Bed-Stuy · Nigerian · Tasting Menu
Ayo Balogun's communal Nigerian tasting menu — a set price, a fixed seating, and food from Kwara State
Dept. of Culture serves a set menu at communal tables on a fixed schedule, cooking the food of Kwara State in northern Nigeria — specifically the food Ayo Balogun grew up eating. There is no à la carte and no substitutions. Dishes arrive in sequence with an explanation of what they are and where they come from, and the format means you are eating with strangers, which turns out to be the correct way to eat this food. It is one of the most distinctive restaurants in New York and one of the very few doing Nigerian cooking without translating it. Book well ahead.
Dept. of Culture is ayo Balogun's communal Nigerian tasting menu — a set price, a fixed seating, and food from Kwara State. Regulars order ìjẹbú-style dishes and goat.
Dept. of Culture is priced at $$$ — approx. $40–$75 per person.
Dept. of Culture does not list an online reservation system. Reservations required; fixed seatings, communal tables
Dept. of Culture is at 327 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216, in Bed-Stuy. Street parking on Nostrand Ave