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African Heritage Dine-Around-Town
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Celebrate African Heritage & Health by visiting an African heritage restaurant near you! One of the easiest ways to dine out healthfully is to choose cultural restaurants that serve traditional world cuisines. Whether Senegalese, Mediterranean, Indian, or Japanese, cultural restaurants often offer the widest variety of healthy, plant-based dishes, preparing vegetables, beans, whole grains, fish, meats, and spices in dramatically delicious new ways. Here is a list of African heritage restaurants across the U.S. that serve healthy cuisines from the many regions of Africa and the African Diaspora. From Ethiopian to Ghanaian, Jamaican to Cuban to Southern style, African heritage restaurants bring a wide variety of cooking techniques and flavors to our communities. Please let us know if we’re missing one nearest you, and feel free to share your favorite dishes with us here: sdwyer@oldwayspt.org! |
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| State/City | Restaurant | Cuisine |
| Alabama | ||
| Roanoke | Sunny's Home Cooking | Southern/Soul, African |
| Montgomery | O'dessa Blessings Restaurant | Souther/Soul |
| Alaska | ||
| Anchorage | Ninas In A Box | Caribbean |
| Arizona | ||
| Chandler | Hot Pot Caribbean Cuisine | Caribbean |
| Gilbert | Tina's Ethiopian Café | Ethiopian |
| Phoenix | Tariq Restaurant | African |
| Phoenix | The Breadfruit | Caribbean |
| Tempe | A Taste of the Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Tempe | Café Lalibela | Ethiopian |
| Tuscan | Zemams | Ethiopian |
| California | ||
| Alameda | Soleil's African Cuisine | Pan African |
| Anaheim | Kenyan Café | East African Kenyan |
| Bakersfield | Mama Roomba | Caribbean |
| Inglewood | Veronica's Kitchen | West African |
| Los Angeles | Ackee Bamboo Jamaican Cuisine | Caribbean |
| Los Angeles | Meals by Genet | Ethiopian |
| Oakland | Miliki | West African Nigerian |
| Oakland | Miss Ollie's | Caribbean |
| Redlands | Dhat Island Foods | Caribbean |
| Sacramento | Caribbean Breeze Cuisine Restaurant | Caribbean |
| San Bernadino | Stone's & Chins | Caribbean |
| San Diego | Flavors of East Africa | East African Kenyan |
| San Francisco | Aziza | Moroccan |
| San Francisco | El Mansour | Moroccan |
| San Francisco | Al Masri | Egyptian |
| San Francisco | Bissap Boabab Village | West African, Senagalese |
| San Jose | Jubba | Somali |
| Colorado | ||
| Aurora | African Grill & Bar | Ghanaian |
| Colorado Springs | Spice Island Grill | Caribbean |
| Denver | Habesha | Ethiopian |
| Connecticut | ||
| Hartford | In God We Trust Afrikan Restaurant | African |
| Hartford | Abyssinian | Ethiopian/Eritrean |
| District of Columbia | ||
| Wash. DC | Bukom Café | Ghana/West Africa |
| Wash. DC | Chez Aunty Libe | Senegalese West African |
| Wash. DC | Marrakesh | Moroccan |
| Wash. DC | Rahama | Ghana |
| Delaware | ||
| Claymont | Simba Tropical Grill | East African |
| Florida | ||
| Fort Myers | Janda's Place | Liberian |
| Plantation | Dutch Pot Jamaican | Jamaican/Caribbean |
| Tampa | Queen of Sheba | Ethiopian |
| Georgia | ||
| Atlanta | Afrodish | Caribbean/African |
| Atlanta | 10 Degrees South | African |
| Atlanta | Imperial Fez | Moroccan |
| Marietta | Africa Restaurant | Senegalese/African |
| Marietta | Motherland Kitchen | African/Nigerian |
| Hawaii | ||
| Honolulu | Addis Ababa | Ethiopian |
| Illinois | ||
| Chicago | Bolat African Cuisine | African |
| Chicago | Iyanze | African |
| Chicago | Nigerian Kitchen | African |
| Chicago | Palace Gate Restaurant | African |
