Viking Pub — Restaurant in Dakar

the area around place de l'Independance is full of hustlers and thieves, many of them will try to take you somewhere, be careful to follow them because two of them (I imagine they are made-up names but I write them anyway: one called Samba, who speaks Italian and Spanish, and one called Paco, whose photo I put here to recognize him) approached me pretending to be friendly and started walking beside me proposing to be my guide, taking me to the "Viking Pub" not far away, and there they want to sell me drugs that I refused. In particular the second one: "Paco" then proposed to me to see other bars and, following me he sent me to enter an alley where ugly mugs allegedly wanted to sell me drugs, to my refusal he continued to follow me talking while one of the mugs from the previous alley snatched my bag fleeing, fortunately I managed to chase him and corner him making him give it back to me. I urge anyone to use extreme caution with these...

This is a Western style pub in the center of Dakar. It is a safe and enjoyable place to drink and relax. The staff are very friendly and make you feel welcome at all times. The toilets are clean and usable. There is an outdoor area that is close to the road and they provide a bar maid to ensure that your beer is always full. I enjoyed this bar and recommend anyone that is staying in the center of the city of Dakar to check it out you will. Be glad...

I came here to have a beer and read a book in peace but faced 2 problems. First, they only have Flag on tap. Gazelle and other types of beer are only available in the bottles. Second, I couldn’t just sit quietly and enjoy my beer… One merchant came and wanted to sell me T-shirts, after that another one tried to sell me some souvenirs. What the heck? Just left without even finishing my beer because that’s...