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.