30 African Food Joints And Supperclubs in London to checkout in March 2023
It’s been a minute since I last wrote a piece on African food joints and pop-ups in London but March 2023 finally is here and goodness there are quite a few places to enjoy African Cuisine. Whether it’s a Masterclass, Cooking School, Weekend Brunch, Afrobeats Lounge or Vegan Supperclubs - you will find something that fits and tastes good. All are London based bar two - one in Brighton and the other in Manchester in the name of supporting all our talented chefs inside and outside the M25!
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Little Boabab (Senegalese)
- Date: Open 6 Days a Week
- Time: 12.00pm - 9.00pm
- @peckhamlevels
This is a reminder that Little Boabab are now open 6 days a week at @peckhamlevels: Tuesday to Sunday, 12-9pm. They have a menu featuring Senegalese favourites, including Thiebou Dienne, Yassa and Mafe with vegan options and daily specials too. Look forward to seeing you there soon! It’s been a while since I met Khadim (Head Chef) but what a bloke and what a community he belongs to!
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March 2nd - Beer & Food pairing with Melissa Cole x Trini Flamengo
- Date: Thurs 02.03.23
- Time: 19.00pm – late
- Location: The Green Goddess 43a Vanbrugh Park London SE3 7AA
- Host: The Green Goddess
- RSVP: here
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 2nd - Gwafuvegan Supperclub (Manchester)
- Date: Thurs 02.03.23
- Time: 18.30pm – 22.00pm
- Location: Yes Lah 102 Barlow Moor Road Manchester M20 2PN
- Host: GwafuVegan
- RSVP: here
Come join Ngwafu for an evening of vegan West African Cameroonian- food and recipes from their home Cameroon.
The evening will be walking through what Ngwafu grew up with within a Cameroonian household as well as what is commonly eaten in family functions and glamorous occasions with a British twist using local seasonal vegetables.
Have a choice of eating with your hands (traditional way) or cutlery.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 4th - Black Culture Market - Spring Market
- Date: Saturday & Sunday 4th/5th
- Time: 11:00am – 17.00pm
- Location: Downstairs at The Department Store 248 Ferndale Road Brixton London SW9 8FR
- Host: Black Culture Market
- RSVP: here
Black Culture Market are an inspiring showcase of carefully selected black businesses this March. This is an indoor, face-to-face event that supports emerging entrepreneurs & new black businesses of African & Caribbean descent with retail opportunities.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 4th - 4CHI SOUL FOOD (tasty bites)
- Date: Saturday 04.03.23
- Time: 18.00pm – late
- Location: 33 Pepper Street London E14 9RP
- Host: 4Chi Soul Food
- RSVP: here
Taster day:
4CHI Soul Food is an African street food style eatery. They are a delicious eclectic infused blend of tastes from Africa.
"SOUL FOOD ON THE GO"
4CHI have taken food from various parts of Africa, kept its authenticity and presented it in an easy palatable manner.
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March 4th - THE HI-LIFE Hall Party (Ghana Independence Day)
- Date: Saturday 04.03.23
- Time: 18.00pm – 22.00pm
- Location: Regency Banqueting Suite 113 Bruce Grove London N17 6UR
- Host: Hi Life London
- RSVP: here
★ All-Star DJ Line Up ★ Red Carpet & Custom Backdrop ★ Choir, Dancers & Live Band ★ Food (African Cuisine) ★ Professional Photography & Videography
★ Special Performances ★ Best Dressed Male/Female ★ Best Dressed Group ★ Raffle For Special Prize
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March 4th - Taste + Liquor presents: R&B BRUNCH
- Date: Sat 04.03.23
- Time: 12.00pm – 17.00pm
- Location: Amazing Grace London 9a Saint Thomas Street London SE1 9RY
- Host: Taste & Liquor
- RSVP: here
Playing everything great in R&B from the past few decades to the present day. Think TLC to Beyonce to P Diddy to 2023' RnB current club anthems and dancefloor heavy grooves in-between; with a sprinkling of old-school rap, slow jams, UKG, hip-hop, dancehall, dance, and more. Expect the usual dose of killer dance moves, sing-out-loud belters and a hearty stew of stompers courtesy of some of the biggest names in the game and so much more.
