NEW YORK CITY — Get a taste of the best African food in the city, three courses at a time.
New York African Restaurant Week is here, bringing prix fixe menus to more than a dozen of New York’s top Senegalese, South African and Ethiopian eateries in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Lunch and dinner options are priced between $19.95 and $35.95 for the two-week event, going on between Oct. 2 and Oct. 16, organizers said.
This year is NYARW’s fourth year in the city. This year, the promotion includes several events to celebrate African culture and cuisine, including a “Taste of Africa” expo and music performance at the Taj Lounge in Flatiron on Oct. 6 and a fashion show and brunch at Brooklyn Commons in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens on Oct. 9.
To help you find your new favorite spot, DNAinfo New York rounded up all the participating NYARW restaurants. Check out the below map and information for a new place to try; for more information about the promotion, visit nyarw.com.
BROOKLYN
► Amarachi Prime
Where: 189 Bridge St., Downtown Brooklyn
Type of cuisine: African-Caribbean fusion
► Bati
Where: 747 Fulton St., Fort Greene
Type of cuisine: Ethiopian
► Bunna Cafe
Where: 1084 Flushing Ave., Bushwick
Type of cuisine: Ethiopian vegan
► Cafe Rue Dix
Where: 1451 Bedford Ave., Crown Heights
Type of cuisine: French-Sengalese
► Ghenet
Where: 348 Douglass St., Park Slope
Type of cuisine: Ethiopian
► Joloff Restaurant
Where: 1168 Bedford Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant
Type of cuisine: Senegalese
► Madiba
Where: 195 Dekalb Ave., Fort Greene
Type of cuisine: South African
MANHATTAN
► Farafina Cafe and Lounge
Where: 1813 Amsterdam Ave., Sugar Hill
Type of cuisine: African fusion
► Harlem Besame
Where: 2070 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Harlem
Type of cuisine: “Latino Soul”
► La Savane Restaurant
Where: 239 West 116th St., Harlem
Type of cuisine: West African
► Lenox Saphire
Where: 341 Lenox Ave., Harlem
Type of cuisine: African-French patisserie
► Massawa Restaurant
Where: 1239 Amsterdam Ave., Morningside Heights
Type of cuisine: Ethiopian and Eritrean
► Peque
Where: 231 West 145th St., Harlem
Type of cuisine: International tapas
► Ponty Bistro
Where: 218 Third Ave., Gramercy
Type of cuisine: French-African
► Ponty Bistro Harlem
Where: 2375 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Harlem
Type of cuisine: West African-French-Mediterranean fusion
► Queen of Sheba
Where: 650 10th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen
Type of cuisine: Ethiopian
► Tagine
Where: 221 West 38th St., Midtown
Type of cuisine: Moroccan
► Tsion Cafe and Bakery
Where: 763 Saint Nicholas Ave., Sugar Hill
Type of cuisine: Ethiopian
LONG ISLAND
► Suya Hot Spot
Where: 1929 Grand Ave, Baldwin, N.Y.
Type of cuisine: African barbecue
