Africana
African restaurant · Jamaica ·
Traditional Nigerian specialties like jollof rice and okra soup
Traditional Nigerian specialties like jollof rice and okra soup
"Africana is located in Jamaica, close enough to JFK to catch the traffic. Unlike neighboring Tropical Grill, Africana seems like a small cafe rather than a nightclub. The classic beans with dodo (fried plantains) make a nice meal, with or without fried fish, or you might explore the multiple leaf- and seed-based sauces. They include egusi (made with melon seeds) and edikaikong (waterleaf and pumpkin). A range of mashes like fufu (white yam) and amala (cassava flour) are available to go with the sauces. This is real homestyle Nigerian cooking." - Robert Sietsema
A Nigerian restaurant in Jamaica Queens, with chef Blessing Osagiede running the place. Tony ate here with Sarah K. Khan, a food & culture writer, filmmaker, and photographer.
"I like the dodo with beans here—fried plantains paired with long-cooked black-eyed peas and usually served with a couple of hunks of fried fish (and fully vegetarian without the seafood)—and appreciate this intimate Jamaica cafe for its fiery shrimp pepper soup and botanical egusi-based sauces." - Robert Sietsema
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