Best places in Dakar

Discover the best places in Dakar, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. Please note that certain places categories are intentionally excluded to ensure a refined selection.

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L'Adresse
Hotel
Colourful rooms & suites in a chic hotel with an outdoor pool, a rooftop bar & a stylish restaurant.
4.80 (2.5K reviews)
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Chicken Nekh
Chicken restaurant
4.80 (523 reviews)
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Pullman Dakar Teranga
Hotel
Posh hotel featuring French dining & an open-air restaurant, plus ocean views & a private beach.
4.60 (5.8K reviews)
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Mausoleum Seydina Limamou Lahi Al Mahdi (AS)
Religious destination
👍👍 Dieu merci Laye laye
4.70 (399 reviews)
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SHALUC Taste of India
Modern Indian restaurant
👍👍 We really enjoyed our lunch at Shaluc! We ordered the chicken "drums of heaven," samosas, shrimp with noodles, and chicken tikka masala. You can tell the ingredients are fresh and of high quality. The curry had a much richer and more authentic flavor profile than we've tasted at other Indian rest...
4.90 (182 reviews)
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Gorée
Island
Tiny island that played a part in the Atlantic slave trade, featuring colonial buildings & museums.
4.50 (1.2K reviews)
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Mosque of the Divinity
Mosque
👍 Very beautiful Mosque sitting on the Atlantic Coast. In front is a fishing village which is interesting as well.
4.50 (986 reviews)
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Azalaï Hôtel Dakar
Hotel
👍 Superb hotel with welcoming and warm staff. The buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner is plentiful and the view from the terrace or from certain rooms is magnificent. I highly recommend.
4.50 (742 reviews)
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Casa Teranga
Vegan restaurant
👍👍 Casa Teranga is a wonderful restaurant! Serving a variety of delicious vegetarian dishes, the staff and beautiful setting on the beach are great.
4.80 (177 reviews)
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African Renaissance Monument
Monument
Completed in 2010, this 49-m. bronze statue depicts a woman, man & child looking out to the sea.
4.40 (8.7K reviews)
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Nautilus Diving
SCUBA tour agency
👍👍 ["Nautilus is a wonderful dive shop with very friendly staff and owner. They are very patient and kind instructors.\nI started my advanced diving certificate with Nautilus and will return to Dakar this summer to finish.\nI very much enjoyed my dives with Nautilus. It was quite fun to meet other dive...
4.80 (170 reviews)
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House of Slaves
Museum
Opened in 1962, this museum & memorial documents the history of the Atlantic slave trade.
4.40 (2.9K reviews)
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories
Catholic cathedral
Huge place of worship with gilded domes, recessed statues of angels on the facade & a grand organ.
4.50 (557 reviews)
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La Résidence
Hotel
Modest quarters, some with ocean views, in a casual guesthouse offering dining & an outdoor pool.
$99/night
4.60 (302 reviews)
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Restaurant Le Lagon 1
Restaurant
👍 I would love to give this place 5 stars, but the prices are really over priced. But what I will say is that this is one of the few places that serves TARTER Sauce and it’s actually delicious. We’ve now been here three times, because despite the atrocious prices, the views are amazing. Listening to t...
$$$ $
4.40 (2.2K reviews)
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Travelwithziggy
Tourist attraction
🫤 My friend and I contracted Travel with Ziggy for a four-day tour of Senegal. It was not a good experience, and I will not be using this company again. The problems began from the minute my friend and I landed in Dakar. Our tour guide from Travel with Ziggy wasn’t waiting for us with a sign with our...
4.90 (128 reviews)
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The Museum of Black Civilisations
Museum
🫤 The museum was an idea proposed by Senegal's first president Léopold Sédar Senghor over 50 years ago, and became a reality in 2015. For its sprawling size, the museum didn’t offer exhibitions worthy of its 14000 sqm. All exhibitions, accept for the one of African woman leaders one, are in French. S...
4.40 (1.6K reviews)
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Ibis Styles Dakar
Hotel
Laid-back rooms in an unfussy hotel offering an outdoor pool & a vibrant bar serving snacks.
4.40 (1.3K reviews)
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La Fourchette
Restaurant
👍👍 Had an amazing experience at La Forchette. We went on a Saturday night, I highly recommend making reservations in advance just in case. Nandy\u2019s Band was there performing and created a great atmosphere. We ordered the Chateaubriand de Boeuf with saut\u00e9ed vegetables, mashed potatoes, a...
$$$ $
4.40 (1K reviews)
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Grand Mosque of Dakar
Mosque
👍👍 A big mosque, with a North african style in Dakar, for me it has a lot of Moroccan architectural aspects.\nLike all mosques you can't enter if you are not a Muslim, but still merits a visit","2":["0","188"]}
4.40 (879 reviews)
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