With food served all day, complimentary bottomless rum punch served in the first hour and the baddest vibes from 12.00pm to 5.00pm. Honour the afternoon with a heavy dose of daytime indulgence, a few strong drinks and a drop of wild abandon only at R&B Brunch.
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March 4th - Taste + Liquor presents: R&B BRUNCH
- Date: Sat 04.03.23
- Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm
- Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH
- Host: What's The Motive UK
- RSVP: here
Expect NON-STOP RnB, Hip-Hop plus sprinkles of Dancehall and Afrobeats
We’ll be playing hits from: Ginuwine, Lil Kim, Blackstreet, Usher, TLC, Destiny’s Child, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Notorious BIG, Foxy, Mary J Blige, Dru Hill, Joe, Faith Evans, Aaliyah, R Kelly, Fabulous, The Fugees, Missy Elliot, En Vogue, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Jagged Edge, D’Angelo, Mya & many more
Tickets from £38+ include:
Reserved Seating
Live Entertainment
1 Meal Option (Meat or Veg)
1 Hour of Bottomless Mimosa or Draft Beer (from 1PM - 2PM).
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 5th - Soca Brunch Every 1st Sunday of the Month
- Date: Sun 05.03.23
- Time: 14:00pm – 20.00pm
- Location: Island Vibez Kitchen Gerry Raffles Square Stratford E15 1BN
- Host: Island Vibez Kitchen
- RSVP: here
In-house rum punch and cocktails and more
Authentic Trinidadian and Caribbean Flavour food
Easy and relaxing vibez
Be sure to register for this and our future events at IVK
Tables seating limited to food purchase with a 90 mins limit. Pre orders advised. Due to being a free event tables are prioritised for Restaurant bookings to ensure a fair access. Please contact our staff for pre orders and payment to guarantee your booking, additional seating and standing areas available
Please call us on +44 (0)208 279 1163 if you are not going to arrive before the time your table is booked.
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March 5th - AMAPIANO BRUNCH - PIANO LOVE
- Date: Sun 05.03.23
- Time: 13:00pm – 19.00pm
- Location: The Street Easy 55-57 Exmouth Market London EC1R 4QL
- Host: Amapiano Brunch
- RSVP: here
Amapiano, AfroHouse & Afrobeats & Brunch by Djs from London 🇬🇧 and South Africa 🇿🇦 on rotation.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 5th - The Official Ghana Independence Brunch in London Town
- Date: Sun 05.03.23
- Time: 14:00pm – late
- Location: SMADE Lounge & HQ 284-294 Ley Street Ilford IG1 4BS
- Host: Location Accra
- RSVP: here
It is a unique Day to bring together the Ghanaian diaspora, expatriates, all African and Caribbean countries and continents through arts, culture, food, music, dance and great Afrobeats and Amapiano performances by creative artistes to celebrate the 66th anniversary. Tickets Purchased are Non-Refundable!
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March 5th - Afrobeats n Brunch Ghana Independence TAKEOVER - London
- Date: Sunday 05.03.23
- Time: 12.00pm - 17.00pm
- Location: Brixton Jamm 261 Brixton Rd, London London SW9 6LH
- Host: Afrobeats n Brunch
- RSVP: here
Stand up TALL and rep your flags at Afrobeats n Brunch’s immersive show. Get ready for a crazy day of colour, chaos, dance-offs, rum punch (it’s strong!) & plenty of good vibes at our packed-out celebration. GHANA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION ❤️ 💛 💚 🖤 Their Resident DJs will be dropping all the Afrobeat, Amapiano & Island Music you can handle! We got New Skool all the way to the classic tunes that’ll take you back further than your father’s hairline!
