Elmina brings a contemporary lens to Ghanaian cooking on 14th Street NW, from chef Eric Adjepong. The menu is built around two registers: a refined tasting menu and casual "chop bar" plates meant for sharing, a structure meant to move between formal and loose within the same room.
Signature dishes include smoky jollof rice with tamarind duck, fufu with peanut-goat stew, and crispy chofi — fried turkey tail — served with spicy shito. The crab fried rice has become a particular point of reference for regulars. Desserts lean indulgent, with mango pavlova and malva pudding cake closing out the meal.
Elmina has been named to Michelin's Selected list and Eater's Essential 38, and has drawn a review from The Infatuation.
Signature dishes include smoky jollof rice with tamarind duck, fufu with peanut-goat stew, and crispy chofi — fried turkey tail — served with spicy shito. The crab fried rice has become a particular point of reference for regulars. Desserts lean indulgent, with mango pavlova and malva pudding cake closing out the meal.
Elmina has been named to Michelin's Selected list and Eater's Essential 38, and has drawn a review from The Infatuation.