Bokit Morue
7 000 FCFA
Shredded salt cod, seasoned Caribbean-style, fresh vegetables and house sauce.
Haiti · Caribbean · Cotonou
Welcome home.
Golden bokits, crispy fritay, djon djon rice and a pikliz that wakes you up. Chef Joseph's cooking: born in Haiti, raised in Saint-Martin, served in Akpakpa.
Tuesday - Sunday, 12pm - 10pmCentre EYA, Akpakpa
Bon apeti !
The essentials
A short menu, the flavours of Haiti and the Caribbean.
Fritay Cabrit
7 000 FCFA
Marinated then fried goat, tender inside and crispy outside.
Homemade cocktail of the day (with alcohol)
3 000 FCFA
Fresh fruit and rum, the recipe of the day.
The chef
Chef Joseph
Jean-Joseph Zephir, known to everyone as Joseph
More than 20 years in the kitchen. Joseph honed his craft alongside great chefs in Paris, but it is from his roots that he draws what matters most: the flavours of Haiti, the gestures passed down in his family, the living memory of Caribbean kitchens.
His cooking is born from that meeting: the discipline learned in great kitchens, put to work for the flavours of his Haitian and Caribbean roots. Precise seasoning, and Haitian generosity on every plate.
Discover his journey20+
years of cooking experience
Paris
trained alongside great chefs
Haiti
the roots behind every recipe
“In my restaurant, money can never stop a hungry person from eating.”
Our story
Born elsewhere. At home here.
Haiti, Saint-Martin, France… then Benin, with his family. In his first year, Jean-Joseph knew no one. Three years later, Bazla has become much more than a restaurant: a home where you are welcomed like family.
Read his storyHaiti
Where it all begins
Saint-Martin
The neighbourhood
France
Leaving it all
Cotonou
The first year
Akpakpa
Welcome home
Catering
Bring the Caribbean to your event
Weddings, birthdays, christenings, corporate events: we adapt to you, suggest the menu you need and take care of everything.
Discover our catering
Come and see us
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday
12pm - 10pm
Closed on Mondays
Order
Delivery and takeaway through Benin Restoo. Bookings via WhatsApp.
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Our story, in pictures
Two Haitians in Benin, the choice to stay, a hard first year and, in the end, freedom. Joseph's journey told in a few pictures.
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Cotonou, Benin
bees_ayiti Two Haitians in Benin… but he decided to stay. From France to Cotonou, Joseph's story.
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- Du Dahomey à Haïti : les liens entre le Bénin et HaïtiBénin et Haïti : la traite depuis Ouidah, vodun et vodou, Toussaint Louverture et Allada, la cuisine partagée. Une histoire commune.
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All of Cotonou is welcome
Whether you come from Akpakpa, Haie Vive, Les Cocotiers, Cadjèhoun, Fidjrossè, Akogbato, Ganhi, Gbégamey, Zogbo, Agla, Vèdoko, Sainte-Rita, Saint-Michel or Jéricho, from Abomey-Calavi, Godomey, Sèmè-Kpodji or Porto-Novo: at Bazla, Centre EYA in Akpakpa, everyone is welcome. Come and taste bokits, Haitian fritay, diri djondjon and cocktails of the day, with family, friends or colleagues. And for your parties, wherever you are in Cotonou, our catering comes to you.
Directions and contact → · Delivery and takeaway on Benin Restoo, depending on the areas served.