Accra food tour
ACCRA FOOD TOUR - Makola Market is ground zero for exploring Accra's food scene. Smoke rises from market grills, pots bubble behind stalls and vendors work with cassava, maize, plantain, groundnuts and fiery chillies. Over four hours and 15+ tastings, we're diving beneath Makola's towering arch and into the surrounding streets for a lunchtime assault on Ghanaian food.
Start with pinkaso, crisp onion fritters spiked with spice and dunked into warming hausa porridge. Follow with creamy millet yoghurt before disappearing deeper into the market.
Criss-cross between vendors for abolo, soft, slightly sweet steamed corn dough, paired with the brilliantly named "one man thousand", tiny fried anchovies eaten by the handful. The name makes sense when you see how many disappear in one sitting.
Then plunge into Makola itself.We'll weave past traders surrounded by dried fish, chillies, cassava, yams and plantains, discovering the ingredients behind everyday Ghanaian cooking. Stop for wagashi, a West African cow's milk cheese fried until golden, salty and slightly chewy. Think fried feta and you're heading in the right direction.
Now loosen the belt. Waakye piles rice and beans beneath punchy sauces and accompaniments, traditionally served on a banana leaf. Then comes black-eyed beans, cassava and fried plantain enriched with palm oil, followed by tuo zaafi, soft maize dough made for dragging through deeply flavoured beef soup.
Keep moving for sweet coconut poloo biscuits, crisp purple yam, grated cassava balls with fresh coconut, sugarcane and kelewele, ripe plantain tossed with ginger and spices before being fried until caramelised around the edges.
There are 15+ tastings, so we'll keep a few surprises back. But when you smell charcoal, follow it. Smoky goat skewers come blistered straight from the grill before we finally pull up a chair at a local eatery for a proper Ghanaian spread. Spoon into nkrakra nkwan, a deeply savoury goat soup, followed by nkate nkwan ne akokΙ nam, chicken submerged in rich, velvety groundnut soup. If it's bubbling away that day, we'll add nkruma nkwan, a traditional crab and okro soup, gloriously slippery and packed with flavour.
Eventually, we'll emerge beneath Makola's sweeping arch to conclude the tour. To understand how locals really eats, start where the ingredients change hands, the grills stay hot and thousands come to shop, cook and eat every day.
Why this tour is awesome
Makola isn't just a market, it's the beating stomach of Accra. Over four hours and 15+ tastings, we'll weave between traders, street cooks and local eateries to discover the ingredients, dishes and people behind everyday Ghanaian food.
Expect crisp pinkaso, caramelised kelewele, smoky goat skewers, hearty waakye and a proper Ghanaian spread of goat and groundnut soups. No polished tourist restaurants, just big flavours, busy markets and one seriously good moveable lunch.
Join our Accra food tour to explore 15+ tastings around Makola Market.
Fresh crab and silky okra come together in hearty nkrumankwan
Golden fried wagashi, West Africa's distinctive cow's milk cheese.
Sweet, crumbly poloo packed with fragrant coconut.
Sweet, creamy brukina with the gentle nuttiness of millet.
Golden kelewele, Ghana's fiery spiced fried plantain.
Dig into waakye, a deeply satisfying Ghanaian staple.
Fresh from the fryer in the heart of Makola Market.
Discover the real flavours of Ghana.
Experience the colour and chaos of Accra's Makola Market.
Smoky goat skewers straight from the charcoal grill.
One of the faces behind Accra's legendary Makola Market.
Discover local eateries you'd struggle to find on your own.
Tuo zaafi, soft maize dough with a rich Ghanaian beef soup.
Rich nkate nkwan with tender chicken and roasted groundnuts.
Includes
- Price US $49 per person. Children under 13 are half price
- Language English
- Small group Our small group tours have a maximum of 8 guests. Larger private groups are available on request
- Tastings The tour includes 15+ tastings. No hidden charges
- Drinks Bottled water and local drinks
- Duration The tour lasts for 3.5-4 hours and typically departs at 10am
- Guide Led by one of our superb Accra food hosts
- Cancellation Cancel up to 48 hours before departure for a full refund
- Family-friendly Families welcome on all our tours
- Transport This is a walking tour
- Instant confirmation Book now to secure your space (before we sell out!)
- Pick up / drop off Our guests come from all over the city, so to save time we have a meeting point for everyone. Your guide can help you find transport back at the end of the tour
Dietary information
- General advice Many streetside vendors specialise in signature menus, and may not have alternatives. It is not always possible to cater for all dietary requests at every stop
- Vegetarian Unsuitable as meat and seafood is used in 7-8 tastings (out of 15 total)
- Vegan Unsuitable as meat and seafood are used in 9-10 tastings (out of 15 total)
- Pescatarian Unsuitable as meat is used in 5-6 tastings (out of 15 total)
- Pork Suitable for no pork diets.
- Halal Unsuitable, as there are no vendors on the tour route that hold halal certification
- Gluten intolerance / Celiac Possible, though gluten is present in 2-3 tastings (out of 15 total)
- Lactose intolerance Possible, though milk is used in 1-2 tastings (out of 12 total)
- Tree nut / peanut allergy Peanuts are used in 2-3 tasting (out of 15 total). No tree nuts are typically used.
- Seafood / Shellfish allergy Unsuitable as seafood is used in 4-5 tastings (out of 15 total)
- Severe allergies Due to the nature of street food cooking, we can never guarantee any dish to be 100% free from allergens, as there is always the risk of traces and cross-contamination. It is unsuitable for severe allergies. Contact us: info@achefstour.com
How to book
To join the Accra food tour, use the calendar to select your date and secure your tour with your card. For special requests, private bookings, or dietary requirements, please contact us. Safety of our customers is our first priority, so if you have any allergies, please contact us before booking.
What to expect
Our Accra food tour is designed for adventurous eaters with an interest in discovering the food that locals eat, primarily focused on Makola Market. Itβs an easy-paced walking tour, where the terrain flat and there are plenty of eating stops along the way.
Meeting point
This Accra food tour departs from outside theΒ Accra Central Library. It's easy to reach by taxi from most of the hotels in the city. There will be more details on your booking confirmation.Β
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Why you should book with us
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Authentic food experience, escape the tourist traps