Timbuktu (Tombouctou) Restaurants

  1. Bar Restaurant Amanar

    Our favourite restaurant in Timbuktu, Amanar has a mellow atmosphere with a soundtrack of Malian blues (think Ali Farke Touré and Tinariwen), chilled and friendly waiters and a small and intimate garden. They do all the travellers' staples, but the soups are outstanding. Right outside the door stands the Flamme de la Paix monument and the Sahara. From Thursday to Saturday, they stay open late as a lively bar with a DJ from .

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  2. Bar-Restaurant Le Souvenir

    On the roof of the Grand Marché, you'll find the pleasant Bar-Restaurant Le Souvenir, which serves cheap meals like couscous without/with meat.

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  3. Restaurant al Hayat

    Restaurant al Hayat does a good breakfast and a range of couscous and spaghetti dishes.

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  4. Restaurant Essakane du Nord

    For cheap meals there are rotisseries all over town. Restaurant Essakane du Nord, on the roof of the Grand Marché,has good cheap meals.

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  5. Restaurant Poulet d'Or

    This is a popular (and recommended) travellers' restaurant, which does the usual chicken and chips, brochettes, rice, meat and sauce, but they do they them particularly well - also look out for some more adventurous dishes (like roast goat), which might need ordering in advance.

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