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BBQ Prawn Akara at Akara

BBQ Prawn Akara

Photo Credit: Bex Walton. CC BY 2.0. Wikimedia Commons

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Our dish — the plate we'd order here first

BBQ Prawn Akara

Akara, a black-eyed bean fritter, topped with barbecued prawn. The dish the room is named for, and our opener.

Akara

West African · Nigerian · Borough

Arch 208, 18 Stoney Street, Borough Yards, London SE1 9AD

Must-goOne of the few places in this city we'd plan a trip around.

A Borough Yards restaurant named for akara, the black-eyed bean fritter born in Nigeria, following it across West Africa and on to Brazil. Fritters first, then the grill.

The proof, in the house's own words

Why the prawn akara

Strong evidence
  • Technique

    Topped with a prawn straight off the barbecue.

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  • Tradition

    A West African fritter at the centre of the menu.

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  • Local choice

    The restaurant takes its name from it.

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We'd add

Our runner-up

Lamb Dibi, Mustard Onion Sauce

Dibi, Senegalese grilled lamb, marinated in spice, garlic and mustard, with mustard onion sauce. To share with Efik rice.

  • Grilled after marinating
  • A Senegalese dish

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