A community-rooted spotlight on The Point African & Caribbean Cuisine, Chef Duke Dorkenu's Ghanaian restaurant on Webster Avenue in Mount Hope, the Bronx.
Looking for the best Ghanaian food in the Bronx? Walk up to 2037 Webster Avenue in Mount Hope on a Saturday afternoon and the line tells you everything you need to know. People come from all over the Bronx, from Manhattan, from Westchester, from across the river — all for the same thing. Fried rice that has built a citywide reputation. Waakye, jollof, fried fish with shito. This is The Point African & Caribbean Cuisine, the Bronx's go-to Ghanaian restaurant, and the chef-owner behind it is Duke Dorkenu.
Duke runs The Point with the same standard he was raised on. He grew up in this food, learned it from his mother — who still works the kitchen alongside him every day — and built The Point into one of the most consistent Ghanaian kitchens in New York City. Twenty-thousand-plus orders. A 4.6 average. A Health Score A. None of that happens by accident. It happens because somebody in charge knows exactly what the food is supposed to taste like and refuses to let it leave the kitchen any other way. That's Duke.
★ 4.6 · 2,000+ reviews · Health Score A
"My food always tastes good — the flavors are amazing. The Waakye rice and fish are always fresh and well seasoned!"
Ask any regular what to order and they'll tell you the same thing: get the fried rice. The Point is known for it. The fried rice and jollof combo is the most-ordered plate on the menu — half and half, two rices on the same plate, with your choice of protein. From there, the rest of the menu is West African cooking done the way it's done at home. Waakye — rice and beans simmered together until they take on that signature deep color — served with stew, fried fish, and shito. Koko porridge in the mornings. Bofrot (two for a dollar) that you grab on the way out and finish before you reach the train. Kelewele plantains fried spicy and sweet, served with peanuts. Tsoofi turkey tail with shito for when you want something with bite. Boiled yam with spinach stew. Fufu and light soup. The full Ghanaian pantry, cooked with discipline.
What makes The Point matter isn't just the food, though. It's where it sits. Mount Hope and the surrounding stretch of the Bronx is one of the deepest pockets of the West African diaspora in New York City. The people coming through Duke's door know what fried rice is supposed to taste like. They know if the shito has the right depth. They know if the jollof has the smoke. Duke cooks for that audience first — for the aunties who grew up eating this in Accra, for the families who came up here and need a piece of home on the table — and that's exactly why everyone else keeps showing up too. When customers drive in from outside the neighborhood just to eat Ghanaian food in the Bronx, they're tasting what the diaspora already knew.
That's exactly why The Point is one of the restaurants we're proudest to have on the African Dishout App. Our whole reason for being is making sure that when somebody in the Bronx — or Newark, or Atlanta, or anywhere our community lives — wants the African food they grew up on, they don't have to settle for an approximation. They can order from the people actually cooking it, the way it's actually supposed to be made. Duke is exactly that kind of partner. He's already on the major delivery platforms, but African Dishout exists so the dollars going to West African restaurants stay close to the community those restaurants serve. When you order The Point through us, you're not just getting fried rice. You're keeping a Bronx institution exactly where it belongs.
So if you haven't been: go. Order the fried rice and jollof combo with fried fish and extra shito. Try the waakye. Grab a couple of bofrot on the way out. Get the kelewele while you're at it. And if you can't make it to Webster Avenue, pull up African Dishout for Ghanaian food delivery in the Bronx and let The Point come to you.
A taste of home, wherever you are. Duke has been cooking authentic Ghanaian food in the Bronx long before we got here, and it's our job to make sure a lot more people get to eat like this.
The Point African & Caribbean Cuisine
2037 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457(347) 270-1985Mon–Sat 11:00 AM – 8:15 PM · Sun 10:00 AM – 5:30 PMOrder on the African Dishout App
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of food does The Point Restaurant serve?
The Point African & Caribbean Cuisine serves authentic Ghanaian and West African food, including waakye, jollof rice, fried rice, fufu, light soup, kelewele, koko porridge, bofrot, and grilled fish with shito.
Where is The Point African Restaurant located?
The Point is at 2037 Webster Avenue in Mount Hope, the Bronx, New York 10457.
What's the best dish to order at The Point?
The waakye is the most-reviewed dish, with hundreds of five-star ratings. The jollof rice and fried rice combo is also a longtime favorite.
Can I order Ghanaian food delivery in the Bronx through Dishout?
Yes — The Point Restaurant is available for delivery through the African Dishout App, with same-day delivery across the Bronx and the wider New York area.
