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Abuja Dining & Nightlife: From Suya to Sophisticated Restaurants

Abuja's restaurant scene is Nigeria's most cosmopolitan — from late-night suya meat grills to fine dining in Maitama, the capital feeds diplomats, civil servants, and a wealthy Nigerian elite

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Suya Night Grill
Suya – spiced beef skewers grilled over charcoal – is Nigeria's quintessential street food; the best suya places in Abuja operate from dusk to midnight from street grills
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Maitama Fine Dining
The Maitama and Asokoro districts have Abuja's sophisticated restaurants – Lebanese, Indian, Continental European and upscale Nigerian cuisine for the diplomatic and corporate crowd
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Nigerian Food Court Garki
The markets in the Garki area serve authentic Nigerian regional food - pepper soup with cow pie, egusi with pounded yam and afang soup with conch from the Niger Delta
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Craft beer and cocktail bars
Abuja's burgeoning bar scene features craft beers, cocktail lounges and rooftop bars open into the wee hours – a nightlife more subdued than Lagos but growing rapidly
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Aso Drive Food Cluster
The restaurants and fast food chains on Aso Drive cater to the lunchtime crowd of government workers - affordable Nigerian food in the middle of the ministries and government buildings
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Nigerian Breakfast: Akara and Pap
The traditional Nigerian breakfast of akara bean fritters with pap corn porridge is sold from dawn in market stalls — the best cheap breakfast in the capital