Street snack
NGN 200–600Typical 2020s puff-puff or akara — bands, not a live quote (naira moves).
Nigerian cuisine has a wide middle: a street snack near NGN 200–600 and a tasting menu can share one city.
Figures below are typical 2020s bands, not live quotes or reservation prices.
Cost bands
Everyday lunch
NGN 1,200–2,500Buka plate, 2020s.
Casual dinner
NGN 3,500–7,000Sit-down per person.
Night out
NGN 10,000–20,000Nicer Lagos room.
Fine dining
NGN 30,000–80,000+Tasting-menu Lagos; diaspora cities price in GBP/USD.
Regions
Lagos metro
A regional kitchen of Nigerian cuisine centred on Lagos and Jollof rice.
Kano table
A regional kitchen of Nigerian cuisine centred on Kano and Suya.
Enugu table
A regional kitchen of Nigerian cuisine centred on Enugu and Egusi soup.
Ibadan table
A regional kitchen of Nigerian cuisine centred on Ibadan and Pounded yam.
Port Harcourt table
A regional kitchen of Nigerian cuisine centred on Port Harcourt and Moi moi.
Region 5
Another regional kitchen of Nigerian cuisine.
Key market numbers
76 / 100Atlas spice
88 / 100Atlas streetFood
NGN 200–600Typical snack
Nigerian foodNative name
Makers & cooks
Street / market stalls
Public Nigerian cuisine.
Family restaurants
The everyday room.
Home kitchens
The majority cuisine.
Grocers / exporters
The diaspora pantry.
Bakeries or stalls
swallow / rice / yam specialists.
Night vendors
After-hours makers.
The market that feeds most diners is still the everyday lunch room and the household pot, not the export tasting menu.
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