Best jollof in Accra

What makes Accra jollof special

Ghanaian jollof is all about the smoky, deep-flavoured base — usually served with grilled chicken, goat or fried fish, plus shito and a little salad. “Party jollof” (cooked over firewood for events) is a category of its own and worth hunting down.

What a plate of jollof actually costs

Two different numbers both get called “the price of jollof”, and mixing them up is how you get caught out at the counter. Jollof rice on its own, before you add protein, is the cheap one: Joycey Locals in Spintex prices it by size at GH¢35 small, GH¢45 medium and GH¢60 large, and both Faridish in Labadi and Ayiwa in Achimota list plain jollof rice at GH¢50.

Jollof with meat is a different figure, and on every menu we hold it starts at GH¢70 — the coconut-oil jollof with chicken at Faridish. After that: Munawarah GH¢75 with chicken, Alfred’s Kitchen and Ayiwa GH¢80 with chicken and GH¢85 with beef, GH¢100 for goat or assorted. We have not verified a jollof-with-meat plate under GH¢70 anywhere, so we are not going to print a lower number.

Jollof at a sit-down chop bar

The Chop Bar in East Legon and at Achimota Mall is the one proper chop bar on ChopRadar publishing a full menu, and it is priced like the air-conditioned mall room it is: jollof rice with fried or grilled chicken GH¢95, with beef or fried fish GH¢98, assorted jollof GH¢100. Cheaper neighbourhood kitchens exist in every area — but the plate that costs GH¢50 at one of them is rice, not rice and meat. Find jollof spots near you on ChopRadar.

Restaurants

Sit-down spots across Osu, East Legon and Cantonments do polished plated jollof, often with a twist. See the best places to eat in Accra →

Jollof on a budget

The cheapest jollof we can point at on a menu is GH¢35 — a small plate of rice at Joycey Locals in Spintex. If you want it with meat for the least money, the lowest verified price we hold is GH¢70 at Faridish in Labadi. Filter by budget on ChopRadar to compare, with real prices shown wherever a venue has given us one.

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Common questions

Where is the best jollof in Accra?

Ghana jollof is everywhere, from local chop bars to event caterers, and the smoky party-style jollof from a neighbourhood kitchen often beats the restaurants. Browse jollof spots by area on ChopRadar.

How much is a plate of jollof in Accra?

It depends whether you mean rice on its own or rice with meat. Jollof rice by itself runs GHS 35 to 60 on the menus we hold - GHS 35, 45 and 60 by size at Joycey Locals in Spintex, GHS 50 at Faridish and at Ayiwa. Jollof with meat starts at GHS 70, the coconut-oil jollof with chicken at Faridish, and runs to GHS 80 with chicken at Ayiwa and Alfreds Kitchen, GHS 95 at The Chop Bar and GHS 100 for goat or assorted. We do not publish a jollof-with-meat price under GHS 70 because we have not verified one.

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