The best restaurants Bissau

The atmosphere is warm and welcoming in this modern café-restaurant, where it's nice and cool. It's a great place to enjoy a hearty breakfast of pastries, omelettes, crêpes or waffles in the morning. A wide choice of hot drinks, natural juices and fruit cocktails. For meals, the menu unveils a panoply of dishes, from salads to egg rolls, savory crepes to mustard filet mignon. Desserts are tempting if, of course, there are any left. Pleasant, attentive service.

Housed in a beautiful orange-tiled mansion, this Italian restaurant has long been a Bissau institution! In the evenings, it's a great place to enjoy pizzas and fresh Italian pasta on the terrace. At lunchtime, the menu features basic dishes such as chicken Milanese, tasty pork cutlets and well-cooked shrimps. A few daily specials on the slate are also a good option. Service is diligent, though not very smiling.

Set up on the premises of the Centre Culturel Franco-Bissau-Guinéen, this little snack bar and bar can be the perfect place before a show or concert organized by the CCFBG. You can nibble on sandwiches, croque-monsieur, quiches, omelettes or fresh salads. For those with a sweet tooth, there are a few pastries on display. On the drinks side, you'll find a bit of everything: from fruit juices to beer, cocktails with or without alcohol, and spirits. The welcome is warm and the service efficient.

Run by Emilio, a jovial, appearance-conscious sports trainer, this little bar-restaurant is a meeting place for soccer players, who come here for a healthy meal or a beer with friends after their exertions. The only dishes on offer are a tasty caldo de peixe, fresh salads, fish and even seafood (to be ordered in advance). A lively atmosphere during night-time training sessions. If you feel like working out, Emilio will be happy to put together a program just for you.

Here's a little local spot where you can grab some hearty Guinea-Bissau specialities. Try the delicious fish fillet or cod cozido , for example. When school lets out, you'll see a few students rushing in to satisfy their hunger with a sandwich, hamburger or shawarma. You can do the same - they have a good reputation! The terrace, which runs the length of the sidewalk, is sheltered, so you can relax without being dazzled by the sun. Pleasant, efficient service.

This Chinese-run bar-restaurant, which claims to be a cultural center but is far from being one, is mostly animated in the evenings by young Bissau-Guineans who come to drink cocktails, play billiards or smoke chicha, to a background of varied, somewhat loud music. The restaurant's menu, a little too exhaustive, offers a wide choice of local, Chinese and vegetarian dishes. With a bit of luck, your chosen dish will be available. Service is a little slow, but the plates are hearty. Good house cocktails.

You'd never suspect that behind this yellow façade lies one of the capital's finest restaurants. You'd even be surprised when you pushed open the white door to see the modern setting, beautifully decorated with African paintings. The menu is simple, ranging from hamburgers to soups, gambas, fish kebabs and pork chop. Everything is cooked with charcoal, which is pleasant to the palate. However, the service is a little slow and the dishes, especially in the evenings, may be missing from the menu. A warm welcome.

Here's a makeshift dibiterie that's well worth a detour in the evening if you like grilled goat, because here you'll have no other choice! However, you must try this grilled meat, deliciously cooked in the traditional way. The strong taste of goat has been replaced by a meat flavored with spices and onions. The atmosphere is authentic and lively, especially during concerts by local artists, who sing in playback! The plastic tables are staggered, and there's plenty of room for dancing. Atmosphere guaranteed!

This traditional restaurant has a good reputation in the capital among locals and expatriates alike. It invites you on a culinary journey through dishes inspired by local flavors and different parts of the world. The main attraction is the delicious seafood and well-mastered grilled meats, served in a warm and welcoming dining room. The staff is pleasant and attentive to customers' needs. Themed evenings are sometimes organized, where the atmosphere is at its best. Don't forget to book!

