DISCOVER BABAYAGA
Where Nigerian Flavour Meets Slovenian Spirit
By Jd Passy | Sunrise Africa

There are places where food simply fills your stomach.
Then there are places where food tells a story.

Babayaga Chop2Go in Ljubljana belongs to the second group. With its bold idea of “The Re-evolution of Soul Food,” Babayaga brings global flavours together on one plate. Its menu includes dishes inspired by African food and other global tastes. But Babayaga is more than the food. Behind the restaurant is a Nigerian man and his Slovenian wife. Their partnership brings two cultures together through something we all understand: food.

A Nigerian-Slovenian Story

Nigeria and Slovenia may be thousands of kilometres apart. Their food traditions are also very different. Yet food has a way of crossing borders. At Babayaga, Nigerian roots meet Slovenian life. The result is a food concept that invites people to try something familiar, while also discovering something new.

For Nigerians and other Africans living in Slovenia, places like this can offer a taste of home.

For Slovenians and visitors alike, they offer a chance to experience flavours they may not have tried before. That is one of the beautiful things about food. You do not always need to speak the same language to enjoy the same meal.

A Taste of Africa in Ljubljana

One of Babayaga's standout dishes is its jollof rice with chicken and plantain. The jollof rice is prepared with tomatoes, peppers, thyme, onions, ginger, and spices. It is served with seasoned chicken and plantain.

For many West Africans, jollof rice is much more than rice cooked with tomato. It carries memories of home, family gatherings, parties, celebrations, and childhood.
Babayaga also serves fried yam with egg sauce. The sauce combines tomatoes, onions, curry, thyme, and spices. Yam is another important food across many parts of West Africa.

Seeing dishes like these on a Ljubljana menu shows how African food continues to find new homes around the world.

Putting the World on a Plate

Babayaga describes its food as premium chops and gourmet soul food. Its menu moves beyond one country or one food tradition. Alongside jollof rice and yam, customers can find noodles, shawarma, chicken wings, chicken nuggets, fries, sauces, and other comfort foods.

That mix is part of what makes the concept interesting. It is not trying to put African food inside a box. Instead, it plays with different flavours and food traditions.

The result is a menu built around comfort, flavour, and discovery.

Food as a Bridge Between Cultures

The Nigerian-Slovenian partnership behind Babayaga adds another layer to the story. A restaurant can become more than a place to buy food. It can become a meeting point. Africans can walk through the door and find familiar flavours.

Slovenians can walk in and discover something from another part of the world. Two people from different cultural backgrounds can build something together. And every customer becomes part of that story when they sit down to eat.

This is where food becomes culture.

More Than a Meal

For Sunrise Africa, Babayaga represents something worth celebrating.
Africa is not only something people discover when they travel to the continent. Africa is also being shared every day in cities around the world.

It is in the music we hear.
It is in the clothes people wear.
It is in the stories people tell.

And it is in the food being served in kitchens and restaurants far from Africa. Babayaga is part of that growing story in Ljubljana. Its Nigerian connection gives African flavours a place at the table, while its Slovenian connection shows how cultures can meet and create something new.

Come to the Table

Babayaga's own invitation is simple: welcome to the table. That invitation says a lot. Food brings people together. Food creates conversation. Food keeps memories alive.
Food can introduce us to another culture without making the experience feel like a lesson. Sometimes, all it takes is one plate.

So, the next time you are looking for something different in Ljubljana, Babayaga offers an opportunity to explore.

Try the jollof rice.
Try the plantain.
Try the yam.
Taste the flavours.

And perhaps, while you eat, think about the story behind the food.

A Nigerian man, A Slovenian woman. Two cultures, one food business. And a shared table in the heart of Ljubljana.

Babayaga Chop2Go

Location: Slovenska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: +386 71 337 990

Babayaga describes itself as “The Re-evolution of Soul Food.” Its official website features its food concept and menu, while its current delivery listing places it in the African and global-food category.

Discover Babayaga. Discover the flavour. Discover the story.

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