West African Restaurants near Towson, MD

“Having been a soldier and traveling the entire globe I can consider myself a picky experienced food connoisseur. So I must reject some of the other reviews and share my own experience. The staff were thankful, polite, informative, and the food was ready relatively quickly. The flavor varies between your own choices of heat and/spice levels. My wife had shrimp suya and fish suya and jollof and loved it. I had the egusi with meat/pounded yam, and turkey tips.

The restaurant was clean. The bathrooms were clean. The ambience was delightful. The music was entertaining, and they boxed up our food before departing (huge in my book). Also, the restaurant is BYOB!! We cannot wait for the outside area to be open in the summer.“

“Excellent delicious food. Exceptional service that would go above and beyond for their customers.“

“I had an incredible experience with Abeni’s food! The flavors were bold, authentic, and full of depth. Every dish tasted freshly made with love and tradition. The jollof rice was perfectly spiced, pepper beef/fish/chicken was well seasoned, Edikaekong was well cooked and very tasty and also the pastries tasted so fresh and good.

If you’re craving real African food that feels like a warm hug from home, this is definitely the place to go. Highly recommended and absolutely delicious!“

“I usually don't write reviews but with me being someone who has had a deep appreciation for African food since trying it for the very first time a few years back, I have to say that I really appreciate all the love that was put into this food in terms of taste, and the aesthetic and presentation of the food is definitely something to appreciate and I will definitely be ordering again. Thank you!

Also, if you happen to be congested but would still like to have something flavorful, their jollof rice and it's spices are definitely the answer for that problem 😉

Side Note: my food choice was a platter that came with peppered fish w/jollof rice and a side of plantain. I also bought a separate side of Plantain because I didn't know beforehand that the platter already had plantain included, but I was glad I did because my platter came with so much rice to save for later and I'll have more plantain on the side to go with it 😊“

“The Vegan spot wasn’t open yet, so I found this little gem at the Lexington Market and I was pleasantly pleased. I got the Fufu, Peanut Stew, and half Egusi/Spinach and it was delicious! I definitely recommend Amala and the service was great as well! Very courteous and I will be returning for sure. Thank you!“