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City in Rivers State, Nigeria
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Port Harcourt is a gulf city and capital of Rivers State in the Niger Delta area of South South Nigeria and is the centre for the oil industry in the country. English is generally spoken, but Ikwerre (the indigenous language) of the Ikwerre people is also spoken at the Ikwerre villages , and Pidgin English is widely spoken across all demography, as found in most parts of the country. Port Harcourt was named after Lord Lewis Harcourt, the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1913.
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By the Bonny Jetty where seafood is sold.
Home of the wasted horse and emaciated lion.
Port Harcourt's tourism investment project and as such probably its main attraction, a park with amusement rides and boat rides, waterways, gardens, playgrounds, restaurant/bar and concert venues.
Held annually in the city, it is the oldest carnival in Nigeria and it was established in 1988. The cultural diversity and collective heritage of the local people in Rivers state is firmly rooted at the core of tourism. The Carnival starts few weeks before Christmas, and lasts for seven days combining two carnivals which are contemporary Caribbean style carnival and a cultural carnival which turns the ‘Garden City’ to a very colourful destination.
Port Harcourt Bole Fest
Widely celebrated as the largest food-and-culture festival in the Niger Delta region. The multi-day street-food showcase honors Port Harcourt's iconic culinary identity: smoky-soft 'bole' (roasted plantain) paired with perfectly grilled fresh fish and a signature, fiery palm-oil pepper sauce. The high-energy event features hundreds of local food vendors, culinary masterclasses, street-style games, and massive live music performances by top Nigerian Afrobeats and highlife artists.
This Asian fusion restaurant in the Old GRA district offers nice views from its balcony at the mall and doubles as a club for when you want to socialize and drink.
Buffet and à la carte international cuisine and bar next to pool at a hotel.
Asia Town is an Asian fusion restaurant, also offering Nigerian and continental cuisines with a menu ranging from finger food, buffet, cocktail etc., and an event centre of 500 seating capacity.
Jevenik Restaurant is located in a serene environment and offers fast food services, sales of drinks and others.
Pepperoni Foods Ltd is an integrated food service company in based in Port harcourt, offering quality services.
Sundry Foods is a leading food service provider in Port Harcourt for the sales of foreign and local cuisines.
Margaret's Restaurant crafts unforgettable dining experiences that tantalize taste buds and leave lasting impressions. Their environment is very serene and beautifulul. You can also make orders and table reservations.
12:11 Restaurant is a bar and grill outlet that serves tasty local and international delicacies such as ewedu, jollof rice, chicken and chips, barbecue and lots more, in a beautiful ambiance.
Bahamas Cuisine is a garden restaurant that provides fresh African and continental meals including afang soup, atama soup, bitter leaf soup, yam porridge and much more.
Beth Plus Restaurant sell all kinds of African dishes garri and different soups and also different kinds of pastries ranging from meat pie doughnut fish roll to small chops.
Big Treat is a restaurant with local and continental meals in their menu as well as a game center with different kinds of gaming equipment among other services.
Blue Elephant is a pool side restaurant that serves varieties of professional prepared local and continental meals, and also offers cake bakery and catering services for all events.
Casablanca Restaurant & Lounge is a restaurant and bar that serves that cooks African and continental meals such as banga soup, spaghetti, sharwarma, home delivery and lots of other products.
Home service cooking. Nigerian and African dish.
Country Creamery, a cozy restaurant mostly used as a hang out spot or a work station in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Offers a welcoming customer service and provides mouth watery pastries, cakes, burgers, pizza and ice creams.
Cravings Restaurant & Cafe is a bar and grill spot that also serves Nigerian delicacies, as well as a salad bar, event place and offers professional catering services for all kinds of events.
D'Hote Restaurant is a food joint with a classy ambiance, serving different kinds of fresh Nigerian meals such as local chicken soup, banga soup, eba and others at affordable prices.
De Essence Restaurant serves scrumptious home made dishes, beverages, drinks and offers catering services.
De Mimi Tasty Fish is a pub popular for the sales of fresh Sharwama, grilled barbecue, nkwobi, drinks and more in a state of the art facility.
Eastern Garden Chinese Restaurant & Bakery serves and delivers varieties of Chinese cuisines and lots of pastries including bread and cakes.
Exodus Cafe is a standard cafe that offers all kinds of foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Full Moon Bar & Restaurant is an indoor and outdoor bar and restaurant that serves tasty Nigerian dishes and drinks such as nkwobi, suya, banga stew, rice, palm wine and so on.
Genesis Group, a Nigerian product service centre offering Chinese, Italian and mixed African cuisine.
Happy Food Bakery & Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant and bakery that sells freshly prepared meals and pastries such as spaghetti, bread, rice and lots more.
HomeMade Restaurant is a cozy restaurant with good ambiance and serve organically prepared local and intercontinental dishes including smoothies, relish, dodo, hot-dog, broth, and so on.
Jojo's Kitchen is an online food delivering business, offering prompt service of all Nigerian food ranging from okra soup, to afang soup, banga soup, stew and lots more.
Julsnoni Foods And Bar Restaurant is a kitchen that serves local African delicacies such as isi ewu, nkwuobi, akara and pap, palm oil rice, plantain porridge and more.
Khings Kitchen is a dinning establishment that uses healthy methods and organic ingredients to prepare and serve local and continental meals such as jollof rice, soup, stew and more.
Krunchee is one of the most popular meal delivery services in Port Harcourt and with good reason. The meal delivery service offers chef-designed recipes made with quality, responsibly sourced ingredients that can be put together in less than one hour.
Kusina Karaoke Bar & Restaurant offers wide varieties of Chinese and Filipino cuisine.
Mama Dumebi Shop is a local food joint managed by a professional chef with specialty in African dishes such as jollof rice, egusi soup, pepper soup, banga stew and lots of other meals.
Native Tray serves different Nigerian meals such as vegetable soup and eba, onunu and fresh fish stew, among others.
Nostalgea Cuisine and Bakery makes tasty meals such as amala, gbegiri, efar nro, isiewu and lots of other delicacies at affordable prices.
Ororo Restaurant and Bar is one of the finest restaurant and bars in Port Harcourt, offering mouth watering menu both Nigerian and international cuisine.
Osho Kitchen prepares and serves fresh and tasty African meals such as okra soup, ewedu, amala, and more, in a cozy environment and at moderate prices.
Peculiar's Lounge and Car wash is a bar and restaurant with delicious meals on their menu, also offering steam wash of all kinds of cars, including buses, vans and lots more.
A locally owned hotel, centrally located.
Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Port Harcourt
144 rooms & suites along the city's commercial district on the formerly known Stadium Road.
This is like a cozy compound with a pool sporting a fountain plus hot tub, spa, a/c, wifi, restaurant, and free breakfast. Parking might be kind of tight.
Swiss International Mabisel Hotel
Well-appointed and comfortable rooms. Its state of the art facilities, and exquisite bars and dining options.
Port Harcourt's biggest street market. You could probably get lost here. Mile One Market down the road burned down a while back, but should be back now too.
By train
Railway services to Port Harcourt is limited to a daily train from Aba.
By bus
There are various bus stations and services available to get you into Port Harcourt. Some of which are:
By boat
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