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March 7th - SHISHA TUESDAYS
- Date: Tues 07.03.23
- Time: 19.00pm - late
- Location: Ley Street 284 LEY STREET Ilford IG1 4BS
- Host: SMADE LOUNGE
- RSVP: here
AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SUYA, SNACKS, JOLLOF, DJ ANDYMOORE AND DJ SNEH MIXING THE POT OF GINGER. ARE YOU READY?
NO HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS * ID AT THE DOOR * LAST ENTRY IS 1AM * SECURITY RESERVES THE SOLE RIGHT TO DENY OR APPROVE ENTRY.
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March 11th - Gambian Cookery Class with AWA | FAMILY STYLE | LONDON
- Date: Sat 11.03.23 *
- Time: 18.15 – 20.45pm
- Venue: All Saints Church 7 Blenheim Grove London SE15 4QS
- Host: Migrateful
- Instagram: /Migrateful
- Facebook: /MigratefulUK
- Twitter: /MigratefulUK
- Linkedin: /Migrateful
- RSVP: here
Nothing beats a home-cooked meal shared with family! And this is what inspires our Family Style Cookery Classes, a fun, laid-back homestyle cooking experience. Here, you will learn to prepare different dishes and then enjoy them with people who, like you, fuel our mission of supporting refugee and migrant chefs on their journey to integration. It’s a cookery class with a conscience, like they say! *
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March 11th - R&B Brunch Hip-Hop Edition
- Date: Sat 11.03.23
- Time: 12.00pm - 17.00pm
- Location: Amazing Grace London 9a Saint Thomas Street London SE1 9RY
- Host: Taste & Liquor
- RSVP: here
Old school Hip Hop music fans and foodies alike, get ready to experience the best of both worlds with R&B Brunchin & Hip Hop's collaboration to throw the hottest old-school brunch in London! Set to launch on Saturday 11 March at London Bridge's Amazing Grace, this Hip-Hop "Edition" is the place to be for your ultimate old-school brunch experience.
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March 12th - Bottomless Brunch
- Date: Sun 12.03.23
- Time: 1.00pm - 6.00pm
- Location: 7 Stanhope Parade London NW1
- Host: Regents Lounge
- RSVP: here
You are invited to our Bottomless Brunch Party! For just £29.95 from 1pm - 2:45pm and £34.95 from 4:30pm onwards, you will get a choice from their Mediterranian & Grill two-course meal selection and bottomless prosecco, no-secco, and selected cocktails for 90 minutes. Cocktails include: Sex on the beach, Mimosa, and Rum Punch. The two-course menu includes vegetarian and vegan options, with a dessert option which can be added for an additional £5 per person.
Admission tickets are free - all payments will be made at the venue after your meal. Please be aware after 90 minutes, you may be asked to return the table back to Regents Lounge for the next slot of reservations. However, you are still welcome to stay and party in our venue as they have many other rooms where you can continue drinking and make friends until the After Party starts! They will have a DJ playing Afrobeats, R&B, HipHop and UK Rap all night so get drinking and enjoy the night with the best tunes and vibes!
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March 18th - TPD Brunch & Talks
- Date: Sat 18.03.23
- Time: 10.30am - 15.00pm
- Location: Benk&Bo 4-6 Greater London E1 7AW
- Hosts: Sinead Minkah
- RSVP: here
Brunch & Mingle - Morning starts with brunch, where Sinead and guests will share and get to know one another, this is a great time to meet like minded people and also hear some encouragement from Sinead
Session 1 - An interactive session, Led by Sinéad Minkah
Session 2 & - Talk & Questions led by Sinéad Minkah
Dress Code: Literally dress however you want, if you want to be fancy or wear your favourite tracksuit we support you. TPD want you to be as comfortable and free as possible.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 18th - SUPA DUPA FLY X R'N'BRUNCH PARTY
- Date: Sat 18.03.23
- Time: 12.00pm – 17.00pm
- Location: BRIX LDN 16 Great Guildford Street London SE1 0HS
- Host: Supa Dupa Fly
- RSVP: here
Supa Dupa Fly has become THE necessity in many Hiphop, RnB lovers diaries, celebrating Hiphop & RnB culture from the 90s to now, selling out every weekly event in London over the past 11 years…
Expect RnB, Hiphop, Garage, Bashment, Afrobeats & more from the 90s, 00s & beyond...
