Mama Cass
RestaurantLagos · Since 1983 · African cuisine
building in Nigeria
Food
Where to eat in Nigeria: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in Nigeria is Mama Cass, Lagos. The travel guide lists 43 places to eat and drink in Abuja, Lagos, and Calabar. Local dishes to try: Moin moin, Suya, Edikang ikong, Dan wake, and Afang soup.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Nigeria
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Restaurants 3
Veggie Victory
RestaurantLagos · Since 2013 · vegetarian cuisine
Yellow Chilli Restaurant
RestaurantLagos · African cuisine
building in Nigeria
Places travellers recommend in Nigeria
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Abuja
All places in AbujaRestaurants and cafés
- 805 Restaurants AbujaMid-range
94 Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2
- Exclusive Supermarket
1202 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II
- Naira Restaurant
Accra Street, Wuse Zone 5, Wuse
- NengiWills African Recipes
12 Goba Close, by Fish Shop off Monrovia Street, Wuse 2
- Princess-Eatery
Victoria Garden Estate by Next Cash and Carry Road, Kado Estate Road
- Spokes Restaurant Abuja
Art and Craft Village, Opposite Sheraton Hotel, Zone 4
- Love PizzaMid-range
2 Bouar Close, Bangui Street, off Ademola Adetokuno Crescent, Wuse 2
- Cantina RestaurantMid-range
30 Yedseram Street, Maitama
Bars and nightlife
- Smoothies Parlor
Near YoBella Kids Zone, B002 Sticks and Stones Plaza, Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Abuja
- Ceddi Plaza
Near Kingfem Group Of Companies, Plot 264 Ahmadu Bello Way, Mabushi 900103, Abuja
- Blakes Resort
1346 Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki 900110, Municipal
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Abuja · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Lagos
All places in LagosRestaurants and cafés
- Bungalow Restaurant
1296 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island
- Samatha's Bistro and Grill
7 Rumens rd
- B.A Restaurant Lagos Island
5 Williams street
- Iya-Eba Restaurant &Bar
10 Berkeley street
- Lagos Kitchen
37 Marina Rd
- Pearl Garden
137 Tiamiyu Savage St
- Salado Canteen
- Oh la la cafe
3 Thompson Ave
Bars and nightlife
- Sapperz Bar and Lounge
Falomo Square Mall, 1 Alfred Rewane Rd
- Pub Republic
Lekki - Epe Expy, Lekki Penninsula II 106104, Lagos
- Beer barn
32a Admiralty Way, Eti-Osa 106104, Lagos
- Ab Inbev Ikoyi Pub
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Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Lagos · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Calabar
All places in CalabarRestaurants and cafés
- Native Delicacies Restaurant Calabar
118 Murtala Mohammed Hwy, Ikot Ekan Edem
- Freddy's Restaurant
95 Atekong Dr, Atekong
- The Beehive restaurant
10 IBB Way, Big Qua Town
- 157 kitchen
state housing, Clement Ebri Dr, Atekong
- Queenieez Kitchen
17 IBB Way, Akim Qua Town
- Domino's Pizza Calabar
73, Ndidem Usang Iso Road (formerly Marian Road)
- St. Mary's Kitchen
Ikot Akasuk
- Regyjoy Restaurant
82 Etta Agbo Rd, University of Calaba
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Calabar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Nigeria is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Nigeria, the most widely known first.
Suya
snack of skewered meat popular in Nigeria and Cameroon originating from the Hausa people
Afang soup
vegetable-based delicacy originating from South-South Nigeria, usually eaten with starch
Kuli-kuli
Nigerian snack that is made from dry roasted peanuts/groundnuts
Chin chin
snack in Nigeria made from basic combination of flour, milk and sugar
Kilishi
Hausa dish of spiced dried beef, mutton or goat meat
Garri
creamy-white, granular flour with a slightly fermented flavour and sour taste made from fermented cassava tubers
Ewa aganyin
delicacy of the Agoyin people from the Republic of Benin and popular in Lagos, Nigeria
Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in Nigeria?
Mama Cass, Lagos is the most widely documented place to eat in Nigeria: 4 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is Nigeria known for?
Nigeria is known for Moin moin, Suya, Edikang ikong, Dan wake, and Afang soup.
Where can you eat in Abuja?
The travel guide to Abuja lists 805 Restaurants Abuja, Exclusive Supermarket, Naira Restaurant, NengiWills African Recipes, and Princess-Eatery.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.