| Chicago | Qaato Restaurant | African |
| Chicago | Quench | African American |
| Chicago | Vee Vee African Restaurant | West African |
| Chicago | Yassa African Restaurant | Senegalese |
| Indiana | ||
| Indianapolis | Jiallo's African-Caribbean Cuisine | African, Caribbean |
| Indianapolis | Diarra's Cuisine | African, Caribbean |
| Indianapolis | Juba Market Somali Resaurant | Somali, East African |
| Indianapolis | Safari Restaurant | East African |
| Indianapolis | African Palace | African |
| Iowa | ||
| Cedar Rapids | Caribbean Kitchen | Caribbean |
| Coralville | Elikia | Congolese |
| Des Moines | Soul African Café | African, Traditional Soul Food |
| Elkader | Scheras Restaurant | Algerian, North African |
| Kansas | ||
| Overland Park | Elsa's Ethiopian Restaurant | Ethiopian |
| Kentucky | ||
| Louisville | Addis Bar & Grill | Ethiopian |
| Louisville | Funmi's Café | Nigerian |
| Louisville | Queen of Sheba | Ethiopian |
| Lexington | Mi'Irie Mon | Caribbean |
| Lexington | Sav's Grill | West African |
| Louisiana | ||
| New Orleans | Bennachin | West African cuisine (specifically Cameroonian and Gambian) |
| Maine | ||
| Portland | Asmara | Ethiopian |
| Portland | Ezo African Restaurant | Sudanese |
| Maryland | ||
| Hyattsville | Kitchen Near You | African |
| Landover | De Ranch Restaurant | African and Caribbean |
| Gaithersburg | Rainbow African Restaurant | African |
| Massachusetts | ||
| Amherst | Baku's African Restaurant | Nigerian |
| Boston | Teranga | Senegalese |
| Boston | Tawakal Cuisine | Somalian/East African |
| Boston | Vejigantes Restaurant | |
| Cambridge | Bakara Café | Algerian-Tunisian and North African |
| Charlestown | Tangierino | North African/Moroccan |
| Roslindale | Suya Joint | Nigerian/West African |
| Michigan | ||
| Detroit | Squindles Africa Restaurant | African |
| Grand Rapids | Little Africa | African, Ethiopian, Vegan |
| Kalamazoo | Omoefe's Place | African/Nigerian |
| Minnesota | ||
| Brooklyn Park | African Forest Restaurant | East African, Liberian-West African, Caribbean, Southern |
| Brooklyn Park | Vicky's Place | African, Liberian |
| Burnsville | Tawakal Restaurant | East African, Somali |
| Minneapolis | Wazobia-Nigerian Cafe | Nigerian |
| Minneapolis | City Afrique | West African |
| Minneapolis | Safari Restaurant | Somali |
| Minneapolis | Marla's Caribbean Cuisine | Caribbean |
| St. Paul | Fasika | Ethiopian |
| St. Paul | Kenkayba’s Place | Ghananian |
| Mississippi | ||
| Jackson | Chitoes | Nigerian |
| Jackson | Cool Al's | African American, Southern |
| Missouri | ||
| Florissant | Tam Tam African Restaurant | African, west and east - Senegalese, Ivory Coast |
| Nebraska | ||
| Lincoln | African Restaurant | Ethiopian |
| Omaha | Ethiopian Restaurant | Ethiopian |
| Nevada | ||
| Las Vegas | Folaf | Nigerian |
| Reno | Zagol | Ethiopian |
| New Hampshire | ||
| West Lebanon | Taste of Africa Catering | African, Caribbean, American South |
| New Jersey | ||
| Union | Abuja | Traditional African |
| Orange | Odabro African Restaurant & Lounge | Nigerian |
| Newark | Mimi African Restaurant | African |
| South Orange | Harrar Café | Eastern African |
| New Mexico | ||
| Santa Fe | Jambo Café | West Africa |
| New York | ||
| Bronx | Accra | Ghanaian |
| Bronx | B.B. African and American | Guinea and Sierra Leone |
| Bronx | Papaye | Ghanaian |
| Brooklyn | Buka | Nigerian |
| Brooklyn | Fatima | Guinean |
| Brooklyn | Joloff | Senegalese |
| Brooklyn | Le Grand Dakar | Senegalese |
| Harlem | Africa Kiné Restaurant | Senegalese |
| Harlem | Red Rooster | American South |
| New York | Dibiterie Cheikh | Senegalese |
