About this spot
Bennachin is one of the standout spots in Tremé, New Orleans. It's the kind of place locals argue about on Reddit and food bloggers can't stop posting about.
💡 Tips before you go
- Tip 20% — it's expected and servers depend on it
- Book ahead for dinner on weekends, especially popular spots
- Portions are large — sharing is common and welcome
Menu47 items
Appetizers
Black-eyed pea fritters
Akara / Black-eyed pea fritters
$8
Black-eyed peas, eggplant, and smoked fish
Oleh-leh / Black-eyed peas, eggplant, and smoked fish
$9
Boneless chicken on the stick
Poulett Fricasse / Boneless chicken on the stick
$6
Fish pie
Nyeaturing / Fish pie
$9
Honey glazed chicken
Lieo Sisay / Honey glazed chicken
$8
Mains
(Potato and Shrimp Stew) Shrimp, potato sautéed in ginger, garlic sauce served with rice or cous cous
Sauci Majanga
$18.95
African jambalaya (jollof rice) served with sautéed spinach
BENNACHIN
$13.95
African Jambalaya cooked with Tilapia Fillet
Thiebujin
$18.95
Baked chicken leg and thigh, served with sautéed spinach, fried ripe plantains, and coconut rice
SISAY SINGHO
$13.95
Baked Chicken season with homemade spices in a Carribean sauce served with Sauteed Vegetables and white rice
Jamaican Chicken
$13.95
Baked lamb in ginger, garlic sauce served with broccoli and cous cous or rice
Apricot Lamb
$18.95
Beef and peanut stew served with rice
DOMODA
$13.95
Beef, garlic, ginger, spinach in ground melon seed sauce, served with fufu or rice
Naouki-Ngond**(Egusi Soup)
$18.95
Beef, ground roasted peanut stew served over rice
Domoda**/
$17.95
Beef, okra, spinach served with rice or fufu
Soup-ah-Kanja**(Okra Soup)
$17.95
Beef, potato in onion and ginger sauce served with rice or cous cous
Sauci Marine/
$17.95
Beef, spinach, ground fresh peanuts in ginger and garlic sauce served with fried ripe plantains and coconut rice
Ndole**/
$17.95
Black-eyed pea fritters and tomato stew on french bread
MBURU AKARA
$13.95
Black-eyed peas in tomato and onion stew served with fried plantains and coconut rice
KONE NI MAKONDO
$13.95
Boneless chicken, broccoli, ginger, and garlic sauce served over rice
Cope ni Cone /
$17.95
Boneless chicken, shrimp, and cashews in a thick light brown gravy served over rice
Nsouki Alyse
$18.95
Cabbage, carrots in onion and garlic sauce served with rice or cous cous
YASA
$13.95
Chicken breast broiled in mustard sauce
Cope Mustard /
$17.95
Jambalaya served with sauteed spinach
Bennachin**(Jollof Rice)
$17.95
Red beans and beef sausage slices served with rice
SORSO WOLENGHO NI MANO
$13.95
Red beans, beef sausage chunks served over rice
Sorso Wolengho ni Mano**/
$16.95
sauteed lamb strips, bell pepper in ginger sauce served with rice or broccoli
Kembel-Lappa/
$18.95
Sautéed shrimp and vegetables served over cous cous or rice
Janga
$18.95
Sautéed spinach, fried plantains, and coconut rice
JAMA JAMA NI MAKONDO
$13.95
Sautéed vegetables in ginger, onion, garlic sauce served with rice or cous cous
BAHAM
$13.95
Shrimp, celery, ginger in a tomato and onion sauce served with rice
SHIPA SHIPA
$13.95
Shrimp, celery, ginger in a tomato and onion sauce served with rice
COPE NI CONE
$13.95
Shrimp, celery, ginger in tomato gravy served over rice
Shipa-Shipa
$18.95
Steamed Tilapia fillet in ginger and garlic sauce served with fried ripe plantains, sautéed spinach, and coconut rice
Nyeo
$18.95
Tilapia fillet, celery, onion in savory red sauce served with rice
Chobi ni Malang(Fish Stew)
$18.95
Tilapia served with vermeseh, zucchini, carrots, and squash
Steamed Tilapia
$18.95
Sides
Coconut rice
Monde Cone / Coconut rice
$8
Fried ripe plantains
Doh Doh / Fried ripe plantains
$8
Pounded Cassava
Fu-fu / Pounded Cassava
$8
Sauteed spinach
Jama-Jama / Sauteed spinach
$8
Steamed broccoli
Mandowa / Steamed broccoli
$8
Set Meals
Chicken in the stick, fried plantain and sautéed spinach
Jazz Fest Combo
$14.95
Drinks
Beef sausage, smoked turkey gumbo
Nsouki Lappa / Beef sausage, smoked turkey gumbo
$9.5
Chicken Noodle
Cope ni Ndowa / Chicken Noodle
$9
Kidney Bean
Cone / Kidney Bean
$9
Lentil
Sorso Nessing / Lentil
$9
Vegetables
Sorso Jambakero / Vegetables
$9