{"id":373672,"date":"2025-11-12T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/373672\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:50:13","slug":"best-of-houston-2025-best-west-african","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/373672\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Of Houston\u00ae 2025: Best West African"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Best West African: Ch\u00f2pnBl\u00e1\u00bb\u008dk<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ch\u00f2pnBl\u00e1\u00bb\u008dk is Houston at its most flavorful. Founded by Ope Amosu, a Houston-born James Beard semifinalist, the West African pop-up and food hall hit turned into a vibrant Montrose destination last fall. Bites show off bold West African flavors \u2013 think Buka Bl\u00e1\u00bb\u008dk (red stew with tender short rib, rice and beans), Smokey Jollof Jambalaya, Polo Club Suya skewers and the decadent Dodo Old Fashioned cocktail starring sweet plantain and bourbon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ch%C3%B2pnBl%E1%BB%8Dk\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xef315a932681531e?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">401 Franklin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>281-631-5009<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chopnblok.co\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chopnblok.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/?post_type=newspack_collection&amp;p=390334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jan 1 \u2013 Dec 31, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTagged: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/africa\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Africa<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/best-of-houston-2\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best of Houston<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/best-west-african\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best West African<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/chopnblok\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ch\u00f2pnBl\u1ecdk<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/community\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/food\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">food<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/homepage\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Homepage<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/jollof\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jollof<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/local\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Local<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/restaurant\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/spices\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spices<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/tag\/stew\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stew<\/a>\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best West African: Ch\u00f2pnBl\u00e1\u00bb\u008dk Ch\u00f2pnBl\u00e1\u00bb\u008dk is Houston at its most flavorful. 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