# Best Jollof Restaurants in Calabar, Cross River State

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Ranked lists 18 jollof restaurants in Calabar; 3,988 Google reviews analysed. Ranking order is never for sale.

City Grillz | Best Shawarma Calabar has the highest Google rating, 5.0 stars from 34 reviews. E3 Restaurant has the largest review count, with 4.2 stars from 360 reviews. That difference matters: the rating lead and the biggest body of reviews belong to separate businesses.

There are 18 ranked jollof restaurants in Calabar, Cross River State. Chef Zhanga Foods has 4.5 stars from 136 reviews, while The Home Restaurant and Lounge has the same rating from 57 reviews. AREMO1 AMALA SPOT (Yoruba kitchen) has 4.2 stars from 49 reviews.

## What the data shows for jollof restaurants in Calabar

Counted from every jollof restaurants ranked in Calabar, not only the ones in the table.

- Ranked: 18
- With five or more Google reviews: 15
- Total Google reviews: 3988
- Rated 4.5 or higher: 7; 4.0 to 4.4: 10; below 4.0: 1; unrated: 0
- Median reviews per business: 56
- Phone listed: 14; website: 4; opening hours: 16; photo on file: 17
- Most reviewed: Native Delicacies Restaurant Calabar (1,685, 3.8); Crispy Chicken (910, 4.0); E3 Restaurant (360, 4.2)
- Median published city for jollof restaurants on Ranked: 18 listed, across 25 cities
- Newest Google review held for this set: 2026-06

## Ranking (top 18 of 18)

| # | Business | Google rating | Reviews | Phone | Address | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Grillz \| Best Shawarma Calabar | 5.0 | 34 | 0915 444 4224 | 124 Old Ikang Rd, Big Qua Town, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/city-grillz-best-shawarma-calabar-evl_fy |
| 2 | AREMO1 AMALA SPOT (Yoruba kitchen) | 4.3 | 50 | 0803 279 4892 | Mary Slessor Ave, Bogobiri St, Bogoberi, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/aremo1-amala-spot-yoruba-kitchen-5kqiqk |
| 3 | The Home Restaurant and Lounge | 4.5 | 57 | 0805 355 9098 | 75 Ndidem Usang Iso Rd, Big Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/the-home-restaurant-and-lounge-xqvpl4 |
| 4 | E3 Restaurant | 4.2 | 360 | 0812 280 4442 | X86F+P7P, Duke Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/e3-restaurant-iho5s0 |
| 5 | Chef Zhanga Foods | 4.5 | 136 |  | No 1 ACB Road Federal Housing Estate, Federal Housing Esta, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/chef-zhanga-foods-ox3zdw |
| 6 | Native Delicacies Restaurant Calabar | 3.8 | 1685 | 0706 247 7291 | 118 Murtala Mohammed Hwy, Ikot Ekan Edem, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/native-delicacies-restaurant-calabar-uxhilm |
| 7 | Crispy Chicken | 4.0 | 910 | 0901 075 6112 | Effio-Ette junction, Ikot Eyo, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/crispy-chicken-rravte |
| 8 | Queenieez Kitchen (The FirewoodGirl) | 4.3 | 127 | 0916 899 1673 | X87P+2FR, Ndidem Usang Iso Rd, Akim Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/queenieez-kitchen-the-firewoodgirl-8brfge |
| 9 | Tummytreet Restaurant & Lounge | 4.9 | 7 | 0913 243 2639 | No.3 Ntiero Close, Housing Estate Rd, off Duke Town Drive, State, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/tummytreet-restaurant-and-lounge-qnup5k |
| 10 | P Kris kitchen | 4.2 | 54 | 0807 841 4131 | 119 Ndidem Usang Iso Rd, Atekong, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/p-kris-kitchen-dv1rji |
| 11 | De Sauce Rooftop | 4.2 | 99 |  | 92 Murtala Mohammed Hwy, Ikot Ekan Edem, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/de-sauce-rooftop-x8tzae |
| 12 | Obua Crispy Chicken | 4.7 | 3 | 0813 460 6306 | X8MJ+XR4, Old Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/obua-crispy-chicken-cq-6w0 |
| 13 | Tonye's kitchen | 5.0 | 3 | 0806 522 6333 | Bashumo refilling gas plant, off Mcc Rd, Ikot Uduak, Calabar 540222, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/tonye-s-kitchen-_ypa30 |
| 14 | The Beehive restaurant | 4.4 | 11 | 0903 799 6831 | 10 IBB Way, Big Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/the-beehive-restaurant-xxm9xc |
| 15 | Hot Pot, Amala and more | 4.0 | 22 |  | 22 Barracks Rd, Akim Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/hot-pot-amala-and-more-ktk68e |
| 16 | Queensarah Calabar Delicacy kitchen | 5.0 | 1 |  | 11 New Obutong, off MCC Rd, street, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/queensarah-calabar-delicacy-kitchen-yjldks |
| 17 | Bulavaad Fun Space | 4.1 | 321 | 0810 436 3950 | Etta Agbor Layout, University of Calaba, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/bulavaad-fun-space-letjyo |
| 18 | Beuberry cafe | 4.0 | 108 | 0816 733 4023 | 2 Old Marian Rd, Big Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/beuberry-cafe-nzo23a |

## Frequently asked questions

### Which jollof restaurant in Calabar has the highest Google rating?

City Grillz | Best Shawarma Calabar has the highest rating, at 5.0 stars from 34 reviews. Its review count is smaller than those of E3 Restaurant, with 360 reviews, and Chef Zhanga Foods, with 136.

### Which Calabar jollof restaurant has the most Google reviews?

E3 Restaurant has 360 reviews, the largest count of the five. Its rating is 4.2 stars. Chef Zhanga Foods follows on review volume with 136 reviews and a 4.5-star rating.

### How many jollof restaurants are ranked in Calabar?

There are 18 ranked jollof restaurants in Calabar, Cross River State. City Grillz | Best Shawarma Calabar has 5.0 stars from 34 reviews, while E3 Restaurant has 4.2 stars from 360 reviews.

### Which restaurants have a 4.5-star rating in Calabar?

Chef Zhanga Foods and The Home Restaurant and Lounge both have 4.5 stars. Their review counts differ: Chef Zhanga Foods has 136 reviews, while The Home Restaurant and Lounge has 57.

### How do the two restaurants rated 4.2 stars compare?

E3 Restaurant and AREMO1 AMALA SPOT (Yoruba kitchen) both have 4.2 stars. E3 Restaurant has 360 reviews and price level 2, while AREMO1 AMALA SPOT has 49 reviews.

## About this data

Ranked is a directory: it is not the businesses it lists and does not act for them. Ratings and review counts are Google's, quoted as sourced; the order, the composite score and the counts above are Ranked's own.
Methodology: https://ranked.ng/how-we-rank. JSON with the score breakdown: https://ranked.ng/dataset/rankings/jollof-restaurants/calabar.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp.
Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/jollof-restaurants/calabar, as accessed on 2026-09-06.