Must-see restaurants in Mauritania

  • Nomada

    Mauritania

    From the thick menus, smoky interior, heavy decor and equally weighty Spanish tortillas, Nomada is traditionally Iberian throughout. Service is friendly …

  • Restaurant du Coin

    Mauritania

    This place is as down-at-heel as it gets, serving up great quantities of rice, fish and Senegalese mafé. It's always busy, and the food piping hot and…

  • Restaurant-Pâtisserie Pleine Lune

    Mauritania

    Speedy service, decent cappuccinos and a good selection of pastries, make this place a popular, albeit poorly lit, spot for business meetings. At any…

  • Restaurant Oasis Tunisien

    Mauritania

    Moroccan owned (despite the name), this is a good-value spot for chicken and shwarma served up with fries and a small salad. If you can stand the sun, a…

  • Restaurant Agadir

    Mauritania

    Near the rond-point, this cheap and cheerful eatery rustles up some good couscous and tajines as well as sandwiches and lighter bites.

  • Supermarche Le Bon Choix

    Mauritania

    Largest and nicest supermarket in Nouâdhibou with an upstairs cafe where regulars go for coffee, pastries and catch football games on TV.

  • Restaurant La Paillotte

    Mauritania

    Above-average seafood and more-standard meat and chicken dishes; located inside the Italian-owned Hotel Mauritalia.

  • FC Nouadhibou

    Mauritania

    Named for the city's football team and considered to have the best pizza in town.

  • Restorante Galloufa

    Mauritania

    Laid-back Spanish restaurant, with a heavy (and oily) emphasis on seafood.

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