The Restaurants and Bars in Sikasso are well known across West Africa, for their sumptuous and delightful West African Cuisine.With its giant mud-built mosques, villages carved into cliff-sides and massive camel caravans traversing the desert,Sikasso makes for a stunningly surreal destination,not just for the regular tourist but also for the occasional connoisseur of West African food and wine.Rapidly developing, particularly in the north of the city, tourists can find high standards of accommodation and cuisine on offer.in Sikasso. Intriguing and colorful markets, vast desert scapes and ancient tombs and relics are all waiting to be discovered. All of this makes it hard to believe that Sikasso is one of the world's poorest cities. Although for the mundane tourist it is resplendent with lipsmacking food and street delicacies, in West Africa.Once an overseas territory of France, Mali gained independence in 1960, and today it is one of the most politically and socially stable countries in Africa.
Food and Drink
There is a varied choice,in Sikasso Restaurants and Bars ,from pastry shops to restaurants offering African, Asian or international cuisine. Several of the hotels have restaurant and bar facilities of international standard, serving international dishes, and most towns have small restaurants serving local and north African dishes therefore making Dining in Sikasso a delightful experience. Hotel restaurants are open to non-residents. Alcohol is available in bars (with very late opening hours)and is widely allowed in Restaurants in Sikasso, but since the majority is Muslim in Sikasso, there is a good range of fresh fruit juices. Most people tend to drink fruit juice rather than alcohol.
Sikasso Specialties
La Capitaine Sangha (a kind of Nile perch served with hot chilli sauce, whole fried bananas and rice).
Sikasso drinks
- Malian tamarind and guava juices are delicious.
- A traditional drink is Malian tea which should be drunk in three stages; the first is very strong ('as bitter as death'); the second is slightly sweetened ('just like life'); the third is well sugared ('as sweet as love'). Visitors to Mali may be invited to partake in this tea ritual.
- Tipping: A 10% tip is customary in restaurants and bars.
Sikasso Nightlife
Sikasso has a good selection of nightclubs with music and dancing.
Sikasso Shopping
Traditional crafts range from the striking masks of the Bambara, Dogon and Malinko peoples, to woodcarvings, original designs in ebony and bronze, woven cloth, and mats, gold and silver jewellery and copperware. Excellent pottery is also available while there is a good availability for iron and copper articles, including swords, daggers and traditional household utensils. Shopping in Sikasso is though a restricted affair , as shopping time is from 8am in the morning till 5 in the evening.
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