a semi-gastro fusion cuisine full of creativity. A menu that relies on local producers and that can be enjoyed while taking in the view of the coastline. In addition, the establishment offers 6 nice rooms (from 35 000 to 50 000 FCFA).
L'ENDROIT BY OLABISSI
Read moreAfter having moved from Cotonou, L'Endroit by Olabissi has set up its air-conditioned room, its terrace and its straw hut in downtown Porto-Novo. A rather chic address, run by the friendly Gilles, who offers us a nice menu of African dishes, especially the famous braised rabbit, and international ones (pasta, burgers, pizzas...). To add to all this, we also find some good wine labels. In short, you will have understood, we strongly recommend this address for a gourmet stopover in the administrative capital.
AUBERGE DE GRAND-POPO
Read moreDelightfully located on the beach, the restaurant of the Auberge de Grand-Popo is a beautiful address to put your feet under the table. A dozen tables, covered with white tablecloths, invite you to enjoy a romantic setting. Guy Catherine, the owner of the place, invests in the training of his staff, and you can feel it. The menu is also full of good surprises. Well-stocked and inventive, it highlights many local products at reasonable prices, tender meat, meaty fish and shrimps cooked to perfection.
CENTRE NONVIGNON
Read moreThe Nonvignon center is an application center and aims to train restaurant professionals since 2020. Obviously, young inhabitants of Grand-Popo, surrounded by seasoned professionals, are at the helm of this friendly straw hut, literally placed on the beach. On the menu, African dishes cooked with local products, some European proposals (pizzas, pasta dishes...) and home-made pastries. Not to spoil anything, the setting is really nice and the prices rather soft.
LA PLAGE BY CODE BAR
Read moreThis is the beach version of Code Bar, the famous night bar in Cotonou! Under the sun of Fidjrossè beach, you can enjoy beef, chicken or prawns brochettes, well-balanced burgers or braised fish. And even an excellent seafood platter (from 6 to 12 people, reservation 24 hours in advance). And you can digest on a deckchair, playing soccer, beach volleyball or pétanque, while the children enjoy the playground. The atmosphere is great, especially on Sundays from 5 pm for a DJ set at sunset
CHEZ THÉO
Read moreThe restaurant of the hotel Chez Théo is an address not to be missed in Grand-Popo with its very pleasant terraces on stilts which transform your meal into a unique moment of relaxation. After the inevitable pineapple juice, you will be served the fish of the lake of the day, accompanied by rice, alokos, dakouin or you will choose a dish on a menu that mixes African and European influences. Before finishing with excellent homemade sorbets. The Sunday lunch buffet is also very popular and happily mixes Beninese and tourists
L'IMPREVU BISTROT
Read moreL'Imprévu is a surprising address, a small haven of peace in the heart of Ganhi, the heart of Cotonou. And an address where you can eat very well! The menu offers European and African bistronomic cuisine, with excellent fresh pasta dishes as a house specialty. To celebrate all this, there are nice bottles of wine and imported Belgian and French beers. There are also many events throughout the month: aperitifs, wine and beer tastings, exhibitions, craftsmen's and designers' markets, etc.
POULET PIQUÉ
Read moreAway from the city center of Cotonou (about 20 minutes away) and from the beaten tracks of the tourists, Poulet Piqué is a local address as we like it! Here, you can sit in the large open-air room and enjoy spit-roasted chicken in the company of local thirty-somethings in a friendly atmosphere, whether it's in front of the big soccer games in the middle of the week or to the sound of bands that come to perform live on weekends, this is the guarantee of a good evening purely in Cotonou!
ETABLISSEMENT LA BOCA DEL RIO
Read moreRestaurant with fish, prawns, lobster and vegetarian dishes.