Tickets £42 incl 2 courses / 1 hr Bottomless Mimosas or Rum Punch / RnB Quiz / Party
Dj’s Emily Rawson (BBC 1Xtra) / Pavlos / Miss Gower / G Starr & guests. Hosted by Teddy
Birthday Love package
- Complimentary brunch table ticket * Including 2 courses / 1 hr bottomless / party
- Birthday Cake * Shout outs from our host in Birthday hr! * Tune request * A minimum group of 9 must purchase full priced tickets in one transaction & we need to see proof of purchase * Please email events@supadupaflylove.com no later than 7 days before the event date.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 18th - THE GOOD TIMES BRUNCH - Shoreditch's Ultimate Brunch Party
- Date: Sat 18.03.23
- Time: 13.00pm - 17.00pm
- Location: The Joiner 2 Paul Street Shoreditch London EC2A 4JH
- Hosts: Invasion Parties
- RSVP: here
Expect to hear the best in Hip Hop, Rnb, Dancehall, Bashment, Afrobeats, House + much more.
Tickets including Reserved Booth Seating + Wings & Fries + 1 Hour Bottomless (extra food via the menu available upon request)
Meal Options: (1 Hour Bottomless* Included)
- Wings & Fries (Some of the tastiest wings you'll ever try!)
- Vegetarian Burger & Fries
(Additional meals available via menu on request - If you have any allergies please notify us in advance)
Food service ends at 2:30pm. The kitchen will close after this time, you must tell us in advance if you will be attending later than this.
*Free cocktail(s) 1hr bottomless mimosa, this is only for the first hour of the event.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 18th - Shoreditch Bashment, Afrobeats & RnB Brunch
- Date: Sat 18.03.23
- Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm
- Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH
- Host: What's The Motive UK
- RSVP: here
Experience something new and exciting STRAIGHT from the Islands in the heart of Shoreditch. A total celebration of music, & culture 🍹🌴
The best brunch venue in Shoreditch is hosting the biggest and baddest brunch parties EVER! All Saturdays, every Saturday!
Get ready and join 100s of people for the CRAZIEST Brunch of 2023 with your favourite DJs playing the best in Reggae, Bashment, Afrobeats, RnB, Soca + more. All genres will be played
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 19th - Ghanaian Cookery Class with Zeenat | Station Style | LONDON
- Date: Sun 19.03.23
- Time: 11.45pm - 14.15pm
- Venue: Migrateful Cookery School, Corporation Row London EC1R 0HU
- Host: Migrateful
- Instagram: /Migrateful
- Facebook: /MigratefulUK
- Twitter: /MigratefulUK
- Linkedin: /Migrateful
- RSVP: here
Your class will be taught by our wonderful Chef Zeenat from Ghana at the Migrateful Cookery School in Clerkenwell, London. She will teach hard-to-find Ghanaian recipes followed by a sit-down meal. A delicious learning experience like no other!
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 24th - Pescatarian Nigerian Cookery Class with Stella | LONDON
- Date: Fri 24.03.23
- Time: 18.15pm - 21.15pm
- Venue: Migrateful Cookery School, Corporation Row London EC1R 0HU
- Host: Migrateful
- Instagram: /Migrateful
- Facebook: /MigratefulUK
- Twitter: /MigratefulUK
- Linkedin: /Migrateful
- RSVP: here
Chef Stella will teach hard-to-find Nigerian recipes followed by a sit-down meal. A delicious learning experience like no other!
A sample menu of the dishes that will be taught include:
- Nigerian Fried Rice | Fish; Crustaceans, Mustard, Egg, Milk, Soy. Maggi’s Vegetable Stock Cube may contain Celery.
