Bobo eats well for a West African city its size. Street food clusters around the markets and the main avenues: grilled brochettes of beef or mutton, fried plantain, akassa (corn paste), and stews of okra or peanut over rice. For sit-down meals, the city has a small but reliable circuit of mid-priced restaurants serving a mix of French, Lebanese, and Burkinabé food.
Try riz gras (rice cooked in a tomato-based stew with vegetables and meat) and poulet bicyclette — the lean, free-range chicken that small roadside restaurants grill over charcoal. The Lebanese-run spots along Avenue de la République do reliable shawarma, hummus, and pizza. A meal at a serious local restaurant runs 4,000–8,000 CFA; street food 1,000–2,000 CFA.