MODERN AFRICAN DINING · DALLAS
Africa, served with a modern soul.
Bold spice, open-fire technique and generous hospitality from across the continent, reimagined as refined, contemporary plates in the heart of Dallas.
Dallas, TX
Tue–Sun · Dinner & Weekend Brunch
Rooted in tradition. Reimagined for today.
Kivu Table draws from West, East and Southern African kitchens (suya spice, jollof technique, peri-peri fire, groundnut and coconut) and sets them against a contemporary chef’s discipline: precise plating, considered sourcing, a room built for lingering.
Every dish begins with a story from the continent and ends on a Dallas table. Familiar enough to welcome you in, bold enough to hold your attention.
Locally Sourced
Texas produce, continental spice. Ingredients chosen weekly.
Open-Fire Technique
Live-fire grilling anchors the kitchen, every service.
Seasonal Menu
Small plates and mains shift with what the market gives us.
Private Dining
Book the room for a celebration or a client dinner.
Signature Dishes
A short, deliberate menu: five plates that define the room.
Suya-Spiced Wagyu Skewers
Char-grilled wagyu, peanut suya spice, pickled shallot, chili oil.
$28
Jollof Risotto
Smoked tomato jollof, arborio rice, crispy plantain, scotch bonnet butter.
$24
Piri-Piri Half Chicken
Charcoal-grilled chicken, piri-piri glaze, herbed peri butter, citrus fregola.
$32
Kivu Braised Oxtail
Slow-braised oxtail, egusi-spiced greens, toasted fonio pilaf.
$36
Coconut-Groundnut Snapper
Pan-seared snapper, groundnut-coconut sauce, chili-lime callaloo.
$34
The Menu
A living seasonal menu: shown here as a preview.
Small Plates
Suya Beef Tartare, Puffed Rice
$16
Charred Plantain, Whipped Feta
$12
Black-Eyed Pea Fritters, Pepper Relish
$11
Grilled Corn, Coconut Butter, Lime
$10
From the Grill
Piri-Piri Half Chicken
$32
Suya-Spiced Wagyu Skewers
$28
Berbere-Rubbed Lamb Chops
$38
Whole Grilled Branzino
$34
Main Plates
Jollof Risotto
$24
Kivu Braised Oxtail
$36
Coconut-Groundnut Snapper
$34
Egusi Greens, Smoked Turkey, Fonio
$27
Sides
Jollof Rice
$8
Fried Plantain
$7
Collard Greens, Smoked Ham Hock
$8
Fonio Pilaf
$8
Desserts
Malva Pudding, Spiced Custard
$12
Coconut Chin Chin, Salted Caramel
$10
Hibiscus Sorbet
$9
Set Menus
For the table that would rather not choose. Set menus shown as a preview of what’s possible.
Tasting for One
$65
A four-course chef’s tasting, built around what’s best that week.
Snack & small plate
Grilled or braised main
Side of the day
Dessert
Table for Two
$120
Shareable plates for two, family-style, with wine pairing suggestions.
Two small plates to share
Two mains, family-style
Two sides
Dessert to share
Kivu Feast
$240
A full spread for four, the way we’d cook for our own table.
Four small plates to share
Three mains, family-style
Two sides
Two desserts
More than dinner. An experience.
Low light, open flame, a room built to slow you down. Kivu Table is as much about the evening as it is about the plate.
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Chef Amara Diallo
Executive Chef
Raised between Lagos and Nairobi and trained in kitchens across Paris and Copenhagen, Chef Amara built a career translating inherited recipes into precise, modern technique. That discipline came home to open Kivu Table in Dallas.
‘Flavor first, tradition honored, nothing wasted, that’s the whole philosophy.’
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Inside Kivu Table
“Every course felt considered: the room, and the plate, both had something to say. This is the most exciting new restaurant Dallas has seen in years.”
Dinner Guest, Opening Season
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Visit Us
Address
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 140
Dallas, TX 75201
Hours
Tue–Thu, 5–10pm
Fri–Sat, 5–11pm
Sun Brunch, 10am–2pm · Dinner, 5–9pm
Closed Monday
Phone
(214) 555-0182
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