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Cotonou Restaurants

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Local Time 8:07 pm Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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Grilled Pork
Too good--you enter by passing the 6'x6' grill where the pork is cooking. You let them know how many you are and then grab a seat at one of about 9 picnic style tables with benches. The center is open air and the tables are under a palm/thatch roof.

What you get--a plate with pieces of grilled pork, fat pieces and liver pieces. You probably get every part of the pig, but in our 3 trips that's all I had on my plate.

Accompaniaments-a plate with strips of onion and two pepper sauces. You also get a plate with a sauce that tastes a bit like bean soup, there may be a bone with some meat on the plate also.

Then you can dip in peppers and sauces to your heart's content. It's very good and relaxed eating. I think you can also request feet and other parts, but we passed on those specialties.

I drank beer at most meals, but they did have a wrought iron tree wine rack sporting some red table wines.

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  • Theme: African
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Off the main road from Cotonou toward Ekpe
  • Directions: on left take a very steep drive down to the dirt road that parallels the main road. Watch the bottom of the car if you're driving. Then pass about 10 shops before this spot.
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    Beware of
    some of the toughest chicken I've ever eaten. Great flavor, but these birds must have been running laps around the yard every day.

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  • Theme: Local
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    Casablanca: Genuine Morrocan food
  • Satisfaction:
  • Intimate small restaurant with a choice of genuine Moroccan dishes. Nicely decorated. The owner is very helpful explaining the dishes. GO there.

    The stews are excellent. You can also ask if they can propose dishes. GREAT.

  • Theme: Other
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Piste Amalco in Haie Vive
  • Directions: Haie Vive
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    La Terranga: Great middle eastern food
  • Satisfaction:
  • Nice place to have your meal. Enclosed patio. Live music on saturday nights. Pizza's and Lebanese food. Good value for money.

    The fist page of their menu. Order must be for 3 minimum but check with the waiters. It is a table full of delights from Lebanon. Not their cheapest dish but definetely their best.

  • Theme: Middle Eastern
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Piste Amalco (almost at the end) in Haie Vive
  • Directions: Haie Vive
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    Le Tanekas: Food with a view
  • Satisfaction:
  • Outside restaurant of the Benin Marina Hotel. The right place for lunch. Very nice staff. Good value for money and the view is great around the poolside. Their extensive a-la-carte menu also offers indigenous african dishes.

    Langouste Thermidor.

  • Theme: French
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Boulevard de la Marina (opposite French school)
  • Directions: Les Cocotiers (near embassies, ministries)
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    Les Trois Mousquetaires: Fantastic!
  • Satisfaction:
  • Like most nice restaurants in Cotonou, it is above street level. The tables are arranged so that each table seems private. The owner is accommodating and has a daily menu. This is a great place to have a business lunch or dinner.

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  • Theme: French
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: just off Avenue Clozel
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    Livingstone: Meet and greet
  • Satisfaction:
  • Nice to sit outside and have your meal. For 5.000 Fcfa per head you'll have a meal. Drinks are not to expensive. Place is frequented a lot by expatriates living in Benin. Pizza's, Pasta's, Seafood etc.

    Crevettes Americain

  • Theme: Pub/Brewery
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Piste Amalco (Haie Vive)
  • Directions: Haie Vive's main road
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    Pianeta: Fish with your fingers
    They don't open until 9:00ish and if something has come up with the family they won't open. There are 6 tables outside next to the grill and the sky is your ceiling. It's dark and quiet in the evening.

    You'll choose from FRESH fish caught that day which will be grilled in a local style with a spicy sauce and a diced tomato/vegetable mix with a side of your choice. You eat with your hands. I always chose rice (harder to eat with your hands) or plantain. You can eat really well for a great price. I think with a beer it was US$2 or less.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: near p.za Lenin
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