PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The first-ever African Restaurant Week kicked off in Philadelphia this week.
A dozen restaurants across Philadelphia will participate in the event providing a platform for Pan-African-owned eateries to showcase their unique culinary offerings.
“So it started in New York and New Jersey because of the large amount of African restaurants that are there. Philly is often overlooked as a place that has a great international food scene,” said Christina ‘Dr. Afia Abroad’ Harris. “A lot of these restaurants don’t typically get as much promotion and exposure as some of the other venues in the city.”
At Eatwell Philly located in Old City, when you think of their traditional Nigerian dishes, they want you to think diversity.
“For the past three decades now, we’ve had restaurants spanning from New York City to New Jersey and now we are happy to be here in Philadelphia,” said co-owner, Azeez Akinlolu.
The lifelong, family …