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Eater
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
A Pioneering African Fast-Casual Restaurant Shuts Down in Harlem
Teranga, an acclaimed African fast-casual restaurant founded by chef Pierre Thiam, is closing its original location inside the Africa Center in Harlem on Sunday, June 15, Time Out New York reports. The restaurant had been in operation for nearly six and a half years. 'It is with a sense of sadness and full hearts that we announce that we are closing our doors in Harlem on Sunday, June 15th,' the Teranga team said in a statement posted to Instagram. 'Thank you to everyone who shared a cup of Ethiopian coffee, a bottle of Bissap, a plate of hot Jollof and Suya, or a side of Kelewele with us.' Teranga, with its focus on putting ancient African grains like fonio front and center, was a big-deal opening back in early 2019. With his fine dining background, Thiam was best known for his work at places like the pan-African Nok by Alára in Lagos, and Brooklyn Sengalese spot Le Grand Dakar, which closed down in 2011. Shortly after Teranga's opening, former Eater NY critic Ryan Sutton hailed the bowl spot as an exciting harbinger of the future of fast-casual dining in NYC. The restaurant scooped up numerous accolades during its run, including a spot on a New York Times list of the 25 essential dishes in the city in 2021. The concept has been a precursor to other fine dining chefs remixing the lunch bowl, including Chinese spot Milu, run by Eleven Madison Park alum Connie Chung. Teranga's Midtown location at 601 Lexington Avenue (stationed inside food hall the Hugh) remains open, and, in the goodbye post, the team hinted at more Teranga locations opening in the future. It's not clear whether another restaurant will be taking Teranga's place at the Africa Center, which has been weathering its own shifts in leadership strategy. Eater has reached out to both Teranga and the Africa Center for more information on the closure. Sign up for our newsletter.
Boston Globe
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
In new Providence restaurant, Suya Joint focuses on Nigerian spices, stews, and fufu
Why you should go: For a sit-down lunch or dinner for flavors of Nigeria and West Africa. Inside of Suya Joint's location in downtown Providence. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff The backstory: Cecelia Lizotte At the end of 2020, Lizotte briefly launched takeout brand 'Abinchin Plateau' out of Advertisement Chef Cecelia Lizotte is the owner of Suya Joint in Providence, R.I. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff What to eat: If it's your first time, go with the joint sampler, which brings together their namesake Suya wings with beef or vegetable Samosas, plantains, and stew all on one plate. If it's your second time, get the beef suya as an appetizer and split it with your table. The dish has thinly-sliced pieces of beef marinated in Lizotte's suya spice, which consists of peanut powder, ginger, cayenne, onion and garlic, and then grilled and served with more onions. Try any of the stews, particularly the vegetarian tausche stew (which is a creamy peanut consistency that's simmered with vegetables and a blend of herbs and traditional Nigerian spices). A beans, chicken, and plantains dish from Suya Joint, a West African restaurant in downtown Providence, R.I. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff What to drink: Wash down spicy meats with a glass of guava or passionfruit juice if you're not drinking. If you are drinking alcohol, opt for a coconut guava martini or the Obudu Mountain, which uses spicy Ghost tequila and muddled jalapeños with mango purée, fresh lime juice, and pineapple juice. Advertisement Beef pies and a West African stew dish at Suya Joint in Providence, R.I. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Final say: For February, in honor of Black History Month, Lizotte is serving a special menu for just $20. You get the option of two meats (jollof rice with sweet plantains and chicken or black-eyed peas with sweet plantains and chicken) or their vegetarian dish (jollof rice with black-eyed peas, beans, and sweet plantains. Pair it with a glass of their house Shiraz. Related : 320 Westminster St, Providence, R.I., 401-388-4952, . Appetizers $8-$22; fufu $4; sides $5-$8; rice or beans entrees $22-$25; African dinners $38; Nigerian soups and stews $21-$24; desserts $10. Alexa Gagosz can be reached at
