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Best Restaurants in Senegal (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

8 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Senegal

  1. Le Lagon 1 Seafood restaurant on stilts, Dakar PlateauSeafood restaurant built on stilts over the sea in 1956, with views of Gorée and a nautical dining room, still run by the founding Calendini family.
  2. Chez Loutcha Senegalese and Cape Verdean, Dakar PlateauLong-running family restaurant in the Plateau serving large plates of Senegalese and Cape Verdean food, including thiéboudienne, mafé and caldou.
  3. La Fourchette Contemporary international, Dakar PlateauLong-established Plateau restaurant mixing French technique, Asian touches and Senegalese produce, with live music on Thursday evenings.

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1. Le Lagon 1

Seafood restaurant on stilts$$$$Dakar Plateau

Seafood restaurant built on stilts over the sea in 1956, with views of Gorée and a nautical dining room, still run by the founding Calendini family.

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2. Chez Loutcha

Senegalese and Cape Verdean$Dakar Plateau

Long-running family restaurant in the Plateau serving large plates of Senegalese and Cape Verdean food, including thiéboudienne, mafé and caldou.

View details — Chez Loutcha

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3. La Fourchette

Contemporary international$$$Dakar Plateau

Long-established Plateau restaurant mixing French technique, Asian touches and Senegalese produce, with live music on Thursday evenings.

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4. Le N’Gor

Seafood and Senegalese$$Ngor

Beachfront restaurant on the Corniche des Almadies with terraces over the Ngor fishing fleet, serving grilled fish, thiéboudienne and poulet yassa.

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6. Noflaye Beach

Beach restaurant, French and Senegalese$$Les Almadies

Beach restaurant on the Corniche des Almadies with a wooden dining room and its own stretch of sand, serving French dishes, crêpes and Senegalese seafood.

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7. L’Endroit

Senegalese restaurant and pub$$Sicap Amitié

Restaurant-pub on the VDN near Sicap Karack, popular with Dakarois and expatriates for braised thiof, big plates of thiéboudienne and live music.

View details — L’Endroit