African cuisine references in Paris, mafé fondant and yassa, for example, are comfort food must-haves, big hearty dishes that turn a rainy, depressing evening into a warm, cocooning moment with your roommates… or not. African cuisine is rich in flavours: Morocco, Algeria, Ethiopia, even the West Indies and its Creole cuisine inspired by African cuisine… It’s simple, everywhere you go, it’s delicious. Follow the list and put a little love in your life! Travel without leaving Paris !
Waly Fay, the kings of mafé
Waly Fay is THE leading Senegalese restaurant in Paris! If you want stylish decor and mafés (peanut sauce dishes) to die for, this is the place!
📍6 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac, 75011 Paris
New Soul Food le Maquis
An itinerant address that has been delighting Parisians for 6 years now. Delicious African and European cuisine. We’re talking, of course, about New Soul Food, the food-truck usually found on the forecourt of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France – site François Mitterrand, or at La Défense! And today, his delicious cuisine can also be enjoyed right next to the Canal Saint-Martin!
📍177, quai de Valmy, 75010
The little Dakar
Located right in the heart of Paris, this little gem offers yassas (chicken or fish marinated in lemon, onion and garlic), maffés and thiéboudiennes (rice with fish, parsley and chilli), affordable and delicious!
📍6 Rue Elzevir, 75003 Paris
The Khelkom
Super colorful dishes, beautifully presented and just too good! We love the fish yassa and the house thieboudienne! Don’t miss the banana flambé for dessert! Please note that the restaurant only opens in the evening.
📍88 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
Afrik’n’fusion
This is more of a traditional restaurant : Afrik’n’ Fusion leans more towards fast food. A collection of leading dishes from African (not just Senegalese) cuisine is available to choose from in an Americanized decor. Chicken or beef maffé, thiéboudienne, chicken or fish yassa, all the great classics of Senegalese cuisine are served here on the premises or to take away.
📍330 Rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris
Le Dibi
Aida’s Dibi isn’t the most pleasant of characters, but he’s more than worthy of a place on our list of the 5 best Senegalese in Paris! The restaurant offers a warm welcome and well-executed Senegalese specialties, to be eaten with a fresh bissap juice.
📍46 Rue Polonceau, 75018 Paris