Creole restaurants in Africa
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Le Pétrel de Barau
Cognoscenti saunter here for upper-crust French-inspired fare with a creative bent, a respectable wine list and smart service. The masterfully renovated Creole house provides the perfect setting in which to sample star-worthy dishes such as beef fillet with truffle vinegar. Room should be kept for desserts.
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Le Flamboyant
In this staunchly Creole classic, blow your tastebuds (and your arteries) with one of 15 hearty carris. Be brave and try the carri pat' cochon (pig's trotter carri). You might surprise yourself. Sample the whole thing on the terrace in the shade of a stately flamboyant tree.
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Sabura
This Bissau-Guinean restaurant serves excellent Cape Verdean, Portuguese and Creole cuisine. If you want to eat a royally prepared catchoupa - Cap Verde's porky answer to paella - this is your place. The large number of Cap Verdean and Guinean regulars is the best quality indicator.
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Café Oganibar
Under new management, the Oganibar is big in ambitions, with such concoctions as fish fillet baked in banana leaves, braised chicken with honey, and grilled prawns with garlic butter. There's a Creole buffet on Thursday evening and a Chinese buffet on Saturday evening.
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Le Carpe Diem
Another dash of culinary flair in cosy surrounds (parquet floors and teak furniture), the Carpe Diem offers ambitious French-inspired dishes with a twist, from souris d'agneau au thym (a choice piece of lamb flavoured with thyme) to skewered duck with banana.
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Le Calife
This attractive place is one of the best spots for lunch in town, teeming with locals and full of atmosphere. The homemade halal biryani is the speciality here, and most who try come back for more. Other Creole and Indian specialties are also on the menu.
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La Détente
No culinary acrobatics in this few-frills haunt overlooking a parking lot, just keep-the-faith Creole staples, including a very affordable carri bichiques (a curry made from tiny sprat-like fish; around €15) in season.
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Monte Carlo
This rather sorry place has seen better times and is in a fairly uninspiring location facing the bus station, but the food served up is perfectly good. It serves reliable Creole, Chinese and more pricey French cuisine.
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La Bonne Marmite
This quaint establishment is one to savour away from the glitzy waterfront gang. Its unfussy menu of Creole, Indian and Chinese dishes is excellent value and the welcome is always friendly.
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Restaurant Labourdonnais
Next door to the French consulate, this unflashy green-and-white establishment sits discreetly in its walled compound, providing refined creole cuisine for the regular dining diplomats.
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L'Utopia
Good atmosphere and affordable prices were let down by some sketchy service and skimpy daily specials when we visited L'Utopia. Chef's day off perhaps? You be the judge.
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La Casa Créole
On a marvellous garden terrace, French and Creole food are served with a sprinkling of live jazz.
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Ti Coq
Dripping in tropical garb, Ti Coq is widely acclaimed for its hearty Creole dishes served on banana leaves. Good métro fare, too.
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Restaurant L'Oxygène
L'Oxygène boasts contemporary furnishings, colourful paintings on the wall and elegantly presented concoctions, such as a succulent caviar d'aubergine au curry (puréed aubergine with curry). Pity about the dull location, though; it's on the ground floor of an unremarkable building.
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Les Tipaniers - Chez Dante
A good choice for an intimate meal, with an enticing veranda and candles at night. Various preparations of magret de canard (duck) and Creole dishes compete for your attention.
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Leslie Restaurant
This sweet little Creole place at the north end of town is on the main road; it's friendly, and serves tasty curries and Chinese dishes in decent portions.
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Le Saint-Gilles
A bastion of haute cuisine, Le Saint-Gilles attracts gourmets keen to enjoy elaborate fish and meat dishes, such as feuilleté de crevettes au gingembre (flaky pastry stuffed with shrimp and ginger) or a seafood platter. The vanilla crème brûlée is a perfect coda to a delightful meal. Nab a seat on the terrace and perve on boats you wish you owned.
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Les 3 Muses
At this seething place on the main drag, the menu runs the gamut of métro and Creole standards.
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Le Marla
The restaurant at the Hôtel des Neiges offers homely Creole meals.
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Chez Alexandre
The paltry bill, cool staff, copious Creole daily specials and hearty sandwiches here are sure to keep you feeling satisfied.
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