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Accra’s best restaurants
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.
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.
Recently relocated to a new location on Presidential Drive, Bella Afrik is not your typical Italian joint. Yes, you’ll find pasta and antipasto on the menu, but dishes are strongly influenced by South American cuisine, adding a real kick to proceedings.
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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.
N8TIVE is a natural food and beverage restaurant based in Accra’s Airport Residential area (Nyaho Clinic Road).
Combining a super-stylish ambience, chic tropical decor and sublime pan-Asian fusion cuisine, Kōzo has much to offer the discerning Accra diner.
This café serves light lunches and brunches. Its sandwiches are popular, especially the chicken, cheese, bacon and avocado extravaganza.
A fixture of Accra’s dining scene for over 20 years, this well-known Chinese restaurant has two city locations, as well as one in Tema.
The Holiday Inn’s location, right by the airport, makes it a key contender for a quick business lunch amid smart surroundings and with good service.
The international ci gusta! franchise specialises in frozen yoghurt, ice cream, smoothies, coffee and pizza. This is a lovely little air-conditioned spot for a cooling break.
La Chaumière’s sophisticated French dishes with North African influences have been catering to Accra’s discerning diners for more than a decade.
This casual and well-designed café serves freshly brewed coffee, cold-pressed fruit juices and tasty homemade cakes and desserts.
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.
Under the creative direction of Chef Mick Élysée, NsuomNam – meaning food of the sea – offers the most innovative, yet comforting food in Ghana.