Guidebook for Dakar

Racine
Guidebook for Dakar

Food Scene

Variety and quality of delightful pastries
14 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Artisan Boulanger Eric Kayser
Rue de la République
14 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Variety and quality of delightful pastries
Pricey but the meat is soooooo yummy
8 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
La Parrilla
Rue PL 18
8 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Pricey but the meat is soooooo yummy
Tasty lebanese food
Hôtel Restaurant Farid
51 Rue Vincens
Tasty lebanese food
Good food and prices
La Galette
Avenue G. Pompidou
Good food and prices
Good French food bistro style
7 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Restaurant Le Dagorne
Rue Dagorne
7 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Good French food bistro style
One of the best restaurants in Plateau
9 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
La Fourchette
4 Rue de Thann
9 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
One of the best restaurants in Plateau
Best pizzas in town
Ciao Italia restaurant
21 Rue Huart
Best pizzas in town
Popular for lunch
La pampa
28 Av. Hassan II
Popular for lunch
Ground floor is good and budget-friendly. Basement is Le Coste, more gastronomic style.
Le Rond Point
Ground floor is good and budget-friendly. Basement is Le Coste, more gastronomic style.
Lots of choices
La Piazza -
Lots of choices
Fancy Peruvian restaurant
7 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Beluga restaurant
Rue Mousse Diop
7 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Fancy Peruvian restaurant
Lagon 1 is the best seafood restaurant in town. Lagon 2 is a hotel and also has a good restaurant.
Lagon Hotel and Restaurant
Route de la Corniche Estate
Lagon 1 is the best seafood restaurant in town. Lagon 2 is a hotel and also has a good restaurant.
Good open air space. Also a sports club.
Club de L'union
Route de la Corniche Estate
Good open air space. Also a sports club.
Great food and ambiance. Excellent selection in wine cellar.
L'EPICERIE
Rue Victor Hugo
Great food and ambiance. Excellent selection in wine cellar.
Fast-Food chain. A few other branches in town.
YUM-YUM Centre Ville
155 Avenue Place 71
Fast-Food chain. A few other branches in town.
Fast-Food chain. A few other locations in town.
111
Fast-Food chain. A few other locations in town.
Fast-Food chain. A few other branches in town.
Planet Kebab
152 Avenue Place 71
Fast-Food chain. A few other branches in town.
Good food. Great prices. Excellent ambiance.
Bidew
Good food. Great prices. Excellent ambiance.
Great karaoké nights
L'Archibar
Great karaoké nights
11 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Alkimia
Route des Almadies
11 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Bayékou
Rue NG - 175
Excellent pizza
Sao Brasil
Route de l'Aeroport
Excellent pizza
Great for Sundays. Many restaurants to pick from. My personal favorite: La Marée.
12 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Restaurant La Pointe des Almadies
12 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Great for Sundays. Many restaurants to pick from. My personal favorite: La Marée.
Great French food
Restaurant le Kermel
7 Rue Aristide Le Dantec
Great French food
Great vibe and music. Dance classes on some week nights.
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Restaurant New Africa
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Great vibe and music. Dance classes on some week nights.
Popular street corner
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
L'Elysée Dakar
180 Avenue Place 71
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Popular street corner
Le Jardin Thailandais
10 Rue PE 43
Very yummy
Excellent Moroccan dishes
Le Ryad
route de l'aéroport
Excellent Moroccan dishes
Delicious French restaurant. Bistrot style.
La Pagode
Delicious French restaurant. Bistrot style.
Perfect for all morning delicacies.
Aux Fins Palais
97 Av. Peytavin
Perfect for all morning delicacies.
Good food. American decor and ambiance.
Redstone Restaurant
21 Rte des Almadies
Good food. American decor and ambiance.
Cosy coffee place
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
KOTAO Coffee
12500 Rte de King Fahd
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Cosy coffee place
Stylish and delicious food stop
CREMINO
117 Avenue Place 71
Stylish and delicious food stop
Best Italian food in town
Il Pappagallo
33 Rue Berenger Feraud
Best Italian food in town
Great for snacks
Caffe Noliane
Rue GD 62
Great for snacks
Everything from the ocean
Club de pêche
Avenue de la Liberation
Everything from the ocean
Excellent Japanese restaurant
TAÏYO a Japanese Experience
Excellent Japanese restaurant

