Bobo-dioulasso Restaurants

  1. Boulangerie Pâtisserie la Bonne Miche

    A little bit cheaper but less spick-and-span than others, this pâtisserie two blocks southeast of the market has excellent bread and a range of pastries.

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  2. L'Auberge

    Far and away the best of the hotel restaurants. The three-course menu here is outstanding, with everything from sardine salads to crêpes and flourishes like fresh basil and a garlic-and-chive butter to accompany your entrecôte. If you've been on the road for a while, it'll all taste like paradise.

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  3. L'Eau Vive

    The sister venue to the restaurant of the same name in Ouagadougou, and also run by nuns, L'Eau Vive offers imaginative French cooking and a varied menu. Main dishes all come with potatoes or vegetables and the dining area offers a star-filled canopy of the night sky.

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  4. La Sorbetière

    This fine pâtisserie may lure you in with promises of ice cream, but there's rarely any available. There is, however, a spick-and-span dining room where they serve up excellent pastries (the croissants are good for breakfast) or reasonable sandwiches, pizza slices and hamburgers.

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  5. Le Zion

    At this homely place you can get everything from homemade pasta to tajine de mouton au miel avec riz parfumé (mutton cooked in a clay pot with honey and perfumed rice) or pain de capitaine (fish cakes). Camille, the French cook, blends fresh local ingredients with a French flair for creativity. There's also a different plat du jour every day, bissap (a refreshing local drink made from hibiscus-like flowers) and mango milkshakes from the resident mango tree.

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  6. Restaurant Dan Kan

    With agreeable outdoor (but covered) tables, very reasonable prices and a varied menu, Restaurant Dan Kan is an excellent deal. It's kept spotlessly clean and service is attentive. If you just eat riz sauce or couscous and drink tamarind juice, you'll be well-fed. Highly recommended.

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  7. Restaurant l'Entente

    This simple restaurant has a wide-ranging menu of African and European staples, but it's a rare day that all menu items are available. Waiters are laid-back and friendly, but the best thing about this place are the street-facing tables on the veranda - a wonderfully chilled place to watch the streetlife of Bobo passing by. It's also one of the few restaurants to do breakfast.

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  8. Restaurant Yankadi

    For a quick and cheap meal (mostly rice staples with sauce), try Restaurant Yankadi.

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