West African restaurants in London

• Akara

  £££

  West AfricanWest AfricanBorough3 min from London Bridge

  Named after the black-eyed bean fritter it is built around, from the Chishuru team - the casual counterpart to the starred room.

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• Akoko

  ££££

  West AfricanWest AfricanFitzrovia6 min from Tottenham Court Road

  A Michelin-starred tasting menu drawing on the cooking of Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal, with a grill and a clay oven at the centre of it.

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• Alhaji Suya

  £

  West AfricanNigerian suyaGreenwich6 min from Westcombe Park

  Suya - beef skewered, spiced with yaji and grilled over charcoal - which almost nowhere in this half of London does properly.

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• Chishuru

  ££££

  West AfricanWest AfricanFitzrovia4 min from Oxford Circus

  Adejoké Bakare became the first Black female chef in Britain to hold a Michelin star, cooking the food of west Africa on a fixed menu.

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• Chuku's

  ££

  West AfricanNigerian tapasTottenham4 min from Seven Sisters

  Nigerian food served as tapas by a brother-and-sister team - the format is the idea, and it makes an unfamiliar menu easy to order from.

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• Ikoyi

  ££££

  West AfricanWest African-influenced fine diningSt James's2 min from Temple

  Two Michelin stars and a menu that uses West African pantry ingredients - grains, peppers, fermentation - without presenting itself as a heritage restaurant.

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