Drinks & Nightlife

Open air. Good music. Cool people. You can swim on Thursday nights.
8 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Charly Dakar
Route de l'Aeroport
8 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Open air. Good music. Cool people. You can swim on Thursday nights.
Live music on some nights. DJ on others. Sunset view to start early.
52 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Mamelles Lighthouse
Route de l'Aeroport
52 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Live music on some nights. DJ on others. Sunset view to start early.
International pop music. Large dance floor.
10 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
BARRAMUNDI DAKAR
Route de la Corniche Ouest
10 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
International pop music. Large dance floor.
Also known as Le Box Superclub
Le Vogue
Route des Almadies
Also known as Le Box Superclub
Selection of local and international artists
Just 4 U, avenue Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar
Selection of local and international artists
Fun party on Thursday evenings.
10 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Hotel du Phare Les Mamelles
10 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Fun party on Thursday evenings.
Restaurant and Night Club
BOMA Restaurant & Club
Restaurant and Night Club

Essentials

Auchan Supermarket
Boulevard Djily Mbaye
Good prices. Laundry is ready in 2 days (business days).
La Blanchisserie Victor Hugo
32 Rue Victor Hugo
Good prices. Laundry is ready in 2 days (business days).
Casino Supermarket
Supermarket
Supermarket
Utile Mairie
Supermarket

Shopping

One stop for shopping and entertainment
46 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Sea Plaza
46 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
One stop for shopping and entertainment
Great shop selection
Dakar City Mall
Great shop selection
CHINA MALL

Art & Culture

Rich calendar of cultural events (concerts, wolof classes, art exhibits, etc.).
14 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Istitut Franċiż Leopold Sedar Senghor
89 rue Joseph Gomis
14 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Rich calendar of cultural events (concerts, wolof classes, art exhibits, etc.).
Bibliothèque et Salle Weimar du Goethe-Institut Senegal
Rue Mermoz
Rich agenda of cultural events.
Permanent and temporary exhibitions present local or foreign contemporary art.
18 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
IFAN Museum
Rue PL 18
18 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Permanent and temporary exhibitions present local or foreign contemporary art.
Built in 1978 on a plot of nearly 8,000 m² on the west Corniche, it was inhabited intermittently Senghor between 1981 and 2001. Purchased by the State, it was rehabilitated in late 2014.
11 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Musée Leopold Sedar Senghor
11 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Built in 1978 on a plot of nearly 8,000 m² on the west Corniche, it was inhabited intermittently Senghor between 1981 and 2001. Purchased by the State, it was rehabilitated in late 2014.
Monumental bronze structure on the second hill of Mamelles inaugurated in 2010, 52 meters high and made of copper. It is accessed by a grand staircase of 198 steps. The visit allows to climb in the head of the man and to benefit from an impregnable view on Dakar.
90 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Monument tal-Rinaxximent Afrikan
90 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Monumental bronze structure on the second hill of Mamelles inaugurated in 2010, 52 meters high and made of copper. It is accessed by a grand staircase of 198 steps. The visit allows to climb in the head of the man and to benefit from an impregnable view on Dakar.
This house, Ousmane Sow has it built like a sculpture. He called it The Sphinx, while he was planning to create a series about the Egyptians. The house was completed in 1999 and lived there until his death on December 1, 2016. It has been open to visitors since May 2018.
Maison Ousmane Sow
Rue YF 65
This house, Ousmane Sow has it built like a sculpture. He called it The Sphinx, while he was planning to create a series about the Egyptians. The house was completed in 1999 and lived there until his death on December 1, 2016. It has been open to visitors since May 2018.
Opened recently. Great rotating exhibits and events.
19 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Mużew tal-Civilizzazzjonijiet Iswed
19 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Opened recently. Great rotating exhibits and events.
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Grand National Theater of Dakar
6 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Contemporary art galery
Galerie Cécile Fakhoury
Contemporary art galery