Food

Where to eat in Senegal: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try

The travel guide lists 13 places to eat and drink in Dakar. Local dishes to try: Yassa, Dibi, Thieboudienne, Jollof rice, and Thiere.

Places travellers recommend in Senegal

Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.

Restaurants and cafés

BidewMid-range
89 rue Joseph Gomis
institutfrancais-senegal.com Map
Café de RomeSplurge
30, Avenue de la République, Rue J. Gomis
cafederome.com Map
Chez LoutchaMid-range
101 rue Moussé Diop
+221 33 8210302 Map
Le Jardin ThailandaisMid-range
10 Rue PE 43
+221 33 825 58 33 Map
Chez EliasBudget
81 bis Av. Peytavin
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Les batons ("BANT-YII")Budget
7 Av. Jean Jaures
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Hotel Restaurant FaridMid-range
Rue Vincens
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Artisan Boulanger Eric KayserMid-range
ERIC KAYSER Artisan Boulanger, 3 Boulevard de la République Dakar, Rue de la République
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Bars and nightlife

Foods and drinks that come from Senegal, the most widely known first.

Senegalese spicy marinated poultry, lamb or fish dish

Senegalese dish

traditional dish from West Africa

rice dish from West Africa

Senegalese couscous dish originating from the Serer people

traditional dish in Senegal

traditional African bread

Gambian peanut stew

Senegal is known for Yassa, Dibi, Thieboudienne, Jollof rice, and Thiere.

The travel guide to Dakar lists Bidew, Café de Rome, Chez Loutcha, Le Jardin Thailandais, and Chez Elias.

Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.