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( 6662622;
www.greenmambagarden.com
;
Senegambia; woks D500-600; 7pm-midnight; )
This in-
spired restaurant is built around the concept of an Asian grill, meaning you have the rare
treat of choosing the raw ingredients for your personalised stir-fry and watching them be-
ing cooked - unless you wish to relax over an original local fruit cocktail while the attent-
ive staff bring your plate over. Spread across a large garden, tables grant a couple-enticing
amount of privacy.
Ngala Lodge
INTERNATIONAL
$$$
( 4494045; Atlantic Rd, Fajara; meals D700-1200)
One of Gambia's most renowned restaurants,
this has always been the top address for sumptuous and lovingly presented meals; service
and sea-view setting are impeccable.
FRESH FOOD ON THE FARM
Near Yundum, the
Gambia is Good Farm Yard
( 9891560, 4494473; Alhagie Darboe; adult/child D30/20)
is the public face of a socially engaged marketing company that has, since 2004, helped over 1000 poor (and
mostly female) farmers sell the produce of their small agricultural farms. On a visit, you can learn about the farm-
ers' horticultural techniques, attend cookery classes (minimum of four people, per person US$19) and taste an or-
ganic Gambian stew in the restaurant (US$9 including tour). Do phone before setting out so they can prepare for
your visit. A return trip from the coastal resorts by taxi will cost around D80.
Drinking & Nightlife
Come Inn
PUB
( 4391464; Serekunda; 10am-2am)
For a good draught beer and a solid dose of local gossip,
there's no better place than this German-style beer garden. It's popular with overlanders.
Hearty international fare is useful to line the stomach with all that beer flowing freely.
Chapman's
PUB
( 4495252; Atlantic Rd, Bakau; 11am-10pm Thu-Tue)
Very popular, this pub is usually packed
with a mixed crowd. Good, varied meals are washed down with pints of draught beer and
good conversation.
