African restaurants in North America
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Horn of Africa
This slightly tattered, local Ethiopian hangout warrants a visit for excellent exotic stews and dishes eaten with injera, an East African flatbread. A combo platter offers samples from all over the menu, including some spicy chicken and succulent vegetarian options.
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Ethiopian House
It's a packed and popular place with African-inspired murals on the walls, but there's no silverware in sight as sherro wot (seasoned chickpeas) and gored-gored (spiced beef) are slathered onto wonderful moist injera (bread).
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Bennachin
This is about as foreign as flavors get in the French Quarter, although West African cuisine (specifically Cameroonian and Gambian) doesn’t pose too many challenges to the conservative palate. In some ways it’s more meat and potatoes than meat and potatoes; the main dish is a meat, often served in a stew form (spicy upon request) with some kind of starch used as a scooping accompaniment. Bennachin admirably makes full use of American ingredients to keep flavors stronger and more colorful than they tend to be in Africa; couscous in yogurt sauce and coconut rice are good examples. The heavy use of okra reminds you how much this cuisine has influenced Louisiana. All in all,…
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Le Piton de la Fournaise
Le Piton de La Fournaise introduces Montréal to the cuisine of Île de la Réunion (which lies off the east coast of Madagascar). For a taste of the exotic, this bamboo- and flower-filled restaurant is it. The fragrant cuisine (spiced with turmeric, ginger, garlic and red pepper) shows influences of African, French and Indian dishes, though goes easy on the heat. The menu features only seven dishes, all expertly prepared, though shark curry and octopus stew are perennial favorites. BYOB. Reservations recommended.
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Nyala
While the slow-cooked goat stew and mafe (a spicy Creole-style chicken dish with tomato, ochre and hot chili) are menu mainstays at this 20-year-old city favorite, the recently added vegetarian buffet is making waves among veggies and carnivores alike. Available thrice weekly for dinner ($18.50), it’s a bargain $9.50 lunch (Tuesday to Sunday only) and includes stews, salads, tabbouleh and Ethiopian flat bread. Check out the colorful African décor and the traditional clay pots made by the owner.
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La Khaïma
For a taste of West Africa, head to this warm and welcoming Mauritanian spot. The friendly owner, in traditional dress, cooks up tasty slow-cooked recipes like spiced lentil soup and lamb or vegetables in peanut sauce over couscous. The menu changes regularly and features only a few dishes per day.
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Cookry
This friendly Sierra Leonean-owned place near Drake University offers some West African staples like cassava leaves and goat curry stew, plus some more familiar flavors.
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Jiko
Excellent food, with plenty of grains, vegetables and creative twists, a tiny bar and rich African surrounds make this a Disney favorite for both quality and theming. For a less expensive option, enjoy an appetizer (the Taste of Africa features various dips and crackers) at the bar. Swing by for dinner, or at least a cocktail, after a day at Animal Kingdom. You can relax with a glass of wine on the hotel's back deck, alongside the giraffes and other African beasts.
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Boma
Several steps above Disney's usual buffet options, this African-inspired eatery offers wood-roasted meats, interesting soups like coconut curried chicken and plenty of salads. Handsomely furnished with dark woods, decorated with African art and tapestries, and enclosed on one side with plate-glass windows overlooking the garden, Boma offers not only good food but unusually calming and pleasant surrounds.
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