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48 Hours in Ibadan — The Classic Weekend

The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.

Friday

  1. Evening

    Kokodome

    Nigerian / Continental · $$ · Cocoa House complex

    Open the weekend here — Rooftop dome with the city skyline — pepper soup and palm wine.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Cocoa House complex — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Bower's Tower
    Outdoors · Oke-Are

    Hilltop colonial-era tower — 47 steps to the best panorama over the city.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Oke-Are — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Calabar Kitchen

    Efik / Calabar · $$ · Iyaganku

    Edikang ikong, afang and seafood okra from across the country.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Iyaganku — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Cocoa House
    Culture · Dugbe

    26-storey 1965 tower funded by cocoa royalties — first skyscraper in tropical Africa.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Dugbe — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening

    Café Vergnano UI

    Italian café · $$ · UI Bookshop

    Espresso, panini and student debates that run all afternoon.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in UI Bookshop — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Morning
    Mapo Hall
    Culture · Mapo Hill

    Greek-revival colonial hall on a hilltop, with Yoruba chieftaincy history.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Mapo Hill — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    Bodija Market
    Culture · Bodija

    Sprawling market for yam, palm oil, native garri and amala flour.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Bodija — short walk from your other stops

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