Monrovia Restaurants

  1. Aunty Nana

    This upscale version of a chop house is a great place to get introduced to Liberian food, with everything from fufu soup and palm butter sauce to jollof rice and dumboy , plus inexpensive beers. It's between Ashmun and Front Sts.

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  2. Bamboo Bar

    This rooftop restaurant is ideal for watching the passing scene, while enjoying reasonably priced Lebanese appetizers, plus chicken, fish, shrimp and steak dishes, salads, burgers or pizzas.

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  3. Bangkok Thai Restaurant

    A recent addition to the Monrovia restaurant scene, with a large selection of Thai dishes, plus a separate vegetarian menu. Outdoor seating is best if you want to get away from the blaring TV.

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  4. Beirut

    This Lebanese institution features meze, plus salads, pastas, chicken dishes, steaks, seafood (even lobster thermidor) and vegetarian platters. It's between Ashmun and Broad Sts.

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  5. Bramante

    The place to go for fine Italian dining, with everything from Parma ham to tagliatelle with shrimp. If you have room for more, the dessert menu includes tiramisu and chocolate mousse.

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  7. China Great Wall Restaurant

    Monrovia's fanciest Chinese eatery with an authentic, if rather pricey, menu.

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  8. Diana Restaurant

    This small, no-frills place favoured by Lebanese businessmen and expats is one of Monrovia's dining bargains. The menu features meat or chicken shwarma, felafel sandwiches, hummus, a large mixed grill platter and kofta, and there's also good pizza. It's between Carey and Broad Sts.

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  9. Heartbreak Restaurant

    A popular haunt, with a menu featuring everything from Lebanese appetisers to seafood, pasta and burgers, a Sunday lunch buffet and music and dancing on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

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  10. La Pointe

    This pleasant eatery overlooking the ocean offers a great-value daily lunch buffet featuring continental and Liberian cuisine, but arrive early, as appetizers and salads run out. The á la carte menu has chicken, meat, pasta and seafood dishes, plus some vegetarian selections.

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  11. Living Room

    Monrovia's first sushi bar, with a gleaming sushi counter, and an appetising array of nigiri sushi, sashimi and more.

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  13. Mama Sheriff

    For an earthier experience, try this local haunt, with heaping portions of cassava leaf, groundnut soup and other favourites at rock-bottom prices, all served up in small, medium or large ('special') portions.

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  14. Mamba Point Hotel Restaurant

    The main hotel restaurant offers continental, Lebanese and Indian menus, plus a Sunday lunch buffet. There's also the smaller Mezza House, with burgers, salads and a tempting array of deserts and juices.

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  15. New Jack Café & Bar

    On the seafront opposite Mamba Point Hotel, with shaded huts and delicious grilled lobster, plus ribs and more.

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  16. Sweet Finger

    Just around the corner from Mama Sheriff, with a daily-changing menu featuring potato greens, palava sauce, dry rice with fish and other specialities.

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  17. Taaj Indian Restaurant

    The Taaj's extensive Indian and Chinese menu includes chicken, mutton, seafood and rice plates, plus vegetarian specialities, fruit shakes and mango lassis, and a Sunday buffet.

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  19. Upstairs Café

    An unassuming place above Abi Jaoudi supermarket, and one of Monrovia's insider tips, with inexpensive Lebanese fare, plus omelettes, grilled platters, salads, pizzas and a Saturday afternoon buffet.

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