Authentic Congolese moambé chicken dish

✦ Toronto · Canada ✦

Taste of Congo

Authentic Congolese cuisine in the heart of Toronto

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Authentic Congolese feast spread

Our Story

A heritage
served with soul

From the riverside markets of Kinshasa to a candlelit dining room in Toronto, every plate at Taste of Congo carries a story — of grandmothers, of slow fires, of communal tables that turn strangers into family.

We honor the recipes of Central Africa with modern technique and uncompromising sourcing — palm nut, pondu, smoked fish — refined for the discerning palate without losing a single note of home.

10+
Years of Experience
14
Heritage ingredients
50
Seats
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Our Specialties

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Liboké de Poisson

Liboké de Poisson

$32

Wild sea bass steamed in charred banana leaves with lemongrass, ginger and forest pepper.

Pondu Moderne

Pondu Moderne

$24

Hand-pounded cassava leaves enriched with cold-pressed palm oil and a crisp peanut crumble.

Moambé Poulet

Moambé Poulet

$29

Heritage chicken slow-braised in a deep palm-nut reduction, served with fragrant rice and pickled chili.

Culinary craft

Sourced with
obsession

We import palm nut, pili-pili and forest pepper directly from cooperative producers in the DRC. Cassava leaves arrive twice a week. Nothing is approximated.

Heritage ingredients

14+ spices flown in monthly from Central Africa.

Wood fire & slow time

Sauces simmer for hours. Some plates take two days.

Hand-crafted plating

Every dish finished by the chef, no shortcuts.

Heritage spices on dark stone

Guest stories

What our guests are saying

An evening that felt like a journey. The moambé was unforgettable — and the welcome even more.

Amelia R.
Toronto Star

Refined, generous, deeply rooted. The best Central African table in the city, hands down.

Jean-Baptiste M.
Diner

Every detail — the brass, the candlelight, the rumba in the air — feels considered. You come for the food, you stay for the soul.

Sarah K.
Food critic
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Address

123 Congo Street

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hours

Tue–Fri: 12pm–2:30pm & 7pm–10:30pm

Sat–Sun: 12pm–11pm

Monday: Closed

Phone

+1 (647) 573-4958

Email

kapingakabanga@gmail.com

Taste of Congo

123 Congo Street · Toronto