Farafina Resto
Antwerp, Belgium
The read// why locals go
Farafina Resto sits on Kerkstraat, on the seam where Antwerp's centre runs into Borgerhout, and it is the address locals give when asked where to eat West African food in this city. The cooking is mostly Malian, rounded out with dishes from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast — the stews, rice and grilled plates that anchor those kitchens. It has been part of the street for the better part of a decade, long enough that the neighbourhood guides name it first among Antwerp's African restaurants. A small, plainly run dining room in a quarter where that is exactly the point.
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Turnhoutsebaan 22, 2140 — Antwerp
Turnhoutsebaan 22, 2140 — Antwerp
The read// why locals go
Farafina Resto sits on Kerkstraat, on the seam where Antwerp's centre runs into Borgerhout, and it is the address locals give when asked where to eat West African food in this city. The cooking is mostly Malian, rounded out with dishes from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast — the stews, rice and grilled plates that anchor those kitchens. It has been part of the street for the better part of a decade, long enough that the neighbourhood guides name it first among Antwerp's African restaurants. A small, plainly run dining room in a quarter where that is exactly the point.