Badou Senegalese Cuisine is a Black-owned Senegalese restaurant in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Owner Badou brings the food and hospitality of his native Senegal to a menu built around traditional West African flavors. The restaurant opened in 2023 and serves lunch and dinner in a casual, welcoming setting.

The menu features Senegalese favorites such as yassa chicken, mafe peanut stew, thiebou djen, jollof rice, and cebbu yap. Guests can also order grilled lamb, braised tilapia, curry shrimp, fufu, attieke, and savory pastries such as pastel and fataya. Traditional drinks include bissap and quinquelaiba.

Badou also gives vegetarian and vegan diners plenty of choices. Options include vegan mafe, vegetarian curry stew, lentils, plantains, vegetable soup, and yassa vegetables. Customers can dine in or order food for pickup and delivery.

The restaurant also offers African catering for corporate lunches, weddings, private parties, and other events throughout Chicago. Whether you want to try Senegalese food for the first time or already love West African cuisine, Badou offers a broad menu of traditional dishes, grilled meats, seafood, rice dishes, and plant-based meals.