Food and Drink
Akwaaba Akoko
As a team, we get very excited at any restaurant offering ‘West African cuisine’, and we have tried a fair few of the higher-end options (both good and bad).
Ikoyi’s West African influences warmed our hearts, but we were yet to find a restaurant that fully celebrated all of the amazing ingredients, spices and simple joy that West African cuisine brings. With strong ties to Ghana, we have high expectations, and although we understand that these are hard to meet off the continent, the search never truly stopped. Enter, Akoko.
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