- Garnished Plantain | Vegetarian; Egg, Milk, Soy. Maggi’s Vegetable Stock Cube may contain Celery.
- Uzobah (Nigerian Coconut Custard Pudding)| Vegetarian; Milk
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 25th - Shoreditch RnB & Hip-Hop Brunch Party
- Date: Sat 25.03.23
- Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm
- Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH
- Host: What's The Motive UK
- RSVP: here
Expect NON-STOP RnB, Hip-Hop plus sprinkles of Dancehall and Afrobeats
Highlights
🍹 1 Hour of Bottomless Mimosa or Draft Beer (from 1PM - 2PM).
🎤 RnB, hip-hop, garage, dancehall, afrobeats, club classics music & DJs
🎉 Interactive party and drinking games
🍽️ Booth seating & American BBQ wings & fries
Tickets from £38+ include:
Reserved Seating
Live Entertainment
1 Meal Option (Meat or Veg)
1 Hour of Bottomless Mimosa or Draft Beer (from 1PM - 2PM).
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 28th -Jamaican Cookery Class with Tamika | Family Style | LONDON
- Date: Tues 28.03.23
- Time: 7pm - 22.00pm
- Hosts: Women Inclusive Team
- Instagram: /WomenInclusiveTeam
- Facebook: /WomensInclusiveTeam
- Twitter: /WomenInclusive
- RSVP: here
Chef Tamika will teach you some of her favourite Jamaica dishes followed by a sit down meal. Warm & easy, like being with family!
A sample menu of the dishes that will be taught includes:
- Rice and Peas | Vegan; Celery, Mustard
- Brown Chicken Stew | Meat (Chicken); Celery, Gluten, Mustard, Soybean
- Ackee and Saltfish | Fish; Fish
- Fried Dumplings | Vegetarian; Gluten, Milk.
- Curry Veg | Vegan; Celery, Mustard
- Tami's Coleslaw | Vegetarian; Eggs, Mustard.
- Duckunoo (Blue Draws or Tie-a-Leaf -Dessert) | Vegetarian; Gluten.
This menu contains fish and meat (chicken). Allergens include: celery, mustard, gluten, fish, milk, soy.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 29th - Hawa Ladies Night
- Date: Wed 29.03.23
- Time: 7pm - 22.00pm
- Hosts: Women Inclusive Team
- Instagram: /WomenInclusiveTeam
- Facebook: /WomensInclusiveTeam
- Twitter: /WomenInclusive
- RSVP: here
As a non for-profit charity organisation, ‘Women Inclusive’ are organising a ladies only charity event on 30th June 2021 at 7pm to raise money to sustain our community Kitchen, which will enable us to support those most in need within our community. Women Inclusive are inviting friends and professionals from across London to support them by attending and sharing this event with their networks, he funds raised from the tickets will cover the basic cost of the community Kitchen. So as well as tasting delicious East African Somali Cuisine and enjoying a full and entertaining evening.
For more information about this event; please click here
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March 30th - West African Masterclass (Brighton)
- Date: Thu 30.03.23
- Time: 18.00pm – 21.00pm
- Location: The Community Kitchen 113 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XG
- Host: The Community Kitchen (Brighton)
- RSVP: here
Perfect your Jollof, the rice-and-spice classic, with popular food writer and Community Kitchen favourite Lerato Umah-Shaylor. In this class, Lerato will demo her take on this most celebrated of West African dishes and share three other amazing recipes from her new cookbook, Africana.
Under her expert guidance, you will work in pairs to prepare:
- Plantain prawn or mushroom cakes
- Tomato & date jam
- Senegalese chicken or aubergine yassa
- Smoky jollof rice with spice-roasted plantains
That’s two snacks and two mains. Enough to give you a taste of West Africa’s delicious cuisine – but sure to leave you wanting to return for more!
For more information about this event; please click here
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Written by Tholani Alli, Community Builder - Bloom Money