2 Best Restaurants in Gambia

Friendly waiters serve tapas and other Latino dishes in a clean dining room overlooking the Senegambia strip. Order a drink—perhaps a mojito, or the Little Havana cooler with white rum and ginger ale—then select a bunch of plates and share. The list might include sweet potato and corn fritters with chili dipping sauce, ginger, garlic, and tomato sauce in a shrimp casserole, fish and chips, beef filet in brandy cream sauce, or roasted rack of lamb with an herb crust. Salsa dancing happens some nights.

Yes, it’s Italian in Africa—when pizza and pasta cravings hit, this family restaurant fits the bill. The surprises don’t stop with prosciutto and melon, lasagna and seafood risotto. The real shockers are Asian and British-style Indian dishes. Tom yum soup anyone? How about chicken a la king, beef hot pot or Thai green curry shrimp? Heck, there’s even an American bacon cheeseburger. Food is served on red check tablecloths, of course.