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10 Best African Restaurants in Liverpool    

Liverpool boasts many International restaurants. In this city, you will find cuisines from all parts of the world including African Cuisine.

Traditional food is a vital aspect of the African cultural heritage. The process of food preparation, cooking, plating and even sharing the food with others enhances cultural and ethnic togetherness in communities.  

Here are the best African Restaurants in Liverpool.

1. Red Sea Liverpool 

The Red Sea Liverpool has beautiful and delicious African dishes. It is about a 40-minute walk from town but it is well worth the hustle. Their menu is mainly Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes.

The place is crowded especially during lunch time because the restaurant is located near a university. Surprisingly, the waiting time is not too long and their customer service is efficient.  

The staff are friendly and helpful and make you feel very welcome. They explain the ingredients used to make the dishes in English.  

Location: 19 Lodge Lane Eritrean and Ethiopian Food, Liverpool L8 0QD England  

Open: Daily 1:00 PM – 11:30 PM  

2. Sedpraiz Eatery 

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If you want to eat a home meal away from home, this is the place to go. Everything is made as fresh as it can be. Their meals are delicious and the portions are a good size.

They have fried yam and hot sauce, jollof rice, plantain and beef, beans, vegetables, and more. The staff here know about food handling, safety, and good food hygiene.  They are also friendly and welcoming.

Location: 149 Great Howard Street Liverpool L3 7ED UK  

Open: Tue – Wed 12:00 – 8:00 PM, Thur 12:00 – 6:00 PM, Fri and Sat 2:00 – 9:00 PM    

Closed: Sunday and Monday  

3. Sanfex African Hotspot

This place is known for its drinks, music, and friendly atmosphere. It is also among the most popular African restaurant in Liverpool that offers a wide range of tasty meals.

The workers at Sanfex are energetic and offer good friendly services which visitors love. The atmosphere is homey and orders are delivered fast.

Their plantain, jollof rice, and chicken or fish and pepper soup are the popular dishes here. The portions are incredible and full of flavor.

Location: 70 Prescot Rd, Fairfield, Liverpool L7 0JA, United Kingdom

Open: Sun- Thur 1pm-11pm, Fri- Sat 1pm -12am

4. Uncle B’s African & West Indian

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Uncle B specializes in African buffet meals and services preparing authentic dishes from West Africa. They are professional, friendly, and helpful and prepare amazing meals with exceptional flavor bursting off the plate.

Their bespoke menu lets you design your buffet for your party event, Wedding, Christenings, Birthday Parties, and event office lunches. 

They will feed your party of ten and above wonderfully.

Location: 21 Aigburth Rd, Dingle, Liverpool L17 4JR, United Kingdom  

Open: Mon- Fri 9.30 AM- 5 PM

Closed: saturday and sunday  

5. Rosie’s Restaurant And Takeaway 

Rosie’s restaurant and take away is an African restaurant with lots of African delicacies that make your mouth watery, a lovely experience, and food cooked with Love. 

From delicious jollof rice to smooth pounded yam, to soups that are as tasty as homemade ones. This is a nice place to have tasty Nigerian meals with family and friends. their customer service is excellent. 

Location: 133 Prescot Rd, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom  

Open: Mon – Fri 4:00 PM-8:45 PM 

Closed: Saturdays and Sundays 

6. Nando’s Liverpool – Queen Square 

This place offers foods from Mozambique. They serve good chips, delicious chicken, and extra hot sauce with an added squeeze of lemon and a kick of garlic. Flame-grilled, juicy, and spicy is the reason Nando’s chicken is legendary.

Always fresh and never frozen, they marinate the chicken in PERi-PERi for 24 hours before it’s basted. All their sauces, baste and marinades are made with fresh, real ingredients and have no artificial flavors or colorants.

They flame-grill because it reduces the fat content and regular basting is what keeps it so succulent   

Location: Unit 6 Queen Square, Liverpool L1 1RH, United Kingdom  

Open: Daily 11.30 AM – 10 PM 

7. Bakchich Lebanese Restaurant 

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Bakchich is quite simply a little piece of Lebanon that sits on the chic and quirky Bold Street in Liverpool. This restaurant with leather banquettes and high bench tables specializes in Lebanese street food with a french twist.

They serve a variety of Lebanese Mezza with innovations in the traditional Lebanese dishes from Shawarma to Falafel, baklawa, and a wide variety of healthy fruit cocktails, to meet the taste of food lovers. 

Experience the flavor of Mediterranean food. The menu is created with magic and mystery at every turn and the menu is a treasure hunt of culinary tastes, vision, and feel.

Each dish is lovingly created to reflect a little piece of Lebanon. Every mouthful is designed to be a taste sensation of learning and understanding the culture and Lebanese cuisine.  

Location: 54 Bold St, Liverpool L1 4EA, United Kingdom 

Open: Mon – Thur 9 AM – 10 PM, Fri and Sat 9 AM – 11 PM, Sun 10 AM – 10 PM 

8. Sista Sue’s 

This restaurant serves Finger Licking Jamaican and African Cuisines. Their ingredients are fresh and they make tasty meals. 

Popular dishes here include curry goat, oxtail, curry chicken, brown stew, fried dumplings, ackee, and saltfish (cod) and fried plantain, “jerk”, steamed cabbage, and “rice and peas”   

Location: 190 Lodge Lane L8 OQW Liverpool England, United Kingdom 

Open: Mon-Sat 12 PM – 8 PM 

Closed: Sundays 

9. Yetti’s Kitchen 

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Yetti’s is a chilled-out, Afro and English fusion bar that offers west African meals. With great food, music, and movies at their customized booths. They have Movie nights, Live Jazz music, VR Nights for Game lovers, and a Lego play area for Children to relax whilst you eat.  

 You can choose to eat at the restaurant or takeaway your meal or have it delivered.

Location: 299 Liverpool Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 0QN, United Kingdom 

Open: Everyday 1 PM – 9 PM 

10. Fattoush Restaurant 

Fattoush is a laid-back venue decorated with Mediterranean-inspired artwork & executing Lebanese, Syrian and Moroccan recipes.

Their baked aubergine is mashed with tahini, garlic, and yogurt, mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, parsley, and pomegranate sauce topped with olive oil & served with pita bread making it amazingly delicious. 

They have Shawarma Chicken which is slices of chicken marinated with sauces and special sauce, grilled, served with special sauce, salad, and rice or chips. 

Location: 23 Hatton Garden, Liverpool L3 2FE, United Kingdom 

Open: Daily 11 AM – 11 PM