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Bada Restaurant
Put your chop sticks in the kung fu position and go to battle with everything from tempura vegetables and roasted eel to fresh sashimi and sushi. When we arrived, three of Niamey's temporary Japanese contingent were leaving, oh so happy and full as eggs.
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Byblos
This great Lebanese restaurant, with thatched garden pavilions and open-air ambience, has some of the best tabouleh and hummus in Niger. It's on the pricey side, but its large set meals for two people are decent value.
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Chez Chin
With options like tender chicken in sesame paste and steaming dumplings, this is a great choice for Chinese cuisine.
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Chocolat Raffine
This cafés menu is laden with French treats like croque monsieur, crêp es and chocolat mousse . While most hit their mark, others remind you that you're in Niamey and not Paris. It's often closed for short periods during the day.
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Grand Hôtel
For a fabulous midday feast this hotel's renowned buffet can't be beat.
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Guiguinya
While more of a nightclub than a restaurant, there's always a free chair under the stars out the back for a decent dining session.
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Hôtel les Rôniers
This hotel's lovely pebble-floored garden dining area is as memorable as their fresh fish, fine French fare and Moroccan sausages.
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La Cascade
With friendly service and great Italian, French and Lebanese fare, this restaurant is justifiably popular with expats, travellers and well-to-do locals. We'll let you decide which is cheesier, the delicious pizza or the artificial waterfall…
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La Cloche
When it's late and taste is secondary to hunger, the shwarmas do the trick nicely.
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La Colline Parfume
This diminutive place serves up a mix of Asian fare, ranging from flavourful beef curries to spring rolls and ginger chicken.
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La Flottile
The shady garden confines of this friendly restaurant, west of Palais du Congrés, are a perfect place to indulge in some of the Niger River's tastiest fish. The capitaine (Nile perch) is excellent. It's not safe to walk here after sunset, so organise a taxi.
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Le Diamangou
Put aside your fear and grumbling insides to walk the plank out to this established boat restaurant. The views can't be beat, and the lemon chicken and other fare aren't bad either. Like La Flottile, this place isn't in the safest neck of the woods, so arrange a taxi after sunset.
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Le Djinkounmé
A welcoming place for a simple, yet memorable, African meal.
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Le Dragon d'Or
Slurp delicious Vietnamese pho (a noodle soup with coriander, bean sprouts and beef), sharpen your teeth on frog legs, or work your chopstick magic on tasty stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts and fresh ginger. The Saturday night buffet is also superb.
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Le Pilier
Hands down, this is the place for fine Italian fare. Enjoy a plethora of pastas, ranging from various raviolis to lasagne and even gnocchi dripping in gorgonzola. Dine in their air-con equipped lounge, within the vibrant courtyard terrace, or downstairs in the Taverne (evenings only), which serves great pizza.
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Le Pizzeria
The pizzas here are excellent - a bit pricey, but they're much larger than what you'll get elsewhere. It's in the heart of town and is a good place to line the stomach before dancing the night away.
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Le Shanghai
While Le Shanghai's Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine is of a similarly high standard to that of Le Dragon d'Or, it lacks the same garden ambience.
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Les Delices
This is Niamey's top patisserie. Sink your teeth into a fresh pain au chocolat (heavenly), croissant or baguette.
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Maquis 2000
This Ivorian-style open-air restaurant has a varied menu including brochette de capitaine, llé (grilled prawns) and, if you're game, agouti brais é (grilled grasscutter rat).
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Restaurant Baobab
A short walk from the Grand Marché, this Senegalese place is perfect for a pre- or post-shopping feed. It's usually packed with locals, so share a table and practice your French.
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Restaurant Kara Noreyui
This tiny eatery serves up some decent Senegalese dishes and is popular with locals.
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