Located north of Birni, near the Traditional Wrestling Arena, this popular restaurant have a beautiful garden with huge trees. Offer african and some italian food, but the specialty is the "mechoui" (entire sheep with rice or couscous cooked in a special clay oven) but you have to order in advance because it take long time to prepare and come with a lot of friends!!! (cost around 25.000CFA) No serves alcohol. Open every day until midnight. Telf. 51 02 37
Eating & Drinking
This popular, simple and popular restaurant in Zinder, offers a "Surprise" dishe (for two people), consists of various local dishes (around 3.000 CFA) Located along the road to Maison de La Culture Abdou Salam (you can ask somebody, everybody knows it) Usually always full!!
In front of theCentre Culturel Franco-Nigerien, there is a small coffee shop with a decoration and furniture basic, but with different delicious croissants and cakes, in addition to good coffee.
In front of the hotel Central there are several fresh and good food stalls in the streets. You can take also a big breakfast. It's a good chance to meet and share some time with local people. There are more stalls in the night market (opposite to the hotel Kalkadamou Madam) and along the road to the hotel Morne. Enjoy!!
Open air restaurant, normally every day have local musicians playing different types of music. Have a barbecue and the food is good and cheap. Serves alcohol. Located at the stadium in the sand of the Lutte Tradicionelle.