Im here to rave about the high quality, simple, and flavorful dishes by Africana. I salute the humble mastery of specialized cooking! Our party of four each ordered different dishes: okra, snapper, spinach (egusi), and ox tail. All prepared as expected and very flavorful. My snapper with fried rice was moist and the outside crisped. The rice was also perfect (an add-on). [I will not take a star away for this, but I have to say the AI video playing on the monitors feels wrong and it wasn't fooling anyone.] The music was good, but on a loop. Otherwise the interior is FIRE. It has such a cool and comfortable vibe. Definitely recommend. Good for small groups (2-6 ppl) and date nights. read more

Africana - Egusi - African Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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This new restaurant is amazing. When you first walk in you are display with a really nice decor of the restaurant and African music. They also have a DJ which is played sometimes. The service is really nice! Looking at the food options in chose a lot. I want to point out I really like you can choose the different spice levels you want on your food from Mild to extra spicy. The Egusi and fufu was really good! I picked it without protein but spicy and I enjoyed this! It had a lot of flavor and filling. The red snapper was definitely my favorite! Cooked with a lot of flavor and it was tender. Eating it with the spice sauce and onions really took it up a notch. The Jollof and chicken was good. It had a good amount of spice and the chicken was baked nicely. The zobo drink will clean you out. It has lots ginger, hibiscus, pineapple and another ingredient I couldn't pinpoint but it was really good! The plantains were cooked perfectly. They were soft, sweet and really delicious! I want to iterate this is a NEW restaurant and I went when not a lot of people know about them quite yet. So when they pick up in business they may experience some new restaurants mishaps so be patient. read more

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Would recommend (general). Stopped by for lunch during the earlier weeks of this restaurant opening, I heard of them from their sister restaurant, House of Jollof, which I've been too numerous times in the past. As an African person in St. Louis, it is very refreshing seeing new spots that cater to our people and show off our culture. When looking at the menu, they seem to have almost identical options to that of House of Jollof, also have cocktail/wine list. The interior is very nice, even had a small booth where they have DJs so this place definitely seems like a vibe during a nice evening out. For my drink, I ordered the Africana Taboo, which I didn't have any complaints about. For entree, I ordered one of my favorites from HOJ, the Goat Soup with fufu. From first glance, the presentation and aromas that came from this food was really good. The soup came in a smaller bowl than that of HOJ, so it was a little more difficult to eat it how I learned to eat it (from a Ghanaian friend of mine). Nonetheless the taste was just as good, would give a solid 8.7/10. Service was pretty good as well, can't complain about that. When it came to pricing, it was on-par with that of similar restaurants such as Levels Nigerian Cuisine, but I would say that they have a bit more variety than Levels. All in all, I was glad that I came and tried them out, especially when they first opening, just to get rhe authentic experience before the crowd rolls in. I would recommend if you are looking for good African food, this place is not bad place to start with. Hope to get more African cuisine restaurants throughout St. Louis. read more

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Sat at 5;40. Lamb suya comes out at 6:25. A small bowl and nothing else, no sides or anything for $15? My mom ordered spicy and it was very mild, no hand washing for the fufu, but other tables got it. Maybe it was a bad day that we went? I hope they get it together. read more

Africana - Lamb suya - African Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Suya dry and chewy The egusi had no flavor a lot of tomato base the black eye peas were good just no seasoning tomato base read more

Africana - Egusi Soup Fufu Black eye peas Lamb suya - African Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I was greeted as soon as I walked in. My order could've been taken immediately but I needed to view the menu. I LOVED the decor and the servers were uniformed. COME ON NOW! That's how you show cohesion. Loved that as well. UGH I keep trying African restaurants and being disappointed. I ordered the Jollof Bowl with Goat. There's a $15 upcharge for goat. That's ALL it comes with. Rice and goat. I added plantains on the side. My bill was over $40. I ordered my food to go. I get home and plate it up. There were 6 pieces of goat which was mainly fat. The rice was ok. I didn't like the peas and carrots on top. I ate around those. The plantains were cooked perfectly. The food was flavorful. Your prices are your prices but the amount of food I received for the price doesn't add up. THAT is what earned 3 stars. DEEP SIGH read more

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My first time eating fufu and it did not disappoint. The food was so flavorful and the decor was a vibe! Get the plantains read more

Africana - Okro soup with chicken and fufu - African Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

The food was delicious! A friend and I shared the joloff rice and the okra soup (got both with chicken). The rice and chicken were absolutely amazing! Such delicious flavors. The soup was good as well, but the rice was our favorite. The service was good and restaurant had a great vibe. My only reason for going down a star is that it was $48 for a bottle of wine which turned out to be a bottle of Member's Mark (Sam's club brand), which retails for $8. No complaints on the wine itself, but the price seemed a little outrageous. read more

