Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen
Restaurant · First Hill
1009 Boren Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Highlights
Authentic West African dishes like jollof rice, peanut soup, fufu
Authentic West African dishes like jollof rice, peanut soup, fufu
"In a city where West African food can be hard to come by, Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen is a pop-up-turned-restaurant that serves excellent traditional dishes from Liberia and Ghana. Dishes like the handpies and nuggets of ripe caramelized plantains are pure comfort, particularly when followed by a smoky goat peanut soup that should always be ordered with fufu. Take advantage of the small cozy space with just a few hungry friends. You can always keep the night going by grabbing drinks on Capitol Hill afterwards—or use Gold Coast as an impromptu date night if sharing the last bites of a hand pie is your version of fairytale romance, like it is ours." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"The goat peanut soup at this African restaurant on First Hill has a thick, smoky broth with hidden chunks of okra, tender goat meat on the bone, and a plump mound of fufu as the centerpiece. Use the starchy pounded plantain to quickly scoop up the deep tomato-y and creamy soup in order to get it in your mouth as fast as possible." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Tina Fahnbulleh’s restaurant is a gateway to West African cuisine. The menu teaches diners how to pronounce waakye (wah-che, a rice and beans dish) and tells them to eat with their hands; they can use fufu, a starchy, almost mashed potato–like side to sop up the creamy, carefully spiced broth from the soups. The user-friendly experience here is a recognition that many Seattleites aren’t familiar with food from countries like Liberia (where Fahnbulleh was born) or Ghana (where she spent her early childhood). Come to Gold Coast Ghal, though, and you’ll soon start craving potato greens. Must order: Get the fufu if you haven’t had it before — while West African food is becoming a bit more common in Seattle, it’s still not something you commonly see." - Harry Cheadle
"When its doors opened in late 2023, Gold Coast Ghal Kitchen wrote a new chapter for West African cuisine in Seattle. Owner Tina Fahnbulleh’s Liberian origins and Ghanaian upbring are reflected throughout the innovative menu that offers contemporary twists on West African classics served in a chic setting. Come hungry and with company so you can dine family-style. Must-orders include jollof rice with apple cabbage slaw and fried plantains, goat peanut soup, and red red — a dish of black-eyed peas, tomatoes, and peppers served with plantains. Pair your meal with a cocktail featuring regional ingredients like palm wine, passion fruit, and plantain." - Alicia Erickson
"Sure, you’re likely in First Hill for a checkup, but we’d go out of our way for the fried plantains at this restaurant. When dunking our beef hand pie into the green cilantro aioli made us a little more emotional than we’d like to admit. Said emotionally charged hand pie, a bowl of glistening goat peanut soup, and a mandatory order of fufu. People-watching from a corner booth, soup season, and flawlessly caramelized plantains." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo
