Senegal Tourist Entertainment Guide

Senegal has some good places to eat and drink in and great nightlife – the best in West Africa, so claim the locals. All the major cities and tourist destinations have good bars and the most popular item on the menu is the local beer, Gazelle. Senegalese food is reputed to be the best in the region with a distinctive taste of ingredients found only in the region. Chicken, seafood and fish are the mainstays of the local cuisine served in many restaurants in Dakar. Restaurants in the capital also serve French, Italian, West Indian and Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. Provincial rest houses serve less sophisticated but delicious variations of the local food modified to suit foreign palates. There are bars in some hotels and clubs where alcohol is served despite Islamic restrictions. There are several nightclubs and music venues in Dakar where Senegalese, Afro-American and West Indian beats fill the night air as well as two casinos on the route to N'Gor. There are many cinemas showing the latest of French films.