Nile River Restaurant

Unassuming spot in a food hall with delicious flavor. The beef halal was good. The goat curry was amazing!

The food was absolutely amazing! The restaurant is located in the Downtown Baazar. They have a bunch of different restaurants in the building. We ordered the basta, addas, and kuku paka. Everything was fresh and delicious. The addas is a lentil soup that was perfectly seasoned. The kuku paka was phenomenal. We got to choose the spice level for this coconut curried dish and got medium spice. It was the perfect amount where it was spicy enough to be tingly, but you wont need to reach for water every second. I will say this is spicier than your typical “medium”, but I love spice. The more the better! The portions were more than generous. My partner and I finished half and had more for later. Everything was great, but the basta was the cherry on top to finish the meal. It’s a sweet flaky puff pastry where the taste is reminiscent of a cheese danish. Overall 20/10⭐️ we’ll be returning especially with the colder weather coming up. This might be my new comfort food. Thank you!

Really delicious food - we got the kofta and the kuku paka which tasted really good. Nice fresh salad, nicely grilled kofta and tastefull sauce to the kuku paka. Almost more chicken than we could eat. Fast and very friendly service 👍 already considering going there again tomorrow

Delicious quality food, reliable, accommodating for plant based and vegetarians. I learned about this family cuisine about a year ago, I fall in love with their Sukuma Wiki every single time!

Obsessed the Kuku paka chicken curry is so creamy and rich and they clean the meat and season it very well the beef halal is very good too best black food in Buffalo for home cooked comfort food fresh juicy and flavorful and healthy love this place

What a cool spot. Perfect casual spot for a group. The food was so fresh, flavorful, and generously portioned. I look forward to going back.

The food was delicious and the prices were great. 2 main entrees and 2 drinks were only $30, and the portions were huge. Highly recommended!

Nile River is simply the best and a go-to every time I’m visiting the bazaar!

Excellent food with large portions at a reasonable price, very delicious and spicy if you want it to be!

Clean, delicious and friendly. Wonderful family business that does it right. We will surely be back for more.

Great food and great portions everyone working there was very nice

Nims Merali

What an impressive place! The food is exceptional, with the sambusas being an absolute must-try. On top of that, the service is outstanding, and the portions are more than generous. If you're in the Buffalo area, dining here will definitely be a decision you won't regret!

Eric McPhail

Unassuming spot in a food hall with delicious flavor. The beef halal was good. The goat curry was amazing!

Erin Hanratty

Nile River is simply the best and a go-to every time I’m visiting the bazaar!

Jake Militello

Great food and great portions everyone working there was very nice

Acapuck Online

I got the beef halal and it was very fresh and flavorful, a generous portion too. If you can't handle a lot of spice be sure to order mild!

Matt Allan

I hope the new group running the downtown bazaar do right by these people because they make some of the best food you can get downtown. Nile River has become my new go to spot there, they never let you down! Huge portions packed with flavor and heat, the kuku paka is incredible! Highly recommend and I hope they achieve more success in the future.

Tiffany J. Hopkins

What a cool spot. Perfect casual spot for a group. The food was so fresh, flavorful, and generously portioned. I look forward to going back.

jacob benner

Really delicious food - we got the kofta and the kuku paka which tasted really good. Nice fresh salad, nicely grilled kofta and tastefull sauce to the kuku paka. Almost more chicken than we could eat. Fast and very friendly service 👍 already considering going there again tomorrow

Missing Winter

Clean, delicious and friendly. Wonderful family business that does it right. We will surely be back for more.

Pat Toner

Excellent food with large portions at a reasonable price, very delicious and spicy if you want it to be!

Tracy G

The food was delicious and the prices were great. 2 main entrees and 2 drinks were only $30, and the portions were huge. Highly recommended!

Jessica Allen

Fantastic food! We got the Kuku Paka and it was insanely delicious. It is located in a trendy, modern, and clean venue to sit, eat, and linger. The staff super friendly and quick turnaround for your meal (they give you a buzzer). The fact that we got two drinks and a huge portion for $15 was mind-blowing. So so worth it!!

Nathania Sampaio

Delicious quality food, reliable, accommodating for plant based and vegetarians. I learned about this family cuisine about a year ago, I fall in love with their Sukuma Wiki every single time!

Flowers In The Water

Obsessed the Kuku paka chicken curry is so creamy and rich and they clean the meat and season it very well the beef halal is very good too best black food in Buffalo for home cooked comfort food fresh juicy and flavorful and healthy love this place

Samantha Truong

The food was absolutely amazing! The restaurant is located in the Downtown Baazar. They have a bunch of different restaurants in the building. We ordered the basta, addas, and kuku paka. Everything was fresh and delicious. The addas is a lentil soup that was perfectly seasoned. The kuku paka was phenomenal. We got to choose the spice level for this coconut curried dish and got medium spice. It was the perfect amount where it was spicy enough to be tingly, but you wont need to reach for water every second. I will say this is spicier than your typical “medium”, but I love spice. The more the better! The portions were more than generous. My partner and I finished half and had more for later. Everything was great, but the basta was the cherry on top to finish the meal. It’s a sweet flaky puff pastry where the taste is reminiscent of a cheese danish. Overall 20/10⭐️ we’ll be returning especially with the colder weather coming up. This might be my new comfort food. Thank you!

I ordered the Kuku paka so yummy the chicken was just right I thought it would be a bit more coconut but tbh I’ve never had this soo I have nothing to compare it too the sweet semi spicy sauce they gave me was so good wish I got more portions were more than enough to eat later !!! Maybe I should have gotten it spicier

jaden mariela

I ordered the Kuku paka so yummy the chicken was just right I thought it would be a bit more coconut but tbh I’ve never had this soo I have nothing to compare it too the sweet semi spicy sauce they gave me was so good wish I got more portions were more than enough to eat later !!! Maybe I should have gotten it spicier

The chicken tawook had a nice char on it, it was slightly dry, the bread that came with it was mediocre. Was not particularly fresh or soft. Neither one of us cared for the sambusa. The kuku paka was ok, I don't think it was cooked fresh I think it was reheated. The chicken was not particularly tender, it was kind of tough and dry. We also tried some type of phyllo dough dessert which was also not good. It was served cold, and I don't believe it was homemade, it tasted like store-bought phyllo dough, the whole thing was just bland. Neither one of us would eat here again.

J K

The chicken tawook had a nice char on it, it was slightly dry, the bread that came with it was mediocre. Was not particularly fresh or soft. Neither one of us cared for the sambusa. The kuku paka was ok, I don't think it was cooked fresh I think it was reheated. The chicken was not particularly tender, it was kind of tough and dry. We also tried some type of phyllo dough dessert which was also not good. It was served cold, and I don't believe it was homemade, it tasted like store-bought phyllo dough, the whole thing was just bland. Neither one of us would eat here again.