Africana - Joloff rice with chicken and a fufu ball - African Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Jollof rice with tofu is great. Waakye rice also solid, but would go jollof between them. Music is a little loud, but will be coming back for sure. read more

Food was tasty. The atmosphere was calm and inviting. The staff were friendly and polite. A little pricey, but worth the experience. read more

Maggie and I enjoyed the friendliness and professionalism of Franklin, our waiter. The last time I had a hot water hand wash at the table before the meal was in Morocco! The food was delicious and we loved the fufu! Funky African and modern aesthetic! read more

Africana - Maggie and Cecilia enjoying Fufu at Africana! - African Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I hate to do this but here I am giving a bad review. I wanted to like this restaurant so bad because it had a lot of buzz, but I will never go here again. I went with a couple of friends and from the time that we stepped in the experience, took a nose dive. First off, The ambience is actually nice. It's a nice space. It's very roomy, and I loved the decor. However, that literally was the only thing that I could compliment about this place. We ordered drinks and I got the Sobolo Fire which was supposed to be one of their signature drinks. They said it's not served with ice so I assumed it would come in a smaller glass. I didn't expect for it to come in a communion cup!. And then when we ordered a second drink the second time around all of a sudden, it had ice in it. It's like they were trying to stretch the drink, which is baffling to me because it's supposed to be a drink served with no ice. So I was irritated with that. We ordered appetizers and it literally took almost an hour and a half for the appetizers to come. We ordered deviled eggs and chicken wings. At least that's what actually made it to the table. The other appetizer that we ordered came another 30 minutes later after our meal arrived. The chicken wings were pretty good. Everything is very small servings as far as the appetizer. The deviled eggs is really a deviled egg for a serving so if you have multiple people with you, you need to make sure to order enough for everybody at the table. The wing order only came with four wings as well. At this point we're going on two hours and have yet to receive our entrée. Once we received it, some of us completely received the wrong meal. I believe the food actually tasted decent, however, I was so disgusted with the fact that they were super Slow, unapologetic about the tardiness of everything, and the service was subpar. I was just ready to go. I would not suggest this restaurant unless you have a whole day to do nothing else but wait on food. Or maybe order it for pick up or takeout... However, you may have to start ordering it now to get it tomorrow! read more

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The food was exceptional and the wait staff incredibly informative, attentive, and kind.

Beautiful aesthetics, warm and cozy environment. Service was slow though, just 1 server on the floor and we came in around 11/12ish maybe that's why. The server was really friendly and informative also, kudos to him (too bad I can't remember his name - He was Rwandese). The food looked great, presentation was beautiful. However, the Fufu portion! Come on now, that portion was too small for the soup served! The consistency also was rather too soft, stuck to my fingers and I do not like that! I would rather the fufu be a bit stiffer. But hey they know better, I am not West African! My friends tried the Jollof rice and absolutely loved it! He said it was the best he had ever had! My other friend tried the egusi soup and fufu, same sentiments about the fufu but absolutely loved the egusi. He had to order another portion of Fufu, the portions are too small for that amount of soup!!!! Overall, the food tasted AMAZING! Would try it again! read more

Great food and excellent service! The dishes were full of flavor, fresh, and authentic. The portions were generous, and the staff was friendly and welcoming. I especially enjoyed the rich spices and traditional flavors. I will definitely be coming back and highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for delicious African cuisine. read more

Service people were very kind and explained unfamiliar menu items well. Ambiance of the restaurant was excellent. I ordered the fried rice and added beef. Food came out quickly and presentation was excellent. Flavor of food was wonderful. Quality and quantity of beef were both a bit lacking. For a $15 up charge, there were just 4 pieces that I cut into 8 bites, and I ran into 2-3 pieces of gristle. Expected a bit more and higher quality for that level of up charge. read more

The staff was extremely friendly and helpful in offering suggestions. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was warm and inviting. Highly suggest! read more

I love the vibe and the food is delicious. I had Vivian and she was very sweet and provided excellent service. Will be back! read more

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Dinner | $50-100 Went for my husbands birthday dinner. Weve never had African cuisine before. We were recommended the ugusi and fufu. We added chicken It was delicious! Our kiddos ate it up when we got home. The meat pie was ok. It needs a sauce cause it was alot of dough. Like a overstuffed Jamaican patty. Its a little pricey in there. A glass of moscato cost 13-14 a glass. But I dont mind if the food is good. The atmosphere is very unique, sleek and sexy vibes. Great for a date night. It wont be my last time there and Im excited to try other dishes. read more