Restaurants
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Accra’s best restaurants
A slice of Tokyo tucked into a Melcom Mall, Wasabi offers a refined take on Japanese staples in a relaxed setting.
Tucked into Melcom Mall on Spintex, Hallab Gourmet 1881 brings a welcome burst of Levantine sunshine.
Pizza and Mediterranean cuisine in the leafy grounds of Alliance Française.
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A slice of Tokyo tucked into a Melcom Mall, Wasabi offers a refined take on Japanese staples in a relaxed setting.
Tucked into Melcom Mall on Spintex, Hallab Gourmet 1881 brings a welcome burst of Levantine sunshine.
Bold is a beautifully designed all-day dining space housed in a striking atrium-style building.
Under the creative direction of Chef Mick Élysée, NsuomNam – meaning food of the sea – offers the most innovative, yet comforting food in Ghana.
Asanka Local is a traditional chop bar and serves a superlative example of red red, best piled next to a fried fish.
With a prime location right on Labadi Beach, the recently refurbished Sandbox Beach Club is eminently Instagram-able, from its contemporary, honey-hued poolside seating to the strings of bare light bulbs, white linen canopies and scattering of palm trees.
Situated at the back of La Palm Royal Hotel’s expansive grounds, this attractive thatched restaurant with beachside tables is a winning spot at which to try some distinctive Ghanaian flavours – its buffet is easily the best place to eat in the hotel.
The opulent, oceanfront Labadi Beach Hotel is one of Accra’s smartest properties, with a long-established reputation for smooth service.
Set in a manicured green outdoor space, The Neem Grill specialises in sizzling meat dishes, seafood and brick-oven pizza.
DNR Turkish Restaurant is primarily an open-air restaurant, with a play area to keep kids entertained, though there is also an air-conditioned indoor space.
South African café franchise Vida e caffè is steadily expanding its reach in Accra, which makes us very happy indeed.
Located in the quiet Roman Ridge area of Accra, Simret’s culinary offering takes the form of a buffet, allowing you to try home-cooked dishes from the highlands of Ethiopia.
Dining at Santoku is an unforgettable experience: guests can expect impeccable service and world-class Japanese cuisine created in collaboration with the team behind Nobu in London and Dubai.
Set in one of the most prestigious spots in the city, in a handsome building overlooking the Polo Club’s playing field, Accra Polo Club Restaurant rises to its setting.
Best restaurants for Ghanaian food
Asanka Local is a traditional chop bar and serves a superlative example of red red, best piled next to a fried fish.
Situated at the back of La Palm Royal Hotel’s expansive grounds, this attractive thatched restaurant with beachside tables is a winning spot at which to try some distinctive Ghanaian flavours – its buffet is easily the best place to eat in the hotel.
N8TIVE is a natural food and beverage restaurant based in Accra’s Airport Residential area (Nyaho Clinic Road).
Green Eats Salad Bar is a pioneer of Ghana’s burgeoning healthy-eating movement. From its Nyaniba Estates location, it has a ‘build your own salad’ concept, which has helped it gain a large following.
If you’re looking for hearty home cooking Ghanaian-style, this is a good bet. The staff are ‘relaxed’, but the food is fresh and very tasty – fufu, banku and jollof rice all come with a choice of chicken, beef, mutton or fish.
Conveniently situated close to the centre of Osu, Buka is, without question, one of the best lunch spots in the city – as evidenced by the fact that there’s rarely an empty seat in the house.
More of a street stall than a restaurant, Katawodieso is semi-legendary in Accra, having been at this location for a quarter of a century.
Now here’s an international proposition. Gold Coast Restaurant & Cocktail Bar started in London in 2004, but the most recent phase of its journey has seen it opening here, in Accra’s Airport Residential area. It serves a welcome mix of Ghanaian classics and seafood dishes amid a convivial atmosphere.
Ilona combines continental classics with bold reinventions.