Alafia West African Cuisine Beninese Restaurant
1070 N Swan Rd, Tucson
(520) 331-7161
Customers' Favorites
Peanut Sauce with Chicken and Rice
Pounded Yam with Vegetable Stew
Fried Sweet Plantain Side Dish
Attieke Avec Poisson Braisee
Egusi Soup with Ginger Juice
Fried Tilapia and Plantains
Whole Tilapia with Assieke
Jollof Rice with Lamb Meat
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Okra Soup and Pounded Yam
Recent Reviews
Ok so I like that you are going to get what taste like a home cooked meal here. But the wait was long and inside is kind of cramped and hot. Honestly the vibe is whatever dish you chose will probably taste good. But I had the rice and chicken. I would definitely go back and definitely recommend. But I would say maybe do takeout. If you dine in expect to wait quite a while though.
It was my first time to tried West African Cuisine and wow the flavors are really so impactful. I also love how this place is a family owned restaurant, so you can really taste and feel how much love they put into the place. From all the African fixtures on the wall, to the music playing in the background, and the chef humming to the music while making the food! I dunno, it really just felt like I was eating at someone’s home which is such a unique quality. This place...
From the moment you step through the door, you are enveloped in a warmth that feels less like a commercial restaurant and more like an invitation into someone's home. The owner possesses a rare, disarming generosity of spirit—genuinely...