Ritual

Ritual is one of Accra's most stylish all-day venues, a café, cocktail lounge and listening bar rolled into one. It sits on the ground floor of the Solaris Apartments on Ringway Link, in the quiet Ringway Estates and North Ridge area just north of the city centre. The interior is sleek, with dark wood furniture and a wall of vinyl records, and the mood shifts through the day from a calm morning coffee stop to a lively evening bar.

Mornings are about breakfast and coffee, and it is a good place to start the day away from the busier streets of Osu. In the evening the kitchen turns to a more international menu of plates designed to go with drinks; the grouper ceviche served with cassava chips is a good example, combining local fish with a Latin American technique. The cocktail list is the main attraction after dark, with drinks that draw on Ghanaian flavours and childhood favourites. The best known is the Milo Martini, a play on the espresso martini built around the chocolate malt drink that many Ghanaians grew up with.

Ritual suits couples on a date night, friends celebrating a special occasion and anyone who enjoys music, as the record collection is part of the experience. During the day it works for a quiet coffee, a laptop session or a relaxed breakfast meeting. It is less suited to families with young children in the evening, when the focus is on cocktails.

Prices are mid-to-upper range for Accra, particularly for cocktails. Opening hours are not published in the sources checked for this guide, so check the venue's social media before visiting, and book for evenings at the weekend if you are a group. Smart-casual dress fits the setting at night.

Because the menu changes between day and night, it is worth deciding what kind of visit you want before you go: a quiet breakfast and coffee, or cocktails and music later on.

Ringway Estates is a short taxi or ride-hailing ride from Osu, Adabraka and the Ridge area. The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Black Star Square are also within easy reach, so Ritual is a good place for coffee before a morning of sightseeing in central Accra, or for a drink at the end of the day.