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The best addresses for African restaurants in Paris

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BENINOIS

On the very chic Place de l'Opéra, the decoration of Villa Maasaï blends in perfectly. Twisted colonnades, stucco and marble decorations adorn this magnificent 600-square-meter place. The dishes are carefully and creatively prepared. The classic Poulet-DG is reimagined, with the chef's special sauce, John Houssou. He totally interpreted this stew always served with a cocktail of plantains. The yassa will cost you 22 euros in the evening, twice as expensive as in most African eateries, but the taste is worth it. Plus, the place is frequented by the cream of the diaspora: footballer Samuel Eto'o and even the famous Congolese rumba singer, Fally Ipupa. It's a must-go place.

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9 boulevard des italiens – 2e

ÉTHIOPIEN

Adresse feel good par excellence, mieux vaut ne pas être agoraphobe pour aller chez Godjo ! Ici on joue des coudes avec ses voisins, et on savoure à pleines mains les spécialités que l’on vous sert dans un messob, le plat traditionnel éthiopien. Le Ye Feseg, un assortiment de quatre plats traditionnels, reste encore la meilleure option pour découvrir la cuisine de Yonas, le patron fort sympathique des lieux. Qui plus est, aucun risque de casser sa tirelire puisque la formule la plus chère est à 20€ !<

8 rue de l'Ecole Polytechnique - 5e 

Often called the "best Ethiopian in Paris," Ménélik often brings everyone to an agreement. Once again, the dishes are served on injera, the local wheat-based pancake that serves both as a container for the toppings and cutlery, since the goal is to take a bite of injera and topping together. On the menu, the traditional Beyayennatou allows you to taste everything as it is an assortment of specialties. A delightful journey for your taste buds, which we highly recommend!

4 Rue Sauffroy - 17th

ERYTHREAN

Here, cutlery is banned! It's with your hands that you savor the big traditional galettes in which different fillings are placed: assortment of vegetables, meats, sauces more or less spicy... We strongly recommend the zigueni, a beef stew with cabbage salad and white cheese, a delight!

Lunch is Eritrea cuisine.

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22 rue Château-Landon - 10th 

SENEGALESE

Soft lighting and intimate atmosphere for this lovely restaurant with Senegalese colors. On the menu, Senegalese specialties blend with Caribbean flavors with Creole blood sausages, vegetable maffes with peanut butter, ndolés (local stuffed leaves with spicy meat) with melted peanuts... You leave satisfied and with a light heart, with the feeling of having traveled for one evening...

#tempura #lunch #walyfay #frechfood #vegetarian

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6, rue Godefroy-Cavaignac - 11th arrondissement 

Just a stone's throw away from Place des Vosges, this little Senegalese restaurant has been delighting connoisseurs of African cuisine for quite some time. On the menu, you'll find specialties from the country such as yassa, lemon chicken with onions and garlic; mafé, beef with vegetables and peanut butter, or tiep bou dien rouge, fish with rice, parsley, and chili pepper.

6 Rue Elzevir - 3rd arrondissement

IVOIRIEN

It's better to have time to eat at Ohinénè, because here, we are not in a hurry. But that's a good thing, because quick sandwiches between appointments were starting to get boring. The dishes are as tasty as they are generous and do justice to Ivorian gastronomy: attiéké (a type of manioc couscous), pintade kedjenou (local stew), or marinated dorade. We quench our thirst with wine or bissap juice to stay in the ambiance, and voilà!

14 rue de la Chine-20th

CAMEROONIAN

At the heart of Montmartre, Le Bois d'Ebène has been filling the air with delicious Cameroonian aromas for the past four years. On the menu, you'll find Cameroonian specialties with a homemade twist, such as grilled captain fish, as well as traditional mafé and ndolé. This is an address you would be very wrong not to stop by.

Flashback to a wonderful culinary experience @iya_buea ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’• #ndole #mafe #visiterlafrique @visiterlafrique

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4 rue Andre del Sarte - 18th district

AFRICAN

This small warm-themed canteen in the 11th district has everything of a big one. Folie-Bamako is the second address of the chain, originally located in the 10th district under the name Paris-Bamako. As soon as you step into the restaurant, you embark on a real multi-sensory journey through Western Africa. From Zaamé to Smoky Mafé, including the allocos as starters, we simply enjoy ourselves. Here, no one is left behind thanks to the different vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. And beware, at Folie-Bamako, everything is!Homemade, made from fresh ingredients and French meats. What more could you ask for?

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40 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud - 11th

At Osè, we don't joke about quality! All.

The dishes are offered on-site or takeaway and are made with fresh and local products as much as possible. For example? All the peppers come from Orléans! The concept is quite nice: you choose the size of your bowl, which you can compose with a base (white rice, brown rice or cassava couscous), a sauce (mafè, yassa, coconut, rasta, banana cream), meat or vegetables, and an extra (plantains, tomato rougail, marinated chicken wings...). The little extra? It's up to you to adjust the amount of chili, not a bad idea if you want to avoid spitting fire when you leave!

ALLOKO x AILES GRILLÉES #africanfood #foodie #alloco

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34 rue du Faubourg Saint Martin - 10e