Lomé Restaurants

  1. Al Donald's

    Just for fun try the cheeky rip-off of the American fast-food giant.

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  2. Alt München

    A Bavarian restaurant just east of Hôtel Mercure-Sarakawa, offering a good selection of German beers and hearty European dishes such as goulash and knuckle of pork.

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  3. Bena Grill

    This is basically a supermarket restaurant, attached to Marox Supermarché, but it serves hefty German dishes in a pleasant outdoor setting.

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  4. Boston Maquis

    You can get good, cheap food at this friendly restaurant opposite Centre Culturel Français.

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  5. Brochettes sur la Capital

    This Lomé institution is the city at its best - enjoy sitting outside eating lip-smacking kebabs and watching the boulevard hustle by.

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  6. Brussels Café

    For ice cream this is the best place to go. Its upstairs restaurant stocks Belgian beers.

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  7. China Town

    This surprisingly unkitsch, air-conditioned Chinese restaurant, with a well-stocked bar, is at the southwest end of the boulevard.

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  8. Diaby Fast Food

    Head to this air-conditioned snack bar for nibbles such as shwarma, felafel, burgers and sandwiches, as well as a good choice of vegetarian dishes.

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  9. Golden Crown

    This long-standing place offers dishes such as crab and lobster cooked with lashings of ginger and garlic.

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  10. Greenfield

    Tucked away off Route de Kpalimé, near Tokoin Hospital, this funky French-owned garden bar-restaurant is decorated with dancing Keith Harring figures and colourful lanterns. It is family-friendly, with a menu for children and teenagers, and films screened for youngsters on Saturdays, in addition to the adult films on Tuesdays and live jazz.

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  12. Keur Rama

    This restaurant, on the eastern side of town near the Nigerian embassy, offers Senegalese and Togolese cuisine. Try the delicious chep boudjen (fish cooked with cabbage, eggplant and carrots).

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  13. L'Abeille d'Or

    This air-conditioned patisserie and restaurant, on the 1st floor of the Immeuble Taba, behind Hôtel Palm Beach, is popular with the Lebanese community.

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  14. L'Okavango

    Opposite UTB bank, not far from the beach, L'Okavango is a regular pleasure garden, with animals frolicking among the bushes and a good selection of dishes and obscure beers.

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  15. La Cigale

    Salmon and T-bone steak are on the menu in this swish Tunisian-owned garden restaurant that, confusingly, specialises in Chinese and Italian food.

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  16. La Savane

    This Italian-owned garden restaurant has cool African art on the walls, and serves African food as well as European dishes such as pizza.

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  17. Le Shanghai

    Halfway along the boulevard is Le Shanghai, one of Lomé's best and most popular Chinese restaurants.

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  18. Relais de la Poste

    This charming restaurant, specialising in seafood and set in a quiet shaded courtyard, has long been a mainstay of locals and expats alike.

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  19. Restaurant de l'Amitié

    This popular little place offers huge, inexpensive servings of dishes from both the West and across West Africa.

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  20. Restaurant la Pirogue

    In the words of the head waiter at this friendly restaurant near the ocean, the food comes from Togo, from Vietnam, and from the sea. Try the agouti - a rodent called 'grasscutter' in English.

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  21. Restaurant Mini-Brasserie

    This enduring favourite is a good spot to meet other travellers and have an ice-cold beer.

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  23. Ristorante Da-Claudio

    This restaurant, owned by an Italian-Togolese couple, is a great place to sample traditional Italian fare, with both air-con dining and a relaxing terrace.

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  24. Vingt Sur Vins

    Near L'Aubreuvoir disco, this French restaurant serves fine dishes made from top local produce, winning plaudits among Lomé's expat community.

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