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Chez Clarisse
This small French restaurant, next to the US embassy, rates highly with readers. If you are feeling ambitious try the brochette des escargots (snails cooked on a skewer).
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Chez Maman Bénin
This long-standing restaurant, behind Ciné le Bénin, has a large selection of West African dishes scooped from steaming pots. Upstairs is a more expensive air-con section with a TV showing big sports matches.
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Faim Gourmet
Right across the road from the Novotel Orisha, this place serves delicious steaks and fish in a pleasant garden.
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Hai King
Not far from the airport, this popular place offers classic Chinese food, has snappy service, and a covered terrace overlooking the bustling Carrefour de Cadjéhoun.
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Indiana
This Indian-run restaurant with garden seating, on the same street as Le Livingstone, does a delicious curry.
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La Gerbe d'Or
The best shop for fresh bread, croissants and pastries, yoghurt, ice cream, cheese and wine.
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La Verdure
Tucked away, just west of Blvd Steinmetz, is this great little French seafood restaurant, which also has a bar with a pool table.
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Le Costa Rica
Don't be scared off by the paintings at the entrance of those formidable Gauls, Asterix and Obelix - this French-owned joint is the coolest city-centre spot to sink a draft beer. Its pizza, steak and seafood dishes are also popular.
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Le Petit Four
A classy, air-conditioned café for croissants and coffee, and beers at night.
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Le Sorrento
This is the only authentic Italian restaurant in Cotonou, serving decent pizza, pasta and other Mediterranean dishes. It's at the back of the Halle des Arts complex.
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Maquis Le Lagon
Tasty but stingy portions of grilled chicken and chips and the like. You eat on the boulevard and get a front-row view of one of Cotonou's quieter thoroughfares.
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Maquis le Mandingue
Dishes such as fish of the season, in gombo (green vegetable), yassa (lemon, onion and mustard) and arachide sauces, are available in this popular but tranquil place with a garden and, on some nights, a harmonica player.
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Pili Pili
This slightly upmarket restaurant with a great ambience, behind Hôtel de l'Union, gets going from .
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Restaurant l'Amitié
About 100m southwest of Hôtel Babo, this Senegalese lunchtime joint is one of the best places in town for a spot of fish and rice.
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Restaurant Mandarine
Turkish cakes and coffee in the morning, kebabs later on. Next to the Air France office on the southwestern edge of town.
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Restaurant Romantica
A limited menu but a mellow atmosphere and a great location next to Hôtel du Lac, in view of the zemi-johns hurling themselves over Pont Ancien.
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Sandwich Ladies
The stalls in front of Maquis Le Lagon Grill on Blvd Steinmetz are perennial favourites, as are the Sandwich Ladies on the same street as Paradise nightclub. They allow you to create your own rolls with sausages, hot pepper sauce and loads more.
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