This local restaurant is a landmark for local workers, who come here for a quick lunch before heading back to the office. The advantage? The dishes on offer are cooked the same morning by the women and served without delay to customers seated in the small air-conditioned dining room. However, the choice is limited and you'll have to make do with the few daily specials on offer. The plates are tasty and generous, but the prices are rather high. There's no alcohol on sale here, just delicious local juices to accompany your meal.

This is the capital's other good restaurant, run by Luis, a Portuguese expatriate who has been living in Guinea-Bissau for almost 20 years. He is the master of the stoves, as he imagines and cooks all his dishes himself. The menu is simple, with a few meats and fish, and changes with the seasons and the market. On the terrace or in the air-conditioned dining room, you'll enjoy inventive, tasty cuisine. A fine selection of wines. On weekends, sushi is in the spotlight: don't deprive yourself! Impeccable, attentive service.

The Asian restaurant in Bissau, it may not be an end, but it can vary the ordinary.

Owned by Lebanese nationals, this street-front fast-food restaurant is frequented mainly by locals, who come here with family or friends to eat good shawarmas, burgers or pizzas. The menu also includes salads, kefta dishes and omelettes. Very good home-made pastries. The decor is pretty and colorful, with portraits of stars and photos of the world. You'll appreciate the lively atmosphere in the evenings, with young locals smoking shisha or playing cards on the terrace. Fast, efficient service.

Pastry is its favourite area (palm, croissants, lightning, cakes, etc.) and breakfast, its specialty. On the other hand, there are hors d'oeuvres such as the spaghetti, fish (3 500 FCFA), shrimps, grilled meat and steaks (4 000 FCFA). The dishes of the day: Yassa chicken, rice to Senegalese fish, etc. The room is air conditioned and the frame is very pleasant. Bate Papo (means "conversation" in Portuguese speaking language).

La Mama fish kitchen grilled Bica accompanied by salad for 3 000 FCFA, pork chops at 2 500 CFAF, fried chicken at 5 000 FCFA. The skewers and pig fillets are CFAF 500 and CFAF 300; the sheep coast at CFAF 1 250. There are Portuguese wines at 3 500 CFAF, beer and juice at 500 CFAF. Mama's restaurant is located in a former car garage. You can also order lunch.

This popular restaurant is well known to locals and expatriates alike for its delicious pizzas, prepared by the hand of an Italian. It's also a place where you can munch on fatayas, croquettes and egg rolls with friends, devour a homemade hamburger dripping with sauce or fortify yourself with more substantial meat, fish or pasta dishes. The shaded terrace is a pleasant place to relax, but you can also sit in the cool of the air-conditioned dining room. There's also an intimate tea room where you can enjoy delicious pastries.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Customers are mainly European. Ta-Mar offers a wide range of French and Portuguese wines between CFAF 5 000 and CFAF 20 000. The decoration is complemented by a magnificent 32-year-old mural fresco. Ta-Mar European cuisine and some African dishes. During a dry season, it organizes large barbecues that can last all night. Notice to the night owls!

Close to the center, this Portuguese restaurant is popular with lunchtime workers for its tasty cuisine and fast service. You can try it yourself in the attractive air-conditioned dining room or on the covered terrace. A la carte? Well-crafted meats and fish, accompanied by a selection of house wines. Delicious homemade desserts, including coconut pudding. The restaurant often comes alive during soccer matches broadcast on the terrace. An opportunity to soak up the local atmosphere.

This Moroccan restaurant held by the very nice Abdou is a reference table. On the menu, all types of fish wonderfully cooked according to the market by a chef trained in France with impeccable talent. The Beholder couscous of Mariam once a week and a dish of the day between CFAF 3 500 and CFAF 5 000 make this restaurant an essential part of Bissau. Especially since Abdou is an excellent guide that knows Bissau and the islands like its pocket.

The cafét'of the French Cultural Centre offers a small restoration at tight prices, including three delicious soups in Guinea-Bissau. Try the delicious lemon oyster soup, delicious and refreshing.