Nayo's African Cuisine Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Nayo's African Cuisine, a vibrant haven in Chicago that celebrates the rich culinary traditions of Africa. Nestled at 1418 W Howard St, this restaurant brings authentic flavors to life with its diverse menu.
Highlights of the Menu:
- Drinks: Refresh with unique beverages like the Carrot, Pineapple and Ginger Drink and the naturally sweet Tiger Nuts Drink.
- Entrees: Indulge in traditional favorites such as Egusi Soup—a hearty blend of spices and proteins—or the rich Okra and Ugba Soup served with Eba or Garri.
- Specialties: Every Friday, savor the special Point and Kill Fresh Live Catfish Pepper Soup, a dish that showcases the essence of African street food.
Nayo's African Cuisine not only satisfies your taste buds but also offers takeout and delivery options, making it accessible for everyone. Don’t miss the chance to experience this culinary gem!
White Rice, Plantain, Stew, 2 Assorted Meat
Isi Ewu
Isi ewu (debone goat head) is a delicious spicy goat head, made with onion, scotches bonnet and other seasonings.
Okra and Ugba Soup
Cooked with scotch bonnet pepper and other seasoning + 2 assorted meat or fish. Pounded yam or garri.
Bitter Leaf Soup
Cooked with ground dry pepper, castor seed and other seasonings + 2 assorted meat or fish. Pounded yam or garri.
Unripe Plantain Porridge
Cooked with dry fish, bell pepper, onion, scotch bonnet, palm oil, spinach and seasonings.
Roasted Yam with Sauce
Ugba and Stockfish
Ugba (oil bean seed) and okporoko (stockfish) with scotch pepper and seasonings.
Jollef rice and plantain
Jollef rice with plantains and 2 Assorted meat
Uziza soup with pounded yam or Garri
Akara come with pap/Akamu
Fisherman soup Pounded Yam or Garri
Nkwobi
Carrot, Pineapple and Ginger Drink
Viju Milk
Maltina
Tiger Nuts Drink
Naturally tiger nut seeds, cloves, ginger, coconut and Nigerian date. Zero sugar.
Drinks
Entres
Ukazi Soup with Eba or Garri
Uziza Soup with Eba or Garri
Okra and Ugba Soup with Eba or Garri
Egusi Soup with Eba or Garri
Eugsi soup loaded with chunks of protein and spices and seasonings. a healthy way of adding more vitamin and mineral. best paired with your favorite starchy side. chose choice of swallow pounded yam, eba or garri and wheat.
Bitter Leaf Soup with Eba or Garri
African Salad with Ugba
Abacha. Abacha or African and ugba, also known as African salad. abacha is simply dried and shredded cassava while ugba, on the other hand, is fermented African oil bean seed. you can eat it as a snack or a full meal, it is taste and delicious. come with African salad with cow skin. African salad with grilled mackerel. African salad with cow skin and grilled mackerel fish.
Pepper Soup Goat Meat
Goat meat pepper soup loaded with chunks of protein and spices and seasonings, also rich in minerals, including iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc and vitamins.
White Rice, Plantain, Stew and Mix Meat
Full Stew Chicken Pepper Soup
Ugba with Stockfish
Point and Kill Fresh Live Catfish Pepper Soup with Plantain
Available Friday.
White Agidi and Goat Meat Pepper Soup
Available every Friday.
Eko and Goat Meat Pepper Soup
Available every Friday.