Food guide

Best red red in Accra

Red red — a rich bean stew in red palm oil, served with sweet fried ripe plantain — is a Ghanaian favourite and a great meat-free option. Here’s where to find the best red red in Accra. For the full map with prices and one tap to WhatsApp, browse the spots on ChopRadar.

What makes it great

The best red red pairs a well-spiced, slightly smoky bean stew with perfectly ripe, caramelised plantain, often with a piece of fish or gari on the side. Comfort food, and great value.

What a plate of red red actually costs

The red red price we can point at on a menu is GH¢94 — at The Chop Bar in East Legon and at The Chop Bar in Achimota Mall. That is a sit-down, air-conditioned, mall price, and it is what you should expect to pay in that setting. The one other red red on a menu we hold is a children’s portion: Ayiwa in Achimota offers it as a kids’ option at GH¢50.

Neighbourhood chop bars and waakye joints charge a good deal less than GH¢94, and red red is genuinely one of the cheaper plates in Accra. We are not going to print a roadside figure here, though, because we have not verified one — and a made-up range is exactly how you end up surprised at the counter. What does move the price wherever you buy: whether fish, egg or gari comes with it, and whether service and VAT sit on top of the menu number, which at a mall restaurant they usually do and at a roadside seller they never do.

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Common questions

What is red red?

The beloved Ghanaian bean stew, cooked in red palm oil and served with fried ripe plantain. Hearty, cheap and vegetarian-friendly.

How much is red red in Accra?

The red red price we can point at on a menu is GHS 94, at The Chop Bar in East Legon and at The Chop Bar in Achimota Mall. That is a sit-down mall price. Ayiwa in Achimota also lists red red as a childrens portion at GHS 50. Neighbourhood chop bars and waakye joints charge less than GHS 94, but we do not publish a figure for them because we have not verified one, and we never estimate a price.