Le Baobab Gouygui
West African restaurant · Central Harlem ·
Authentic Senegalese cuisine: lamb mafe, thieboudienne, chicken yassa
Authentic Senegalese cuisine: lamb mafe, thieboudienne, chicken yassa
"The second location of Le Baobab, one of the best Senegalese restaurants in Harlem, is a great place to pick up lamb and fish in okra-thickened palm oil sauce, fish balls stewed in tomato sauce, and more. The one dish that you need to prioritize, though, is lamb mafe, which has a ton of peanut butter flavor, along with the smokiness of a chargrilled lamb chop. We also love their thieboudienne for its crispy, salty skin, and their tender chicken yassa smothered in a lemony, onion-heavy sauce. There isn’t much room to sit down inside, so we suggest grabbing a to-go order and walking over to Herbert Van King Park for a picnic." - nikko duren
"On a recent visit to the takeout window inside Le Baobab Gouygui, the cashier listened to us list off lamb and fish in okra-thickened palm oil sauce and plenty of other dishes, before eventually letting us know that there were only three items available at that time. We quickly realized there would’ve been no wrong way to go about ordering. The fish in the thieboudienne has skin so salty and crispy it tastes like fried chicken skins, and the tender chicken yassa is smothered in lemony, onion-heavy sauce. The one dish that you need to prioritize, though, is lamb mafe, which has a ton of peanut butter flavor, along with the intense gaminess of a rare lamb chop." - matt tervooren
"A spread of mafe, chicken yassa, and thieboudienne The second location of Le Baobab, one of the best Senegalese restaurants in Harlem, is a great place to pick up lamb and fish in okra-thickened palm oil sauce, fish balls stewed in tomato sauce, and more. The one dish that you need to prioritize, though, is lamb mafe, which has a ton of peanut butter flavor, along with the smokiness of a chargrilled lamb chop. We also love their thieboudienne for its crispy, salty skin, and their tender chicken yassa smothered in a lemony, onion-heavy sauce. There isn’t much room to sit down inside, so we suggest grabbing a to-go order and walking over to Herbert Van King Park for a picnic." - team infatuation
"Le Baobab boasts two locations, this one in Bed-Stuy and another in Harlem. All the mainstays of Senegalese cuisine are presented, plus a few lesser-known dishes, such as sulukhu (fish in a peanut-and-okra sauce). The lunch menu changes daily, while the dinner menu is more constant, with an emphasis on French Senegalese fare like broiled lamb chops and grilled whole fish." - Robert Sietsema
"Little Senegal along Harlem’s 116th Street brings the cuisines of West Africa to patrons at restaurants like Le Baobab Gouygui, Safari, and Pikine."
