Dakar NOLA is chef Serigne Mbaye’s acclaimed Senegalese tasting-menu restaurant, where a multi-course journey traces West African flavors and the history behind them. Dishes weave ingredients like jollof rice, peanuts, and Gulf seafood into a story connecting Senegal and Louisiana. Now settled into a larger Leonidas Street home, it’s earned national honors including a James Beard Best Chef: South win.