3 Best Restaurants in Accra, Ghana

Save your calories and indulge in this French carb load. The brown and buttery, sweet and savory breads are irresistible. If that’s not enough to tighten your jeans, the kitchen pops the last button with true bistro fare: daube de boeuf (Provençal beef stew), blanquette de veau (veal ragout), magret de canard (duck breast), and entrecote (steak) Béarnaise with fries. The neat dining room is social, with long, communal tables that mean you're sure to make friends. You can also fuel up here before a hike—breakfast includes eggs Benedict and croissants, and for lunch, consider the brioche croque monsieur (grilled ham and cheese sandwich). Warning! There’s also a take-out bakery.

A little kitschy, yes, but the food is some of the best African cuisine in the city. Near the American embassy, the restaurant is recognizable by its thatched, A-frame entryway. It's no surprise that brown, gold, terra cotta, and pops of green color the dining room, but the look is not over-the-top. Service can be slow when the dining room is busy, which is not uncommon. Ghanaian and Nigerian specialties are big hits, but other African countries get nods. The menu lists okra stew, jollof rice, oxtail, goat meat pepper soup, peppered snails, pounded yams, fried plantain, fresh coconut milk, and fresh mango juice.

Come hungry for seafood and prepare to be surprised. In Italian fashion, there is no menu. Just take a seat on the grand patio and the food starts coming. Fresh fish, lobster, and exotic tidbits such as sea urchins in their shells might be served. Seafood might get a brushing of garlic butter or land in creamy pasta dishes. Lot of Italians populate the place, many of them friends of Salvatore, who is usually in the open kitchen.