Restaurants in Mauritania
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Café-Restau Bruxelles
A laid-back little restaurant with outdoor seating and a neat interior, this is a lovely place to eat. It's run by amiable Alex, a Belgian citizen, and his Mauritanian wife. Expect savoury dishes that are well presented, including brochettes de poisson (fish kebabs), rump steak, a good range of crunchy salads and hearty omelettes. Make sure to leave room for the tasty pancakes. It's a bit far from the centre, on the road to Nouâdhibou, but it's well worth the taxi ride.
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La Salamandre
Just off Route des Ambassades, La Salamandre enjoys a deserved reputation for lip-smacking French cooking. Here you can warm yourself with salade périgourdine (salad), shrimps, beef dishes and côte d'agneau grillée (grilled lamb). The sleek setting, with lashings of bright colours splashed all over the walls, is another draw.
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La Palmeraie Pâtisserie Restaurant
This snazzy-but-not-sooty venue is a contender for the title of best restaurant in Nouakchott. Whatever your own verdict, you'll eat in genteel surroundings. The outdoor seating is particularly inviting. Signature dishes include filet de dorade (sea bream fillet) or lotte grillée (grilled monkfish). It's also recommended for breakfast.
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Restaurant El-Bahdja
One of Nouakchott's best choices, this cosy eatery continues to win plaudits for its excellent Moroccan-inspired menu at very reasonable prices. You can't really go wrong - everything's pretty good - but if you want a recommendation, go for a tajine (Moroccan stew featuring meat or poultry simmered with vegetables and olives).
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Le Jardin
It's the setting that's the pull here, with a mellow open-air terrace and a couple of elegant dining rooms. This upscale outlet is patronised by expats and the local glitterati who want to dine in style. The menu features meat and fish dishes, including beef Orloff, lamb skewers and African threadfin with coconut sauce.
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Rimal
It's not expensive, it's utterly without frills and the food is never going to win any Michelin awards, but we found the rustic look - bare tables, plastic tablecloths, peeling walls - suggestive and the time-warped ambience strangely seductive. Stick to the classics such as omelettes or fried fish.
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Pizza Lina
Pizza Lina has been flying the flag for tasty pizzas served bubbling hot from the oven for some years. The meat and fish dishes are also excellent, or you could order a scrummy plate of pasta. There's a pleasant modern dining room but the terrace is also agreeable. Not far from the stadium.
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Le Bambou
If you fancy a change from European or African food, head to this humble Asian restaurant. The setting is positively old-fashioned and the dining quarters couldn't be more cramped, but there's a pleasant garden. Dig into staples such as Chinese soups, meat or fish dishes at puny prices.
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Le Prince
Le Prince is one of the many fast-food establishments on Rue Alioune between Ave Kennedy and Ave du Général de Gaulle. Plonk yourself on a wobbly chair in the room at the back and tuck into a plate of well-prepared shwarma.
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Phenicia
You'll find no cheaper place for a sit-down meal in the centre. The setting is wonderfully modest with old paintings hanging on peeling walls. It's certainly not gourmet food but it's filling, with omelettes, steaks and sandwiches.
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Club B
A place well worth bookmarking if you want to dine in style. It's housed in a posh building off the main drag, a stone's throw from the Senegalese embassy - you can't miss the orange façade.
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Le Méditerranéen
A reputable French (Corsican, to be accurate) restaurant, housed in a stylish villa. The camel kebab was average - fish dishes are reportedly better.
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Le Petit Café
Le Petit Café is a smart fast-food joint with good snacks at moderate prices. Located near the French embassy.
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Pâtisserie Les Princes
One of the capital's most sweet-smelling bakeries. Stock up on baguettes and cakes of all shapes and sizes.
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Snack Irak
Snack Irak is a long-running favourite. One of the many fast-food establishments on Rue Alioune.
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