African Restaurants in Philadelphia, PA

“I love love love this place…. A soccer buddy of mine introduced me to it. I was blown away. I had jute leaves with gbegeri and pounded yam… also had asaro and jolloff rice…. All was outstanding….. food tastes fresh and like home…..finally a place I can go to eat proper Naija food. I don’t have to move to Texas after all..“

“Try it and you will keep coming back for more. The best in Philly.“

“The drinks are good. nice atmosphere and great food“

“Love this food! If you’re looking for Real authentic African food this is the place to go. Great food and great service! Thank you for providing years of consistency in both categories.

I often buy potato greens or cassava leaf with either fufu or white rice. Absolutely delicious!“

“Serve a delicious African food at all time and their service is always at the point of my need. I did enjoy the potato green with red oil and i will always want such a delicious sauce on my rice. Thank to the Five Sister Kithen.

Vegetarian options: Sweet vegetable leaf“

“I would share photos of my plate, but the food was gone so quickly. This is definitely the best jollof rice I’ve had hands-down. The egusi soup is superb and let’s not get started on the suya ?. They also have great service. It was comforting that they were very patient while I made a long and confusing order. I will surely be making the drive back.“

“The food is always delicious. Make sure you take cash, no cards accepted. Enjoy!“

“I stopped in because I found the restaurant on Phillyblackowned.com, a map for black owned businesses in Philly. I'm so happy that I found this business. The owner is very friendly, made me feel welcomed, and the food is delicious. I ordered the lamb with rice, and it was so tasty, I had to share my experience. I'll definitely be back.“

“It's best to call in first and pick up your order. This place gets packed but you'll never know because most orders are done by phone.
Portions are hefty. It's family run and owned. The customer service is excellent, they make all their customers feel like family. ♥️
All the dishes are excellent.“

“First time eating at an Ethiopian cuisine, was not what I was expecting. The food was delicious and the service was fantastic. Definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone. In fact I also bought the spices to add to my cooking.“

“My pretty sister makes most delicious dishes for u“

“The food is very good. I've had different dishes different times of the year. They serve many African dishes, a few American dishes, they're all very good. You may have to use cash if no one's available to accept your debit card. It's easy accessible by car and by public transportation.

Parking: It's located on busy 52nd Street. There's street parking, also parking at the kiosk. There's also parking on the side streets.“

“Ahh-mazing! Authentic African cuisine and everyone was soo welcoming. Traveled from Chestertown, MD and it was well worth it!“

“The owner is such a beautiful blessing of a woman♥️I love african cuisine!!! If i dont feel like driving i order from uber eats and i love this place..tonight ubereats mixed up the orders and ihad the wrong food..iwould have ate it but my son doesnt favor fu fu..the owner was very very nice when icalled and since she isnt far from me i decided to go in like she offered bcuz to get the order replaced through uber would have never happened..when iwent in she was so nice to me and my son..she even sent me home with an extra meal..such a beautiful blessing of a Queen♥️“

“We had an amazing time definitely would recommend, love this place as somebody who travels it’s a very chill place. Plus I was able to bring my kid before 9pm! Definitely will be back on the next visit! Also, Kuddos to Pat the kitchen help he was simply amazing!“

“palava sauce is incredibly delicious“

“We had a mixed box of Brownies from Sonia over the weekend and they were amazing. Would definitely recommend you try them if you haven’t already. I’m sure we will be placing another order very soon. We had the Double Chocolate, the Nutella and the Caramel flavours. Yummy. Thank you Sonia“

“palava sauce is incredibly delicious“

“My absolute favorite "Go to place" for some Dibi and Plantain. Delicious and mouth watering onion sauce, Lamb is grilled to perfection, with the tantalizing sweetness of the plantain that just melts away in your mouth. I am a reliable customer and approve of them being one of the best African restaurants I know who never disappoints, especially when it comes down to consistency and good taste.Their unique touch on this particular dish is a 10 out of 10.Their speciality and best seller is the Dibi and Plantain I can assure you of that.I recommend and support this business 100%“

“This was my first time eating West African Cuisine and I loved this family owned restaurant! The owner is extremely friendly and is more than happy to explain her dishes. I loved the potato greens, fufu, wings and the fried fish platters. Get their ginger drink to wash all this tasty food down!“

“My review is focused on the food and food alone. I get the same thing every time! Jollof rice and goat meat and it hits EVERYTIME! I know good food and I love this particular meal from them.“

“They potato greens with red oil was sooo good omg this spot is the best and today was my first time trying them and I made the best decision it was season very well the only thing I wish is that they give u extra meat so if you order it just ask for extra meat in it but it was very good and lady was very sweet they not rude at all I will definitely come back again!!!“

“Beef kabobs was poppin the rice was good too but she's expensive I rather go to the nice lady that sell kabobs 3 for 5 off woodland n 65th if I'm not mistaken her kabobs be hittin the spot n the hot sauce is tasty but Boi when it's time to potty lort ? ? ?“

“I ordered off of Uber eats it was so good!!! I ordered 3 days straight. I definitely won't use any other African restaurants. I'd give them 10 stars ? if I could. Y'all have made me a forever customer. I love the fish and plantain platter. The fish is huge and there not shy with the portions.“

“Today was my first time eating from MaMa Shan's. And OMG! Everything I ordered was absolutely AMAZING! COLLARD GREENS were delicious. Sweet Plantains were nice and juicy. FuFu w/ Chicken Stew was so delicious. The rice and jerk chicken was perfect and evenly seasoned.

Five Star for sure...
I would recommend this restaurant to everyone. Bless your hands MaMa Shan's. You are great at what you do by delivering your heart and love through your food.“