August 2, 2025
Accra, Ghana
#LeavingMyMark2025
Our Recommendations
We have included a list of local dishes, our favorite restaurants and fun activities. Eat ALL of the locally-sourced fruit- pineapple, mango, melon, banana, orange, guava, coconut, papaya, and cacao (Ghana is the second largest cacao producer in the world). Recommendations subject to change.
FAST FOOD:
Papaye
80/20 Burgers
Wingman
KFC
Burger King
Dominos Pizza
Pizza Hut
CONTINENTAL CUISINE
Buka (highly recommend)
Imperial Peking (Chinese food)
Capitol
Bella Afrik
Honeysuckle
BREAKFAST/BRUNCH
Kukun
Nouvelle
Breakfast to Breakfast (all day)
TREATS
Frankies
Fika
Daddy Boba
ROOFTOP BARS & NIGHTLIFE:
Skybar 25
Sandbox Beach Club
Luna Rooftop Bar
Polo Beach Club
LATE NIGHT SPOTS (after 12am):
Exhale
Mood Bar
Republic
Ace
Garage
Front/Back
Alleybar
Bella Afrik
Aria
THINGS TO DO:
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
Independence Square
W.E.B. Dubois Center
Legon Botanical Gardens
Safari Valley Resort
Local Dishes to Try:
Ghana Jollof
This rice dish is cooked in a spiced tomato sauce, and often made with a protein of choice.
Waakye (waah-che)
This northern Ghanian dish is a combination of rice and beans, stew and an array of toppings.
Fried Yam w/Pepper Sauce
A savory dish that is served as a starter/side.
Kelewele
A popular street food of fried plantains that are tossed in spices - served alone or as a side.
Bofrot
Traditional snack made of fried dough (similar to a beignet - sans powdered sugar).
Banku and Tilapia
An indigenous meal of fermented maize and cassava, served with grilled tilapia.
For all the days along the way