Teranga Cafe

The Best Restaurants In East Harlem

"This casual restaurant across from Central Park is where you’ll find Senegalese chef and cookbook author Pierre Thiam’s take on West African food. Grab a spot in a spacious dining room that’s decorated with colorful murals, and order via your table’s QR code. Make your own bright and flavorful grain bowl by pairing steak, salmon, chicken or a couple of vegetarian options with attieke or jollof rice, then add sides and sauces like yassa, packed with caramelized onions. Try all of the accompanying hot sauces, and remember that they have some tasty pre-bottled cocktails—very useful when you’re just across the street from the northeast corner of Central Park." - neha talreja, sonal shah, hannah albertine