African
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. West African restaurant in Portland opened by owner/chef from Cote D’Ivoire. Has marked vegan/vegetarian section of eight entrees which are all suitable for vegans. Find traditional items like fufu, mafe, and cassava but with modernized options including tofu. Black-owned. Relocated from 3601 NE Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. Open Mon-Sun 4:00pm-9:00pm. Closed Mon.


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14 Reviews

First Review by Jimmy Jams

Kevbromley

Points +578

Vegan
23 Nov 2024

Really good

Good selection of vegan options - the ones we tried were really tasty. Service was good and fast. Nice atmosphere. Will come again

Pros: Good vegan options

1AP1

Points +802

Vegan
19 Oct 2024

Great addition to PDX

Even if the food wasn't great (it is), it's one of those places that's worth visiting just to try something new. Deserves 5 stars

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-19

Forager

Points +343

Vegan
14 Oct 2024

Tasty West African food

This place is pretty expensive for what you get, but it's worth the hype. They used to run a small operation out of Northeast that seemed to cater more to African expats, but now they are in a trendier area so they do have to charge more...and it's totally worth it. Lots of really great dishes, especially if you are fond of mushrooms.

The sauces are fantastic, too, and you can buy them to take home and cook with yourself.

Pros: Amazing food, Lots of vegan options

Cons: Expensive

Dunori

Points +293

Vegan
31 Aug 2024

Tasty and surprisingly classy

I didn’t have high expectations of this place upon seeing its outside; definitely not much to look at IMO. Once I opened the door though…. Wow! I spent a week in Portland visiting a different restaurant each day and this one is easily the best decorated. I guess the owner put most of the renovation $ into the interior vs the exterior.
The food is pretty good although a bit pricey again IMO from being familiar with some of the ingredients. Also the carrot dish is one of the things I ordered and the carrots were more rare than I prefer. Flavor was great though as was all of the other items I ordered.

auntbuck

Points +66

Vegan
08 Aug 2024

SO GOOD

They have a separate vegan menu and wowieeee everything we ordered was delicious.

JustinCory

Points +990

Vegan
18 Mar 2024

Impeccable cuisine!!

We had the Coconut Jolof and the Egusi Stew and both were fabulous. We got the jolof with a locally made millet tempeh that played off of the flavors of the sauce, plantains, sweet potatoes, and rice so well. For the egusi we had the marinated mushrooms and they were the perfect umami and texture for that dish. 10/10 will be back!

Pros: Great vegan options , Generous portions , Great service

greenmacgal

Points +54

Vegan
03 Sep 2023

5 stars for West African cuisine!

Our table ordered the Gofu with tofu, Corn Fufu, Plaintains and 2 Jolof Meals. In all my travels including Africa, I'd never eaten West African foods. I loved the savoury, rich tomato sauce in my Gofu. The nutmeg was a standout undercurrent of flavour and I've already replicated it in my kitchen. My Mom and sister had the Jolof meals which they enjoyed, but said for a return visit they'd go with the Gofu. I'll return for the Okra Stew. The Joloff rice was a little too salty for my taste, but the Corn Fufu (first time for me!) was delicious. And, especially with the tomato sauce. The portions a sizeable, the staff very friendly and the atmosphere inviting, although maybe a little loud with live music!

Pros: Superb Vegan Options, Friendly Staff, Fun vibe

OperationChowhound

Points +7471

Vegan
01 Oct 2022

West African in Southeast Portland

I ordered the Shosho, which is black eyed peas cooked in caramelized onion, tomato stew and
served with rice. It was good, but it was sweeter than I expected.

Pros: vegan sections on menu, big portions

Cons: busy

hydr0jen

Points +464

Vegan
17 Sep 2022

5 stars!!!!

Akadi has so many incredible vegan options that it is hard to order. I chose a side of plantains, peanut stew with fufu, puff puffs (vegan donuts!), and ginger lemonade. The plantains were the star, but everything was excellent. There was also more than enough food for two people. Definitely make reservations if you plan on going on a weekend!

foon

Points +699

Vegan
11 Aug 2022

Amazing African cuisine

This is, no joke, probably the best meal we’ve ever had in Portland. I’d highly recommend the peanut stew (add tofu) and the assorted mushrooms, but also, no reason to believe anything is worse! Check the vegan section on the back of the menu, they’ve got basically everything in a vegan version. Do be prepared to wait a bit.

P.S. don’t sleep on that hot sauce!!

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-11

catstack

Points +58

Vegan
07 Sep 2020

Tasty

Dedicated vegan section in the menu.

The spicy okra and spinach dish with fufu is great. I usually get some plantains to go with it.

Kaere22

Points +37

Mostly Veg
14 Feb 2020

Yummy!

I had a spicy okra and spinach stew with fufu—so good! Let the server know you’re vegan so they can verify with the chef that all the items labeled vegan on the menu are in fact available as vegan that day.

Pros: Lots of vegan dishes, Nice music and diverse patrons

ZacharyWolfheart

Points +176

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Amazing west African food

Menu has a vegan selection with many tasty dishes. Shared a few dishes and everything was awesome.

Pros: Tasty food , Nice vibe, Great service

Jimmy Jams

Points +49

Vegan
11 Feb 2019

West African!

We had an excellent lunch at Akadi, sharing four entrees between four adults. Most of the excellent African cuisine in Portland is from the Horn, so it was great to have something from the west. We fondly remember Baobab (Senegal) from years ago but Akadi (Cote D'Ivoire) is way better for vegans. The mafe and the yassa were delicious, especially with fufu. The gofu (tofu in a spicy red sauce) was my favorite. And the pepper soup cut through the cold winter day. We didn't leave a scrap of food behind. Looking forward to going back and trying the okra/spinach and the other tofu dish. Excellent and friendly service.




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