Nigerian Tasting Menu · $$$$

Dept. of Culture

Name: Dept. of Culture
Address: 327 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA, Providence, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Price range: $$$$
Rating: 4.7

$145/person

Hours

Closed

Ratings

Google

4.7(143)

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Nigerian Tasting Menu · $$$$

Dept. of Culture

$145/person

Hours

Closed

Ratings

Google

4.7(143)

Website

Our Take

Reservation-only Nigerian tasting menu in Bed-Stuy

Based on 143 reviews

chef storytellingdeeply researched menuintimate room

extremely hard to bookfixed format with no flexibility

Best for: Special-occasion dinners for two (anniversary, milestone birthday) · Adventurous diners wanting a serious Nigerian tasting experience · Chefs and food writers visiting NYC who care about African cuisine

Busiest: Every seating (6pm Wed-Sat)

Reservations: Essential

Questions & Answers

Signature Items

6 dishes

This is a multi-course Nigerian tasting menu experience. Dishes change seasonally and there is one nightly seating Wednesday-Saturday at 6 PM.

Pounded Yam with Egusi

Hand-pounded yam paired with melon-seed stew thick enough to coat the spoon

Family-style Nigerian set menu

A rotating multi-course dinner rooted in the chef's Kwara State cooking, served communally and changing with availability

Family-style Nigerian set menu

A rotating multi-course dinner rooted in the chef's Kwara State cooking, served communally and changing with availability

Goat Pepper Soup

Slow-simmered braised goat in a fiery, aromatic broth scented with grains of selim

GFDF

Jollof Rice

The closing course in many seatings — smoky party-style jollof finished in cast iron

Dept. of Culture

Hours

Ratings

Our Take

Reservation-only Nigerian tasting menu in Bed-Stuy

Dept. of Culture

Hours

Ratings

Our Take

Reservation-only Nigerian tasting menu in Bed-Stuy

Reviews

Questions & Answers

Menu

Atmosphere

Signature Items

Pounded Yam with Egusi

Family-style Nigerian set menu

Family-style Nigerian set menu

Goat Pepper Soup

Jollof Rice

Poached Fish With Herbs