Food guide

Where to eat breakfast in Accra

Breakfast in Accra splits into two completely different things, and most guides only tell you about one of them. There is what the city actually eats on a workday morning — waakye, koko and koose, tea and bread — and there is the sit-down cafe and bakery scene doing eggs, pastries and coffee. This page covers both, by area, with links straight to each spot so you can check hours and message them yourself.

What Accra actually eats for breakfast

Ask for “breakfast” in Accra and you are far more likely to be pointed at a waakye seller than at a cafe. Waakye — rice and beans cooked with millet leaves, served with talia, egg, gari, shito and your choice of protein — is a breakfast-to-early-afternoon food, and the good sellers genuinely sell out by lunch. Koko (spiced millet porridge) with koose or bread is the other everyday morning plate.

The honest problem with listing these: most are one person with a pot at a junction, which is why nobody lists them properly, us included. The waakye price we can actually point at on a menu is GH¢90, the Champion Waakye at The Chop Bar in Achimota Mall and at The Chop Bar in East Legon — a sit-down, air-conditioned mall price, and a fair bit more than a roadside plate. We do not print a roadside figure because we have not verified one. More on that in the waakye guide.

Sit-down breakfast and brunch

If you want eggs, pancakes and a table, this is the short list. The Breakfast Bar on Blohum Road in Dzorwulu is the one venue on ChopRadar whose whole category is breakfast and brunch. In Osu, Eggstacy is built around eggs. In East Legon, Petite Déjeuner is named after the meal. In Labone, Coco Eats runs as an all-day brasserie and Je Me Régale is a French patisserie.

For the full weekend sit-down version see the brunch guide — brunch and breakfast are not the same search, and they are not the same meal.

Bakeries and pastries

East Legon has the densest cluster: The Good Baker, La Boul Accra, Pink Kafe and DoughMan X Cafe. In Osu, Kimberry’s Café & Bakery. In Abelemkpe, SAYA ACAI does acai bowls, bagels and matcha on Swaniker Street.

Breakfast by the area you are in

Accra traffic makes the nearest good option beat the famous one most mornings. Pick your area: East Legon · Osu · Labone · Airport Residential · Cantonments.

One thing worth knowing about opening times

Cafes and hotel restaurants generally open from 7am. Traditional breakfast runs the opposite way — it starts early and ends early, so a waakye or koko seller who was busy at 8am may be finished by 1pm. If you are travelling across town for a specific spot, open its page and message the venue on WhatsApp first. Hours change, and a wasted trip in Accra traffic costs more than the meal.

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Common questions

Where can I eat breakfast in Accra?

Two different answers. For what most of Accra eats on a workday, that is waakye or koko from a local seller, usually finished by early afternoon. For a sit-down breakfast, The Breakfast Bar in Dzorwulu is the one venue on ChopRadar whose whole category is breakfast and brunch, Eggstacy in Osu is built around eggs, and Petite Dejeuner in East Legon and Coco Eats in Labone both do a proper morning menu.

What time does breakfast start in Accra?

Cafes and hotel restaurants generally open from 7am. Traditional breakfast works the other way round - waakye and koko sellers start early and often sell out by lunch, so go in the morning rather than the afternoon.

What is a typical Ghanaian breakfast?

Waakye - rice and beans with talia, egg, gari, shito and a protein - or koko, a spiced millet porridge, usually with koose or bread. Tea and bread is the other common one. Eggs and pastries are a cafe thing rather than the everyday norm.

How much is breakfast in Accra?

We only publish prices that are on a menu we hold. The one breakfast price we can point at is Champion Waakye at GHS 90 at The Chop Bar in Achimota Mall and East Legon, which is a sit-down mall price. Roadside waakye costs less, but we have not verified a figure so we do not print one. Message any venue from its page to confirm before you travel.

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