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Best Cafés in Senegal (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

4 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Senegal

  1. Lulu Café Café, concept store and co-working, MermozBright café and concept store in Mermoz with Senegalese twists on burgers and pasta, a co-working space and a shop of local designers' products.
  2. Le Bideew Garden café-restaurant, Dakar PlateauGarden café-restaurant under a large kapok tree at the Institut Français in the Plateau, popular for set lunches, juices and evenings around concerts.
  3. Sweet Coffee Café and snack bar, Les AlmadiesTerrace café on the road to King Fahd Palace in Les Almadies, serving coffee, homemade pastries, crêpes, salads and sandwiches.

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1. Lulu Café

Café, concept store and co-working$$Mermoz

Bright café and concept store in Mermoz with Senegalese twists on burgers and pasta, a co-working space and a shop of local designers' products.

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2. Le Bideew

Garden café-restaurant$$Dakar Plateau

Garden café-restaurant under a large kapok tree at the Institut Français in the Plateau, popular for set lunches, juices and evenings around concerts.

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3. Sweet Coffee

Café and snack bar$$Les Almadies

Terrace café on the road to King Fahd Palace in Les Almadies, serving coffee, homemade pastries, crêpes, salads and sandwiches.

View details — Sweet Coffee