| New York | Les Enfants Terribles | African/Moroccan, Brazilian, Ivory Coast |
| New York | La Galette | West African |
| Queens | Maima's | Liberian |
| North Carolina | ||
| Charlotte | Caribbean Hut | Caribbean |
| Charlotte | Katchikally | Gambia/Senegal |
| Charlotte | Meskerem | Ethiopian |
| Charlotte | Motherland Cuisine & Market | Nigerian |
| Charlotte | Zoewee's Restaurant | Liberian |
| Durham | The Palace International | East African |
| Elizabeth City | Caribbean Cuisine | Caribbean |
| Greensboro | African Continental Cuisine | Nigerian and Caribbean |
| North Dakota | ||
| Fargo | Habib Cuisine | African Mediterranean |
| Ohio | ||
| Cincinnati | Africa Chez Mere Wade | West African/Senegalese |
| Cincinnati/Hartwell | Teranga | West African/Senegalese |
| Columbus | Darbo Restaurant | African/Somali |
| Columbus | Drelyse | African |
| Oklahoma | ||
| Oklahoma City | Queen of Sheba | Ethiopian |
| Oklahoma City | Mama Sinmi's Chop House | West African |
| Tulsa | Hibiscus | Carribean |
| Oregon | ||
| Portland | Horn of Africa | Northeast Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti) |
| Portland | Pambiche | Caribbean |
| Portland | Queen of Sheba | Ethiopian |
| Portland | Dad Knows How to Cook | West African |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Bethlehem | Alandos Kitchen | Kenyan |
| Lancaster | Addisu Ethiopian | Ethiopian |
| Philadelphia | Chef Abu's Kitchen | African and Caribbean |
| Philadelphia | Kilimandjaro Restaurant | Senegalese |
| Philadelphia | Le-Mandinque | Liberian |
| Pittsburgh | Abay | Ethiopian |
| Pittsburgh | Alma Pan-Latin Restaurant | African/Latin |
| Rhode Island | ||
| Pawtucket | Village Restaurant | Nigerian |
| Providence | Abyssinia | Ethiopian and Eritrean |
| Providence | Elea's Restaurant | American, Tropical, and West African |
| Providence | Tina's Caribbean Restaurant | Caribbean |
| South Carolina | ||
| Charleston | Alluette's Cafe | Soul Food and African American's healthy food legacy |
| Tennessee | ||
| Antioch | Gateway to Africa - Somewhere in Africa Café | West African |
| Memphis | Kaloum Restaurant | African |
| Nashville | Aunt Clara's African Restaurant | African |
| Nashville | Mukaase Restaurant | African |
| Texas | ||
| Arlington | Jamaica Gates | Caribbean |
| Austin | Cazamance | West African |
| Austin | Chago's | Caribbean |
| Austin | Wasota African Cuisine | Nigerian and West African blend |
| Dallas | Aso Rock Restaurant & Lounge | West African |
| Dallas | Dallul Restaurant | Ethiopian |
| Grand Prairie | Kemi's Kitchen | African |
| Houston | Afrikiko | West African |
| Houston | Suya Hut | West African Nigerian |
| Irving | African Village | African |
| Plano | Taste of the Islands | Caribbean |
| Utah | ||
| Salt Lake | African Restaurant | East African |
| Salt Lake | Mahider Ethiopian Restaurant & Market | Ethiopian |
| Vermont | ||
| Windsor | Mariam's Restaurant | Tanzanian and East African |
| Virginia | ||
| Alexandria | Rahama | Ghana |
| Richmond | Goree African Restaurant | West African |
| Woodbridge | Rahama | Ghana |
| Washington | ||
| Kent | Uhura | African Kenyan |
| Seattle | Afrikando Banadir | Senegalese West African |
| Seattle | Gojo | Ethiopian |
| Seattle | Island Soul | Caribbean |
| Seattle | Pan African Grill | African Fusion |
| Seattle | Safari Njema | African Mediterranean |
| Wisconsin | ||
| Madison | Buraka | East African and Ethiopian |
| Milwaukee | African Hut | West Africa |
| Milwaukee | Ethiopian | |
| Port Washington | Taste of Africa | African, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian friendly |







