What to order at West Africa

Must order
The mafe, a peanut-sauce stew that is the kitchen's best-known plate.
Signature dishes
Mafe, Attieke, Alloco
Editor tip
Friday and Sunday run dinner service only, so a lunchtime visit is better attempted Tuesday to Saturday.
CuisineInternational
Price€
NeighborhoodWilson Republique
HoursTue-Thu 11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:00; Fri 18:30-23:00; Sat 11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:00; Sun 18:30-23:00; closed Mon
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Location

Address: 64 Rue d'Auxonne, 21000 Dijon

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La Licorne ★ 3.8

€ CrêperieLes Halles

La Licorne is a Breton crêperie on Rue Musette in Dijon, serving buckwheat galettes and lemon butter crêpes near the covered Halles market daily.

OrderA buckwheat galette from the sarrasin board, followed by the lemon butter crêpe regulars favour.

TipIt closes only on Wednesday; every other day runs one continuous service from 12:00 to 21:30.

So ★ 4.2

€ French bistroCentre HistoriqueChef So and Rie Takahashi

So is chef So Takahashi's Bib Gourmand bistro on Rue Amiral-Roussin in Dijon, an easygoing market-driven room behind a big Michelin reputation.

OrderWhatever So Takahashi bought at market that morning; the menu changes with it.

TipSo cooks alone, so the room is small; his wife Rie runs the floor and can talk you through the day's dishes.

Spica ★ 4.2

€€ French bistroLes HallesChef Takaya Uchida

Spica is chef Takaya Uchida's Bib Gourmand room on Rue de la Préfecture in Dijon, a relaxed single-menu bistro set inside a converted former cafe.

OrderThe single-menu market plate of the day, built around whatever chef Uchida sourced that week.

TipThere is no printed carte; the single evolving menu is the whole point of a visit here.

Azerole ★ 4.1

€€ Asian fusionBerbisey ZolaChef Xin Meng

Azerole is chef Xin Meng's neo-bistro on Rue Berbisey in Dijon, a casual weekday-only lunch room folding Chinese spice into French seasonal produce.

OrderThe pork loin with chimichurri, courgette cream and green curry, Meng's signature crossover plate.

TipMeng cooks alone most services, so the weekday lunch menu moves at a relaxed, unhurried pace.

L'Arôme ★ 4.1

€€ Asian fusionLes HallesChef Kadoguchi

L'Arôme is a pocket-sized bistro on Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau in Dijon, an easygoing room alternating Japanese gyozas with French bistro classics.

OrderThe picanha with its Asian-style sauce, chef Kadoguchi's crossover between Japanese and French technique.

TipThe room seats few, so a weekday lunch booking is the surer route in than a weekend evening.

Foodies ★ 4.0

€ BurgersCentre HistoriqueChef Julien Chauvenet

Foodies is Julien Chauvenet's casual burger counter on Rue François Rude in Dijon, run by the cook who won the 2023 World Burger Contest outright.

OrderA burger from the current board, from the cook who won the 2023 World Burger Contest.

TipFriday and Saturday nights run latest; weekday evenings the kitchen closes earlier.

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